Thursday, February 28, 2008
#17 (Week 7) Wikis and Learning 2.0
Monday, February 25, 2008
#16 (Week 7) Discovering Wikis
After viewing the many wiki sites it is amazing the various ways this technology can be used. I work with high school students who are always willing to share their opinions on books they have read. One of my projects will be to create a school book lovers wiki.
Seeing the different sites that offer free wiki space was interesting. I recently started a wiki on Wikispaces with the MSLA Recommended Information Fluency Standards for Grades 9 to12. My goal is to present this to the staff to document how the classroom teachers are meeting these standards within the curriculum. It is time to explore the other sites and find which one I find the best fit for my future wiki projects.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
#15 (Week 6) Web2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries
As I began my readings for this week the realization has come that in the process of learning about Web 2.0 tools I am beginning to re-evaluate my library and what can be changed to make it a resource that will benefit future students. In Away from Icebergs Rick Anderson says “it no longer makes sense to collect information products as if they were hard to get.” That one statement has opened my mind to a redesigning my budget and how I spend the money I do have.
But what must be considered is how to best spend the money in the budget to purchase technology that will enhance the learning experience of our students and not “buy technology for the sake of technology” and make decisions “that redesigns for ease of use, user involvement and easily added/re-configured pieces” as Michael Stephens suggests in Into a new world of librarianship. This week one of my projects will be to look at my space and research possibilities for implementing changes.
Participating in The 23 Things has been a wonderful experience and learning about the many new web tools and reading new ideas about the future of libraries has made me see the need to change my thinking and reach out to the students and teachers in different ways.
But I will always keep trying to find the perfect book for a student to read and enjoy. Attending a Young Adult Workshop each year to keep knowledgeable on new titles will continue to be a priority for me. It is finding the balance that will be important and that includes attending workshops that will broaden my thinking – I am attending the Computers in Libraries conference in
Friday, February 22, 2008
#14 (Week 6) Technorati and tags
I have explored Technorati and it may not be a site I use frequently. Reading family blogs is fun but I am not inclined to spend a great deal of my online time reading blogs. When doing the keyword search in Blog posts, in tags and in the Blog directory there were some differences but many of the results were connected to the 23 things that are part of this discovery learning program.
Technorati does do a great job searching and tracking blogs. In a previous post I mentioned a Web 2.0 site I did not find useful and within an hour I had a request from the site to get feedback on my experience.
Friday, February 8, 2008
#13 (Week 6) – Discovering Del-icio-us
My Del-icio-us account is up and running and I think as time goes on it will become a great tool for me to manage my online favorites both at work and home. Unfortunately, the tutorial was not working but as I explored the many links it became evident what a useful tool this will be. I have added the SJLibraryLearning2 RSS feed to my bloglines. In a very short amount of time I have incorporated Web 2.0 tools into my online life and these tools have impacted the way I use the Internet.
What I have come to realize is the Internet and the Web 2.0 tools that are developing can take a great deal of the hours in a day and I personally will work hard to not let the computer consume my daily life.
