Web 2.0 in School Libraries

Web 2.0 in School Libraries

Real Life Uses of Web 2.0 In Libraries

The League of Extraordinary Librarians: SLJ's latest tech survey shows that media specialists are leading the way - A survey of new technology use by school librarians which shows that school librarians are leading the way in the use of new media, social apps and mobile devices. This is an article by Lauren Barack for School Library Journal, Nov. 4, 2012.
Gargoyles Loose in the Library - A blog for the University High School Library in Urbana, IL.
The Jesse Boyd Elementary Library Blog - Note the use of online student surveys. Spartanburg, SC.
The Livingston High School Reading Blog - From Livingston, CA
Minnesota Educational Media Organization - a Ning for a professional organization.
Arrowhead Elementary School Library Wiki - Collegeville, PA
Teacher Librarian Wiki - A wiki for school librarians.
New Caanan High School Facebook Page
New Providence Elementary School Library Facebook Page
Podcasts from the Hopkinton High School and Middle School Library
Library Staff Report Their Use of Online Tools - This survey of public and academic librarians was reported on July 6, 2010. Note that they didn't ask school librarians, so some enterprising library school student who needs a project might consider this.

Learning About Web 2.0

23 Things for You to Do - To learn about web 2.0 technologies. By the California School Library Association.
Web 2.0 Tutorial for Educators - A good place to start if you are new to 2.0
Learn it in Five - Five minute videos to help you learn about new technologies.
Fully Loaded: Outfitting a teacher librarian for the 21st century. Here's what it takes. - An article by Joyce Valenza in School Library Journal, Jan. 2011. An impressive list of new technologies for the school librarian's toolbox.
Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything - Indeed, it is. It is especially informative on technology related issues.
14 Ways K-12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media - A very useful article by Joyce Valenza, Sept. 2009.
AASL's Best Web Sites for Teaching and Learning - A collection of Web 2.0 sites.
White Paper on Educational Technology in Schools - by the AASL, October, 2012. Considerations for use of technology, filtering, and policy writing.
Common Craft - This site offers short videos on various aspects of Web 2.0. You may watch online or purchase for other uses such as professional development sessions.
Phil Bradley's Website: Making the Net Easier - Much information about web 2.0, and a listing of web tools which will especially useful for librarians.
Emerging EdTech - News of what is new in technology.
New Tools Guide - There are really a lot of tools listed here. By Joyce Valenza of Springfield High School.
Free Technology for Teachers - A good source of new and free technologies.
21 Useful Cloud Computing Resources for Librarians - Find out more about the cloud.
Forging A Positive Cyber-Reputation: Who Are You? - An article by Kathy Frederick in School Library Monthly, November, 2011. If you and your students are online, you should take steps to keep your cyber reputation looking good.

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Blogging

Build a Blog Techtorial - From Education World.
10 Ways to Use Your Edublog to Teach - Don't know what to do with a blog? Here are 10 suggestions.
Blogger - An easy way to start your own blog.
Edublogs - Free blogs for educators.
KidBlog - For elementary and middle school students.
Teaching With Blogs - For students in grades 6 - 12. From Read Write Think.
This Bird Can Blog - A lesson plan for elementary school students who will create a blog about pets.
How to Use Blogs: Grades 6 -8 - A lesson plan from Scholastic which is very good for beginning bloggers.
Creating Character Blogs - This is a lesson plan for high school students in which they examine existing blogs, and then create one of their own. This is from Read Write Think.
Bogging Your Way Through the Scientific Revolution - This is a 7th grade lesson plan for history/social science class. This is a pdf file.
Creating a Political Blog - This is a lesson plan for grades 7 - 12 on creating a blog. It doesn't need to be on politics. This is from pbs and is a pdf file.
Learning Clubs: Motivating Middle School Readers and Writers - This lesson plan is from ReadWriteThink.
100 Tips and Tools for Blogging Librarians - From Online College, August 12, 2009.
Bloglines - A blog reader.
Technorati - a search engine for blogs and a good way to find out what is new in the blogs.
Keotag - a metasearch engine for blogs

Nings

Ning
Teacher Librarian Ning - A social networking site for teacher librarians.
Classroom 2.0 - A ning for educators interested in Web 2.0

Social Bookmarking

Bookmarks Without Borders - A techtorial about social bookmarking from Education World.
Uses of Social Bookmarking in School Library Media Centers - Scroll down the page to find this.
Diigo - Save your bookmarks with annotations and comments. You may also share them with others.
Delicious - a social bookmarking site.
The 15 Most Popular Social Bookmarking Sites - From e-Biz.

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Wikis

A Wiki Walk Through - A good introduction to wikis from Teachers First.
Which Wiki is Right for You - An article by Shonda Brisco in School Library Journal, 5/1/2007.
Wikispaces - a free wiki building site.
PBWiki - a free wiki building site.
New Hope - Solebury High School Library Wiki - This is an example of a school library wiki.
Wiki - This is a search tool which searches wikis. Many wikis are not located through use of major search engines.

Social Networking

Resources for Librarians about Online Social Networking - Information from YALSA for both teens and librarians. There is a free pamphlet in pdf format for teens.
Edmodo - A social learning platform for teachers, students and parents.
100 Inspiring Ways to Use Social Networking in the Classroom - From Onine Universities (though the suggestions apply to all grade levels), May 4, 2010.
Top Ten Social Media Competencies for Librarians
A Beginner's Guide to Facebook - From Mashable.
Intellectual Freedom for Youth: Social Technology and Social Networks - An article of the use of social networking by Annette Lamb in Knowledge Quest, Nov/Dec, 2007.
100 Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teaching Students About Social Media - From TeachingDegree.org.
How to Create Social Media Guidelines for Your School - From Edutopia. This is a pdf file.
The Bully in the Backpack - Cyberbullying is a cruel product of social networking. This is an article by Debra Lau Whelan in School Library Journal, Oct., 2011. There are suggestions here about what can be done to protect children.
A Portrait Of Who Uses Social Networks In The US (And How Social Media Affects Our Lives) - Reported on June 16, 2011.
Mom, Could You Please Stop Tweeting? - This article by Lauren Barak in School Library Journal, 2/22/10 cites a study which shows that adults are using social media twice as much as young people are.

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Twitter

Twitter
A Beginner's Guide to Twitter - From Mashable.
Search Twitter - a search engine for Twitter topics.
Twitter for Libraries (and Librarians) - an article by Sarah Milstein in Information Today, May, 2009.
Twitter for Librarians - The Ultimate Guide. By College@Home.

Web Safety and Privacy

Top Ten Facebook Fixes - Protect your information.
Opt Out of Behavioral Advertising - Advertisers are watching you and the web sites that you visit so that can deliver targeted ads to you. This site, by the Network Advertising Initiative, will help you get rid of the cookies that the advertisers have placed on your computer.
5 Places to Look for Your Digital Footprint - Your browsing history, your chats with Siri, and your cell phone usage are being stored away. This article from Mashable will tell you by whom and for how long.

Other Technologies

Podcasting in K-12 school libraries - an article by Esther Kreider Esch in Information Today, May 3, 2006.
Teen Podcasting at Your Library - This is a guide from YALSA. It is pdf format.
Understanding RSS Feeds - a techtorial from Education World.
Net News Wire - a very good RSS news reader for Mac OS.
Library Thing - Catalog your personal collection of books online and connect with people who read the same thing.
E- Mail Newsletters - this is a list of 30 e-mail newsletter services. This list is by Mashable.
How to Use Pinterest for Beginners - A guide by Meredith Popolo in PC World.
A Librarian's Guide to Creating 2.0 Subject Guides by iLibrarian blog. This is a useful guide to getting started in creating online subject guides.
LibGuides - An easy way to create at Web 2.0 site for your school library. You will need to pay an annual license fee for the site.
Skype: Talk to Anyone, Anywhere for free - This is a techtorial from Education World.
The Blue Book: A Consumer Guide to Virtual Worlds - This is free download from the Association of Virtual Worlds.
A Second Life Quick Start Guide - Very useful. This is in pdf format.
100 Free Library 2.0 Webinars and Tutorials - From College@Home.
100 Helpful Tools for Every Kind of Learner - From College@Home.
Pew Internet and American Life Project - Studies of how technology affects American life.
Information about e-Book Readers
7 Things You Should Know About - Guides to current technologies such as podcasting, wikis, and blogging. From Educause.

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