Updated Common Craft Love

Posted on Jan 28, 2008 02:30:10 PM

Today,  I recently sent this email to a library looking for some gentle 2.0 explanations. Of course Common Craft came to mind instantly. What would you add to the list? I tried to make it a universal set, so please feel free to use these at your next meeting.—-There is a wonderful website called Common Craft that I have found invaluable when explaining all of this wacky 2.0 stuff. You can find their quick (around 4 minutes for the longest one) videos here: http://www.commoncraft.com/Here are some discussion questions you may want to use after watching each video.Blogs - http://www.commoncraft.com/blogsWhat would you, or the library do with a blog?Do you think your / the library’s blog would inspire patron comments? If not, what would you do to create the inspiration? (sometimes a simple criticism will inspire months of conversation. see http://www.libraryforlife.org/blogs/lifeline/?p=2752)How would you answer Lee’s (the guy narrating) questions?Wikis - http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-englishCan you think of a time when a wiki would have been useful for a committee, family trip, etc.?Do you still think wikis are scary? Will you try it anyway?RSS - http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_englishHow many sites do you visit daily using the “old, slow way”?Are you already using RSS? Which reader do you use?Social Networking - http://www.commoncraft.com/video-social-networkingDo you belong to any social networks?Do you think they’re just a way to clog patron computers?Have you visited any of the sites mentioned in the video? Were they useful?Social Bookmarking - http://www.commoncraft.com/bookmarking-plain-englishHow long is your bookmarks list on desk?Can you see a collaborative use for this kind of bookmarking?Is this just another 2.0 thing that you won’t really use? (this one seems to have a bit more trouble with buy in.) (Source: blog.skagirlie.net)
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