My Sister Blog

The Memoirs of a Modern Librarian (or a librarian in-the-making!)


This is a blog I recently created that chronicles my exploration into Web 2.0 and how technology has affected the library and information science profession.

Embedding a PPT into a Blog using Sky Drive

Here is the PowerPoint presentation I created for the Presentation Module for this class. I learned how to embed this presentation by following a Microsoft tutorial and using Sky Drive on Windows Live. If I were to make changes to the PPT slides in Sky Drive, they would automatically update in my blog. 

Windows Live: Sky Drive

I have been very interested lately in Web 2.0 and how it can be used to increase a library's presence. Because of this, I have been playing around with Web 2.0 applications that I am not yet familiar with. As a millennial (born in 1984) I regularly use Facebook, instant messaging, and more, but there are many other applications I have yet to encounter. Because of a random email from Microsoft, I have just discovered Windows Live and Sky Drive. I think it's pretty neat that you can create a Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote document on Windows Life and store it online in Sky Drive for free. It also looks as though you can invite others to collaborate on the documents with you. It sounds like it may be similar to Google Docs. I have also found that I can use Sky Drive to upload a PowerPoint presentation file and embed it into a blog. So I am going to attempt to embed the PPT presentation I created for this class and embed it into this blog. We'll see what happens! Technology can be pretty neat. :)

Here is the link to the tutorial for embedding a PPT into a blog:
http://blogs.office.com/b/office_blog/archive/2010/09/24/say-more-in-your-blog-with-embedded-powerpoint-and-excel-files.aspx