Friday, January 8, 2010
Method 12
What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
Using flickr because I've never used it before and didn't see the practical applications to using it in the library and my personal life.
How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
This program has inspired me to develop a Personal Learning Network and frequently contribute to it and apply what I learned in my daily practices.
Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
no
What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
I don't know if it would be practical to target to some of the assignments or Web 2.0 to the libraries we serve, (academic, public, school...); involve librarians (if you aren't already doing so) at different levels in planning the next two-step.
And last but not least…
If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you again chose to participate?
Most definitely.
Method 11
1. Listen to one (or more) podcast(s) that you find.
2. Blog about the podcast(s). (Please title your post “Method 11″.) Did you find anything useful and/or do you think your library might have a potential reason to begin creating podcasts?
I listened to the podcast, An idiom a day,it is perfect for second-language learners and those English speakers who have limited knowledge of idioms. I see some very practical library applications. First, I can share this resource with classroom teachers to enhance their language arts lessons. Second, I can use this as part of a collaborative lesson to review this concept a classroom teacher has previously introduced.
2. Blog about the podcast(s). (Please title your post “Method 11″.) Did you find anything useful and/or do you think your library might have a potential reason to begin creating podcasts?
I listened to the podcast, An idiom a day,it is perfect for second-language learners and those English speakers who have limited knowledge of idioms. I see some very practical library applications. First, I can share this resource with classroom teachers to enhance their language arts lessons. Second, I can use this as part of a collaborative lesson to review this concept a classroom teacher has previously introduced.
Method 10
I think using wikis is a great collaborative tool. I frequent wikipedia on a regular basis just to get background knowledge on a topic of personal or professional interest. I used a wiki when working with other librarians in my district for a presentation we did for a Region IV tech conference. Here is what I've done so far.
I wiki can also be used to work together on a thematic unit by grade levels, where teachers can post interesting websites and resources.
I wiki can also be used to work together on a thematic unit by grade levels, where teachers can post interesting websites and resources.
Method 9
Option 1:
I've used google chat to communicate silly messages with my daughters in 6th and 7th grade. I've used yahoo chat in December with two classmates concerning an assignment for one of our graduate library classes. I found it very easy to use and think the methods of using it will greatly enhance services with patrons.
2. Option 2: MeeboMe
I used the Meebome function at the start of this program because I couldn't find out how to register for it. The responder was very polite, knowledgeable, and helpful. blog post titled “Method 9″, tell us about your chat experience. As an elementary librarian I don't use chat; many of my students don't have regular access to the internet at home. I do see it as a viable and valuable feature at the secondary level of education.
I've used google chat to communicate silly messages with my daughters in 6th and 7th grade. I've used yahoo chat in December with two classmates concerning an assignment for one of our graduate library classes. I found it very easy to use and think the methods of using it will greatly enhance services with patrons.
2. Option 2: MeeboMe
I used the Meebome function at the start of this program because I couldn't find out how to register for it. The responder was very polite, knowledgeable, and helpful. blog post titled “Method 9″, tell us about your chat experience. As an elementary librarian I don't use chat; many of my students don't have regular access to the internet at home. I do see it as a viable and valuable feature at the secondary level of education.
Method 8
The final part of this exercise is to write about this experience in your blog. (Please include “Method 8″ in the title of your post.) Consider some of these questions as you reflect on this two-stepping method: How do you feel about social networking sites in general? Do you have privacy concerns and/or concerns about keeping your personal life separate from your professional life in the online environment? Is your library already using some of these social networking tools and if not, do you see potential uses for any of these tools in your library? Finally, if you created a MySpace or Facebook profile and you don’t mind sharing it with everyone, include a link to it from your blog post.
1. I avoided Facebook for a while...now I wonder why I waited so long! (and can't stop playing hold 'em, farmville, and cafe world.....
I don't think there isn't anything inherently evil or bad about social networking sites (or any other web 2.0 tools). I think the problem comes in when people speak negatively about them or use them inappropriately. Anything can be used in the wrong way: food, money This doesn't mean we should avoid them. We should become stronger advocates for their "good" uses.
I use facebook for connecting with high school friends, library friends, and recreation. I use twitter to follow a couple of library gurus: (Valenza and M. Stephens)
One privacy concern I see is people being punish for things they post on facebook. I don't think this should be a good thing. it's akin to first amendment infringement. I love using facebook for personal and social commentary and shouldn't be judged for what I read, engage and subscribe to on my OWN time.
Since facebook is blocked in my district (twitter is not) many educators are using ning networks. I haven't created one yet but subscribe to several.
The potential for these networks are positive and numerous:
communicating with parents, collaboration with colleagues, providing/promoting library goods and services....
1. I avoided Facebook for a while...now I wonder why I waited so long! (and can't stop playing hold 'em, farmville, and cafe world.....
I don't think there isn't anything inherently evil or bad about social networking sites (or any other web 2.0 tools). I think the problem comes in when people speak negatively about them or use them inappropriately. Anything can be used in the wrong way: food, money This doesn't mean we should avoid them. We should become stronger advocates for their "good" uses.
I use facebook for connecting with high school friends, library friends, and recreation. I use twitter to follow a couple of library gurus: (Valenza and M. Stephens)
One privacy concern I see is people being punish for things they post on facebook. I don't think this should be a good thing. it's akin to first amendment infringement. I love using facebook for personal and social commentary and shouldn't be judged for what I read, engage and subscribe to on my OWN time.
Since facebook is blocked in my district (twitter is not) many educators are using ning networks. I haven't created one yet but subscribe to several.
The potential for these networks are positive and numerous:
communicating with parents, collaboration with colleagues, providing/promoting library goods and services....
Method 7
I love delicious. the only problem i encounter is remembering my password. One of the uses i can think of is pathfinders for teachers (school librarians). It is so much easier to access my fave websites since i use different computers weekly. I've read somewhere that using delicious as a search engine is a great way to get the links and information you need. So much of what we do today is online, using a web 2.0 tool such as this increase our productivity.
Another great use for this is when teachers want students to research a particular topic, the librarian can identify helpful websites in advance. So much focus is on standardized testing that it leaves little time for integrating technology effectively. Delicious helps to steamline the process.
Another benefit is to explore other colleagues' links: to give additional ideas and to expand our repetoire as well as knowledge base.
I can use delicious to create listings of frequently requested topics for students and teachers: Titanic, Thanksgiving, MLK...
Here's mine: http://delicious.com/reaneawilson
Another great use for this is when teachers want students to research a particular topic, the librarian can identify helpful websites in advance. So much focus is on standardized testing that it leaves little time for integrating technology effectively. Delicious helps to steamline the process.
Another benefit is to explore other colleagues' links: to give additional ideas and to expand our repetoire as well as knowledge base.
I can use delicious to create listings of frequently requested topics for students and teachers: Titanic, Thanksgiving, MLK...
Here's mine: http://delicious.com/reaneawilson
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Method 6
I selected this video as part of a unit I did for a class assignment. It is a popular unit in second grade. Video I chose:
Likes:
A variety of videos for professional and personal use. There are some that are appropriate for use in the classroom. Turning the comment feature off is a helpful option, especially if you are uploading student projects. Embed code feature is good to use to bypass district filters.
Dislikes:
Some are very inappropriate. Some people leave very cruel comments. Some of the recommended videos (based on my previous views) are completely unrelated. You have to use a third party app to download videos (big hassle!) I also don't like the annoying ads
In terms of library websites, youtube can be used to:
promote new titles, events; hold contests
Likes:
A variety of videos for professional and personal use. There are some that are appropriate for use in the classroom. Turning the comment feature off is a helpful option, especially if you are uploading student projects. Embed code feature is good to use to bypass district filters.
Dislikes:
Some are very inappropriate. Some people leave very cruel comments. Some of the recommended videos (based on my previous views) are completely unrelated. You have to use a third party app to download videos (big hassle!) I also don't like the annoying ads
In terms of library websites, youtube can be used to:
promote new titles, events; hold contests
