Thing 17

This would be a good tool to use for teachers to share ideas concerning Classrooms for the Future (CFF). Teachers could share their successes and failures, ideas that worked, activities that students enjoyed, resources, web sites, etc. Instead of starting from scratch each time and re-inventing the wheel, it would be a great resource for sharing and collaborating and encouraging each other and seeing what everyone is doing in their classroom.

Thing 17

I added a post to PA Curriculum Connections under the Wiki for PA Librarians. This is a resource I will come back to again. There is almost too much information.

Thing 16A

You would have to be very careful since people can change things that others have written. Even with a notification of changes it would be time consuming to go back and check all of that. It would be a good way for curriculum committees and other types of school groups to communicate without needing to get together. It would save travel time and money on gas. It would be a good way in addition to email for staff and administration to keep in contact over summer and otheroff time.

Thing 16 - Wikis

My first introduction to wikis was Wikipedia. I don't think it is a good resource for research but when taken with a grain of salt is a good site just for background information and to become familiar with a topic and then go to an authoritative source for research. In looking through the information for the activity, one thing I would do for a site of my own is to restrict it and have users register and get approval from me before they had access to make changes. It is a good way to network and discuss issues with people from other areas. As far a a school application, I could see some that would work well for me and teachers. I could use wikis for various types of book lists for students and staff, summer reading lists, book clubs, student book reviews and recommendations, new books and various genre lists. Teachers could use wikis to enable students to report on their part of a larger research project. As an example, Native American tribes where each student or small groups reasearch a tribe and add to the larger pool. It is something that will continue to grow and change and we will find many applications for the use of wikis.

Thing 15

Some thoughts on Library 2.0.......

• It will change how library schools train future librarians.
• Public and school librarians will be learning and training at an even faster pace than before. They will have to try to keep up with technology and the needs of patrons.
• Younger patrons will want their information delivered in Library 2.0 ways. They will want their information available to them at home, work, commuting, school, etc.
• Patrons will want information to be easy to use and with quick results. No Training Required.
• Libraries of all kinds have experience a drop often dramatic in their circulation statistics. Budgets will be adjusted because of this trend and changes made to how and where money is spent.
• Terminology has changed! eBooks, digital resources, virtual graphics, avatars, virtual reality, 3D graphics, augmented reality, WiFi, wireless, IM, wikis, blogs, etc.

My doctor and I were discussing the changes. He said that doctors are facing some of the same things. Instead of a print patient file, doctors will access them via their laptop. Doctors have to learn how to function with the new technologies. Many careers are facing the same changes.

Technorati - Thing 14

This resource has a lot of things to learn and explore. It could be very time consuming to really explore it. It would be a time saver in locating blogs and cut down on a lot of hunting and searching. In our school, blogs are blocked but I know it will be an issue in the near future on how to use and deal with these issues from a technology person and department standpoint.

I looked up Jane Austen and found some very interesting blogs to explore. I love Jane.

Delicious - Thing 13



I can see this as a great tool. Students want to go online and this would be a way of limiting them to good sites. I would want to have separate bookmark lists for school use and personal use. I set up my own account so I can use it at home and add to it and also be able to access my personal bookmarks from anywhere. I will explore and use this often I think.

Thing 12

This was very interesting to look at. It would be very useful in setting up selected websites for a class to use for research. They would be able to acces this list from home or school to work on their assignment. These could be saved from year to year and added to, etc.