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Saturday, March 14, 2009
Week 8, #19 Library Thing
I learned to make a Library Thing widget :) Something I've been dreaming about doing. I will use it for the new books display from now on! Here it is:
The only thing I don't like is when you click on the link it goes to Amazon. I'd like it to go to the record in our Destiny catalog so students could see if it is available and place a hold on it.
The only thing I don't like is when you click on the link it goes to Amazon. I'd like it to go to the record in our Destiny catalog so students could see if it is available and place a hold on it.
Week 8, #18 Online Productivity Tools
Week 8, #18 Online Productivity Tools:
Can we post from Zoho Writer to our blog? We have tried to use the collaborative features of Zoho Writer and Google docs before amongst our teacher librarians. So far, it turns out to be a more confusing document than if we had just emailed one document around for comments. Cheri and I have been talking about teaching it to students. We would have to set up simple rules about how to make sure your addition is attributed to you as well as decisions about how the document will look, font, size, pictures etc. This may require a team leader. At this point, I am not using the applications and I do not see many students using them either. I suspect we have take the lead and so perhaps it is just a decision about Zoho writer vs Google docs.
Can we post from Zoho Writer to our blog? We have tried to use the collaborative features of Zoho Writer and Google docs before amongst our teacher librarians. So far, it turns out to be a more confusing document than if we had just emailed one document around for comments. Cheri and I have been talking about teaching it to students. We would have to set up simple rules about how to make sure your addition is attributed to you as well as decisions about how the document will look, font, size, pictures etc. This may require a team leader. At this point, I am not using the applications and I do not see many students using them either. I suspect we have take the lead and so perhaps it is just a decision about Zoho writer vs Google docs.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Week 7, #17 Add an entry to Sandbox Wiki
I'd looked at the sandbox of curriculum web 2.0 ideas before and was introduced to picnik, a photo editor (like a free photoshop). This time around I noticed how many entries there were under wikis. Librarians have embraced this social technology into their world and incorporated it into very effective learning tools.
I noticed a comment about creating a widget on your webpage to show off new books. I need to look into that but so far I have no idea how to create a widget. I remember on my iGoogle page there is something about it. But I think I will first look at webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com as they always have any technology I'm interested in with great examples and suggestions of how best to use. It is the best link I've found from this training.
I noticed a comment about creating a widget on your webpage to show off new books. I need to look into that but so far I have no idea how to create a widget. I remember on my iGoogle page there is something about it. But I think I will first look at webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com as they always have any technology I'm interested in with great examples and suggestions of how best to use. It is the best link I've found from this training.
Week 7, #16: Wikis
I began my browsing of the Wikis with the intent of finding useful ways of improving my own. The first I looked at, the SJCPL site was basically a tidy group of pathfinders. Easy, clean, nothing elaborate. Much what I do all the time.
The second site, the Book Lover's Wiki from the Princeton Public Library gave me an interesting easy way of making my wikis more collaborative. Here adults reviewed books that they had read as a part of a summer book club. I think this is something I could do in collaboration with our ELL and/or Read 180 classes. It would be quick and easy to do once the book was read. It is also very similar to what we do now when students add comments about titles in Destiny. I really liked the FAQ tab on the sidebar and think that is something I will work on incorporating into my wikis right away. It will make them easier to use by students that do not attend the instruction session when they are introduced. The last site I explored was the Albany County PL's wiki. It was a group of public library procedures. The wiki itself wasn't anything special but it took me to a group of how to videos on YouTube that are very similar to the work I am having my Library Assistants do this semester. I can hardly wait for to see what they have to say about them next week. Here is a fun example of how to straighten up the computers.
The second site, the Book Lover's Wiki from the Princeton Public Library gave me an interesting easy way of making my wikis more collaborative. Here adults reviewed books that they had read as a part of a summer book club. I think this is something I could do in collaboration with our ELL and/or Read 180 classes. It would be quick and easy to do once the book was read. It is also very similar to what we do now when students add comments about titles in Destiny. I really liked the FAQ tab on the sidebar and think that is something I will work on incorporating into my wikis right away. It will make them easier to use by students that do not attend the instruction session when they are introduced. The last site I explored was the Albany County PL's wiki. It was a group of public library procedures. The wiki itself wasn't anything special but it took me to a group of how to videos on YouTube that are very similar to the work I am having my Library Assistants do this semester. I can hardly wait for to see what they have to say about them next week. Here is a fun example of how to straighten up the computers.
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