I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START. BECAUSE OF THE PROGRAM, I LEARNED MORE ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMMUNICATION THAT I NEVER KNEW EXISTED THROUGH THE COMPUTER. WHEN I WAS WATCHING THE NEWS THE OTHER DAY, THEY ACTUALLY HAD A LAPTOB OUT AND WAS READING PEOPLES COMMENTS FROM TWITTER. I SAID TO MYSELF "I KNOW WHAT THAT IS, I JUST LEARNED ABOUT IT FROM CML LEARN AND PLAY." I ALSO LOVE TO GO ON YOUTUBE AND LISTEN TO SOME OF MY FAVORITE SONGS. I LOVE DOWNLOADING PICTURES ON FLICKR FOR MY FRIENDS TO SEE. I HAVE NEVER DOWNLOADED AN AUDIOBOOK BEFORE, UP UNTIL NOW. I WAS ALWAYS AFRAID TO DO THESE TYPES OF THINGS, BECAUSE I GUESS I'M NOT A TYPE OF PERSON THAT LIKES CHANGE AND TOO RESISTANT TO EXPLORE. THANK YOU CML FOR DOING LEARN AND PLAY, YOU HELPED ME LEARN MORE ABOUT COMPUTERS AND EXPLORE MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR COMMUNICATION. I HOPE WE CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR TOO!

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I CANT BELIEVE I LEARNED HOW TO DOWNLOAD AUDIOBOOKS. I DOWNLOADED THE BOOK "THE LAST KING OF SCOTTLAND". I WAS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN WATCHING THE MOVIE, BUT I NEVER GOT A CHANCE TOO. I THINK THAT I'M GOING TO START WITH THIS BOOK FOR RIGHT NOW. NOW THAT I KNOW THE WEBSITE, I WILL CONTINUE TO DOWNLOAD MORE. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT ITS JUST AS SIMPLE AS SIMPLE AS PICKING OUT A BOOK, AND GIVING THEM YOU CARD NUMBER. WHAT I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY COOL WAS THAT YOU ACTUALLY SEE "ALWAYS AVAILABLE." TOO BAD YOU CAN'T ALWAYS SEE THAT AT OUR BRANCHES IF YOU WERE JUST TO PICK OUT A REGULAR BOOK.


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GETTING INTO PODCASTING WAS A LITTLE TO MUCH FOR ME. THIS WASN'T MY FAVORITE EXERCISE TO DO. HEY, BUT IT IS ALL ABOUT LEARNING NEW THINGS, RIGHT. ANYWAY I WENT INTO PODCASTALLEY.COM AND WENT INTO "COMMON SENSE WITH DAN" INTO THE POLITICAL FIELD. I WENT INTO SUCH EPISODES AS 'GREAT EXPECTATIONS,' NEW OLD POLITICS' 'BIDEN TIME' AND 'MCCAINS HAIL MARY' AND I FOUND ALL OF THOSE VERY INTERESTING. I HEARD ABOUT ALL HIS VIEWS AND HE MADE ALOT OF SENSE. I CAN SEE HOW CML CAN USE THIS TECHNOLOGY TO SHOW UPCOMING EVENTS SUCH AS THE NEXT SUMMER READING PROGRAM OR LOCAL STORYTIMES COMING UP FOR THE KIDS. PODCASTING IS ALL ABOUT LEARNING WHETER IT COMES TO VIEWS ON POLITICS OR PROMOTING IMPORTANT THINGS FOR OUR FUTURE.

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I THINK THAT EXPLORING YOUTUBE WAS MY FAVORITE EXERCISE TO DO. I GOT TO EXPLORE MY FAVORITE SONG "VIVA LA VIDA" BY COLDPLAY. I ALSO WENT INTO THE SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE VIDEO FEATURING SARAH PALIN. I GOT TO SEE ONLY BITS OF PIECES OF WHEN IT WAS ON TV. THAT IS THE MAGIC OF YOUTUBE. IF YOU MISS IT, YOU CAN CATCH A PORTION OF IT HERE. WOW. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT EXPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICS. IMPORTANT BY LEARNING ANYTHING NEW OR SOMETHING YOU WANT TO RELIVE AGAIN. YOUTUBE IS SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND IS A GREAT TOOL FOR LIBRARY USERS TO HAVE. WE CAN LEARN SO MUCH FROM THIS GREAT TOOL ,THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR LIBRARIES TO USE THIS.


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I THINK THAT THIS WAS MY FAVORITE ACTIVITY THAT I HAVE DONE SO FAR. MY FAVORITE ELEMENT IN THE TOOLBOX WAS "STUMBLE UPON." THIS WAS SO ENTERTAINING BECAUSE IT WAS BASED ON MY INTERESTS. I LOVED THE "ANIMALS TEACH US HOW TO BE PEOPLE" SECTION. I LOVED SEEING THE PICTURES OF PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ANIMALS. I ALSO LIKE THE SECTION ON THE 10 SPECTACULAR AIRCRAFT PHOTOS, ESPECIALLY THE PHOTO WITH THE FLARES OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. I HAVE A FEAR OF FLYING, BUT THESE PICTURES AMAZED ME I GUESS BECAUSE I'M NOT ON THE FLIGHT. I SPENT THE MOST TIME ON "STUMBLE UPON" AND I AM SO HAPPY I LEARNED ABOUT A NEW APPLICATION THAT I WILL BE USING IN THE FUTURE FOR AMUSEMENT AND FOR LEARNING NEW THINGS.

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I WAS VERY INTERESTED IN THE REVOLUTION HEALTH SITE OFF THE AWARDS LIST. YOUR HOME FOR HEALTH AND BALANCE JUST CAUGHT MY EYE. THE FRONT PAGE HAD MANY INTERESTING HEADLINES TO ME. MY FAVORITE WAS THE REVOLUTION HEALTH FEATURES. SUCH AS TOP 5 FOODS THAT LOWER YOUR CHOLESTOROL, EXERCISE YOUR MIND W/ BRAIN GAMES, AND 7 BEST SUPPLEMENTS FOR WOMEN. HIGH CHOLESTOROL RUNS IN MY FAMILY SO I FOUND THIS SECTION VERY USEFUL. I ALSO LIKED READING ABOUT WHAT THE EXPERT DOCTORS HAD TO SAY ABOUT SAVING MONEY WHILE STAYING HEALTHY AND HOW TO MANAGE STRESS OVER THE ECONOMY. THE EXPERT DOCTORS SECTION WAS VERY INTERESTING. I THINK THAT THIS CAN BE A VERY USEFUL TOOL FOR LIBRARIANS TO SHARE WITH PATRONS, BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT LEARNING AND THAT'S WHAT THIS TOOL DOES.

I THINK THAT GOOGLE DOCS IS JUST AN MORE ADVANCED WAY OF DOING MICROSOFT WORD. I THINK THAT THIS ONLINE APPLICATION CAN HELP YOUR DAY TO DAY WORK GO MORE SMOOTHLY AND ALOT FASTER TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS WITH OTHER PEOPLE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLICK ON THE SHARE ICON. LIBRARIANS CAN BENEFIT FROM THESE TOOLS TO MAKE IT ALOT FASTER TO GET THEIR DAILY WORK DONE AND FOR OTHERS WHO COME FOR COMPUTER USAGE GET THEIR ACTIVITIES DONE QUICKER.

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I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT LEARNING ABOUT WIKI'S. I MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO READ TO MANY BOOKS, BUT I THOUGHT THE BOOKLOVER WIKI WAS PRETTY INTERESTING. I LIKED TO HEAR COMMENTS ABOUT POETRY, AND THE 5 STAR REVIEWS. WHEN I HAVE TIME, I'LL PROBABLY READ SOME OF THESE BOOKS. I ALSO LIKED READING THE BEST PRACTICE WIKI. MY FAVORITE WAS READING ABOUT THE SUCCESS STORIES IN SPECIFIC LIBRARY INSTITUTIONS.

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I LOVED LOOKING AT THE WIKI SANDBOX. I LOVED LOOKING AT WHAT PEOPLE COMMENTED ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE MOVIES. THIS IS MY E-MAIL FOR THE WIKI
http://cdifazio22.pbwiki.com/. I DON'T KNOW IF I DID THIS RIGHT, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T LET ME ADD ANY COMMENTS ABOUT MY FAVORITE MOVIES. BUT I AM HAPPY THAT I ADDED MY SELF IN THE WIKI ACCOUNT.

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I READ THE PERSPECTIVE "AWAY FROM THE ICEBERG'S" AND I HAVE A FEW THOUGHTS ON LEARNING 2.0 IN GENERAL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A 55 PERCENT DROP IN CIRCULATION OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS ON PRINTED MATERIALS BECAUSE OF OUR DIGITAL COLLECTIONS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THAT. I REALLY HOPE ONE DAY THAT THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT DOING AWAY WITH PRINTED MATERIALS AND GOING TOTALLY TO DIGITAL COLLECTIONS. I HATED IT WHEN THE DID WITH THE CASSETTE TAPES AND VIDEOS. IT'S KIND OF SCARY THESE DAYS THAT IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE THE COMPUTER, YOUR BASICALLY ILLITERATE. WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T READ IN GENERAL. I'M OLD FASIONED AND I LOVE OUR PAPER BOOKS. IT COULD BE GREAT OPPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE THAT LIKE USING THESE PROMISING MODELS, BUT I'M STILL NOT COMFORTABLE WITH IT YET.


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I HAD A FUN TIME TIME CLICKING ON DIFFERENT BOOKMARKS. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS CAN BE A POTENTIAL TOOL FOR RESEARCH ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS A BOOKMARK I SAW FOR HOW TO FIT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN IN TRAVEL GEAR. I'M GOING TO NEED TO READ THAT AGAIN THE NEXT TIME I GO OVERSEES. NOT ONLY CAN IT BE USED FOR POTENTIAL RESEARCH ASSISTANCE, BUT IT CAN MAKE YOU ALSO SEE THINGS IN DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. I CLICKED ON THE "MOSTLY FICTION" BOOKMARK AND THE FIRST THING I SAW WAS THIS QUOTE "IT IS NOT TRUE WE HAVE ONLY ONE LIFE TO LOVE, IF WE READ, WE CAN LIVE AS MANY LIVES AND AS MANY KINDS OF LIVES AS WE WISH." THIS JUST SHOWS YOU HOW POWERFUL BOOKS CAN BE AND HOW POWERFUL IMAGINATION CAN BE. WHAT AN AMAZING QUOTE.

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I FORGOT TO MENTION IN MY LAST BLOG ON THE SUBJECT OF RSS FEEDS WHAT MY BLOGLINES NEWSREADER ACCOUNT WAS, WHICH IS UNDER http://www.43things.com/. AGAIN THIS WASN'T MY FAVORITE EXERCISE, BUT IT IS INTERESTING TO TOUCH BASE WITH TECHNOLOGY IDEAS YOU'VE NEVER WORKED WITH BEFORE. EACH EXERCISE GETS CHALLENGING AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT I CAN CONQUER NEXT.

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I THINK THE BEST TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE TODAY IS A LABTOP. YOU CAN DO PRACTICALLY ANYTHING. IT CAN BE A PERSONAL ORGANIZER, PAPERSAVER, AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC. THE BEST PART, YOU CAN CARRY IT WITH YOU TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANYBODY AROUND THE WORLD. I SHOULD KNOW, WE ALWAYS COMMUNICATE WITH OUR RELATIVES IN ITALY WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY.

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I ENJOYED LOOKING FOR SOME FUNNY FLICKER MASHUPS. MY FAVORITE WAS THESE DOGS JUST STANDING THERE WAITING FOR A TREAT http://askewkazoo-lilbit.blogspot.com/2008/05/flicker-mashups.html. I FORGOT TO INCLUDE THIS IN MY LAST BLOG WHEN I GOT INTO FLICKER FOR THE FIRST TIME.


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I HAD A GOOD TIME EXPLORING TWITTER AND READING EVERYONE'S TWEETS. HERE IS MY TWITTER WEBSITE http://twitter.com/CHRISSYDIFAZIO. MY FAVORITE TWEETS IS READING WHEN PEOPLE VISIT THE COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY.

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I REALLY ENJOYED LIBRARY THING AND SHARING WITH EVERYBODY SOME OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS. HERE IS THE POST http://www.librarything.com/addbooks. I HAVE TO SAY OUT OF ALL MY FIVE FAVORITE, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE JEWELS BY DANIELLE STEEL. YOU SHOULD READ THE BOOK AND WATCH THE MOVIE. I GUARANTEE TO YOU IT WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST STORIES YOU HAVE EVER READ AND SEEN.

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I LOVE PLAYING WITH THE IMAGE GENERATORS. I AM LEARING SO MUCH BY DOING THIS CML LEARN AND PLAY THING, ITS NOT EVEN FUNNY. ANYWAY, MY FAVORITE IMAGE GENERATOR IS THE ONE WITH AN EIGHTBALL AND IT SAYS "WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT". THIS IS THE SITE http://www.imagegenerator.net/create/magic8ball/. THE REASON THAT THIS IS THE MOST APPEALING TO ME IS THAT I THINK THAT ALOT OF SOCIETY RELIES ON SUPERSTITONS OR UNREALISTIC POWERS TO GET THEM THROUGH THE DAY, AND IT IS REALLY EASY TO GET OBSESSED OVER IT. BELIEVE ME I KNOW. YOUR TALKING TO A PERSON THAT GREW UP WITH A SUPERSTITIOIUS FAMILY. IF YOU BREAK A MIRROR, SEVEN YEARS BAD LUCK, ITS 11:11 MAKE A WISH, WHAT DOES THE HOROSCOPE SAY FOR THE DAY, I EVEN REMEMBER MY FAMILY PLAYING THE THE WEEGEE BOARD ONCE, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. I FINALLY GOT OVER THIS, AND I THINK EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD TOO. I'M A STRONG BELIEVER IN DESTINY, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE IF WANT TO MAKE A DREAM COME TRUE, WORK HARD TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. I KNOW I DID. AND I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY TO PROVE IT!!!

THIS WEEK WAS LEARNING ABOUT RSS FEEDS. THIS WASN'T MY FAVORITE EXERCISE OF THE WEEK BUT I LIKED READING ABOUT SOME OF THE LIBRARY RELATED BLOGS AND NEWSFEEDS. THE ONE I FOUND MOST INTERESTING WAS WHETER WE SHOULD HAVE A GAMING CENTER FOR OUR LIBRARIES TODAY AND IF THIS MAY BE AN APPROPRIATE INFORMATION SERVICE. WE HAVE NON-EDUCATIONAL MOVIES SO I DON'T SEE WHY WE CANT HAVE VIDEO GAMES. SOME LIBRARIANS MAY CONSIDER THIS A WAY OF LEARNING BUT I THINK THIS IS ALSO WAY TO MAKE LIBRARIES CONSIDERED FUN.

I loved exploring Flickr this week. I love watching my boy grow up when I look at his past pictures. Why Flicker is so important to me and why I'm so blessed is that I waited so long for a child, that I never thought I would ever become a mom. At one point, I almost saw myself accepting the fact that I was going to grow old without children, and tried to live at peace with it. So if you notice "blessed" on my flickr website, that is the meaning behind it. Here is the website for anyone that wants to enjoy my pictures of my son Mario along with me.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/difazioblessed/

I just got done reading about the seven 1/2 habits of highly sucessful lifelong learners. The easiest to me would be to accept responsibility for your own learning. I'm learning that right now with my 10 month old. I feel like whatever I'm teaching him up until now, it is my responsibility. I've been reading to him since the day he was born and teaching him two different languages and I feel like he is so smart, because of what I have taught him. As he gets older of course, he will start to realize that he will also be in charge of his own learning. The hardest to me would be to view problems as challenges. When I think of conquering a problem, I think of "Glad this is over with and I hope I don't get stuck in this situation again."I should not have think of it that way. If I start thinking of it as a challenge to succeed, I can apply it to other challenges that may arise and start thinking of it as more of a positive experience. And say hey I made it, if I did this, I could do anything. That to me is a lifelong learner!