As I look back over this course, there have been indicators, not only that the world is changing for our students, but that the world has changed for our students. As teachers, not only do we need to consider and address these changes, we need to embrace these technologies in ways that are effective in [...]
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As with so many of the Web 2.0 vehicles, Classroom 2.0 offers possibilities for peer to peer, teacher/student and other forms of collaboration. Again, that is the point. However, once the forum category has been selected, the ability to sort these categories into further sub- categories is limited to three options: “Latest Activity,” “Newest Discussions, [...]
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One of the most enjoyable tasks that my work as a librarian entails is ordering books for our library. I consult several venerable journals and read a lot of children’s books. What a pleasure it has been to add PlanetEsme, Esme Raji Codell’s excellent blog, to my list of sources for book recommendations! But more [...]
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As I have investigated the sample Pageflakes pages, I have found that their judicious use could be truly beneficial for keeping a group on the same page, literally! Of course, this concept can work well in a classroom, grade level, special subject or school-wide environment. In any of these groups, there are multiple possibilities: homework [...]
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Google Docs is extremely easy to use and intuitive in its design. If you’ve worked with any of the Microsoft Office applications, then creating documents on Google Docs will be a breeze! I created a list of information literacy terms and invited viewers to add their own terms. There are many ways in which Google [...]
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One of my first You Tube finds could be a good tool for helping our fourth graders better understand Boolean operators. It gives a dry, but easily understood, explanation of how to use various combinations of “and,” “or,” and “not” to define searches. Then, I stumbled across a really useful set of research videos (Part [...]
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I just listened to the most delightful group of 3rd graders’ production of Ms. Edminson’s Weekly Podcast. It is entitled Eagles’ Nest Radio Episode 1: Take a BITE Out of Shark Facts. This is a well produced radio show, structured in four segments, with one student, Anna Catherine, acting as host and introducing other students [...]
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What librarian, or other book lover, would not be enthusiastic about Library Thing? Create you own catalog. Organize your personal collection. Use multiple search and social options to connect with people and books! All for free!! Sound to good to be true? Well, no, except for the free part. If you plan to catalog more [...]
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A key feature of the bookmarking site, Delicious, is its social aspect. Would it be Web 2.0 without interactivity? Perhaps not. Nonetheless, the ability to access and share the bookmarks of literally thousands of Internet users, with your same interests, provides you with a filter that few search engines can achieve.
I immediately found a need [...]
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An interesting facet of reading blogs is the international aspect of the flow of information. There are no physical boundaries. As long as you understand the language of the blogger, you can exchange information. (Although, I’m certain that there are translation tools that I have yet to hear about.)
One of the blogs which I initially [...]
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