Week 7 - Podcasting...

I couldn't access podcast.net and podcastalley.com caused such problems for Internet Explorer that Windows Task Manager couldn't even end the non-responding programs. I forged ahead, like the Web 2.0 pioneer that I've become... I set up my Odeo account, and subscribed to an NPR Sports Channel , I think it's called Not just a game, anyway, I listened to a very interesting podcast about Kelso, The Horse of Gold.

I then explored YouTube. I found the frenetic video from U Penn which I put on this blog. And I checked out a few personal topics. Yes, the word horse was typed, I cannot tell a lie.

I would love to make videos for YouTube that we could use for training in our library system. Not that we don't like these face to face, or phone to phone meetings, but I think some very cool, like Lee LeFever's on the Common Craft show, and catchy videos could get the points across in a fun and memorable way. This, of course, is not going to happen anytime soon - still with the firewalls. Of all the new technologies that I've explored in this class so far, I think these videos have the greatest potential for library use. And I thank you for gently encouraging me to explore more... Bart, if you read this, you really saved your video this week with the Star Wars Pez dispensers - see? fun and memorable - thanks

Podcasting in my library isn't going to happen any sooner than videos, but I can see how useful they can be. The lecture series from the Claude Moore HSLibrary can be accessed over and over again by listeners around the globe. That's a good thing.