Thing #16

I have to admit that I didn't like wikis until now.  They have always seemed so complicated to use and update.  I really liked the in plain English video that helped me see what was really happening on a wiki.  I think that a wiki would be a helpful tool for me to use either in the classroom or in the library.  It would be easy and fun for the kids to add information and check in with class happenings.  I think that it might be my one of my New Year's Resolutions to start one and keep it running for the rest of the school year. 

Thing #15

Library 2.0 means that the library is moving into the information age with the rest of the world.  It means that it is meeting the patrons at the time of their need by using technology to be available all the time.  I like the idea that the new library will be the place that can be accessed both on site and on the internet.  I like the idea in Web 2.0 that the library is "human".  And just like a regular human, the change might be difficult but in the long run it will make the library a better place. 

Thing #14

I tried doing the key word search "school library learning 2.0"  and got 0 results.  I didn't like Technorati the first time that I tried it and I am still not warming up to it.  I am not sure what it is but I am having a difficult time using it.  They seem to be under construction because I didn't have anything in the popular section.  They also didn't have any widgets to add to my blog.  Did anyone else find any results to the key word search?  Or have any better luck with it than me?

Thing #13

I really like the delicious site. I found a lot of neat sites that I can use at school.   I have been using ikeepbookmarks.com for sites that I find.  It isn't that hard to use but this is much easier.  I find a site that I like.  I click on save to Delicious on my toolbar.  Then add tags to make it easy to find later.  I think that this link will take you to my bookmarks, but I am not really sure.   http://www.delicious.com/karenviviandrew  I am going to share this site with my grade level so that we can all add the sites that we enjoy/ use the most.

Thing #12

I have to admit that I tend to be a "lurker" when it comes to blogs.  I don't really enjoy writing them and I think I finally know why...I don't really feel comfortable talking to strangers so writing to them also makes me uncomfortable.  I realized that even on Facebook where the people that I will comment to are my real life friends I have trouble coming up with comments.  I don't want to come across as "Darth Commenter".  I do agree with the idea that when someone posts a comment they are adding to the conversation and that the comments need to be more than just "that's cool" or "Like".  (That is the button I usually push on Facebook)  I think that is something that I will work on for the future. 
I also found it interesting that the articles commented on the fact that they read and respond to the people that comment on their posts.  I guess that is a good way to expand your knowledge.  It would give you new blogs to read and more comments to make.  :)  I liked the cocommenter feature.  I think that I will need to play with it a little while before I really understand how it works, but I think that it could be a real time saver.
Has anyone tried it out?

Thing #11

I am definitely a book junkie and I think that this site could really help me organize my collections.  I have books at home and at school and I often find that I buy multiple copies of books that I like.  This could help me organize the books so I know what I have and where I have them.  I think it might take me a while but I think that this is a great tool.  I also enjoyed the idea that I could ask for advanced copies of books.  For just a review I can get books before they come out.  I looked into the groups and found two that really interested me.  Teachers who LibraryThing and Librarians who LibraryThing.  I think that I will be following these for a while. They had some interesting discussions going. 

Thing #10

I had a good time playing around with these sites.  As I was working with them Andrew was looking over my shoulder asking me to let him try.  I think that my students would really enjoy working with these sites.  I think that my favorite site was bighugelabs.com.  I think that the students at school could use this cube to share information in a fun way.  They could create their own cubes for math, language or reading. 

 

These comics came from the ComicStripGenerator.com site. There were quite a few well known characters for the students to use.  I think they could use these to create posters to promote books or good characteristics.

The cube and this photo came from Dumpr.