Add video to your Facebook page

For a simple explanation of how to add video to your Face book page, see my screencast which can be found at
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Ning: Advantages and Disadvantages

Ning can be a great service if you have a blog that has a following. Imagine the opportunity to create your own social network for your own interests and ideas! It is easy to use and free. However, Ning only gives you a limited amount of bandwith free. If your readership grows, the likelihood is that your blog with consume a greater amount of bandwith. Once your usage reaches a certain level, Ning requires you to purchase more bandwith incrementally. This can become a costly.

See the article below for more information on this.

http://cutewriting.blogspot.com/2008/10/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-nings.html

In terms of using Ning in a work environment, you could use it as a way of increasing the business contacts of your readers since your readers would have access to one another through the network.

Libraries can learn from Boyd

SNS can tell us a lot about our patrons. Patrons profiles tell us what their preferences are in terms of movies, books, entertainement and activities. This can help libraries in selection of materials and in organizing functions that will draw patrons into the library.

Because SNS are a way of communication for patrons, libraries can use them as a means of improving communication with their patrons on the patrons' own "turf," so to speak. Libraries can make themselves available to patrons, especially the young, in the place where they are most often found: on social networking sites. By having a presence on SNS, libraries can provide reference services by IM, post screencasts or educational videos or simply provide information about the kind of services they provide. Using SNS in this way can work as a valuable marketing tool to a generation that may be viewing libraries as obsolete.

Libraries, through a SNS page can also strengthen their roles in their communities by bringing together those with similar interests. Through library FB pages, for example, those with similar interests in books, videos, gaming, etc., could meet one another to discuss common pursuits. In this way, libraries position themselves as a social hub of their communities.

Talk about a sticky situation....

Facebook and Myspace really do create a sticky situation for users. Even non-techie, non-computer lover that I am, I find myself drawn to these SNS. I think what is so enveloping about them is a few things. One is that you have an opportunity to be creative and to present yourself to others. Another is that you can interact with others in many different ways. Still another is that you can see and read about what your friends are doing through their posts, comments and photos. Finally, what is interesting is that you can learn about your friends' extended social network and their interests and activities. This can quickly take over and I am finding that it takes quite a lot of discipline to shut it down!

Easy Bib

If you want to teach your students how to use online bibliography creation software, but haven't tried it yourself, watch the following video.

http://screencast.com/t/swF4JbouW

P.S. Note that you do have to spell check. The mistake in the url is my typing error. I didn't re-record the entire jing video because the point of this exercise is using jing, but if you are using Easy bib, make sure you proofread!

Bravo!!!

Congratulations on some really creative videos, everyone! I enjoyed all of the ones I had a chance to see. The Palmer video was funny, although also sad, since I never quite learned my penmanship that well! I enjoyed the clever use of music in the coffee video and the overlay of text and video in the crabby patties video. I loved the house cleaning in one minute video, but would like to know if the adorable helpers are available for hire??? I could go on and on. All of the videos were really fun. I didn't get a thing done today thanks to all of you!

To view the videos:
Crabby Patty Cookies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB9S-yubUVw

Palmer video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfiC8c-f9wk

How to make great coffee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKocsUwcZtE

How to clean your house in one minute or less
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FLYRObljBM

Rock N Roll Chorus at Veterans' Day Memorial Run

This video was taken today at the 3rd Annual Memorial Run for Lt. Dennis Zilinski II. The event was well attended by members of the armed forces, state police, West Point Academy, Rutgers, Christian Brothers Academy, as well as by members of the community. I was not running, but was merely driving my son who was singing the National Anthem, the event was inspiring. To all veterans -- thank you.

Rock N Roll Chorus at Veterans' Day Memorial Run

Click to play


View original video at:
http://blip.tv/file/get/Lascils598f08-RockNRollChorusAtVeteransDayMemorialRun801.wmv

Welcome to Ancient Rome

These are a few pictures taken during a recent family vacation to Italy. What an incredible place. I tried to add more pictures at first, but it was a total disaster and was much too long. I started with all of Italy, narrowed down to just Rome and finally realized in two minutes, there was really only time for ancient Rome! Hope you enjoy this small segment, anyway!



Original video:
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coPYGssfdFc

Vive La Difference

Looking at our Flickr posts, what stood out the most to me is that we all love our pets (of course we do; they are all so very adorable!) We also seem to love to travel and share photos of our families and friends. In the educational experience photos, many of us used humor to express the compromises we (or our families) have made as a result of having undertaken this experience and the ability to see humor in this shared experience is a commonality we share.

The photos do show myriad differences, however. We are quite a diverse bunch. We enjoy activities ranging from theater to golf, from cooking to kayaking. We like mountains of snow and beautiful, expansive lakes. We spend time in pubs and in museums. We love our kids, but we also love our cars, plants and birds. We like to read about cows that type, but we also like to play the harmonica. It would be boring if we were all the same. As the French say, "Vive la difference!"

Hope for an educational video landslide: "time makes you bolder and children get older"

Right now, the largest population of viewers of educational videos are those aged 18-29. As they should be, their interests right now might are focused mostly on humor and entertainment videos. As they get older and buy homes, have children etc., suddenly they will be searching the web like crazy for videos showing them how to fix a broken dishwasher and what chicken pox looks like. This is when educational videos will take precedence in their lives -- when there is no more time for fun and entertaiment.

As this population, which is comfortable with technology, grows older and replaces the current middle-aged population which uses video less, the use of educational video may begin to close the gap with entertainment video. In addition, as more people of all ages have access to and become comfortable with using the internet for video, they will begin to turn to it for things help in normal every day how-to advice and educational needs from car repair to cooking, homework, investing advice, income tax preparation - the possibilities are endless...