Thursday, April 16, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Week Nine: Thing #23
It seems to me that Creative Commons sums up the whole Web 2.0 movement with creativity as the main theme. People can show, share, and remix each others creations to reuse, recycle and return them for everyone to view, again. Again, very overwhelming to get the feel of how many creations are out there and available. It amazes me that anyone gets anything else accomplished during the day---like work and life, for example!
I really like the movies that explain what Creative Commons is all about. Watching the “searchcast’ I finally figured out that Creative Commons is a search engine and you can locate it when you are using Firefox/Google. Knocking down the fences so collaboration, sharing and remixing can take place in real time is amazing. This is a worldwide movement! It is not all or none as it is with Copyright “all rights reserved and ask permission”. Creative Commons allows people to decide how much or how little a piece of work a person has created can be used by others. It is a big change. All very exciting!
And in the end-----
Though I have dabbled with Web 2.0 things for a few years, this class helped me take a deeper look at the many features.
* I learned how the internet has become a place where people are now able to post their own creations instead of just consuming information.
* I now have a better understanding of how the young people I work with use the internet and its many sites for social interactions, education and entertainment.
* I have discovered a lot of features that will help students in their learning.
* Now that I have seen some of these great free programs I have a bigger job of sharing them with other teachers and students.
* The hope is that working together we can enhance our student’s learning as we incorporate technological tools into every day teaching.
* One more time I am humbled because the more I know the more I realize how much I do not know!
Thank you, Ann. You are a wonderful facilitator and a great teacher!
I really like the movies that explain what Creative Commons is all about. Watching the “searchcast’ I finally figured out that Creative Commons is a search engine and you can locate it when you are using Firefox/Google. Knocking down the fences so collaboration, sharing and remixing can take place in real time is amazing. This is a worldwide movement! It is not all or none as it is with Copyright “all rights reserved and ask permission”. Creative Commons allows people to decide how much or how little a piece of work a person has created can be used by others. It is a big change. All very exciting!
And in the end-----
Though I have dabbled with Web 2.0 things for a few years, this class helped me take a deeper look at the many features.
* I learned how the internet has become a place where people are now able to post their own creations instead of just consuming information.
* I now have a better understanding of how the young people I work with use the internet and its many sites for social interactions, education and entertainment.
* I have discovered a lot of features that will help students in their learning.
* Now that I have seen some of these great free programs I have a bigger job of sharing them with other teachers and students.
* The hope is that working together we can enhance our student’s learning as we incorporate technological tools into every day teaching.
* One more time I am humbled because the more I know the more I realize how much I do not know!
Thank you, Ann. You are a wonderful facilitator and a great teacher!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Week Nine: Thing #22
I have heard of sites where you can download audio books for free and it was informational to explore this site---Project Gutenberg. I found many titles available to be read from the screen of the computer, and others that were recorded books. The information about each title explains if the book is read by a person or in some cases, read by a computer. I found the books read by a computer a little bit harder to follow. I suppose if I were to listen to the computer read book for a longer period of time I might understand it better, but there seems to be a great deal missing in comparison to books read aloud by a person. I have added this link to my library home page for patrons.
World Public Library charges $8.95 per year to be a member to their collection, which is a small amount for access to so many books. For one month (July 4-August 4) this site will allow some of their books to be downloaded for free.
One other site I explored is "Mobile Books". At this site you can pay for a subscription to download books onto your iPhone. Very cool for those who commute or would like to use their iPhones to read from. The site has instructions for using your iPhone menu options to manipulate the book on the screen. You can even bookmark your place at the touch of a button.
World Public Library charges $8.95 per year to be a member to their collection, which is a small amount for access to so many books. For one month (July 4-August 4) this site will allow some of their books to be downloaded for free.
One other site I explored is "Mobile Books". At this site you can pay for a subscription to download books onto your iPhone. Very cool for those who commute or would like to use their iPhones to read from. The site has instructions for using your iPhone menu options to manipulate the book on the screen. You can even bookmark your place at the touch of a button.
Chapter 4: New Tools in Schools
In this chapter the authors wrote about examples of schools that are using new technology. Of course I had to perform a quick internet search for "The New Tech High Learning System" and the "New Technology Foundation". What I found mirrors what our text states. Again, the main obstacle for more schools to implement this system is funding. Another of the models this chapter describes used community partnerships to implement internet connectivity between schools and homes. But the aspect that really makes sense to me in this example is the 120 hours of curriculum based professional development offered to staff. Staff development is definitely a missing piece in my district.
In the examples of how teachers are using blogs, wikis, podcasting, and digital storytelling in their classrooms I agree with the statement that one technological tool may be a better application than another for a specific project. This is where the teacher's knowledge of Web 2.0 tools can really help.
As I read and looked up the web sites listed in this chapter I realize again how much information is available; an overwhelming amount. It seems our district is behind in many ways but ahead a few. Here it is mostly up to the individual teachers to figure out how to implement Web 2.0 tools into their teaching. And, as a school librarian, it is my place to support efforts made by teachers in implementing the use of Web 2.0 tools in classrooms.
I have emailed the High School Journalism Broadcast Project link to one of our teachers. Even if our district does not qualify for grants, I think he might be interested in other information the site has to offer.
In the examples of how teachers are using blogs, wikis, podcasting, and digital storytelling in their classrooms I agree with the statement that one technological tool may be a better application than another for a specific project. This is where the teacher's knowledge of Web 2.0 tools can really help.
As I read and looked up the web sites listed in this chapter I realize again how much information is available; an overwhelming amount. It seems our district is behind in many ways but ahead a few. Here it is mostly up to the individual teachers to figure out how to implement Web 2.0 tools into their teaching. And, as a school librarian, it is my place to support efforts made by teachers in implementing the use of Web 2.0 tools in classrooms.
I have emailed the High School Journalism Broadcast Project link to one of our teachers. Even if our district does not qualify for grants, I think he might be interested in other information the site has to offer.
Week Nine: Thing #21
Podcasts are a great tool to use for creating and posting audio or video onto the internet. “Yahoo: What is a podcast” and “podcast.net” are dead end links. “Podcast alley.com” lists some titles that would hopefully be blocked from our school network.
I am interested in finding free music to be played in the background of student created podcasts and videos. I first explored “Free Music Archives”. This is a site where anyone who wants to can post their musical creations. I was disappointed that I could not search for just “instrumental” songs and it looked like from the titles of some songs that there might be some inappropriate songs to be used by students. So I moved on to (EPN) Educational Podcast Network which I found to be more useful for educational purposes. Some of the random links would not work, but the ones that did were great. I explored the secondary podcasts and found some great ones. I especially liked the link “New Books In History: Discussions with Historians about their Work” category where interviews with authors were cast.
Maybe as I explore podcasts a bit more I will understand why sometimes they open in iTunes and sometimes in QuickTime, or sometimes not at all. I also wonder when the word podcast will no longer be underlined in red by MS Word.
I am interested in finding free music to be played in the background of student created podcasts and videos. I first explored “Free Music Archives”. This is a site where anyone who wants to can post their musical creations. I was disappointed that I could not search for just “instrumental” songs and it looked like from the titles of some songs that there might be some inappropriate songs to be used by students. So I moved on to (EPN) Educational Podcast Network which I found to be more useful for educational purposes. Some of the random links would not work, but the ones that did were great. I explored the secondary podcasts and found some great ones. I especially liked the link “New Books In History: Discussions with Historians about their Work” category where interviews with authors were cast.
Maybe as I explore podcasts a bit more I will understand why sometimes they open in iTunes and sometimes in QuickTime, or sometimes not at all. I also wonder when the word podcast will no longer be underlined in red by MS Word.
Chapter 1: New World, New Web, New Skills
Yes, it is a different, global world that our children are growing up in. Jobs are and will be different as technology enables interconnectivity 24/7 throughout the world. And, yes, as educators we need to guide our students in using the tools so they will stay engaged in life-long learning.
One aspect of the new Web 2.0 era I am concerned about is the storage and access to newly created items. Yes, it is convenient and wonderful that anyone and everyone can access, share and collaborate on documents and other online work, but REALLY if it comes down to it, if the information is stored on servers "somewhere out there in cyber space" doesn't that concern anyone else besides me? Maybe I am just being old-fashioned and the ability for many to contribute and create overrides these ownership fears. I do not really like the idea that everything I purchase at a Fred Meyer store goes into a database somewhere and keeps track of what I purchase and how often. In return for having an account, or in this case, a "Rewards Card" I get coupons that pay me back a small percent of what I have spent to use at the store. In reality, the business is only wanting to use my information for marketing purposes. Sometimes I wonder if we are headed into a world of "Big Brother" times just like so many futuristic fiction portrays or have I just read too many of them?
The aspect of many of the Web 2.0 tools I like the best is that they are free. We need free things for education in this country because for some reason the lack of funds is always an issue.
The changes that need to happen to better educate our students and get them ready for 21st Century jobs is slowly taking place. As the new college graduates come to our schools they are very comfortable with Web 2.0 tools and expect students to use these tools in their learning. Many of the long time teachers are people who are life long learners themselves and are learning about and using the new technologies, too. Yes, I agree with what is written in this chapter and have confidence in our teachers to meet the challenges of teaching 21st Century students.
One aspect of the new Web 2.0 era I am concerned about is the storage and access to newly created items. Yes, it is convenient and wonderful that anyone and everyone can access, share and collaborate on documents and other online work, but REALLY if it comes down to it, if the information is stored on servers "somewhere out there in cyber space" doesn't that concern anyone else besides me? Maybe I am just being old-fashioned and the ability for many to contribute and create overrides these ownership fears. I do not really like the idea that everything I purchase at a Fred Meyer store goes into a database somewhere and keeps track of what I purchase and how often. In return for having an account, or in this case, a "Rewards Card" I get coupons that pay me back a small percent of what I have spent to use at the store. In reality, the business is only wanting to use my information for marketing purposes. Sometimes I wonder if we are headed into a world of "Big Brother" times just like so many futuristic fiction portrays or have I just read too many of them?
The aspect of many of the Web 2.0 tools I like the best is that they are free. We need free things for education in this country because for some reason the lack of funds is always an issue.
The changes that need to happen to better educate our students and get them ready for 21st Century jobs is slowly taking place. As the new college graduates come to our schools they are very comfortable with Web 2.0 tools and expect students to use these tools in their learning. Many of the long time teachers are people who are life long learners themselves and are learning about and using the new technologies, too. Yes, I agree with what is written in this chapter and have confidence in our teachers to meet the challenges of teaching 21st Century students.
Chapter 2: Students and Learning
The two dimensional revised taxonomy described in this chapter illustrates how new brain research has given us more information about how learning occurs for students of today. Does this mean they learn differently than previous generations? Many people in their 50’s say “If it worked for us, why doesn’t it work for today’s kids?” Educators also recognize how new technologies can enhance student learning when incorporated with best teaching practices where different styles of teaching match the different styles of learning. Furthermore, the new taxonomy is a more active one that uses verbs to describe the different levels of learning instead of nouns as in the traditional version.
Also in this chapter, the theory of connectivism (another new word that MS Word has underlined in red) makes sense to me. Also agreed is the connection between keeping students engaged so they learn lifelong learning skills to prepare them for their lives as contributing citizens. If the use of technological tools will help them learn these skills and at the same time learn what they need to know to pass the standardized tests they are required to take, then we as educators need to incorporate these tools. The last point I agree with whole-heartedly is that these new tools might change how students locate information and what they do with the information but they still need teachers to guide them.
Also in this chapter, the theory of connectivism (another new word that MS Word has underlined in red) makes sense to me. Also agreed is the connection between keeping students engaged so they learn lifelong learning skills to prepare them for their lives as contributing citizens. If the use of technological tools will help them learn these skills and at the same time learn what they need to know to pass the standardized tests they are required to take, then we as educators need to incorporate these tools. The last point I agree with whole-heartedly is that these new tools might change how students locate information and what they do with the information but they still need teachers to guide them.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Week Nine: Thing #20
While looking at some of the video clips posted on Teacher Tube I enjoyed the “library dominoes” and some of the related dominoes clips. And just so you know, “Conan the Librarian” has been removed because it violated viewing rights.
The Teacher Tube clip I have chosen to post is about being careful with what you post on line because once it is posted, you will never be able to unpost it. I saw this first on Vacuous Digressions blog. The "Think Before You Post #2" video is a public service announcement being shown on TV stations. I'd like our students to include this video in their project to create an "Online Safety and Security Guide" for our school web site. Or better yet, think about creating their own.
Here is another "online Safety Video" created by a younger student!
The Teacher Tube clip I have chosen to post is about being careful with what you post on line because once it is posted, you will never be able to unpost it. I saw this first on Vacuous Digressions blog. The "Think Before You Post #2" video is a public service announcement being shown on TV stations. I'd like our students to include this video in their project to create an "Online Safety and Security Guide" for our school web site. Or better yet, think about creating their own.
Here is another "online Safety Video" created by a younger student!
Week Eight: Thing #19.1
The Digital Pipeline has such a wealth of information. Every time I use the Digital Pipeline I find something new! The flash movie showing specific features is informative even without sound.
For Thing 19.1, I created a folder and placed in it current articles having to do with various aspects of internet safety and security. I also created an alert for new articles about computer viruses so I will be notified if more are available for this project.
One of my favorite journals, “School Library Media Activities Monthly” is available on the Digital Pipeline. The description for this great publication is “Supports K-12 school library media specialists as they plan collaborative lessons and units with teachers, and promotes the integration of technology into teaching and learning.”
The Digital Pipeline home page has divided the databases into different levels in hopes of making them easier to access. The elementary level databases include those that would appeal to the elementary age with icons that students can identify easily. The middle school group of databases has more reference resources, and Alaska Digital Archives. In the group of databases for the high school level, even more reference databases have been added for the different topics most typically researched by high school students. All the levels include Novelist and Live Homework Help because these databases include information and help for students in K-12 grades.
I was not aware that Alaskans had access to videos via the Digital Pipeline! I searched the health database for videos about drugs. I intend to show students the link to this animation next week when two classes are coming to the library for the introduction for a research project.
* The “breadcrumbs trail” is a great way to keep track of previous screens and comes in handy.
* The “related images” feature is very useful for students to locate images related to their topics. Often images, especially colored ones are great for reports and needed for multimedia presentations.
* Aha! I have seen those little arrows on the sides of the screens, but had no idea they could be used to close the side panels! This is a nice feature to know about!
* One more new thing I learned about that would be good to show students is the description of the databases on the “Choose Databases” screen.
Last summer another librarian and I took a short class about the Digital Pipeline and we created a "digital pipeline class wiki" about a game that promotes use of the Digital Pipeline. Students would be using the “email article” feature to send us their answers to the questions, therefore learning how this feature of the Digital Pipeline functions!
For Thing 19.1, I created a folder and placed in it current articles having to do with various aspects of internet safety and security. I also created an alert for new articles about computer viruses so I will be notified if more are available for this project.
One of my favorite journals, “School Library Media Activities Monthly” is available on the Digital Pipeline. The description for this great publication is “Supports K-12 school library media specialists as they plan collaborative lessons and units with teachers, and promotes the integration of technology into teaching and learning.”
The Digital Pipeline home page has divided the databases into different levels in hopes of making them easier to access. The elementary level databases include those that would appeal to the elementary age with icons that students can identify easily. The middle school group of databases has more reference resources, and Alaska Digital Archives. In the group of databases for the high school level, even more reference databases have been added for the different topics most typically researched by high school students. All the levels include Novelist and Live Homework Help because these databases include information and help for students in K-12 grades.
I was not aware that Alaskans had access to videos via the Digital Pipeline! I searched the health database for videos about drugs. I intend to show students the link to this animation next week when two classes are coming to the library for the introduction for a research project.
* The “breadcrumbs trail” is a great way to keep track of previous screens and comes in handy.
* The “related images” feature is very useful for students to locate images related to their topics. Often images, especially colored ones are great for reports and needed for multimedia presentations.
* Aha! I have seen those little arrows on the sides of the screens, but had no idea they could be used to close the side panels! This is a nice feature to know about!
* One more new thing I learned about that would be good to show students is the description of the databases on the “Choose Databases” screen.
Last summer another librarian and I took a short class about the Digital Pipeline and we created a "digital pipeline class wiki" about a game that promotes use of the Digital Pipeline. Students would be using the “email article” feature to send us their answers to the questions, therefore learning how this feature of the Digital Pipeline functions!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Chapter 7: Online Safety and Security
Educating students about how to be safe online is one area I know needs to be addressed at every grade level. As technology changes, so must our teaching about staying safe online. There are organizations which provide online programs that share curriculum ideas and information for parents, teachers and kids. One that I am most familiar with is iSafe, and as mentioned in the text, Get Net Wise has information about internet safety especially for parents.
Of the five actions listed in Chapter 7 I think that installing filters is the main safety action my district employs. During the ASTE Conference in February, I participated in a session about online safety. The facilitator showed us a few public service announcements that are currently being shown on TV which I thought would get the message across to teenagers. "Think Before You Post #1" and "Think Before You Post #2" can be found on Teacher Tube. Click on these links if you'd like to view them.
Just today a teacher and I began discussing a project for her students. Each semester, we usually collaborate on a library research project for all of the “The School to Career” classes. This teacher would really like to learn and teach how to use iWeb to develop web pages for our high school web site. We are going to plan tomorrow how to approach this project. Following the same idea as Vicki Davis’ that is written about in Chapter 7, our plan is for students to research different aspects of internet safety while completing the research project. Then use the information to create an online safety guide using iWeb. The guide can be posted on our high school web site.
This chapter gave me some great ideas about how to address some of the issues we need to face having to do with teaching our students about online safety.
Of the five actions listed in Chapter 7 I think that installing filters is the main safety action my district employs. During the ASTE Conference in February, I participated in a session about online safety. The facilitator showed us a few public service announcements that are currently being shown on TV which I thought would get the message across to teenagers. "Think Before You Post #1" and "Think Before You Post #2" can be found on Teacher Tube. Click on these links if you'd like to view them.
Just today a teacher and I began discussing a project for her students. Each semester, we usually collaborate on a library research project for all of the “The School to Career” classes. This teacher would really like to learn and teach how to use iWeb to develop web pages for our high school web site. We are going to plan tomorrow how to approach this project. Following the same idea as Vicki Davis’ that is written about in Chapter 7, our plan is for students to research different aspects of internet safety while completing the research project. Then use the information to create an online safety guide using iWeb. The guide can be posted on our high school web site.
This chapter gave me some great ideas about how to address some of the issues we need to face having to do with teaching our students about online safety.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Week Eight: Thing #19
I have looked at Library Thing a few times before but had never created an account. This is a great tool for those who really want to keep track of which books are on home shelves. It is easy to locate cover photos and information for most of the newer and popular books. It is interesting to see how many other people have the same books as I do---and reading through their libraries gives me ideas about other books I might like, too!
This is the link to my Library Thing.
Some of my favorite books:
This is the link to my Library Thing.
Some of my favorite books:
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Week Eight Thing 18
Zoho Writer is a new tool for me. I love ZAMZAR.com, the free file converter, so I am willing to to take a closer look at another "Z" too. The Zoho "Welcome page" lists a few of the new features in the latest version of zoho. I like the left tabs which list all your documents. The way that zoho saves each version of your document is a great feature for documents which are being collaboratively written. The most fun feature is "insert emotions", where you can add a face to show how you are feeling at the moment. 
And for teacher comments on student work and to make sure your comments are seen, there is the "add comment" feature. (click on the comment icon below to see what the comment is) Pretty cool, really! The endless possibilities are here! Next I will try to post this document to my blog......
So what happens to edits after it is posted? Does it change when you post it again? YES! It worked. Very cool!
**Note that I was having trouble with my computer being slllllooooowwww and sometimes would not post comments, never open links, etc. My fix for that was to update Firefox and things are working much more smoothly now! I am finding that trouble shooting is the best way of handling these challenges!
And updating post again --- in zoho! Can't wait to show students this one!
And for teacher comments on student work and to make sure your comments are seen, there is the "add comment" feature. (click on the comment icon below to see what the comment is) Pretty cool, really! The endless possibilities are here! Next I will try to post this document to my blog...... So what happens to edits after it is posted? Does it change when you post it again? YES! It worked. Very cool!
**Note that I was having trouble with my computer being slllllooooowwww and sometimes would not post comments, never open links, etc. My fix for that was to update Firefox and things are working much more smoothly now! I am finding that trouble shooting is the best way of handling these challenges!
And updating post again --- in zoho! Can't wait to show students this one!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Week Seven: Thing #17
The postings I made to Learning 2.0 Sandbox wiki were about using avatars for shy staff on school web sites and having Battle of the Books team members create "book voices" about a battle book using voice thread and posting them on the library web page.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Week Seven: Thing #16
The more I work with wiki’s the more I like them. We use a wiki for our district technology committee and after our monthly meetings I post our notes for everyone to read. I send the link out to all school staff so they can access the information, too. Anyone on the committee who has been approved can add and change the content. They can make edits which helps with correcting the minutes, they can post additional reports to share, and add links to interesting articles other committee members may want to read. It is nice to be able to lock the wiki and only have those who have permission to make edits as this lessens the chances that someone might dismantle the information. I have found that Wikipedia has information worth looking at for some topics such as very new technologies. I rarely purchase print books that have to do with technology since everything changes so fast! I like the fact that Wikipedia is monitored closely. We know that well because many of our school district IP addresses have been blocked because there were too many falsehoods posted onto Wikipedia from them!
The wiki for Albany County Public Library Staff is a great example of how a wiki can benefit a group of people in a library setting. The wiki has links to training sites, lists of how to perform library tasks such as creating statistic reports, and meeting notes that everyone can read. I think that a wiki might be a very useful tool for our district library staff. We use email quiet a bit and would continue with messages, but having information which could be referenced any time may be very helpful for communication and training items. Off the top of my head, I can think of a wiki for our district libraries that had direct links to the AkASL homepage, Alaska Handbook for School Librarians, and even the Battle of the Books homepage where our wiki page could include information specific for our district battle program would be useful information.
What is the difference between PBwiki and Wikispaces? Well, who knew? I did not know there were so many different kinds of wikis! PBwiki (PeanutButterWiki) was created in 2005. I have a “wikispaces” account and that is the software I am most familiar with! It looks like most of the wiki softwares offer free wikis for small groups with basic features and a specific size. If a company or library or group wanted to use more features and have more space, then there are graduated fee scales.
I wonder when Microsoft Word will no longer underline “wiki” in red?!
The wiki for Albany County Public Library Staff is a great example of how a wiki can benefit a group of people in a library setting. The wiki has links to training sites, lists of how to perform library tasks such as creating statistic reports, and meeting notes that everyone can read. I think that a wiki might be a very useful tool for our district library staff. We use email quiet a bit and would continue with messages, but having information which could be referenced any time may be very helpful for communication and training items. Off the top of my head, I can think of a wiki for our district libraries that had direct links to the AkASL homepage, Alaska Handbook for School Librarians, and even the Battle of the Books homepage where our wiki page could include information specific for our district battle program would be useful information.
What is the difference between PBwiki and Wikispaces? Well, who knew? I did not know there were so many different kinds of wikis! PBwiki (PeanutButterWiki) was created in 2005. I have a “wikispaces” account and that is the software I am most familiar with! It looks like most of the wiki softwares offer free wikis for small groups with basic features and a specific size. If a company or library or group wanted to use more features and have more space, then there are graduated fee scales.
I wonder when Microsoft Word will no longer underline “wiki” in red?!
Week Six: Thing #15
Reading several of the Library 2.0 articles reminds me that change happens and I need to be open to thinking about the future because it is here. Especially when I am just trying to get through the day or the week, working as best and as fast as I can, to think about how libraries have changed and the direcetion they may continue to change is good for me. So, who has the crystal ball?
In the article, To a temporary place in time.... written by Dr. Wendy Schultz, she states that the current trends will continue to change and that we (libraries) need to keep the "...people and meaning at the center of our concerns." She writes about the possible FUTURE stages of libraries:
Library 1.--Commodity: The collection of printed materials made available free to all who venture through the library doors. Librarians serve as guides in the library.
Library 2.--Product: Where libraries have no walls. Information is available both in and out of the local libraries. Yet, the patron will still need a guide on how to search for the information they seek.
Library 3.0--Web 3D to Library 3D--Service: Where information is shared via 3D or in a "virtual reality" world. But still, the information seekers will need a guide and librarians can continue to help patrons find what they are searching for. The difference may be that patrons look for and use librarians who are listed with the best ratings or the most stars for their services!
Libarary 4.0--The neo-library--Experience: Where Library 1.0 through Library 3.0 will be included. Yet, the 4.0 libraries will be places where patrons will be allowed relaxation, mind travel, knowledge gathering, luxorious surroundings, etc. And the librarians will still be needed to guide patrons through the experiences.
In the article, To a temporary place in time.... written by Dr. Wendy Schultz, she states that the current trends will continue to change and that we (libraries) need to keep the "...people and meaning at the center of our concerns." She writes about the possible FUTURE stages of libraries:
Library 1.--Commodity: The collection of printed materials made available free to all who venture through the library doors. Librarians serve as guides in the library.
Library 2.--Product: Where libraries have no walls. Information is available both in and out of the local libraries. Yet, the patron will still need a guide on how to search for the information they seek.
Library 3.0--Web 3D to Library 3D--Service: Where information is shared via 3D or in a "virtual reality" world. But still, the information seekers will need a guide and librarians can continue to help patrons find what they are searching for. The difference may be that patrons look for and use librarians who are listed with the best ratings or the most stars for their services!
Libarary 4.0--The neo-library--Experience: Where Library 1.0 through Library 3.0 will be included. Yet, the 4.0 libraries will be places where patrons will be allowed relaxation, mind travel, knowledge gathering, luxorious surroundings, etc. And the librarians will still be needed to guide patrons through the experiences.
Week Six: Thing #14
Technorati offers unlimited amount of searching of blogs by tags. I seemed to get the same results searching for "School Library Learning 2.0" and I gather that is the way tags are suppose to work. I liked looking at the most popular photos of the day.
The information attached to this photo is that Goggle may be purchasing Twitter!
The most popular books of the day had to do with finances, roses, and twitter. Tags offer the advantage of searching many blogs for content and discussion of that subject. It is the same old saying, of course, "garbage in, garbage out". If the information is not tagged properly it will not be listed. I also find the huge number of tags overwhelming and I easily get lost reading so many---just like the teenagers I work with!
The information attached to this photo is that Goggle may be purchasing Twitter!
The most popular books of the day had to do with finances, roses, and twitter. Tags offer the advantage of searching many blogs for content and discussion of that subject. It is the same old saying, of course, "garbage in, garbage out". If the information is not tagged properly it will not be listed. I also find the huge number of tags overwhelming and I easily get lost reading so many---just like the teenagers I work with!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Week Six: Thing #13
So many sites to explore through Del.icio.us! I got lost a few times as I had to choose so many of the great links which lead to others, which lead to others. I tried many searches for “school libraries” and for “web2.0”. I also found great sites where the focus is on web design. There is an overwhelming amount of information on every subject I searched. This would be a great way for students to sort out their sites for research they are performing. Also a great place for teachers to keep the best of the sites they find and want to share with students. Many great lists of websites for librarians on the SJLibraryLearning2 page.
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