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Unbelievable....... what a fantastic learning experience this has been!!! I have been able to explore things that I never knew where out there. I must admit in the beginning I was concerned that I would not be able to make it through all 23 things, but each week I looked forward to the next discovery. WOW, what a amazing ride it has been!!!

I think my favorite discovery was of creating a blog. I had no idea that it could be so easy and fun. I also enjoy flickr, in fact I have been doing alot of picture taking and I also loved creating my avatar. In fact she is now included in all my emails. AND........I am not sure how I lived without finding feeds.

Thank you for this great oppurtunity to learn and have FUN!

#22 Downloadable Media

I have explored Wowio, Librivox, and HCPL. I think each of these has something to offer to the public. I liked the fact that Wowio had the top books category and the book of the month and I thought that Librivox had one up on them because of the Record Chapters that is kind of neat. I thought it would be a wonderful idea for parents to be able to record their voice for their children to listen to (on children's book). I still think HCPL is the BEST because it is so user friendly. I like how all of the categories are broken down(audio, books, music. video, etc.). I also like the fact that when someone is checking out the site for the first time it has the tour, borrowing policies, and compatible devices. Another neat feature is the "first time digital media" button. I found that to be very helpful.

#21 Podcasts

http://www.trans4mind.com/metamorphosis-podcast.xml This podcast info. I found to be very interesting and uplifting. I have added this feed to my blogline account. I found many more that I will add at a later date. This is something very new to me and I hope to explore more. I did explore a little of the NYTimes.com book review. I like how they have a new book to look at daily. I explored some other book reviews, one I enjoyed is http://rachelsreviews.libsyn.com/rss I have listed some of her book reviews in the side column.

Wk. 9: #20 YouTube

A fun place to explore and view video's of interest and a great place to catch up on new events that you might have missed. One thing that I did not care for was some of the comments and responses used are offensive. I suppose that is to be expected. Everyone has a right to his/her opinion.

I love music, therefore I chose a music video to view. I adore Josh Groban the singer, my favorite song of all time is "Somewhere over the Rainbow", and my favorite movie of all time is the "Wizard of Oz". I was amazed that I was able to find all 3 in one video. The video is called "Josh Groban - Somewhere over the Rainbow". I loved how they had many scenes from the movie as a back drop behind the two singers. Another, one I checked out briefly was the Pet & Animal. I loved the Cat Talking! I have an indoor cat and a outdoor cat and they chat to each other through the window in the exact same way.