Hey there!

Thanks for visiting the Library STEW 13 Things Blog.  In order to report each of the things you accomplish, you will be asked to make a comment on this blog.  For example, if you attend the June 11th Firefox workshop and do the two associated ‘things’, come to this blog, find the entry for the Firefox workshop, click ‘Comments’, log in, and leave a reflection on each ‘thing’ you accomplish.

If you complete all 13 things, you will receive a certificate of completion and be entered to win a really awesome prize!

Ok - now for your first ‘thing’:

• Make a comment on this entry.  This can simply say ‘Hello World’.

Right on!

June 11th, 12 - 1pm, B20

For this workshop, your ‘things’ are:

• Add the UT Arlington LibX extension to your Firefox browser and let us know if you like it!
• Add any other Firefox extension and tell us about it!

Let us know you’ve completed them by posting a comment to this entry reflecting on your experiences accomplishing these tasks.

June 18th, 12 - 1pm, B20

For this workshop, your ‘things’ are:

• Create a Google Doc and add collaborators
• Try out a difference Google Doc document type

Let us know you’ve completed them by posting a comment to this entry reflecting on your experiences accomplishing these tasks.

July 9th, 12 - 1pm, B20

For this workshop, your ‘things’ are:

• Create an account at the bookmarking site of your choice and post site and user name here. If created on ma.gnolia, also join the Group UTA Library STEW
• Install the browser buttons or toolbar and tag a website
• Add a colleague to your network or to your contacts, depending on the bookmarking site chosen, unless you chose Jumptags, which doesn’t have contacts or networks.

Let us know you’ve completed them by posting a comment to this entry reflecting on your experiences accomplishing these tasks.

July 16th, 12 - 1pm, B20

For this workshop, your ‘things’ are:

• Create a personal space in Maverick Wikis
• Comment on someone else’s wiki

Let us know you’ve completed them by posting a comment to this entry reflecting on your experiences accomplishing these tasks.

July 23rd, 12 - 1pm, B20

For this workshop, your ‘things’ are:

• Post your thoughts on the  most useful feature of a next generation catalog

Let us know you’ve completed them by posting a comment to this entry reflecting on your experiences accomplishing these tasks.  See also our handout including in-class exercises and links to further readings and the OPACs we looked at.

August 6th, 12 - 1pm, Digital Media Studio

For this workshop, your ‘things’ are:

• Create an account at YouTube.com
• Mark your favorite videos in your account

Let us know you’ve completed them by posting a comment to this entry reflecting on your experiences accomplishing these tasks.