Blog Readers

During my search for my choice of Blog Reader I explored Digg Reader, NewsBlur, Feedly, Bloglovin, and Tumblr.  The one I least liked was DiggReader because I could not search any blog unless I sign up.  I also disliked NewBlur because the home page is more for marketing, I did not think it was user friendly.  Feedly and Bloglovin were good contenders.  Both are nicely organized and easy to navigate.  I did like the way they present the blogs, but I ultimately chose to use Tumblr because it is most visually appealing to me.  I liked the overall presentation of the blogs in boxes.  I like that you can add any visual to the blog.  The short videos or video exerts give the blog more personality.


I chose to follow the following Blogs:

http://thepinakes.tumblr.com/

The blog is created by a librarian, Joshua Beatty.  He has written many criticism of the 2000 ACRL Standards and the new draft Framework for Information Literacy.  Beatty's posts are interesting he has many ideas to share.  

http://everyprettybook.tumblr.com/

This blog is great for all book lovers.  I like the quote use in the personal description, "When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.'' I also like the other blog post.  Specially the Ban this book post.

http://text-block.tumblr.com/

The blog created by Jennifer Parson, a librarian from a library consortium from the American Midwest.  Parson is a self proclaimed book nerd.  She post interesting findings and is open to for anyone to ask her any question to help.

http://childlitfan.tumblr.com/

This blog is helpful to find elementary school library ideas and more.  I like this blog because it has a variety of information and I like the quotes used in the blogs.

http://school-library.tumblr.com/

This blog is a nostalgic remembrance of the past.  The creator of the blog looks back on the books he read when young.  I choose this blog because I want to see the difference in books from the past to the books students are reading now in days.

Where teens seek online privacy advice.

Lenhart, A.  Where teens seek online privacy advice. Pew Research Center’s Internet & Life Project.  Web. 19 Sept. 2014. <http://www.pewinternet.org/files/old-media//Files/Reports/2013/PIP_TeensandPrivacyAdvice.pdf>.

In the report, Where teens seek online privacy advice, the report interviewed teenagers ages ranging from 12 - 17.  The results state that teens seek online privacy advice mostly from friends and peers, 42%.  Secondly ranked, teens consult with their parents for online privacy advice, 41%.

I was surprised at the report's findings.  Even though some teenagers say or seem more independent they still rely on their parents' input.  The investigation separated the results by gender.  75% of female seek online privacy advice from any source including parents.  Compared to 66% of male that seek online privacy advice from any source including parents.  These results were interesting to me.  It made me think about if females are more cautious on the information they display on their online profiles or posts.  Are women more cautious with online information?

17 page report

Infographics

Infographics are great to present information in a more visually appealing manner.  The three websites I explored are Easelly, Piktochart, and Infogr.am.

Easelly

I found the most visually appealing.  It also has a more variety to choose from templates than the other two websites.

Piktochart

Very visually appealing, but has a limited selection of templates to use.  You have to upgrade in order to have access more templates.

Infogr.am

Visually appealing and easy to use both on infographics or charts.  I would personally use Infogr.am to present data using the variety of charts available.  The infographic templates are very much alike, just a change in color.

For the Mining Pew assignment I choose the topic:

Lenhart, A.  Where teens seek online privacy advice. Pew Research Center’s Internet & Life Project.  Web. 19 Sept. 2014. < http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/08/15/where-teens-seek-online-privacy-advice/>.

17 page report

http://www.easel.ly/create/?id=https://s3.amazonaws.com/easel.ly/all_easels/527318/MiningPew1&key=pri

Facebook

I know about Facebook, but I have never used it until now.  I know it is a great tool for communication.  Social media is the way all young people communicate.  I am still learning how to navigate.  I hope to get comfortable to use and implement Facebook in the future.

The Brownsville Public Library has been on Face book since 2013.  Compared to other public libraries Brownsville Public Library is fairly new to Facebook.

During the summer the Brownsville Public Library offers activities and movies.  Because I did not have a Facebook before I would use a summer calendar for the dates and activities offered.

From Austin Public Library

I searched for any local high school that have any Facebook page, but no luck.  I did find public high schools further north that had a Facebook page.

After searching around Facebook and reading the comments I realized that Facebook can be a great communicative tool.  There are many benefits to communicate through Facebook.  Libraries can keep patrons informed of coming events and contest.  

I have been in hiding for too long.  I think it is time to go out and explore social media.