Library signs on Prezi

Google Calendar

I wish all the teachers were using Gmail, Google Docs and Google Calendar!

We have all the library classes on it, and also the scheduled meetings, so everyone can see when we have free slots, and so they can plan their time more efficiently, without going back and forth asking which time is ok with us. That would be so much easier for everyone.

I liked the Brave New World video and how it's comparing 20th century learning with the one in the 21st century.

http://blip.tv/file/1262079/

So true - you can see all the benefits of the technology in learning.

Google Docs

I've been using Google Docs with Jennie and Vlad, mostly regarding library stuff - different lists of books, wish lists, list of book donations, etc.
It works perfectly because anyone can add titles and names at any time. And since we are on different campuses, this saves us time, and we don't have to think whether we told the other person about some new idea or not - you just jot it down in Google Docs and everyone can see it, comment it, contribute.

I have to say, Google Docs are among my favorite apps - no more sending word documents as attachments back and forth, re-naming them (1,2,3 newest, blah, blah...), forgetting to send a document from home, and you need it at work, etc.
Oh, and the option of making folders and organize the documents is super helpful, too!

Whoever came up with the idea of shared docs - I salute thee!

Kindergarten blog - Books we read in the Library (on The Global Student Collaborative)

This is Kindergarten blog on the Global Student Collaborative page that Paul McKenzie started:

http://gscollaborative.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=0g7fa20d1iquy

I post the stories we read during our storytimes, and then kinders post their comments about the story.

Check it out, post a comment or two, kinders would be happy to see that someone is reading their blog and their thoughts.

Thanks!

Me, the mighty blogger :P

Hey, check out my other blogs:

http://jordanovic.blogspot.com/ - Blog started to present illustrations done by yours truly.

http://krivivir.blogspot.com/ - Blog about the most beautiful village in Serbia :)

Gmail

I can't really remember when or why I started using Gmail, but once I opened the account, I stopped using the other ones (Yahoo, Hotmail).
I guess Gmail works with me, mostly because it's nicely organized and there are no advertisements on the side or any other crap. I don't get spams. It's all there in one spot - emails, chat, buzz. I love the buzz! The best from Twitter and Facebook together!
The only thing I hate is that I can't get some people to use it! It would be so much easier to chat and share ideas and stuff! They say there's this Trillian software now, so they don't need to change their messenger - we can chat even though we have different ones. Anyway, there's always an answer back...

The new victim

My dear colleague Ms. Ivana Brasic agreed to have me as her mentor for 23 things PD next year.
I look forward to working with her and I'll do my best not just to show her how things work, but to have her actively use these tools for her work in the future.

Reflections on 23 things

I remembered one TV comic show where a young guy asks his "nerd" younger brother to teach him to become a ".com" millionaire. He says "I don't wanna loose to much time, so just show me where is the "dot button", and where is the "com button". :)))
Well, I felt like I knew a lots of things before this course, and I thought it would be this easy as this guy did. Well, it wasn't so easy, and I realized how much I didn't know. The whole new world of sharing and getting usefull information opened to me thanks to this PD. I intend to use it as best as possible, and to show what I know now to other people. (I already have two friends who would like to benefit from my knowledge :))
I can say that in a way I am a .com millionaire, since I am so much reacher now with the knowledge from the web that I obtained and will get (and share) in times to come. :)
Thanks Jennie!

Comment on Mark Federman's lecture

http://www.tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?video?BI_Full_20081129_834108_MarkFederman

Very nice and interesting lecture. Good points of view presented in an appealing and charming way.
But watching again the video of Mark Federman's lecture, I couldn't help feeling sad and a bit angry about the education system in my country... The other day I talked to my friend who has just finished her studies of Russian language, I remembered this lecture and realized just how light years away we are from what this man is talking about. Not only that we are not encouraged to explore the possiblities of education through sharing and connecting, it seems that our educators try to prevent us from expanding our knowledge. Being narrow-minded (which is one thing educator must certanlly not be), they transfer their inertness to their students as well. I don't know how the new generations deal with this, but mine didn't benefit from that. We seem to be the "middle generation", we were not taught to think critically, we were demanded only to repeat what they dictated us on the lectures. Year after year they would deliver their lectures in the same way, not even bothering to change something...
I may sound bitter, but I can't help wondering, if my working environment hasn't been such as it is, would I ever discover this whole new world of opportunities on my own? Would it ever occur to me to search information on the web the ways I do now? I look at my friends, and I am the most PC literate of them all... Why is that so? They have computers, but they don't know how to use them in their full potential. Nobody showed them. My friend told me that she learned from her colleague about russian web sites she can use. God forbid that they were given that information on the actual lecture by the professors. And it didn't occure to her to try and find them herself. Now that she knows, she searches and finds stuff with no problems at all. The whole new world that she didn't know exsisted, opens to her now.
There's no Serbia on iTunes... How long will it pass until our Universities see as a perfect natural thing to put their lectures on iTunes U? I don't know...
Anyway, I did enjoy Mark's lecture (even though it was a bit long :)), and I am happy to know there are so many possibilities of learning which we can use better then ever before, as a life-long learners should :)

Cc Work websites

http://mashable.com/2007/10/27/creative-commons/

http://sixrevisions.com/resources/30-excellent-resources-for-graphic-design-freebies/

http://ccmixter.org/

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Google Reader Page

Here's a shot of my Google Reader page - finally!

Tweet Tweet

My Twitter username is rjordanovic.

Bookmarks for Draginja

Here are some of the websites I thought Draginja would find useful.

Edible picture (by my mom :))

My mom made this "picture" for her friend's birthday.
She made it out of different types of cheese, salad, carrots, kiwi, and some other stuff.
Her friend likes cheese, but I don't think she will eat this one :)

Delicious

My Delicious username is rjordanovic.

My Voki

Get a Voki now!

How to check wich books you have signed out

Not sure which book you need to return to the library?
Just follow these easy steps:

My Add-ons

Here's the list of add-ons I got:

-Cooliris
-Fireshot
-Foxmarks
-Delicious bookmark
-Better gmail
-Xoopit for Gmail

Illustrations for ORCA

I made these illustrations for Organization for Respect and Care for Animals (ORCA).
They will be on a poster designed and distributed by ORCA to every public school in Belgrade. I will get one poster for ISB as soon as it's printed out. :)

By the way, I made this video in Picassa by selecting all the pictures i wanted to include and then clicking on Make a video icon. You can add text, music and edit your movie. Picassa rules! :P

Hope you like them :)

Fun with Picassa

 

I made this collage in Picassa with just couple of simple clicks, and it saved me a huge amount of time for working on the Winter Show Yearbook page.

Explaining Web 2.0

"Explaining Web 2.0 is as easy as nailing some jelly on a wall"
Here's in my opinion a pretty good talk about Web 2.0.

Web 2.0 - WiZiQ short tutorial

My iGoogle page

This is my iGoogle page.

Cute animal pics and a Homer Simpson's quote... What better way to start a day?

On this page: " Son, if you really want something from this life, you have to work for it. Now, quiet! They are about to announce the lottery numbers!"
Homer Simpson

The wise man has spoken!

Gmail contact page

This is what my Gmail contact page looks like.

Yes, you are all there :)

Google Talk on my Desktop

Library Assistant Dexter

How about picking Dexter for our Library Squad?
It takes a long time to load, but I love it! It's actually the second cartoon in the set.

Now, I promise I'll be more serious in the future regarding things I put on my blog, but I got sucked into this "creating a blog" thing, plus I want to have those in one spot.
It's all Jennie's fault anyway... :)

http://www.watchtvsitcoms.com/DextersLab/S04E02.php

Mr. Bean in the Library

This episode makes me feel less angry with kids who make a mess in the library... :)))

Reading rules!

Read, and you'll have better chances with women :D

Change the World in 5 minutes

Here are some ideas for the classroom teachers when they teach environmental sustainability...
Do we recycle cell phones in Belgrade? I don't know... I don't think so...