I visited the sandbox portion of the Spring Branch Library Future wiki. I enjoyed reading all the comments posted. It made me feel better and not so alone as I learn all this new technology. I left a post reflecting those feelings!
I feel Wikis could be beneficial for use in our grade level. We try to meet once a week, but sometimes that is not enough or the meeting is cancelled for one reason or another. We could use the wikis to post and share our ideas, thoughts and opinions during the times when we can't meet. That way, we can at least be in tune!!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Thing #15
Library 2.0 and the Future of Libraries:
I read Away From Icebergs by Rick Anderson. He compared the librarian profession to a boat. He stated that he felt all librarians are rowing heroically, but are not prepared for disasters that are in their path and he called them icebergs. He talked about 3 icebergs.
First is the "just in case" collection. He states that building a comprehensive collection no longer makes sense because of all the new technology.
Second iceberg is reliance on use education. He states that libraries are poorly equipped and insufficiently staffed for teaching. If you think about this, he is right. One librarian for the whole school! The ratio would be about 900 to 1 at some schools, more at other schools. He states that the library services need to be fixed, not the patron. He also mentioned some web sites that offer promising models for user-centric service.
The third and last iceberg he talks about is the "come to us" library model. In the past if you needed certain information you had no choice but to go to the library to do your research. He feels that the library services and content should be put on the web.
He ended by stating that we need to shift directions and we don't have time to wait for the big ship of the profession to change. The change will be one library- one little boat- at a time.
I agree with a lot of what he is saying. In education change is NEVER easy and always comes with a price. We need to look at how our students live and learn and do our best to adjust the whole of education, libraries included, to reflect this.
I read Away From Icebergs by Rick Anderson. He compared the librarian profession to a boat. He stated that he felt all librarians are rowing heroically, but are not prepared for disasters that are in their path and he called them icebergs. He talked about 3 icebergs.
First is the "just in case" collection. He states that building a comprehensive collection no longer makes sense because of all the new technology.
Second iceberg is reliance on use education. He states that libraries are poorly equipped and insufficiently staffed for teaching. If you think about this, he is right. One librarian for the whole school! The ratio would be about 900 to 1 at some schools, more at other schools. He states that the library services need to be fixed, not the patron. He also mentioned some web sites that offer promising models for user-centric service.
The third and last iceberg he talks about is the "come to us" library model. In the past if you needed certain information you had no choice but to go to the library to do your research. He feels that the library services and content should be put on the web.
He ended by stating that we need to shift directions and we don't have time to wait for the big ship of the profession to change. The change will be one library- one little boat- at a time.
I agree with a lot of what he is saying. In education change is NEVER easy and always comes with a price. We need to look at how our students live and learn and do our best to adjust the whole of education, libraries included, to reflect this.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Thing #14
I went to the Technorati web site and did the searches for “School Library Learning 2.0”. The results were different for each search. I found it confusing to use and like Delicious a lot better.
The popular blog, searches and tags site seemed pretty normal, I guess. I didn't find anything surprising or really interesting here.
I think tagging information in this day and age is important. There is so much out there that I get overwhelmed a lot. Tagging can really cut out a lot of the irrelevant information and only let the information relevant to your search come through.
The popular blog, searches and tags site seemed pretty normal, I guess. I didn't find anything surprising or really interesting here.
I think tagging information in this day and age is important. There is so much out there that I get overwhelmed a lot. Tagging can really cut out a lot of the irrelevant information and only let the information relevant to your search come through.
Thing #13
I learned about the delicious website a few years ago at a workshop. I have used it and find it quite useful and easy to use. The tags are easy to put in and makes it easy to find whatever you are looking for. I have used delicious in the past and have found excellent websites that include interactive lessons for students.
I took a look at Furl and I really do like it. When we get back in full swing this school year I will use it as well as delicious to find needed information to enhance the curriculum.
Students can benefit from the delicious website as well if they need information for a research project, the tags will make it much easier for them to find information quickly.
I took a look at Furl and I really do like it. When we get back in full swing this school year I will use it as well as delicious to find needed information to enhance the curriculum.
Students can benefit from the delicious website as well if they need information for a research project, the tags will make it much easier for them to find information quickly.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Thing #12
In coolcatteacher's blog on How to Comment Like a King (or Queen) I felt number 7 was very important - Remember the Power of Words. Words can help or hurt, and to be a successful blogger you must become a successful commenter. So beware of "DC" as she calls him and learn to weed out the comments that are written by frustrated people.
Blue Skunk also said it well that bloggers love to know that they are being read, and the only way to know this is by the comments! I totally agree with how Blue Skunk feels comments should be: make it heart-felt, make it relevant, and don't be a troll!
I commented on the following Library2Play blogs: A Gal Named Al, All Things Green, Bibliotechno, Chocolate Happens, and MrsG.
Record Breaking Solar Eclipse in Asia is a blog I commented on for several reasons. It happened today, and I am a science teacher. This blog included a video of the eclipse. Very cool!
The second blog I commented on was in the Democratic Daily, Highway Agency Wanted Total Cell Phone Ban on Roads because this is a cause I do believe in.
Blue Skunk also said it well that bloggers love to know that they are being read, and the only way to know this is by the comments! I totally agree with how Blue Skunk feels comments should be: make it heart-felt, make it relevant, and don't be a troll!
I commented on the following Library2Play blogs: A Gal Named Al, All Things Green, Bibliotechno, Chocolate Happens, and MrsG.
Record Breaking Solar Eclipse in Asia is a blog I commented on for several reasons. It happened today, and I am a science teacher. This blog included a video of the eclipse. Very cool!
The second blog I commented on was in the Democratic Daily, Highway Agency Wanted Total Cell Phone Ban on Roads because this is a cause I do believe in.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Thing #11
The library thing is a good thing. It is rather easy to use and is very useful to help keep track of books you have read and books you want to read. I found a group of usesrs and joined - The Green Dragon. When I have more time I plan to go back and utilize it to its fullest potential and help find elective reading material for my students on each of our units.
Thing #10
This was fun! Always wondered what was on a male dog's mind! I used Big Huge Labs
to do the picture on the left. http://bighugelabs.com/captioner.php
This top picture is actually a picture of another greyhound running. I used Dumpr's amazing circles to capture this effect http://www.dumpr.net/amazing-circles.php
I can see how these sites can be used by students to express themselves to show what they have learned in a unit. It could be a good end of unit assessment in some cases!!
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