Week 2 - Online Communties

• What Online Community did you choose? FACEBOOK
  
• What do you like most about it? Hmmm difficult to decide. I love being able to see at a glance what's going on in the lives of family and friends. But I really enjoy being able to play Lexulous (Scrabble type game) with friends from afar and chat with them at the same time.
  
• How have you used this Community? I have posted some of my educational and work experience background along with some biographical highlights in case someone in cyberspace is interested in contacting me for networking or just as a friend. I have also connected with many friends from the past, lots of cousins, and several current friends.
  
• How do you see yourself using it in the future? Probably more of the same as above.
  
• Can you see your library using this Online Community? Well, my primary job is as a school librarian and our school (as many others) have blocked access to Facebook and other social networks. So, I doubt if I could use it in that setting. I did help set up a Facebook account at Leavenworth Public Library however. How? It is used to increase public awareness of our library services, programs, resources and location.
  
• Add a link to your blog to your Online Community profile so others can find you... Cindy Hesser on Facebook
  

What are your favorite books?

Picking out just a few of my favorite books is a difficult task - there are so many that I have enjoyed reading. I am posting a few below. What are yours?

Little Women Little Men David Copperfield Wuthering Heights Cheaper By the Dozen Harry Potter Angela's Ashes Tis' Poisonwood Bible Adventures of Tom Sawyer Huck Finn Holes Great Gilly Hopkins DaVinci Code Chicken Soup books

Useful Online Resources for Research

I have been gathering useful websites that our students might find useful during the research process for completing assignments at Basehor-Linwood Middle School in Linwood, Kansas. I have a list of interactive links on one of my school webpages -

Online Reference Tools

Do you have any others to suggest that you think students could use? If so, please post them, thanks!