This was an interesting lesson. I first explored Big Huge Labs. I played with creating a puzzle, and thought "This would make a great gift with the right photo!" Then, I checked the price. Yikes!! $40 for a small 252 piece puzzle is fairly ridiculous, at least to me. I didn't play with their create a poster option, but could certainly see how it would be wonderful for libraries to use--photos of events used to create posters for the same event the next year, etc. Of course, it all depends on the price...
Then, I looked at some of the applications for making slide shows with photos. These tools would certainly come in handy for library presentations. And, I have to confess, my first thought was how cool it would be to use this to come up with a slideshow of childhood photos for my daughter's upcoming wedding. Of course, my daughter may not agree...
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Online productivity
This seems to have great potential for the workplace. Different people can collaborate on a single document (or group of documents) for a presentation, etc. So much less time than emailing folks back and forth.
The problem remains, however, with people who procrastinate.
Now, if they could only come up with a solution for that...
The problem remains, however, with people who procrastinate.
Now, if they could only come up with a solution for that...
Tags/Social Bookmarks
Okay, I get it now. I have to confess that this is one more thing about which I've smiled and nodded and had no earthly clue what people were talking about. Everyone talked about delicious as if it were the best thing since sliced bread, and I had no idea why.
So, now I get it.
I can totally see how this would be helpful. They're right--bookmarking interesting sights gets totally unwieldy. But, if I can keep those things on a delicious account, then I don't have to be so selective about what I bookmark, thus ending the frustrating "I want to be able to find this site again, but when will I realistically need it?" For instance, my son is an historical reenactor, and I find helpful sites about how to construct time-appropriate shoes, or that sell woolen stockings (I know, I know, but he's a wonderful kid, so I can overlook him wearing stockings), so now I can bookmark them, even though I may not need the information again until the stockings wear holes bigger than I can mend.
I appreciated the library sites that were listed with "tag clouds." Really helpful stuff. It makes so much sense for the librarians to find all the good, useful, informationally correct sites, and post tags to help patrons find them. So much better than sending teens into cyber space to find weird "information" that some wacko posted. And off the subject, I loved the librarians' avatars and the "get to know them" sites. Makes patrons feel more comfortable with the librarians, and make the librarians more approachable. Gotta love that.
So, now I get it.
I can totally see how this would be helpful. They're right--bookmarking interesting sights gets totally unwieldy. But, if I can keep those things on a delicious account, then I don't have to be so selective about what I bookmark, thus ending the frustrating "I want to be able to find this site again, but when will I realistically need it?" For instance, my son is an historical reenactor, and I find helpful sites about how to construct time-appropriate shoes, or that sell woolen stockings (I know, I know, but he's a wonderful kid, so I can overlook him wearing stockings), so now I can bookmark them, even though I may not need the information again until the stockings wear holes bigger than I can mend.
I appreciated the library sites that were listed with "tag clouds." Really helpful stuff. It makes so much sense for the librarians to find all the good, useful, informationally correct sites, and post tags to help patrons find them. So much better than sending teens into cyber space to find weird "information" that some wacko posted. And off the subject, I loved the librarians' avatars and the "get to know them" sites. Makes patrons feel more comfortable with the librarians, and make the librarians more approachable. Gotta love that.
Facebook update
Well, I took the plunge. In the privacy of home, where I had plenty of time to play with it, I created a Facebook page. I was surprised at how easy it was (taking a good picture was the hardest part--sheesh!), and astonished by how quickly it grew. Suddenly I was getting stuff from all these people. However, compared to my daughter's site, I'm positively plain jane. She's got all sorts of stuff going on there. Evidently, she's some sort of mafia person.
I'm not asking.
Another weird thing? Someone from high school contacted me almost immediately. And, I'm embarrassed to say, someone that I don't remember, even though I looked them up in my yearbook (and they had to tell me their maiden name and that they went to high school with me before I even got that association.)
That's just sad.
Have I truly lost that many brain cells?
I'm not asking.
Another weird thing? Someone from high school contacted me almost immediately. And, I'm embarrassed to say, someone that I don't remember, even though I looked them up in my yearbook (and they had to tell me their maiden name and that they went to high school with me before I even got that association.)
That's just sad.
Have I truly lost that many brain cells?
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Social Networking
Okay, I am so behind the times on this one. Everyone talks about myspace and facebook. Everyone in my family but me has a page on one or both of these. I actually signed up for one of them to keep track of my kids' doings on them, then delegated the task to my husband, since he routinely uses it, and I don't.
I guess my biggest thing is that I'm scared of identity theft, or weirdos showing up on the doorstep, thinking they know me because of my page. The articles say to make it private, but I'm not sure how that plays out--if it's private, then it's only people I invite in??? But one of the articles said that private doesn't really mean private--people can still access your information. And, if it's private, then how to I go about meeting people with similar interests? How much information can you give before you've crossed the line? If I say I live in Virginia, is that okay? What about Richmond? I have an unusual name, and I would be easy to track for anyone determined to do so--for that matter, for anyone who can use google. So, is it truly a big deal to post that on a page?
I have so many questions about this that it paralyzes me. It's easier not to do anything, then to do something and have people say, "Well, you should have known better..."
I guess my biggest thing is that I'm scared of identity theft, or weirdos showing up on the doorstep, thinking they know me because of my page. The articles say to make it private, but I'm not sure how that plays out--if it's private, then it's only people I invite in??? But one of the articles said that private doesn't really mean private--people can still access your information. And, if it's private, then how to I go about meeting people with similar interests? How much information can you give before you've crossed the line? If I say I live in Virginia, is that okay? What about Richmond? I have an unusual name, and I would be easy to track for anyone determined to do so--for that matter, for anyone who can use google. So, is it truly a big deal to post that on a page?
I have so many questions about this that it paralyzes me. It's easier not to do anything, then to do something and have people say, "Well, you should have known better..."
Friday, April 17, 2009
Games
Hmmm. What to write? Good old solitare has been around since the computer screen, and I've played my fair share. When I sat down to do this session, though, I discovered that I am actually afraid of some of the new interactive stuff. Afraid? Yeah. Weird, huh?
I think it stems back to junior high softball tryout trama. I mean, it's one thing to fail at your little solitaire game (or in front of sneering adolescent jocks), but in front of a world wide audience??? Could we not go there???
I'll admit, I've given gaming a few tries, but I strongly object to people shooting at me--even in cyber space. And, ramming my podracer into canyon walls hurts, regardless.
The only game I've enjoyed recently was a Boggle-like game with prairie dogs or some such popping up. Even then, I don't blink enough when I play--my eyes end up red and burning, my shoulders are hunched up over my ears, and I have a permanent furrow in my forehead--the Ghost of My Wrinkled Future.
Maybe I'm just not playing the right games?
I tried a couple of the options provided. One wouldn't download on the computer. The other didn't provide instructions, so I was shouting at the computer that I didn't understand while a bubble burst on my head and killed me. Oh, yeah. Fun stuff.
I think what it boils down to, for me, is that I don't mind the occasional card game, but I really have too much to do to offer my non-committed time on the altar of computer gaming. There are books I want to read! Quilts I want to make! Scrapbooking for future generations! Books to write! I prefer showing my teenage son the really cool mushroom that sprang up in the yard overnight that I noticed while cutting herbs. I won't have him around forever. Too many real people in my living room need my time and attention. And, my massage therapist (aka my husband) thanks me for forgoing shoulder-hunching activities.
I think it stems back to junior high softball tryout trama. I mean, it's one thing to fail at your little solitaire game (or in front of sneering adolescent jocks), but in front of a world wide audience??? Could we not go there???
I'll admit, I've given gaming a few tries, but I strongly object to people shooting at me--even in cyber space. And, ramming my podracer into canyon walls hurts, regardless.
The only game I've enjoyed recently was a Boggle-like game with prairie dogs or some such popping up. Even then, I don't blink enough when I play--my eyes end up red and burning, my shoulders are hunched up over my ears, and I have a permanent furrow in my forehead--the Ghost of My Wrinkled Future.
Maybe I'm just not playing the right games?
I tried a couple of the options provided. One wouldn't download on the computer. The other didn't provide instructions, so I was shouting at the computer that I didn't understand while a bubble burst on my head and killed me. Oh, yeah. Fun stuff.
I think what it boils down to, for me, is that I don't mind the occasional card game, but I really have too much to do to offer my non-committed time on the altar of computer gaming. There are books I want to read! Quilts I want to make! Scrapbooking for future generations! Books to write! I prefer showing my teenage son the really cool mushroom that sprang up in the yard overnight that I noticed while cutting herbs. I won't have him around forever. Too many real people in my living room need my time and attention. And, my massage therapist (aka my husband) thanks me for forgoing shoulder-hunching activities.
Wiki update
To put my wiki training to good use, I created the wedding wiki for my daughter's upcoming wedding. I'm here in Richmond, she and her fiance are in South Carolina, and his parents are in Ohio, so it seemed a good way to work the deal.
We've had our ups and downs with this. I thought it would be a good way to let the future in-laws know what traditional wedding expenses were, while keeping my daughter abreast of the budget. Seems my explicit list was too much for the futures--they went a bit nuts, causing my poor daughter extra stress. But, things did get out in the open, and some readjustments were made. It has turned out to be good for keeping information all in one place, since my daughter's wedding planner is in SC with her, and the people we need to work with are here (and I'm sort of in charge of doing the planning until school lets out).
Remember my enthusiasm for the potential benefits a wiki would offer to my husband's group? He didn't get it. He said email was good enough for their communications. After having to search for a flyer so he could send it to a co-planner, I said, "This is why you should use a wiki. If all the stuff is stored there, nobody has to spend time searching for it to send it to someone else." Well, folks, the light bulb went off with a brilliant strobe. He's slow, but he does come around. His adorable wife set him up with a wiki in no time flat, and then abandoned him when he started trying to post adobe stuff. I hadn't done it, so was no help. He'll figure it out.
We've had our ups and downs with this. I thought it would be a good way to let the future in-laws know what traditional wedding expenses were, while keeping my daughter abreast of the budget. Seems my explicit list was too much for the futures--they went a bit nuts, causing my poor daughter extra stress. But, things did get out in the open, and some readjustments were made. It has turned out to be good for keeping information all in one place, since my daughter's wedding planner is in SC with her, and the people we need to work with are here (and I'm sort of in charge of doing the planning until school lets out).
Remember my enthusiasm for the potential benefits a wiki would offer to my husband's group? He didn't get it. He said email was good enough for their communications. After having to search for a flyer so he could send it to a co-planner, I said, "This is why you should use a wiki. If all the stuff is stored there, nobody has to spend time searching for it to send it to someone else." Well, folks, the light bulb went off with a brilliant strobe. He's slow, but he does come around. His adorable wife set him up with a wiki in no time flat, and then abandoned him when he started trying to post adobe stuff. I hadn't done it, so was no help. He'll figure it out.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Wiki Wonder
Oh, this is so cool! I have to confess that when people talked about wikis, I just nodded and tried to look wise, but I had no idea what they were. When Commoncraft (I just LOVE this guy) was explaining what a wiki was, I immediate saw the wonderful potential for it.
First of all, my husband is planning a large youth event with several other ministers. They have to get together every couple of weeks right now, and, while they love getting together, they can't always all attend. A wiki would simplify things tremendously, and end the flurry of emails.
Then, I thought about some of the events that I plan, and how wonderful it would be to just update one place and let everyone else check to see what's been accomplished, and what still needs to be done, and remind themselves of what their responsibilities are (mainly me, because I chronically forget, or lose the paper I wrote it on...)
THEN, I thought about the book club group that I lead, and how we could use one of these to keep track of books we've read, what we're thinking about what we're currently reading, ask to borrow books, and make book suggestions. TOO COOL!
Then I took a look at some of the wiki links that were included in the tutorial. I really liked the SJCPL wiki. It was easy to use and I could find things so easily. I'd love for our libraries to have something like this. It would be easier than trying to use the catalog to just browse for things that I might be interested in and then get them. I wasn't as impressed by the book lovers wiki, although I had expected to like it better because of the content. I found it difficult to use, and not particulary intuitive--it just seemed awkward to use. That was an ah-ha moment--it isn't just that wikis are wonderful, it goes back (again) to the way things are organized. Well organized wikis are wonderful, and the others are not. I also enjoyed the library success wiki. It made such sense to put the best of all ideas for libraries in one place so that you don't have to do your own trial and error--you could benefit from other's. It makes us work smarter, not harder, to share information like this. Brilliant.
So, thinking of yet another application for a wiki, I've set one up for my family while we plan my daughter's wedding in August. That way, we can make changes/updates there and not have to worry about emailing. With an RSS, I don't even have to worry about missing something, and I can keep both sides of the family informed and up to date. Lovely.
Thanks yet again for a great lesson.
First of all, my husband is planning a large youth event with several other ministers. They have to get together every couple of weeks right now, and, while they love getting together, they can't always all attend. A wiki would simplify things tremendously, and end the flurry of emails.
Then, I thought about some of the events that I plan, and how wonderful it would be to just update one place and let everyone else check to see what's been accomplished, and what still needs to be done, and remind themselves of what their responsibilities are (mainly me, because I chronically forget, or lose the paper I wrote it on...)
THEN, I thought about the book club group that I lead, and how we could use one of these to keep track of books we've read, what we're thinking about what we're currently reading, ask to borrow books, and make book suggestions. TOO COOL!
Then I took a look at some of the wiki links that were included in the tutorial. I really liked the SJCPL wiki. It was easy to use and I could find things so easily. I'd love for our libraries to have something like this. It would be easier than trying to use the catalog to just browse for things that I might be interested in and then get them. I wasn't as impressed by the book lovers wiki, although I had expected to like it better because of the content. I found it difficult to use, and not particulary intuitive--it just seemed awkward to use. That was an ah-ha moment--it isn't just that wikis are wonderful, it goes back (again) to the way things are organized. Well organized wikis are wonderful, and the others are not. I also enjoyed the library success wiki. It made such sense to put the best of all ideas for libraries in one place so that you don't have to do your own trial and error--you could benefit from other's. It makes us work smarter, not harder, to share information like this. Brilliant.
So, thinking of yet another application for a wiki, I've set one up for my family while we plan my daughter's wedding in August. That way, we can make changes/updates there and not have to worry about emailing. With an RSS, I don't even have to worry about missing something, and I can keep both sides of the family informed and up to date. Lovely.
Thanks yet again for a great lesson.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Flickr
I've had a great time learning about Flickr. I can certainly see the benefits of it for my private life--storage of photos, sharing them with family and friends, seeing other people's great photos, and learning to see things through other people's eyes in order to improve my own photo taking ability. I'm having a harder time seeing the applications for the library--perhaps photo sharing about programs at the library, events, or the library staff??? Book jacket competitions?? Links from our website to a cool "photo of the day" from library patrons? Don't know if any of that is actually feasible, but then, I'm just trying to brainstorm.
The photo I chose from Flickr to blog about is from Yuma, AZ, where I grew up. We have the most amazing sunsets there; sunsets that fill the entire sky like fire and water; breathtaking sunsets that make you pull off the side of the road and sit on the hood of your car and forget to breathe. I miss them. I learned how to hand-dye fabric in order to get just the right shades of color to create a quilt about the Arizona skies for when I get homesick (I'll try to post a picture of the quilt later). So anyway, I did a search for "Yuma" and got typical vacation-ey photos of the Territorial Prison (made famous in movies like 3:10 to Yuma), an amazing sunrise photo, and then this one of the sunset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photophool/3307798091/in/set-72157612867760314/. I tried to download it to my blog twice before realizing that it's copyrighted, so I can't. Makes me homesick just looking at it. Behind the semi in the picture, off to the left, on the other side of an orange orchard is my parent's home. I can feel the heat on my face even now...
The photo I chose from Flickr to blog about is from Yuma, AZ, where I grew up. We have the most amazing sunsets there; sunsets that fill the entire sky like fire and water; breathtaking sunsets that make you pull off the side of the road and sit on the hood of your car and forget to breathe. I miss them. I learned how to hand-dye fabric in order to get just the right shades of color to create a quilt about the Arizona skies for when I get homesick (I'll try to post a picture of the quilt later). So anyway, I did a search for "Yuma" and got typical vacation-ey photos of the Territorial Prison (made famous in movies like 3:10 to Yuma), an amazing sunrise photo, and then this one of the sunset: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photophool/3307798091/in/set-72157612867760314/. I tried to download it to my blog twice before realizing that it's copyrighted, so I can't. Makes me homesick just looking at it. Behind the semi in the picture, off to the left, on the other side of an orange orchard is my parent's home. I can feel the heat on my face even now...
Friday, March 20, 2009
Podcasting
I can definitely see potential for this application. I've already used this sort of thing with a teacher whose work I enjoy. I'll have to check and see if it's possible to receive it in an RSS feed. I browsed through the Library of Congress website and was a bit disappointed. When I started to watch the podcast, it kept stopping to download more, restart and run for a few moments, and then stop again--quite frustrating. I'm sure it would be a whole 'nother ball game if you had it set up to download automatically.
Commoncraft suggested that you could use this for television programs. There are some programs that I would love to use this for, that come on later in the evening, after I'm snoozing away. I'll have to investigate the possibility of using podcasts instead of trying to download from the internet, which I've found frustrating.
I think this would be a great tool for libraries; recording programs (like Ben Franklin coming this month to discuss the magic of reading), or even book discussion groups. In the first instance, it would be available for someone who had missed the program, and in the second, it would make it easy for someone to learn what a discussion group was all about before coming to one, or make the discussion available for someone who had read the book but been unable to attend the group for whatever reason. It would even be great to use for explaining how to use the library to do things like geneology research, or simple "how to use the library" for teachers to use in their classes (since field trips are on the budget cutting floor).
Since I don't have a designated computer here at work, I'll wait to set up the Netvibes until I get home and don't feel rushed about it. I'll have to post about that later.
I want to thank the Web 2.0 people who have been doing such a fantastic job of finding the most easily used tools for us to get our feet wet with. You guys have been great.
Commoncraft suggested that you could use this for television programs. There are some programs that I would love to use this for, that come on later in the evening, after I'm snoozing away. I'll have to investigate the possibility of using podcasts instead of trying to download from the internet, which I've found frustrating.
I think this would be a great tool for libraries; recording programs (like Ben Franklin coming this month to discuss the magic of reading), or even book discussion groups. In the first instance, it would be available for someone who had missed the program, and in the second, it would make it easy for someone to learn what a discussion group was all about before coming to one, or make the discussion available for someone who had read the book but been unable to attend the group for whatever reason. It would even be great to use for explaining how to use the library to do things like geneology research, or simple "how to use the library" for teachers to use in their classes (since field trips are on the budget cutting floor).
Since I don't have a designated computer here at work, I'll wait to set up the Netvibes until I get home and don't feel rushed about it. I'll have to post about that later.
I want to thank the Web 2.0 people who have been doing such a fantastic job of finding the most easily used tools for us to get our feet wet with. You guys have been great.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
More on Twitter
So, I sat my husband down and made him watch the commoncraft show on twitter. He saw the potential right away, and immediately set up an account. I tried to explain it to my 20 year old daughter, but she looked like Mommy had lost her mind. I think I may sign up, just to see what my husband is doing all day. It makes sense for him to do it, since he spends large chunks of his day sitting behind a desk (most days, anyway.) I'm actually more interested in what my away-from-home college daughter is doing, since I don't talk to her every day. I may force her to watch commoncraft....
Monday, March 9, 2009
Twitter seems slightly bird-brained
Okay, I confess. I don't really get it.
I saw the video, I read the LJ article, and I do see some applications for microblogging. The way the young adult librarians are using the system, the way the libraries are announcing new materials--that seems pretty cool. I can even see how my husband, the youth minister, could use it to remain connected to his youth, and even create excitement about upcoming events if he twittered about the preparations that he's doing.
For me, though? Not sold. It seems to me that all of those little bits of time that are used to update people on what you're doing to be more profitably spent in actually doing (working, anyone?). Call me old fashioned, but I'm a big believer that little bits of time add up. For instance, I may have a minute or two that I use to run a few patches through the sewing machine before I leave for work. Before very long, I have enough put together for a quilt. When you see something that major come together out of little bits of time used wisely, it's pretty impressive.
But all those little bits of time spent informing people about things they don't really need to know?
Okay. So we want to remain connected. If I followed my husband's twitter all day long, I'd already know what his day was like, right? So what would we have to talk about when we sit down to dinner?
Maybe I'm just a privacy junkie. I don't think people need to be constantly connected to me, and I don't think that stopping to tweet about taking out the laundry, putting dishes away, shelving books, or taking a break is a good use of my time. Instead of a smooth flow, a focus on the next task at hand, I'd be thinking "What do I say? Oh, don't forget to tweet about this."
Waste of time.
I saw the video, I read the LJ article, and I do see some applications for microblogging. The way the young adult librarians are using the system, the way the libraries are announcing new materials--that seems pretty cool. I can even see how my husband, the youth minister, could use it to remain connected to his youth, and even create excitement about upcoming events if he twittered about the preparations that he's doing.
For me, though? Not sold. It seems to me that all of those little bits of time that are used to update people on what you're doing to be more profitably spent in actually doing (working, anyone?). Call me old fashioned, but I'm a big believer that little bits of time add up. For instance, I may have a minute or two that I use to run a few patches through the sewing machine before I leave for work. Before very long, I have enough put together for a quilt. When you see something that major come together out of little bits of time used wisely, it's pretty impressive.
But all those little bits of time spent informing people about things they don't really need to know?
Okay. So we want to remain connected. If I followed my husband's twitter all day long, I'd already know what his day was like, right? So what would we have to talk about when we sit down to dinner?
Maybe I'm just a privacy junkie. I don't think people need to be constantly connected to me, and I don't think that stopping to tweet about taking out the laundry, putting dishes away, shelving books, or taking a break is a good use of my time. Instead of a smooth flow, a focus on the next task at hand, I'd be thinking "What do I say? Oh, don't forget to tweet about this."
Waste of time.
Friday, March 6, 2009
RSS Feeds--totally cool!
I had heard about RSS feeds before, mostly from just seeing the icon, I think. It didn't seem to mean anything to my life, just some techno savvy stuff that had nothing to do with me. This was totally cool, though. Instead of spending time going to all the different websites that interest me, I can put everything in one place and just go there, scroll through to find whatever I'm interested in, and ignore the rest. No hopping from one site to another, scrolling through to find what I want, running out of time and feeling frustrated.
Can you tell I liked this one???
I'm going to have to share this with my husband. As a youth minister, he tries to stay current with teens and ministry stuff. With this he can do it so much more easily. (With a few sports thrown in for fun, I'm sure...)
I think I'll investigate this more on my own time.
Can you tell I liked this one???
I'm going to have to share this with my husband. As a youth minister, he tries to stay current with teens and ministry stuff. With this he can do it so much more easily. (With a few sports thrown in for fun, I'm sure...)
I think I'll investigate this more on my own time.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Embrace Me
I'm reading a fantastic book by Lisa Samson (got it at the library, of course!). I love that Samson's characters are damaged people trying to make sense of their world, rather than white knights and spunky heroines. Now, I do love those knights and spunky gals, but I find more truth in people who are dealing with terminal angst. When they find hope, redemption, joy...then it becomes more accessible to me.
The title is Embrace Me. "When a "lizard woman," a self-mutilating preacher, a tatooed monk, and a sleazy lobbyist find themselves in the same North Carolina town one winter, their lives are edging precariously close to disaster...and improbably close to grace."
Gotta love it.
The title is Embrace Me. "When a "lizard woman," a self-mutilating preacher, a tatooed monk, and a sleazy lobbyist find themselves in the same North Carolina town one winter, their lives are edging precariously close to disaster...and improbably close to grace."
Gotta love it.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
CHPLearning Week 2
I have to admit that entering the world of blogging as an author is a bit terrifying--will I have anything to say that anyone wants to read? Will they find my thoughts interesting, or merely banal? Do I have enough to say? Will anyone read it a second time?
Will they die of boredom?
Frightening stuff. I'd hate to be responsible for someone's death.
Hang in there, okay?
So, this is week two. We've entered the blogzone. I am intrigued by all the connectivity being discussed during these sessions, but have to wonder if online connectivity is actually a poor substitute for face to face interaction. I confess that when I've gotten feedback from articles I've written and published online, it was fun and very flattering to hear from people across the world and know that I've touched their lives. Can it be possible to interact in meaningful ways through anonymous blogs?
I guess that's the point of this experiment.
Will they die of boredom?
Frightening stuff. I'd hate to be responsible for someone's death.
Hang in there, okay?
So, this is week two. We've entered the blogzone. I am intrigued by all the connectivity being discussed during these sessions, but have to wonder if online connectivity is actually a poor substitute for face to face interaction. I confess that when I've gotten feedback from articles I've written and published online, it was fun and very flattering to hear from people across the world and know that I've touched their lives. Can it be possible to interact in meaningful ways through anonymous blogs?
I guess that's the point of this experiment.
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