Thing #7

I set up a google severe weather alert ("as it happens") in Houston. My library has no windows, and I never know how bad the weather is getting while I am busy with students and classes. Houston has some severe rains (not to mention the hurricane warnings), so I will keep my e-mail up to receive these alerts. It was so easy to do. I also like the calendar. Currently, I use Express, but I liked Google's better. It has clear graphics and is very easy to use. The tabs at the top with week, month etc. view is easier to use that Express. I added a holiday calendar too. You can merge the two calendars or keep them separate. I tried to put the holiday calendar on my blog but so far have had no luck doing so. I keep copying the HTML code they give me into the blog composer, but it is not taking. So you will not get to see this calendar. I can see it when I log on to google. My searches with the google scholar were not as successful as the ones on the excellent databases purchased by our school district. I researched topics that the teachers have used in my library such as critical articles on author's works and the significance of these authors. Most of what I found, however, was available only through purchase. If you wanted to read beyond a preview, you had to buy the book or buy time at a website. I downloaded Google Earth and love it. I have a friend who is going to Aberdeen, Scotland this month and one who is going to Qatar. I spent a lot of time on Google Earth "touring" the terrain, zooming in on the sites, buildings etc. Touring the streets, I felt as though I were in Aberdeen.