Project Play, Semester 2, Week 2, Google Docs

What an ideal but subtle way for us to experience sharing files and collaborating by having us log into the same account (special Project Play Google account) and add something to Welcome. I also added to the Garden Budget. OUr garden looks very colorful and has furniture and fencing. Can we write an LSTA grant to build the living garden based on our virtual garden plan? I couldn't get into the Slideshow - my computer froze any time I tried.

I think the lesson clearly seplls out ways to use Google Docs - let customers know about Google Docs, use it when we have problems with people trying to save or forget to save -- since our security software wipes out what they have done if they thought they saved but didn't and logged off the PC. To share work with myself between home and work will be of the most benefit. Almost of equal importance will be sharing within the department to draft, revise, etc. on planning documents and procedures.

I understand everything is saved okay but is the information really secure and private?

Project Play, Semester 2, Week 1

Instant Messaging or IM
Heard about it years ago and never tried it - so now I have. I know a lot of parents use it with their college children. My 2 nephews hardly ever read their emails but use IM all the time - as the research cited in this week's lesson cofirms.

I set up an AIM Pro account and IM's with Joy. Joy helped with chat acronyms - in rereading the lesson I see the link to chat acronyms as the Fun Extra. I just set up a Meebo account. I will need to get the Meebo on my blog - I've seen the instructions from Joy on how to do this - but they're at the library. An AHA! moment in terms of Lesson 2 where Google Docs would help me so I can see what is on my work PC when using my home PC.

I looked at McMillan's website (Wisconsin Rapids) and see they have IM services, including Meebo. They were online but didn't reply during the few minutes I waited --but I clearly had told them to ignore me if they were busy with customers since I was just checking out IM from Oshkosh Public Library.

I can see how IM would put the Library out there for users to find.

Have I missed someone blogging or IMing about David Lee Kings's use on his catalog. Is that feasible with our catalog?

Tanks to the Project Play Team - Semester 2 is starting out as more fun (or should I say
"educational") than Semester 1.