Maura+Rankin


 * My thoughts on Thursday.....**

Need a Good Chuckle? [|**http://library20.ning.com/video/video/show?id=515108:Video:36931**]

Couldn't say it better myself [|**http://library20.ning.com/video/video/show?id=515108:Video:32983**]

We have covered so much stuff in the past four days. I am really enjoying how all this technology is coming together, both in the world and in my own personal expeience. Can't wait to use this in the library this coming year turning students and teachers on to resources and teaching them info literacy skills.


 * My thoughts on Monday ....**

INFORMATION LITERACY the collection processing is a very big challenge for students - how to gather, take notes correctly, not plagarize the authority issue is well talked about and stewed over our generation is holding on to the "way we did it" ... someone told me that we are just //immigrant// residents in the tech world, our kids are //natives.//


 * My thoughts on Tuesday....**

lots of time on 2nd Life today wondering why, how does this apply? is this REALLY social interaction? perhaps I just do not relate to this world

Podcasts yes for: book recommendations instructions on database use search strategies

Tonight I built a new page for a presentation I am giving next week. collaborationwithasmile. It was very easy and intuative. This will be my home base.


 * Look at these later ....**

LM Net wiki http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/

NeverEndingSearch Blog - lots of links in Infor Lit stuff http://joycevalenza.edublogs.org/

School Library Media Specialist 2.0
Joyce Valenza from Springfield Township High School is a wonderful example of a School Library Media Specialist who is part of the 2.0 movement. The evolution of her [|Virtual Library] resources reflects her philosophy. Recently, she's moved toward learning spaces that incorporate learner participation and active involvement such as blogs and [|wikis].

A book review project http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/eickhoff.html

A Podcast for Kids, Parents, and Readers of all ages! http://www.bobbybucket.com/blog/B96573213/index.html

a very cool HS site http://nmhlibrary.typepad.com/

do we need a web site more like this? http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/ http://wmslibrary.org/ http://www.potsdam.k12.ny.us/hs/library/ http://www.pleasanton.k12.ca.us/avhsweb/library/AboutLibrary.html

collaboration ideas http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/collaboration.html http://www.pembinatrails.ca/infozone/hotspots/ http://www.potomacschool.org/campus_life/arundel_research.asp http://library20.ning.com/video/video/show?id=515108:Video:33015 GREAT Video

some ideas from another librarian Librarians create pathfinders, and many librarians create pathfinders that can be accessed electronically so links are active. But many of these pathfinders are also static documents. A quick Google search for [|"library pathfinder wiki"] shows that some libraries are starting to recognize the power of easy editing—but maybe we can take it a step further as well.

With some small amounts of coding, I am sure we could create an easy solution for building a living pathfinder that imports RSS feeds from del.icio.us for Web sites; RSS feeds from your OPAC for any new books that are added; RSS feeds from search queries on databases; and more.

A high-school librarian could use something like [|Moodle] to create a 'Research 411' site for each class coming in for a project. Sidebars can include RSS feeds from del.icio.us and other updates. A discussion forum would allow students a way to interact with each other, their teacher, and their teacher-librarian.

"let's make libraries better" some great thoughts about what libraries need to do http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2006/01/10/lets-make-libraries-better-ok/

current events focus

check out digg "what do you hope the person 'digging' this information knows how to do? beyond the ability to read?

wiki text books - library curriculum

"information is directed to reader" - it is finding you - specialized aggregators

From Infomancy http://schoolof.info/infomancy/?p=131 Harnessing Collective STUDENT and TEACHER Intelligence. Maybe students browse around Barnes and Noble or Amazon and then use del.icio.us to tag suggested titles “for” their librarian. Or perhaps we could get Tim Spalding at [|LibraryThing.com] to develop SchoolLibraryThing so students could use an [|Amazon bookmarklet] to add suggested titles to a wishlist. This would work with teachers as well.

School Libraries are realizing that blogs and podcasting can be great tools for book discussions and book talks. SL2.0 extends this to tap students and teachers as the authors of the book discussion blogs and book talk podcasts. Many schools are moving to digital phone systems that can send voice mail messages to an e-mail account as an MP3 file. Post a special “Book Talk” phone number so students can send in book talk snippets from their cell phones.

Advocacy is telling people the how and why of the library. Marketing is telling them what you do for them. Advocacy talks about why libraries are still a critical part of schools and librarians vital people in the age of Google. Marketing tells students and teachers that you are there to help them find what they are looking for online.

The needs of the students are best met with a SL2.0 that includes a librarian who serves as a curriculum and pedagogy consultant to help teachers help students learn. Librarians have access to an amazing number of resources to meet all kinds of different learning styles and levels, but can sometimes struggle to deliver them to teachers. SL2.0 scheduling needs to be based on making use of the school library platform. This means that multiple classes may be using “the library” at the same time; one class is using the physical space, another class has physical resources scheduled for delivery, a third class is booked into a virtual learning space, while even more classes are using digital resources. The librarian may be assisting any or all of these classes.

School libraries will have to not only become recognized as being important classrooms where learning happens, but rise above the level of a single classroom. SL2.0 is about being a platform that supports an entire community of learners.

school library 2pointO - forum about this topic http://sljsummit.pbwiki.com/School%20Library%202point0

School Library Journal article about 2.0 and the School Library THIS ONE WE HAVE TO READ http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6330755.html

A group forum http://ma.gnolia.com/groups/library2

http://infolitweb.blogspot.com/

**Book Blog Sites I Found**
[|**http://library.fayschool.org/pages/books.html**]

A catchall term coined by a group of bloggers to define their little corner of the Web, the kidlitosphere is a dynamic outlet for opinion, conversation, and community, all dedicated to books for children and young adults. Book blogs are fast becoming an important aspect of the children's literature world, and if you're not already plugged into these resources, you should be.

http://www.kidslitinformation.blogspot.com/

http://www.threesillychicks.com/

http://yabookscentral.blogspot.com/ two platforms: adult reviews and teen reviews. this looks like a good one.

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6410485.html lots of link here

http://www.readingyear.blogspot.com/ Two teachers think about and write about their lives as readers -- readers of children's books, professional books, and adult fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Yes, we still want to try to have read the Newbery, but our reading lives are much bigger than just that. nicely written reviews. not too much stuff.

http://criticalcompendium.com/index.html book reviews from around the world.

http://www.readergirlz.com/issue.html girlz stuff. focuses on one book at a time a really expands on it. how to set up a book group. discussion questions, author voice, music download suggestions. Take a good look at this for MS/HS.

http://www.guysread.com/ guy stuff

http://www.westportlibrary.org/teenblog/books/ like the format of this one

http://awrungsponge.blogspot.com/

http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/ award from bloggers

http://chickenspaghetti.typepad.com/chicken_spaghetti/ nice clean look

http://www.teenlit.com/publish/index.php/bookreviews/

http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/rr.html database style

http://www.hclib.org/teens/booklistaction.cfm?list_num=757 great public site (great biblio) http://www.hclib.org/teens/read.cfm

http://www.ipl.org/teen internet public library teen site

http://www.lapl.org/ya/books/readlist.html LAPL Teen site great form for submittting http://www.lapl.org/ya/forms/review.html teen reviews http://www.lapl.org/ya/readingclub/bookreview.html

http://teacherweb.com/ms/hattiesburghighschool/library/gallery3.stm nice clean site http://www.germantownacademy.org/academics/library/reviews/reviewindex.htm

http://www.pleasanton.k12.ca.us/avhsweb/library/submit_bookreview.htm good form for submitting

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/teenreading/teenreading.htm ala site http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Teen_Read_Week

http://www.teensreadtoo.com/ book by it's cover

http://tweentime.adellelaudan.com/ tween time I like the group participation http://tweentime.adellelaudan.com/tweenreviews.html

http://www.teenreads.com/ commercial site

http://kancrn.kckps.k12.ks.us/wyandotte/library/bookreviews.html nice student reviews

http://jefferson.cr.k12.ia.us/imc/studentbookreviews.htm what about this format

http://www.potomacschool.org/campus_life/granger_reviews.asp nice lower school site

https://www.potomacschool.org/campus_life/arundel_donationform.asp?Referrer=&pageaction=&ModuleID= form for book donations