Thing 7 - Content Saving and Sharing

I have a Pinterest account and I look at it periodically. It just has never really caught on with me. Just an observation - it does seem to be something that many girls use and not a lot of boys use. I think that it would be good to have a Pinterest Board for the library that other readers would look at and contribute too.

Thing 6 - Creating and Editing Docs

For Thing 6 I focused on Quickoffice.

I liked how easy it was to use. I put the app on my iPhone and iPad. I was able to create and edit office documents with this app. I do like the spell check feature.

I think students at our high school will be focusing on Google Drive for their document needs. This app may be more helpful when they leave high school and get out into the business world.

Thing 5 - Notetaking

Ok - so this will be a weak and pathetic post. I tried downloading and using
Springpad as a note taking app. I thought it was so-so. I am using Evernote and I'm sure they get lots of publicity. But it works well for me and I like it. And I am ready to move on to the next thing.

23 Mobile Things - Thing 4 - Keeping Up

I do admit I miss my Google Reader. That was a great for keeping up with different websites and blogs. Since then I have looked at a thing or two but haven't found anything I liked. So this "Keeping Up - Thing 4" intrigued me.

I already have Flipboard of my phone and iPad. I just hadn't set up an account. So I did which was fairly easy. After watching the video on 23 Mobile Things, it seems like it can do a lot. However I did not find it super easy to use. How do I follow a blog I can't find in search? What is the difference between my Flipboard (Subscriptions) and my Magazines? I know I'll get it eventually the more I use it.

And that is the thing. Everything has a learning curve. Maybe the most successful apps have a simplicity and ease of use that is higher then others. I know things evolve as well. I will continue to use Flipboard and watch how it evolves.

PS - Just saw this link in Publishers Weekly that Flipboard drives the most traffic publisher's way. 

Google Doc Embed Test

This is a test of embedding a Google doc to see if link works.

April is National Poetry month

April is National Poetry month. Check out this website and create some magnetic poetry. Come to the library and see if you can find our magnetic poetry chair.

Corkboard

Click on this link and add a note to my "corkboard."
How can this be used at school?