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Thing #9 - Searching for Feeds

I used Technoriti and found this feed about Technology, In Web World of 24/7 Stress,Writers Blog Till They Drop - Some professional bloggers complain of the stressful demands of a constant flow of news and comment... I like this one, it gives you different topics for you to choose, quickly. I also tried Google Blog Search and it was fun and easy just to type something specific of interest. I didn't like the Topix.net or Syndic8, they seems a little more difficult. Maybe they're really not, but I need more time to investigate them ;-).

I like searching for blogs on scrapbooking, photography and genealogy I enjoyed reading about these. I want to look more into this, I think it's fun!

Keeping Searching!

Learning 2.0 Thing #8-RSS

What do you like about RSS and newsreaders?

I think RSS and newsreaders are great way to simplify the way we can receive information that we want most right away.

How do you think you might be able to use this technology in your work or personal life?

I think it would be great to use at work for up-to-date news and at home for so many updates, you can’t keep up.

How can libraries use RSS or take advantage of this new technology?

I believe librarians can use this to keep informed with all kinds of information from their favorite sources and the library can send many different information to their users.

Protect Your Children from Online Predators

For parents, the Internet can be like navigating a minefield. While the Web allows kids the freedom to make friends, play games and research homework with the click of a button, it can pose a potential danger as online predators, cyberbullies and scam artists ply their trade. "A lot of parents think, 'It will never happen to my kid,' and that's not true," he said, adding that boys and girls are victimized in equal numbers. Parents need to take precautions, Halpert said. In "SafeOnline 101" Halpert gives parents the tools they need to protect their children from cyberthreats.

The biggest thing is to start early. Children are going online at a younger and younger age these days. The younger you can start the better, talking to your children about it, so that it becomes ingrained as they go forward," he said. Halpert offered common-sense steps for parents. First he says parents need to become more computer literate and Web savvy. Take for example, instant messaging. Parents need to learn the lingo: POS is short for "parents are looking over my shoulder" and LMIRL means "let's meet in real life."

More than half of American families with teens use filters to limit access to potentially harmful online content, according to a 2005 survey conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. We as parents should know what these tools can and cannot do and how they work. They are very effective at limiting time spent online, the sites kids can visit and the types of communications they can use, but they also might filter out sites a child might want to look at for school work.

While there's no easy solution, preventative measures can greatly reduce a child's chances of becoming a victim. I believe we need to keep a heads up about this with our children.

Sceneries

Sceneries
Originally uploaded by Sunny Woman

Here is my trading card that I mashed up.

Friends Always

Friends Always
Originally uploaded by Sunny Woman

Here's my first blog posting in flickr with son and friend.

My First Blog Ever!

Hello To All You Bloggers Out There!

I just wanted to say, this is my first blog and first posting to a blog. I thought it was pretty easy and very interesting. I hope I will have some interaction with many of you.

Speak to you later!
Mary