School Library - Digital Research Tools
(aka Advanced Tech Camp - without the campfire!)
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Welcome to Tech Camp!
(Image courtesy of Michael Stephens -
The Hyperlinked School Library)
School Library Learning 2.0 Tech Camps are one and two day immersions in technology tools and and opportunities to explore ideas for integrating technology into the curriculum. These sessions offer school librarians an opportunity to explore a variety of online tools & services that will help them work more efficiently, improve their library's online presence and enhance student learning.
This Research 2.0 Workshop will give you a chance to explore web tools that will help you and your students take a new approach to research projects, one that involves collaborating and sharing.
Some background
Video to show:
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Welcome to My PLE! Wendy Drexler's video. A 7th grade student explains her Personal Learning Environment. (blog post)
Explore Student Portfolios
Student portfolios from the Media 21 Project run by Buffy Hamilton & Susan Lester - Creekview High School
- Paige's Veterans Issues Portfolio
- Kristin's Veterans Issues Portfolio
- Media 21 Initiative - Buffy Hamilton's resource page, with background and links to student work.
- A Media 21 Students Explains the Beginnings of Her Netvibes Information Portal
- OH Institute PBL Project Site - A project based learning approach for 4th-11th grade students.
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This is the best time in history to be a teacher-librarian. Major shifts in our information and communication landscapes present new opportunities for librarians to teach and lead in areas that were always considered part of their role, helping learners of all ages effectively use, manage, evaluate, organize and communicate information, and to love reading in its glorious new variety. 14 Ways K–12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media by Joyce Valenza |
THE TOOLS!
Backchannel
Tools
- TodaysMeet EXAMPLE for class: http://todaysmeet.com/slstechcamp
- Google Moderator EXAMPLE for class: http://goo.gl/UI6l
- WallWisher EXAMPLE for class: http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/researchtechcamp
- Presently
- Edmodo
Resources
- Backchanneling with Elementary School Students
- Using Chat Rooms As a Tool in the Classsroom
- Backchanneling in Grade 1
- More links on delicious
- TechCamp Wiki Page
Writing & Reflecting
Tools:
Resources:
- 10 Ideas for Class Blog Posts – From Tom Barrett’s Edte.ch blog
Mind Mapping & Brainstorming
Tools:
- Popplet http://popplet.com
- MindMeister http://mindmeister.com
- bubbl.us http://bubbl.us
- Edistorm http://edistorm.com
- WallWisher http://wallwisher.com
- lino - http://linoit.com/ (sample: http://linoit.com/users/pollyalida/canvases/test-canvas)
More Resources:
- Mind Mapping Tools: From Joyce Valenza’s New Tools Workshop wiki. http://newtoolsworkshop.wikispaces.com/Mind+Mapping+Tools
- DigitalMapping: http://digitalwriting.pbworks.com/DigitalMapping
- Popplet video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU5q7ms4LfI
Helping Students Find Information
Search Tools
- Google Custom Search http://www.google.com/cse/
Example: http://goo.gl/YH3z See this blog post if you want to share your expertise and collaborate: http://edte.ch/blog/2010/08/27/shared-search-sign-up-to-help-out/ TIP: to find existing CSE, use this search: site:google.com/cse/ subject - Sweet Search http://www.sweetsearch.com/
- SearchyPants http://searchypants.com/getyours.php
Create Collections of Resources
- Diigo http://diigo.com
- LibGuides - commercial service to create pathfinder resource guides. (example: Issues in Africa)
- LiveBinders http://livebinders.com/ (Example: http://livebinders.com/edit?id=27254 )
- Only Two Clicks Example: http://only2clicks.com/pages/joycevalenza/331334
Managing the Information Flow
Tools:
- NetVibes http://netvibes.com Example: http://www.netvibes.com/theunquietlibrary#Unquiet_Library_Home
- iGoogle http://google.com/ig
- Symbaloo http://symbaloo.com
- Diigo http://diigo.com
- Delicious http://delicious.com
- Google bookmarks http://www.google.com/bookmarks
Organizing Everything
Videos to show:
Tools:
- Evernote http://evernote.com
- Storify.com - http://storify.com/
- Curated.by - http://www.curated.by/
- Pinterest http://pinterest.com/
Resources:
- The Verdict is in: Media 21 Students Love Evernote (http://goo.gl/gPVN)
Getting Feedback & Connecting With Others
- Google Forms http://docs.google.com
- Skype http://skype.com
- Skype "want ads": http://skypeinschools.pbworks.com/Want-Ads
- Skype an Author Network: http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/
- Skype for Educators: http://www.skypeforeducators.com/educators.htm
- PollDaddy http://polldaddy.com
- Doodle http://doodle.com
- WallWisher http://wallwisher.com
Collaborating, Writing, Portfolios
- Wikispaces http://wikispaces.com
- PBWorks http://pbworks.com
- Google Docs http://docs.google.com
- Zoho http://zoho.com
- PrimaryPad http://primarypad.com
- Titan Pad http://titanpad.com
- TypeWith.me http://typewith.me/
- Google Sites http://sites.google.com
Curation Tools
These are a new-ish crop of tools designed to help you collect information from multiple sources and gather them into a single page that keeps track of the original source, allows you to comment on what you've gathered and can be shared. These tools that could be used in a variety of ways - to collect information from multiple sites for use in other presentaions, to create a story based on selected resources, to share a selection of "best of" resources on a topic.
- Scoop.it - http://scoop.it Create a topic "scoop", use browser bookmarklet to add pages, articles, etc. Share with others, follow their "scoop". The more you do, the more invites you get. I love Scoop.it, but really don't love the layout of the content, though not quite sure how I'd change it?
- Example: Sample Media 21 Project
- Storify - http://storify.com/ - add content using browser bookmarklet, or via handy search panel on your story page.
- Examples: Floods by pollyalida, Sidi Bou Zid: A Jasmine Revolution In Tunisia, To Kill a Mockingbird,)
- Curated.by http://www.curated.by Another tool to gather web resources and social media to create a story.
- Pinterest http://pinterest.com Photo oriented tool. Create a Pinterest board on any topic you're interested in and add photos with notes & descriptions. Boards can be edited collaboratively. Could be used to gather visual resources for a project.
- Example: Floods
Creating & Presenting
Video to show:
- Presentation Zen: The Video - Garr Reynolds quick intro to Presentation Zen concepts.
- Life after Death by PowerPoint - :-)
Tools
- PowerPoint
- Google Docs Slideshows http://docs.google.com
- Zoho Slides http://zoho.com
- Prezi http://goo.gl/rfDY
- Storybird http://storybird.com Example: http://storybird.com/books/princess-tinkerbell-the-kittens/
- Glogster http://edu.glogster.com Create virtual poster boards.
- Animoto http://animoto.com/education
- VoiceThread http://voicethread.com
- Dipity http://www.dipity.com/ For timeline based presentations
- Infographics: Kathy Schrock's resource site.
Resources
- Presentation Zen concepts http://www.garrreynolds.com/Presentation/slides.html
- Aviary http://aviary.com (for editing images, screenshots, audio, etc.)
- Picnik http://picnik.com (for editing images)
- Copyright Friendly Resources http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com
- CompFight http://compfight.com/
- Flickr Advanced Search http://flickr.com/search/advanced
- Google Advanced Image Search http://google.com/advanced_image_search)
- ImageCodr http://imagecodr.org - helps embed flickr images in web pages.
More tips & tools
- Readability - Browser bookmarklet that turns a cluttered busy web page into an oasis of calm. Strips out all the busy junk and displays the text only in your own customized format.
- InstaPaper - Adds a Read Later bookmarklet to your toolbar. Find something you want to read, don't have time? Click Read Later and come back to it. Apps for iPhone. (I use the HardCopy app on my Android phone.)
- kwout - Handy way to clip a bit of a web page for display on another web page, wiki or blog. Takes a screen shot of the area you select and gives you code to embed that image on your page.
- PDFmyURL - Turns the current web page into a PDF file for sharing or printing.
- FireShot - Free addon for Firefox takes screenshots and lets you crop and do simple editing.
- CaptureFox - Free Firefox screencasting tool captures whatever is happening on your screen. Can also add audio.
Resources, Readings, Ideas, Tools
- Educators that Rock - Nice summary of Buffy Hamilton's Media 21 project with 10th grade students.
- 14 Ways K–12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media by Joyce Valenza Tech & Learning sept 27, 2009
- My Kids are Illiterate. Most Likely, Yours Are Too Will Richardson
- NCTE The Definition of 21st Century Literacies
- Develop proficiency with the tools of technology
- Build relationships with others to pose and solve problems collaboratively and
cross-culturally - Design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of
purposes - Manage, analyze, and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous
information - Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate multimedia texts
- Attend to the ethical responsibilities required by these complex environments
- ALA/AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner
- Transliteracy & Libraries - Key source for keeping up with news, thoughts & ideas on transliteracy as related to libraries & schools.
- Free Technology for Teachers - Free Resources and Lesson Plans for Teaching with Technology
- Back to School with Web 2.0 - Series of 3 articles detailing many interesting tools.
- Amazing Web 2.0 Projects Book - Free PDF with lots of great lesson plans and ideas.
- TechCamp Learning 2.0 - more to learn!
- Media 21 Capstone Project notes - Buffy Hamilton's resource page
Where to look for more 2.0 tools - in no particular order:
- C4LPT Resources - Jane Hart's lists of resources. Also follow her "Pick of the Day" blog.
- I want to: How to do the things you want to do. Including many Web 2.0 applications. Phil Bradley's blog full of good stuff.
- AASL Best Websites for Teaching & Learning
- Tech Chick Tips - fun podcast, and great tools, resources and ideas. They also cover iPhone apps in every episode. Hey, what about us Droid users?? :-)
- Learning in the 76542.0 - Lots of tools from the Tech Chicks
- WebTools4U2Use - Joyce Valenza's wiki pages with tons of tools and tips.
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