Thing 10: Learning Objectives for Skype/Meebo

By the end of this lesson and set of exercises, you will be to:

1. Differentiate between two online chatting options: Skype and Meebo.
2. Navigate and use the Skype interface, including adding contacts and making calls.
3. Use Meebo to chat with contacts in other instant messaging systems.

Thing 7: Learning Objectives for Social Bookmarking

At the end of this activity, you will be able to:

1. Describe “social bookmarking” and its related term “folksonomy”.
2. Navigate and use del.icio.us, a social bookmarking system (including set up an account, bookmark a page, and search others’ networks).
3. Demonstrate familiarity with one other social bookmarking system.
4. Identify possible applications of social bookmarking in the library.

Thing 5: RSS Feeds and Readers

• Be able to locate feeds and add them to a reader site.
• Be able to locate and set up alerting systems for library databases.