Week 3, Thing 7 Technology...

I really like my digital camera, but our pictures end up on our computer, not printed out or posted to the web. But since a lot of people might talk about cameras, I'm going to post about a different technology: farming technology. Technology has helped farming to become a lot more precise. Many tractors and harvesting equipment now have GPS technology, which allows farmers to map yield levels throughout an individual field. This can help them to make more informed decisions about planting and fertilizing in future years. The Internet also gives farmers access to up to date market information and prices. I could go on... ;-) Technology is already impacting farming in major ways and, as with other aspects of our lives, its influence is growing.

Week 3, Thing 6

I explored a lot of the Flickr mash-up sites but I think one of my favorite sites was the CD/DVD cover creator on fd's Flickr Toys website. You can take any picture and create a CD or DVD cover. So, you can burn a CD with a personalized playlist and make a personalized CD cover to match. I had a friend who gave all of her wedding guests (small wedding) a CD full of songs that meant something to her and her husband. This site would have been a great way to personalize the favors even more by adding a picture or a note on the case.

Week 3, Thing 5

New born
Originally uploaded by Essjay NZ

Flickr is a lot of fun. The number of pictures found for just about any search term is amazing. I even tried some of my favorite country music artists. I chose this Jersey calf picture from Flickr because I used to show Jersey cows for 4-H when I was younger.

Week 2, Thing 3

Since you're reading this, I've obviously completed Thing 3, setting up a blog and posting. I had to use Blogger as part of an assignment for LATI so I was already somewhat familiar with the site. It's fairly user friendly.

Week 1, Thing 2

I started listening to the online tutorial last Tuesday evening while we were slow at RIS but about 2/3 the way through we had an influx of patrons and I had to stop. I just finished it today (almost a week later). Trying to complete this "23 things" program may be challenging without any off the desk time. I think one of the easiest habits for me is beginning with an end in mind. I find that I work better when I have a definite plan or goal that I'm trying to accomplish. One of the hardest habits for me may be creating my learning toolbox. It doesn't seem like I have time for courses most of the time and I don't like to spend money of things (like new technologies) that I might not use very often.

Week 1, Thing 1

I read the introduction to the program. I've played around with some of the technologies we're covering before but some will be new to me.