Heart Walk

Join me in my efforts to support American Heart Association - Broward, FL!

This year I am once again helping the American Heart Association fight the nation's leading causes of death by participating in the 2008 Heart Walk on NSU's main campus. Step out against heart disease and stroke by supporting my efforts. Please make a donation so I can reach my walker dollar goal. Even the smallest donation makes a difference! Thank you for your support! (If you wish to donate less than $25, please feel free to contact me personally.)

You can visit my Library Heart Walk donation page here.

Thank you! :)

Second Life

Greetings from Second Life!

My avatar needs some work- if only I could find some good curly hair! :)

Week 9, Exercise 23: Is this really the end? Or just the beginning …

Well, I can't believe the end is here!

Some of my favorite discoveries on this journey had to be how to use RSS feeds, Library Thing, and finally creating my own blog! :)

I really enjoyed discovering Library Thing and can't wait to "catalog" all of my personal books. Who knows, maybe there is a librarian in me after all! Stay tuned...

I'm so glad I had the opportunity to participate in this learning challenge. I love to learn have often been deemed the perpetual student. I feel that I have increased my understanding of today's "hot" technology tools and can integrate them into both my personal and professional life.

I don't think I expected to learn and understand so many new things!

I would definitely choose to participate if another discovery program like this in the future was offered, and hope that I can always come back to this one for reference and refreshers!

A special thanks to Carrie Gits for bringing this all to fruition! :)

Week 9, Exercise 21: Podcasts, Smodcasts!

Okay. I checked out each of the 3 podcast directories mentioned in this week's exercise, Podcast.net, Podcastalley.com, and Yahoo Podcasts.

I did not like the format of the Yahoo Podcasts list once you did a search.

I really liked Podcast.net's format and found a few great Harry Potter podcasts as well as a great one on the Florida Keys!

I didn't like Podcastalley.com much, as far as format, but it did seem to come up with a few more results than podcast.net.

My bloglines account just keeps growing!

Week 9, Exercise 20: You too can YouTube

Dominick the Donkey-

Don't ask me how, but Ryan and I came across this song a few Christmases ago and it cracks us up until this day! I found it on YouTube as a video...even funnier!

In the spirit of the holiday season, I give you Dominick the Donkey, the Italian Christmas Donkey video and lyrics (song by Lou Monte):




Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
It's Dominick the donkey.
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
The Italian Christmas donkey.
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)

Santa's got a little friend,
His name is Dominick.
The cutest little donkey,
You never see him kick.
When Santa visits his paisons,
With Dominick he'll be.
Because the reindeer cannot,
Climb the hills of Italy.

Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
It's Dominick the donkey.
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
The Italian Christmas donkey.
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)

Jingle bells around his feet,
And presents on the sled.
Hey! Look at the mayor's derby,
On top of Dominick's head.
A pair of shoes for Louie,
And a dress for Josephine.
The labels on the inside says,
They're made in Brooklyn.

Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
It's Dominick the donkey.
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
The Italian Christmas donkey.
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)

Children sing, and clap their hands,
And Dominick starts to dance.
They talk Italian to him,
And he even understands.

Cumpare sing,
Cumpare su,
And dance 'sta tarantel.
When jusamagora comes to town,
And brings du ciuccianello.

Hey! Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
It's Dominick the donkey.
Chingedy ching,
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
The Italian Christmas donkey.
(la la la-la la-la la la la la)
(la la la-la la-la la-ee-oh-da)

Hey! Dominick! Buon Natale!
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
(hee-haw, hee-haw)
(hee-haw, hee-haw)

Week 9, Exercise 22: Facebook

I'm on facebook!

If you would like to add me as a friend, I am under my nsu email address.

Jamison's Facebook accout

Week 8, Exercise 18: Web-based Applications

Week 8, Exercise 18: Web-based Applications

 

I love the idea of web-based applications!  This seems like a great tool especially for those of us that find the MS Office suites a bit prohibitive in price.  Also, for someone like me who does environmental research in the field, this type of technology is innovative in that we can not always travel with our laptops and the computers we do have access too are VERY old and basic, but usually always have internet access, but not many other programs.  Now we could write up research, enter data, and even create presentations available anywhere we have internet access!

 

I am currently authoring this post on Zoho, so hopefully I post it successfully!

 

I also liked the idea of the Google Calendar mentioned in the pod-cast for this exercise.  I'm going to check it out and compare it to the Zoho planner and see which I like best!  I love the idea of a personal online calendar accessable anywhere, not just from your computer!