The future....

“Scientia potentia est” (Knowledge Is Power). This quote is most contributed to Sir Francis Bacon, a philosopher of scientific knowledge. Communities have the ability to help themselves if they knew how to protect their data security. I did a presentation, through Mozilla’s Web Literacy curriculum, to a group of teens at the library I worked at. This photo reminds me every day that young adults from high school to college need more web literacy security workshops.

I believe that I could do more workshops to college students in my current position at a community college. This generation post so much about their lives and they don’t see how their current and future activities can be compromised. Back to this presentation, I saw how the teens became enraged that their life was used for profit and this photo showed that this teen felt used attacked by these hacks and wanted her life back. When I took this photo, I knew then that she had every right to have her activities secured but she needed to know how to have the skills to keep her privacy secured too.

Mozilla Web Literacy has free online competencies that allows individuals to obtain “entry level” knowledge on how to protect themselves. I utilized Mozilla’s web literacy information to help teens see how their rights online can be compromised. I am so honored that the teen pictured below showed the world her right to keep her privacy secured. This picture symbolizes to me a desire for communities to know about how they can protect themselves. I would like to create more workshops for college age students to “examine and understand the consequences of sharing data online.”

Offering knowledge creates a conversation and the ability the change lives. I believe that by offering different workshops revolving around web security will be a win-win scenario. This photo is my inspiration and I know that I can find college students to have a conversation about security. I know that giving knowledge is one way to help secure their privacy. I plan to have an online event on our department’s Facebook page and this will help serve as a vehicle of communication to our students. At this community college, all adults (18+) will be welcomed to my workshops. During my workshops, I will have participants apply what they learned. What makes Mozilla’s web literacy workshops unique is how participants usually have an instant desire to start creating a safety net around their social sites. College students usually do not have the energy to apply what they learned, but I believe that I could help others with this type of workshop. What started as a teen holding up a sign stating, “I really don’t want anyone to know my location or sites I look at”, my intention is to promote what Sir Francis Bacon said about knowledge. Knowledge gives back the power and comes full circle to help others, like this teen, to help themselves. Knowledge is indeed power and I want to bring that hope to them.

Lesson 11: Wrap Up

• Go back to your thoughts/ideas about technology and mobile devices. Has anything changed as a result of this experience?
• What were your favorite Cosas/Things and discoveries?
• Did you connect with others doing the 11.5 Cosas?
• Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
• What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or content?
• Describe your learning experience in one word or in one sentence. We may use your words to promote 11.5 Cosas learning activities to others.

I really liked Lesson 7 on smartphone tech. I liked it so much and became my favorite COSA lesson that I am keeping this page available as a reference for patrons! I helped others start their blog and maintain it. I don't really know how you can improve or if I had a "wow" moment through these exercises. I think you need to have different levels so I won't be bored with the "beginner" part of the learning experience. 

Smartphone and tablet tech changes so rapidly. We have to always be as knowledgeable as an Apple or Windows Store.

Lesson 10 Challenge

write a paragraph about one local and one state or federal government website you explored. How do you think mobile technology will change people’s relationship to government access and services? Will having government services and elected officials “on the go” make us more (or less) democratic as a society?

Mobile Tech changed how people viewed online services. I recently saw a pothole getting larger and larger and turned into a sinkhole. i went on our sanantonio.gov "City Connect" on my cell and submitted a ticket. They emailed me in two days that that hole was fixed. I was over the moon that I went online and looked at resident services requests for help. 

A federal government website that I explored was the Library of Congress. I liked the menu because it was very simple and yet robust. When viewed on my cell, I found that this site was user friendly and easy to navigate.  

I have no idea how "on the go" elected officials can affect our democratic process.

Lesson 9 Part 2- OverDrive Magazines

Architectural Digest	12 issues	yes
Astronomy	12 issues	yes
Better Homes and Gardens' Diabetic Living	4 issues	yes

Checking Out and Reading A Magazine

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1. Open your library's OverDrive website
2. Find a periodical. You can search for periodicals by name or use the Advanced Search to find all titles in the NOOK Periodicals format.
3. Once you've found a periodical that looks interesting, mouse over it (or tap it, on a mobile device) and select Send to NOOK app.
4. A pop-up window will open, explaining what happens the first time you send a periodical to NOOK. Select Accept to Continue.
5. If you're not already signed into your library account, you'll be prompted to do so now.
6. If this is your first time getting a NOOK periodical, you'll be taken to a Barnes & Noble page to sign into your NOOK (BN.com) account. If you don't already have a free NOOK account, you'll be prompted to register for one. After you've signed into (or created) your NOOK account, select Grant Access. This is a one-time step that allows periodicals in your library account to be sent to your NOOK account.
7. Otherwise your periodical is now sent to your NOOK account. On your library's OverDrive website, you'll be taken to your Periodical History page, where you can see a complete list of periodicals you've successfully sent to NOOK. To read your periodical, switch over to your NOOK reading app or NOOK tablet.
8. To read your periodical, switch over to your NOOK reading app or NOOK tablet.

Note: Periodicals that you send to NOOK will stay in your NOOK account forever (unless you manually remove them). You don't have to worry about returning them to your library, and you'll never be charged for them.

Lesson 9 Part 1 OneClickdigital

1. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
2.Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
3.Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

eBook Mobile Apps

     

eAudio Mobile Apps

       
Kindle Fire App users – if you are having problems signing into your existing Kindle Fire app, please uninstall the app from your Kindle Device, and install the updated Kindle Fire App currently available in the Amazon Store.

Lesson 8 Part 2 Challenge

Honestly, I don't really enjoy listening to a book. Too distracting! Que bizarre. I prefer print or ebooks. While looking for an etitle to place here, I noticed that OneClickdigital (1CD) has a great menu to choose from. Just the different genres alone (Short Stories, Self-help, Women's Fiction) is great but I really like that they help the user with large font and easy to use menu options. I love Overdrive but I think Overdrive should look at 1CD as a way to clean up its site too. It is too busy and over reaching in its ambition to be all things to all people. 1CD still needs more help in the sheer number of licenses compared to Overdrive. I'll still look at Overdrive first but I will give 1CD a part in my search for ebooks too. What I don't care for in 1CD is their lack of YA or Teen selections. This will be a poor way to do business in the future. I could not find Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero in 1CD. Boo.

Lesson 8 Part 1 Challenge

Formats the book is available in

How many copies the library owns

How many copies are available

The Historian by Kostova

Kindle Book

OverDrive Read

Adobe EPUB eBook

2 copies
0 copies available

1. Veronica Roth – Divergent

Kindle Book

OverDrive Read

Adobe EPUB eBook

74 copies

47 copies available

1. David Perlmutter, MD – Grain Brain
2. Kindle Book
3. OverDrive Read
4. Adobe EPUB eBook
5. 14 copies owned
6. 11 copies available

Lesson 7 Part 1 Challenge

Don't dare me....

Lesson 6 Part 2 Challenge

Social media is safe (or so they think) to bully others by who and what they are. I fear that bullying by teens in person can be just as traumatizing online. Finding weaknesses and exploiting that is how bullies work in this society. Bullying and social media are connected because hiding behind a computer is the best way for an attacker or a group to prey on a suspected weaker person. Social media is a wonderful way to find an old friend but there is evil in the world and that = to bullying online.

Lesson 6 Part 1 Challenge

I think it is hilarious that this article I have to read is blocked by the city filters. I'll read this on my laptop or the library's laptop laters!

I can talk about how social media has impacted me historically to present. I remember when correspondences/letters used to be by snail mail" or handed to me in person. It was slower but the impact was stronger then than now I think. Now, I have email that I never clean out because it is too overwhelming. I like Facebook because of how quickly we can connect with memories past and present. I also see how FB can be tricky if you say things and get "unfriended". I have accounts on Twitter and Youtube, but not Instagram. I still type Instagram like Instangram with an "n". I don't see how Instagram is important. I guess because I don't take many pics. I do love my Pinterest and Goodreads and they both have social media connections aspects.

Lesson 5 Challenge

Internet Search Challenge was a neat and fun exercise to find the effective words for searching. I did well in effective and "stop words". I didn't need any improvements. What I needed improvement was finding ineffective or words with little effect. I seem to need help distinguishing between the two. Good to know!

Lesson 3 Part 2 Challenge

I believe that the two libguides that would be of use to my fellow staff are the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Medal. We received reference questions on what books are on the recent and prior lists.  Instead of trying to look for them elsewhere online, we can just look at our libguides as a guide to show our patrons. These are excellent sources for us to find the right books at the right time.

Lesson 3 Part 1 Challenge

ANXIOUS HARRIET
Along came a student, Harriet, that did not have a lick of a chance to complete her writing assignment in time come in to Landa for help. She did not know how to start or where to begin. I asked her what her topic was and she started to shake from worry. I helped her with her anxiety by using research under the Student Research Center database. It gave her cool choices to narrow her source materials.
RELAXED HARRIET
Harriet was researching, printing and writing her paper, but needed images, commercial-free, to add some pizzazz. She did not seemed too worried about getting the images she needed. I showed her our Image Collection database and she asked why not use Google as her images. I said, "Relax! I'll show how fast and safe an image search can be!".
HAPPY HARRIET
After researching, writing and adding her images, Harriet asked me to review her paper and I said, "I have the best tutor to help you!". I helped her by showing her Live Homework Help's tutors who proceeded to help her make her paper into the best project she has ever done!

True story.

Lesson 2 Part 3 Challenge: Outlook

I liked the new way (prior to 2013) the signature is, but I was instructed by an IT professional that we shouldn't be too heavy on the pictures on signatures.Unfortunately, I do have a badge on mine.

Lesson 2 Part 3 Challenge: Word

I did not make a customized tab but I thought that was a cool idea. I don't know if i'll do one, but who knows!
I made the flyer without help. I have been using Word 2013 for some time so not much was new for me. Thanks,

Lesson 2 Part 2 Challenge 2

Does it count if I already pinned the Millennium icon to my taskbar? :D

Lesson 2 Part 2 Challenge 1

 I am getting into heroes in response to SRP.

Lesson 1 Part 3 Challenge

I am following the 11.5 COSAS blog and Landa's tech designee, https://funeggs.wordpress.com/. I like following my branch's tech page and it is a fun and interesting! I like this experience. To tell the truth, I have not used my blog in a long time and not since last year. I was using my FB page instead of the blog to follow pages.

YALSA’s 2014 Morris/Nonfiction Reading Challenge

I'm excited to start this blogging thing again. This challenge sounds fun! I am able to check out all but 1 at my public library. It is the one by the author Carrie Mesrobian. If anyone knows how I can borrow a copy, please let me know!

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