Week9 Thing 23

Wow, I finally made it through the lessons. I will have to say that I learned so much and was very impressed by the amount of technolgy that is out there for educational purposes. I am a bit shy with it, but I know with practice I will do just fine. One of my favorite experiences was the discover of Zoho under application tools. I know that I will use this tool for sure. I also love youtube video. I have actually used it in the past to find video clips for our Christmas Around the World theme in the Library. The 23 things is a tough class to take but well worth the effort. Many good resources were used and shared. Great information to pass on to collegues.

Week9 Thing 22

eBooks and Audio eBooks are both great. I downloaded an eBook titled WhiteHouse Holiday Book. This book takes you on a tour of the White House Rooms with a story for each room and why it is decorated the way it is. Now Audio books are great. This is a great way to travel and hear a story at the same time. Students can download them to their ipod or mp3 or the latest gadget the own and listen to stories if they don't have time to read them. Audio books can also be used to teach a libray lesson without losing your voice by the end of the week because of reading the same story again and again.

Week 9 Thing 21

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/library/whats_new.mp3
News from Nov. 30 2005 Episode What's New at the Lunar and Planetary Institute Library
I went searching for Podcasts about library information and came upon the above item. This podcast is a good idea to have and incoorporate into powerpoint presentation of all types. I will say that in order for students to work with them, I would not let them do a search on their own because of the adult content that is out there. i would set up a blog for the assignment and add specific links or podcasts that the kids can view and chose to use for a presentation of sorts.

Week 9 Thing 20

Today I spent some time on YouTube.com In my searching I found many videos that can be used for library lessons such as book trailers, or celebrations around the world. These types of videos give students the chance to get a glimpse of movie based on a book and I hope that they will be motivated to read the book or series. As far as celebrations, video is excellent way to show what is happening around the world in places we may never get to visit in our life time.
Dislike- My dislike is that children cannot go to this site unsupervised. There are no restrictions on search content and anything may come up. I saw a Twilight video that was enhanced with voice overs that were ment to be comical but also used bad words.
videos I liked Twilight- www.youtube.com/watch?V=KYBF3HKzrmE
and Sesame Street: Cookie in the Library at www.youtube.com/W3ZHPJT2Kp4.

Week 8, Thing 19

www.librarything.com/home/juliza I posted my five favorite books and found that nantucket Nights has 63 members, Strange Angels has 107, Act like a lady, Think like a man has 131, My sisters keeper has 8, 356, and The Time Travelers Wife has 16, 886 members. The site offers reviews, popularity rating, five star rating chart, and other book reccomendations from library thing as well as from its members. My books vary greatly in popularity and I did find many discussions about The Time Travelers Wife. I liked the member reccomendation section. This will help me in my search for the next book to read.

Week 7 Thing 17

I added a post to PBwiki to the region one sandbox)

Week 8 Thing 18

Zoho is a great work processing tool. I wish I had this when I was in grad school. Zoho allows you to work on a document or research paper online or offline. You do not need to save your doc at home and then e-mail it to yourself at work or save if to a pen drive. Its as easy as starting a word doc, and saving it. later you can open in at work, home , school and continue. Another great feature is that you can also have a group working and editing the same doc and view the changes instantly. I just love it and will continue to use it now that i have my own account. The slide show feature is also a great tool. You can also type in over 75 different languages. This is great for libraries that cover places around the world and want to show kids what other languages look like or what our daily phrases of good morning and hello look like in another language.

Week 7, thing 16

In working with wikis I looked up Library Success; A best pratices wiki. I then directed my attention to Collaborative tools for librarians. I was introduced to a very popular wiki called Wikipedia. This site is fully editable which means you can edit, visit, read, re-organize, and update at will. There are two modes, document mode- create documents, and thread mode- discussion on document. Wiki allows people to collaborate, add, edit, and give insite on any given topic.
Wiki is interesting to me because it allows anyone to take part in a type of discussion that may not take place if not on a computer. What I mean is that you may be shy or live in an area with little people. Wiki and Web 2.0 allows for people from across the globe to communicate in a safe environment.
An application that will work well in schools is Documents mode and thread mode. A teacher or students may put a document for social studies including the most famous women in America. The teacher and other classmates may add to the thread by discussing opinions, or adding to the document by giving examples of more famous women. A teacher can keep up with the discussion and grade by participation. In a library, the librarian my have students give the source as well as a brief example of how they came up with the source.

Week 6 Thing 15

Web 2.0 Where will it take libraries? Into a New world of librarianship by Michael Stephens, Librarian Blogger writes about way librarians can engage in web 2.0 in the library. Some of his examples include web 2.0 tools such as read/write web, instant messaging, weblogs, and wikis as resources to further the library mission. Librarians always keep the mission and goals in check when making technology purchases. I like the idea of using web 2.0 in the libray and how he sticks to a plan of including staff and users in the decision making process. Many savy technolgy persons often make purchases without knowing how it will work with the public or less savy users.

Web 2.0 means to me- it allows for communication with the use of technology. It allows for instant results with a vary in degree. It allows for an opportunity to travel without leaving your home or school.

Web 2.0 means to the library- it allows students to gain access and communicate with things and others that would otherwise not be possible. It allows students to express talents in technology that would otherwise stay hidden. It allows for growth.

Week 6 Thing 14

Technoarati and tags. As i looked in technoarati and looked up School Library Learning 2.0 I noticed that a blog directory gave me a more narrow search of 258 results, while a blog post was very wide range and included bad words and uneducated looking info. It seems like no filtering is taking place and anything related to your search terms will come up. I learned how tags work with blog posts. A tag is a key word that describes your blog posts. If your blogging about a vacation at the island you could use tags such as vacation, beach, island, sand, texas. Now each tag will lead people to your blog even if they only type in sand. If this person is wanting to purchase sand to fill up holes in their yard, your beach vacation would be irrelevant to them, but will come up due to your tags. such as 834,950 results. These tools would not be something I would give access to due to the unfiltred content. I would however explain the benefits of having them and how district sites are safer to use and would show examples of tags in this area.

Week6 Thing 13

Del.icio.us is a great tool to use at all times. I is very important in the library to have bookmarks for teachers and students to have access to. If I get called to a class to fix a computer or need a specific site address that I do not have memorized, I can simply go to delicious and see my sites and reference whatever it is I need. This tool is also something I can see being used while I travel. While attending meetings you love to share ideas and sites with new friends and collegues. This is a great way to access your information without lugging your laptop with you. It is also a great place to steal ideas and share them with friends.

week5 thing 12

today I tried Rollyo. I set up a site and made a roll for reference sites for kids. My site lists possible sources such as wikipedia.org, answeres.com, encyclopedia.com, infoplease.com, refdesk.com, and britanica.com. This is another way to make searching for research exclusive and protected for student use.

week5 thing 11

I explored VuFind , this is like OPAC for libraries but gives access to online sources as well. I did a search for Dr. Seuss and got back 6,786 possible entries. That alot more than my OPAC at school will produce. I looked for other educational links but came up with little that I could use in the library.

Week 5 Thing 10

I created a comic strip announcing an upcoming book fair in my library. I used sourimage to save image and got a list of codes. Here is the site http://sourimage.com/ the image is under 2catinthe hat.

Here it is up top. I used the add image button and followed the steps to get it here. I think this is a great way to make a school website nice and attractive to students who may otherwise be reluctant to read your page.

Week 4 Thing 9

During my discovery of RSS and Newsreaders I found these sites and subscribed to them... Children's Books-Reviews Articles lists of Best Children's Books.
Crafts Books for kids- keeps kids active and entertained
Reader Suggestions for the Best Kid's Books- New York Times Sunday column

I hope to keep in touch with this site and get some use out of it.

week 4 Thing 8

I learned that RSS Really Simple Syndication keeps my information organized and is tailored to my needs. I was able to mark items as read on Google Reader. I used the video tutorial to help me set up my account and add newsfeeds. I selected to add Reader's Club new review feeds . I can see this useful in the upper grades for students doing research. They can locate information and sources and keep them in this account to work off of as they sift through data. They can share info with the Teacher and other kids in groups if it is a group project. As a teacher of younger kids, I could set up all the newsfeeds in advance and allow students to research from my blog choices only.

Week 3 Thing 7

This week I signed up with facebook. I set up my profile and invited people to be my friends. This all was due to my 20th class reunion and how numerous people placed photos up on this site. I am still learning to use it and am navigating the basics at this point. It is amazing how so many people I went to school with can keep in touch no matter the distance between us.

Week 3 Thing 6

I tried a mashup with the Cat in the Hat photo I put on Flickr. I added the title and subtitle along with a fire background to make this really cool trading card. This card idea is great for teachers to use as assignments for students. I can see trading cards being made based on an endangered species list. A 3rd party site that i was introduced to was bighugelabs.com. They have an area where you can make badges, cations, billboards, cd dovers, and beadart. Sounds like fun.

Week 3 Thing 5

Today I explored Flickr. Because I love to garden, I went straight for pictures of flowers. I found a beautiful image in the calendar area. The link is www.flickr.com/photos/digitalgopher/3389419171
I also added an image of a Cat in the Hat cut out I made for RIF last school year. I now have an account with flickr.

Week 1 Thing 1

I read this blog and decided that I am willing to try to learn as much as possible about new technology trends. The journey may be a little confusing but I am sure I will no doubt learn many new and exciting things.

week 2, thing 4

I already registerd online for workshop #20790, and also sent an email to esc1library @gmail.com with all the required information.
I like the idea of having a book discussion blog.

Thing 3 week2

I had fun creating my avatar. Choices is how I want to look or express to others how I feel I look are spectacular. I was able to use my imagination and many selections to create a new and improved me. FUN! This type of creation is a great tool for young students to learn and it also helps protects ones true identity. Need to keep our students safe at all times. The creation of my blog was fun and the directions were very easy. I did run into a bit of trouble when posting my avatar to the blog. It finally worked but I'm not sure exactly which step was the right one. I bookmarked my blog for easy access and am having fun and success thus far.

Week 1 Thing 2

I just got done with the 71/2 habits of a life long learner. I love 7 1/2, Play , be curious and read. The section on how to put it in writing(Contrct)is something I agree with. Having a format or outline is very important in any thing you do in life.