FIRST TRY @ BLOGGING

My first impression of WebCT was that it is exactly (with some small differences) like my online classes, so I should not have any problem working in it. Learning about the new gadgets technology puts out is a fun thing to do, but it’s hard to keep up since there is something new coming out or something is upgraded and improve on. I try to keep up with my kids and grandkids but it seems when I finally get something, they are into something new with technology. From this class I hope to learn all the new technology in Blogging, RSS and Newsreaders, Tagging, Folksonopies, Technorati, Wikis, Podcasting, Video and Downloadable. I’ve seen the different blogs in my kids MySpace accounts and found them very informative. Blogging is something I wanted to try but just never took the time to research and try. I enjoy reading them, but I am not great at writing them. At first I thought it would be like a chat room (e-mail version) and I am not a big fan of those. In researching and reading some I found that I did enjoy them. This is my first blog, hopefully I did it right. I have read some blogs every since I took the Blog Workshop back in December, but I have never written one or commented on anyone else's.

I have read some blogs that I googled to find out information regarding Self-Publishing in the World of African American Literacy. There seems to be a lot of information out there and a lot of people trying to get into self-publishing, especially with African American or Urban books. I found quite a few blogs on this subject but one of that caught my attention was http://literarydish.wordpress.com/ , because it gave quite a few different authors whose books are published and on shelves now and the different African American Publishing companies out their to help you get started. Two other blogs that gave information on the author’s personal experience, samples of their writings, and other different events that are coming up pertaining to this subject was http://www.themillionsblog.com/ .

The information in these blogs would be of great use for libraries to use when they have patrons who are trying to obtain information on a particular subject. Blogging makes getting a lot of information easy and saves a lot on time. It’s a great time management tool.