Wordle Rules! By using Wordle, I’ve discovered a new way to incorporate an old idea, namely word walls, into an Info Lit lesson. As our 4th Grade students build their information literacy skills throughout the year, they are introduced to many new and familiar words related to developing their research skills. So, for a culminating [...]
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I found Mathew Needleman’s conference presentation for the K12 Online Conference 2008, “Amplifying the Possibilities,” to be interesting, informative and entertaining. Entitled, “Film School for Video Podcasters,” it presented very specific techniques and tools that will allow even elementary students to produce their own videos.
Mr. Needleman made a convincing argument for teaching students critical thinking [...]
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I’ve included three of the photos from my “Castles of Germany” unit in my slide show, which can be found on Kwik Kwik, my Wiki. As much fun as the slide show programs are to play with, I think that, when I present this lesson on the Activboard, I will use the new preview capabilities [...]
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In addition to their regular library visits each eight day cycle, our Pre-1st students come up for Library Links. For these classes, I provide a visual journey on our Activboard that relates to the subject they are studying. Often, it is a country and one of the countries that they study is Germany. Below, is [...]
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When I followed the link to the copyright chart in the introduction to this lesson, I immediately downloaded a PDF so that I would have that chart to offer as guidance to teachers concerning the fair use of copyrighted material. I also wanted to create a file for Creative Commons info, as well. Upon linking [...]
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Back in 2002, when I ditched a 30 year career in film and video production to become a librarian, I naively thought that I would be entering a world of books and literature and leaving behind all of that “glorious” technology that had defined my professional life for so long. Wrong! I may have entered [...]
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There is one thing that I can say for certain. A lot of people have a lot to say. As a librarian and educator and generally inquisitive sort, I already have a reading habit. Rarely do I have time to complete all of the reading that I need and want to do.
To develop a blog [...]
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After reading student Anthony Chivetta’s recent post, Innovate or Die, on the Students 2.0 blog, I understood that the hyperbolic extremes referenced in the title were aimed at me. As a teacher, I am the “you” he refers to when he says, “You cannot ignore this. You cannot ignore us.” And we can’t. His analysis, [...]
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One of the first things I note about blog writing is that virtually (no pun intended) anyone, with access to the Internet, can write or respond to a blog. The first Blog that I chose to read was Anne Davis’ Rationale for Educational Blogging. This was fortunate since she is obviously a thoughtful and long-time [...]
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~How will or how has Web 2.0 changed my professional practice?
Until now, I have been a consumer of information from the Web. I would say that I am deeply ensconsed in Web 1.0. We have a Promethean Activboard in our library and I make extensive use of the Web in my information literacy curriculum. However, [...]
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