tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101825442024-03-07T03:46:32.688-05:00Virtually LearningThis blog is a place where I explore my interest in networked learning, linking it to professional learning, classroom practice and evolving school learning communities.kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-73755947020907493052010-02-24T19:27:00.001-05:002010-02-24T19:28:46.229-05:00Virtual Knowmads PresentationPat & I are presenting at the 2010 Superconference. Virtual Knowmads: Web 2.0 tools to make learning a little more delightful.<br /><br />We hope we can share some interesting ideas to push thinking about how teacher librarians might use some of these tools in their teaching practice.<br /><br />Hopefully participants will be interested in posting comments, suggestions, ideas.kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-3364982222233377002009-11-06T14:13:00.000-05:002009-11-06T14:14:05.850-05:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6gmP4nk0EOE&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6gmP4nk0EOE&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-52165094667764237602009-10-19T10:08:00.002-04:002009-10-19T10:12:36.505-04:00Grade 7's VC with Lawrence LessigI think this is so great! A grade 7 teacher is teaching his class about media and copyright issues so what does he do? He invites Lawrence Lessig from Stanford University to have a conversation with his class! Talk about real time learning and student engagement! What an excellent model for using effective conferencing to have effective conversations with students about ownership of information and appropriate use! Take a look at the<a href="http://www.mrmayo.org/?p=272"> video clips</a>, wonderful stuff... Thanks for the tweet,@willrich45kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-73666139357676966832009-09-21T13:41:00.002-04:002009-09-21T13:41:45.327-04:00Cell Phones in the ClassroomHere is a test avatar I created online and using my cell phone using voki.com<br /><br /><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/voki_embed_functions.php"></script><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">AC_Voki_Embed(200,267,"62bfd5fdd8bf775b27d1c91cbf6a59c3",1768688, 1, "", 0);</script><BR><a href="http://www.voki.com/"><b>Get a Voki now!</b></a><BR><BR>kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-57935760875044997872009-09-19T17:16:00.003-04:002009-09-19T17:28:30.194-04:00Social Network or Networking?Just viewed an excellent video of a talk given by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmoc9F6fceQ">Dana Boyd</a> at the Teaching & Learning with Technology conference at Penn State University where she talks about her recent research about the use of Social Network Tools by High School students.<br /><br />Hey it turns out that kids are basically the same. The dislike authority, they like their friends and they just want to hang out with them. Additionally, they don't like everyone and they talk about those they dislike behind their backs. The difference is that they have cooler way to do it! When we grown ups think they are "networking" they are just using the network. We are imposing our values upon their behaviours. It makes sense and when you think about it...pretty much what I see whenever I enter a school.<br /><br />Her research has found that the Digital Natives aren't wiser than we "Immigrants". They still need our wisdom to guide them. It's just a different landscape to negotiate. She states the disruption is that we have to re-think our power as adults. We need to dialogue with our students and ask them to teach us how they use tools like face book, youtube, MSN and wikipedia. Then we need to talk about things like ownership of information, bias, supporting resources and references. Hey we need to provide a scaffold to engage CRITICAL THINKING to make sense in a broader world!<br /><br />Students need to have guidance in the use of internet resources, taught how wikipedia works, the importance of appropriate online presence (ie pics). Parents are worried, teachers are afraid...who should take the lead? I'm thinking that educators need to get with the program and administrators need to ensure they are on top of this and staff their schools accordingly. Perhaps a Teacher Librarian??kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-47047898771482438362009-09-13T12:00:00.003-04:002009-09-13T12:08:12.010-04:00TL Shortage in CaliforniaPicked up this <a href="http://www.csba.org/NewsAndMedia/Publications/CASchoolsMagazine/2009/Fall/InThisIssue/Libraries.aspx">article </a>from my Twitter feed this am from <a href="http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334.html">Joyce Valenza</a>. Apparently California is experiencing a shortage of trained, knowledgeable Teacher Librarians. The reasons cited in the article are pretty clear and frighteningly similar to what we see happening in Ontario. Apparently the average age of administrators and the downturn in placement of trained professionals has created a work environment where administrators do not have a clear idea of the important role of Teacher Librarians in critical literacy instruction because they have never experienced an effective school library program. Can this be described as a shortage or the beginning of obsolescence of the Teacher Librarian assignment in schools?kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-43948841591474767802009-09-12T09:40:00.007-04:002009-09-12T09:53:22.234-04:00Technology and LiteratureJust finished reading an article in the <a href="http://www.thestar.com/article/693937">Saturday September 12/09 Toronto Star</a> about Margaret Atwood and her innovative approach towards her current book tour. Atwood has always challenged ideas with her writing, I admire how she is utilizing web 2.0 tools to promote her latest project. <br /><br />Her latest title <a href="http://www.yearoftheflood.com/ca/book/">The Year of the Flood</a> builds upon the ideas presented in Oryx & Crake. She has developed a website about the title and is blogging her experiences throughout her tour additionally she is using Twitter [@MargaretAtwood] to tweet out updates. Talk about engaging readers using tools of this century!<br /><br />Three years ago Atwood was an innovator in the development of the LongPen which allows authors to autograph books in real time from a distance. This was showcased at the OLA Superconference.<br /><br />I think Atwood's work in this area certainly sets the record straight in regards to <a href="http://www.marcprensky.com/">Marc Prensky's</a> ideas of Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants. Being of a certain age, as I am, she has embraced today's technologies to suit her purposes and meet the expectations of younger audiences. Yay Margaret!kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-75378997586361996152009-09-10T08:28:00.002-04:002009-09-10T08:31:12.312-04:00Cory Doctorow Shares portions of bookI think this is an interesting view of the future of books. Cory Doctorow first released this book free online. It then went on to be nominated for one of the forest of reading titles, now he is allowing portions of the book to be downloaded and remixed. Also developing wordle cover art....have a look.
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<br /><a href="http://www.zipidee.com/zipidAudioPreview.aspx?aid=c5a8e946-fd2c-4b9e-a748-f297bba17de8"><img src="http://zipidee.com/images/Marketing/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="Link to purchase and download this audiobook without Flash interaction"/></a></br><object width=300 height=395 ><param name=movie value="http://www.zipidee.com/randomhouse/rh_widget.swf"/><param name=wmode value="transparent"/><param name=FlashVars value=videoid=1&title=Little+Brother&siteID=&showprice=$20.00+U.S&readby=Kirby+Heyborne&isbn=978-0-7393-7286-9&format=Unabridged+Audiobook+Download&authorr=Cory+Doctorow&sale=April+29,+2008&audioruntime=02:00/><embed src=http://www.zipidee.com/randomhouse/rh_widget.swf width=300 height=395 wmode="transparent" type=application/x-shockwave-flash FlashVars=videoid=1&title=Little+Brother&siteID=&showprice=$20.00+U.S&readby=Kirby+Heyborne&isbn=978-0-7393-7286-9&format=Unabridged+Audiobook+Download&authorr=Cory+Doctorow&sale=April+29,+2008&audioruntime=02:00>kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-7894914996739211172009-08-23T18:57:00.002-04:002009-08-23T18:58:31.110-04:00Free mindmapping software and concept mapping software works in 3DThis looks like it might be lots of fun and useful! Mind 42 http://mind42.com/kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-71878201415667154172009-08-23T18:00:00.002-04:002009-08-23T18:03:34.939-04:00My Twitter Mosaic<p><a href="http://sxoop.com/twitter/">Get your twitter mosaic here.</a></p><p><a href="http://twitter.com/TLibrarian"><img title="Pat Whitehouse" src="http://s.twimg.com/a/1250809294/images/default_profile_normal.png" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/jutecht"><img title="Jeff Utecht" src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/112751059/Jeff_Profile_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/timisusually"><img title="Tim Hawes" src="http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/284079306/img_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/brlamb"><img title="Abject Learner" src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/302468773/APE2001_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/tonypisano"><img title="Tony Pisano" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/70982588/top1_normal.png" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/msmithpds"><img title="msmithpds" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/303328827/Photo_252_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/jonpratt"><img title="Jonathan M. Pratt" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/322588662/JMP_Profile_Pic_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/jvirant"><img title="Joe Virant" src="http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/294261654/twitter_profile_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/kawahoser"><img title="kawahoser" src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/82232723/steve_in_mirror2_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/K20Alt"><img title="K20 Alt" src="http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/349600038/twitter-icon2_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/reed_man"><img title="Brian Ball" src="http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/341604820/Photo_3_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/marlenearmstron"><img title="Marlene Armstrong" src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/99516611/marlene_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/baded"><img title="Colin Jagoe" src="http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/366422066/buddy2_normal.png" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/rdelorenzo"><img title="Rob De Lorenzo" src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/51689839/RD_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/StephenFarmer"><img title="Stephen-lee Farmer" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/345516478/twitterProfilePhoto_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/LoraleaC"><img title="Loralea Carruthers" src="http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/95244842/display_pic_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/qdsouza"><img title="Quentin D'Souza" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/45244582/Copy_of_new-1_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/fryed"><img title="Donna Fry" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/317305894/14_kayak_on_Loon_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/marlazu"><img title="marzu" src="http://s.twimg.com/a/1250809294/images/default_profile_normal.png" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/davidwees"><img title="davidwees" src="http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/82116096/dave-vas_0_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/kachalmers"><img title="Karen Chalmers" src="http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/84041006/Picture_2_normal.png" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/aph2009"><img title="Alan Hilliard" src="http://s.twimg.com/a/1250809294/images/default_profile_normal.png" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/egolfer6"><img title="Eric Sailers" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/308671686/eric_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/MickeySuze"><img title="Sue Peel" src="http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/248936350/Picture_179_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/cellodav"><img title="David Macdonald" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/267259331/green_5996_cellodav_twitter_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/plind"><img title="Penny Lindballe" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/104240646/3369688314_7ca5a6209d_s_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/OLnet"><img title="Karen Cropper" src="http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/326308740/TwitterIcon_normal.gif" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/tsaj"><img title="Tami Saj" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/325016014/tami_normal.jpg" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/Andrea_Sykes"><img title="Andrea Sykes" src="http://s.twimg.com/a/1250809294/images/default_profile_normal.png" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/nichuett"><img title="Nicole Huett" src="http://s.twimg.com/a/1250809294/images/default_profile_normal.png" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/markjabs"><img title="Mark Jacobs" src="http://s.twimg.com/a/1250203207/images/default_profile_normal.png" border="0" height="48" width="48" /></a></p><br /><br />Visit twittermosaic at: http://sxoop.com/twitter/ to create your own!kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-29188642765262610832009-08-23T11:59:00.001-04:002009-08-23T12:00:46.423-04:00Social Media from ASI<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sIFYPQjYhv8&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sIFYPQjYhv8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-28713256142646206672009-05-12T12:26:00.000-04:002009-05-12T12:27:47.137-04:00Librarian Manifesto<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZblrRs3fkSU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZblrRs3fkSU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I need to remix this to suit multilayered learning.....kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-56467312022832586842009-04-28T22:22:00.002-04:002009-04-28T22:23:42.807-04:00Digital Literacy YRDSB Word Cloud<a href="http://www.wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/791402/Digital_Literacy_Document" title="Wordle: Digital Literacy Document"><img src="http://www.wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/791402/Digital_Literacy_Document" alt="Wordle: Digital Literacy Document" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 4px;" /></a>kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-83481175103821445792009-03-22T17:37:00.001-04:002009-03-22T17:39:21.334-04:00Playing with TwitterOK so I click on the link to Joyce Valenza below, then I find myself immersed in new twitter tools. Check this out:<br /><br /><p><a href="http://sxoop.com/twitter/mosaic.pl">Get your twitter mosaic here.</a></p><p><a href="http://twitter.com/dwarlick"><img width="48" height="48" title="David Warlick" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/50192582/daves_icon_normal.jpg" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/willrich45"><img width="48" height="48" title="Will Richardson" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/82812561/iPhoto_normal.jpg" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/ewanmcintosh"><img width="48" height="48" title="Ewan McIntosh" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/82147646/Ewan_McIntosh_normal.jpg" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/thecleversheep"><img width="48" height="48" title="thecleversheep" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/68856396/Picture_542_normal.png" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/joycevalenza"><img width="48" height="48" title="Joyce Valenza" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/82169178/joyceface_normal.jpg" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/snbeach"><img width="48" height="48" title="Sheryl NussbaumBeach" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/50204562/snbeach_blogsm_normal.jpg" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/cshirky"><img width="48" height="48" title="Clay Shirky" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/61824695/new_eye_normal.png" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/dtapscott"><img width="48" height="48" title="Don Tapscott" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/54510050/_MG_9722_normal.jpg" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/lessig"><img width="48" height="48" title="Lessig" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/40890522/Lessig_Icon_normal.png" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/DanielPink"><img width="48" height="48" title="Daniel Pink" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/52750955/DPinkPortrait2_normal.jpg" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/doctorow"><img width="48" height="48" title="Cory Doctorow" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/81686659/twitterpic_normal.jpeg" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/cogdog"><img width="48" height="48" title="Alan Levine" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/76558077/cogdog-watercolor-400_normal.png" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/karlfisch"><img width="48" height="48" title="Karl Fisch" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/37988082/twitter2_normal.JPG" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/mwesch"><img width="48" height="48" title="Mike Wesch" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/54646185/WeschesThumb_normal.jpg" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/jutecht"><img width="48" height="48" title="Jeff Utecht" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/104078616/gonzaga_2_normal.jpg" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/hrheingold"><img width="48" height="48" title="Howard Rheingold" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/81616822/HowardWideEyeCloseUp2007-vsm_normal.jpg" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/courosa"><img width="48" height="48" title=" Alec Couros" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/70559877/3038940741_3ba16ebd50_normal.jpg" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/davecormier"><img width="48" height="48" title="dave cormier" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/106019126/dave3-1_normal.jpg" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/brlamb"><img width="48" height="48" title="Abject Learner" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/37856122/vinyl_normal.gif" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/petewarden"><img width="48" height="48" title="Pete Warden" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/68571566/portraitbw_normal.png" /></a></p><br /><br />A mosaic of the tweets I follow. How cool is that?kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-37271466829242072552009-03-01T19:39:00.003-05:002009-03-01T19:44:47.534-05:00What every educator needs to know about creative commonsI am adding this <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/thecleversheep/creative-commons-what-every-educator-needs-to-know-presentation">slideshare</a> to the blog so that I can use it regularly for Teacher PD. It never fails to amaze me how everyone seems to understand that they cannot use everything and anything in their presentations but they do in the name of "education". Honestly we truly must walk the walk in terms of copyright and make use of creative commons content in our work and with students. Thanks to <a href="http://twitter.com/joycevalenza">Joyce Valenza's</a> tweetkitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-67434866905599285582009-02-28T21:17:00.003-05:002009-02-28T21:21:10.314-05:00Still room for improvement?Looks like our focus on literacy still needs some work....<br /><br /><a href="http://twitpic.com/1rhbz" title="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic"><img src="http://twitpic.com/show/thumb/1rhbz.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Share photos on twitter with Twitpic" /></a><br /><br />This photo was taken at the OTF Technology Conference this weekend and shared on <a href="http://twitpic.com/1rhbz">twitpics</a><br />you just gotta love the irony!kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-34109665940091069542009-02-28T09:31:00.003-05:002009-02-28T09:54:19.080-05:00Jane Clarey - Comments on MillenialsReading <a href="http://brandon-hall.com/janetclarey/?p=1219">Jane Clarey's blog </a>about the use of Web 2.0 Technologies by Millenials, ie students born in the 80's & 90's.<br /><br />The big idea behind her thinking is that we have to lose the idea of digital native/digital immigrant. Prensky started the conversation but now it's time to move on. Really what we have to realize is that these students although conversant in the use of technologies such as IM, youtube and facebook they do not necessarily look to using these tools for learning or training in the workplace.<br /><br />Clarey states: "the “younger” generation does not have a high level of use of collaborative knowledge creation tools (“2.0”) and don’t adopt radically different patterns of knowledge creation and sharing." As a librarian and learner....this speaks to me. <br /><br />Educators really need to focus on appropriate instruction in the use of web 2.0 tools and focused critical thinking strategies to engage these learners. Helping our students to locate communities of learners focused on their interests and linking this like mindedness to specific learning skills, just might be the key to greater student engagement and student success.kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-63364597663925436082009-02-27T15:31:00.008-05:002009-02-28T21:21:50.129-05:00Will Rich Twitter, Diigo, Delicious.....A full day sitting in a room full of folk with similar views on <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">IT</span>, <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">learning</span> and <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">social networking</span> tools. Lots of fun, lots of information and lots of learning.<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />I now have a <a href="http://twitter.com/home"><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Twitter</span></a> ID: <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">kitchenerd</span>.</span><br /><br />I have established a <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Pageflakes</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span>presence and I am working on my blogging skills. Interesting ideas about <a href="http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=9709832">disruptive practices </a>to effect change. Neat article about how a principal is texting students instead of banning the phone.kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-5423160012994565372009-02-25T13:06:00.001-05:002009-02-25T13:06:55.180-05:00Hows this for Media Literacy??<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Librarian Song Rocks!</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SB4HvVEMFig&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SB4HvVEMFig&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-49171226032754419202009-02-07T16:50:00.002-05:002009-02-07T17:01:30.906-05:00The Internet as Humanity?I'm watching a lecture on TVO's Big Ideas, that is so interesting! The lecturer, <a href="http://www.evident.com/">David Weinburger</a> is very excitedly discussing the nature of knowledge, technology and the internet. He is really making some great connections to how we accept the www because it is openly human. How knowledge must be linked to mutual understanding and the www is the tool that is enabling this. He draws connections to wikipedia, traditional journalism, blogging and society and invites us to think about how we as humans interact with web 2.0.<br /><br />He argues that the metadata of the internet is what makes us understand, connect and link cultural and linguistic boundaries and is in fact what drives what we interpret as knowing.<br /><br />This isn't technology, this is sociology!kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-45166338162109029102009-02-01T19:33:00.003-05:002009-02-01T19:35:51.935-05:00WikieducatorI am going to begin exloring <a href="http://www.wikieducator.org/Main_Page">wikieducator</a> to see how best I can use this tool as a teacher. Listened to a podcast on Brian Lamb's Abject Learning blog about this tool and the impact of open access education. I would love to hear what others have to say about this enticing resource.kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-30876072078023295222009-02-01T16:20:00.002-05:002009-02-01T16:25:07.271-05:00Superconference 2009Well it was exhausting, invigorating and challenging. It is always wonderful to share the energy created by 4000 like minded individuals with a shared passion!<br /><br />This year was interesting as we explored the impact of Disruptive economies, disruptive technologies and creativity. How will this affect us as learners and leaders but most importantly, how will this affect our students? Are we really preparing them for a future we cannot understand? What changes must we make to our teaching practice to ensure that we maximize the impact of read/write web 2.0 technologies in our work? How can we effect systemic change? <br /><br />I have just spent the day re-reading and organizing notes and reflecting on where do I go from here? Any ideas, comments? I would love to hear some.kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-24582041521046206782009-01-23T13:42:00.005-05:002009-01-23T13:58:26.278-05:00Playing with Voice ThreadI have played with voicethread before but today am exploring it from a curricular context. At the Learning Connections champions conference today we are exploring audio file creation through podcasting and the use of the web based tool Voice Threads. The educational package looks interesting and if Bessie can be convinced to not block it, has excellent potential. How cool would this be if we borrowed the ideas from Wordia and created our own video dictionaries in VoiceThread? A safe educational environment using Web 2.0 technology? Go figure!!!<br /><br />Here is my latest kick at the can.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=322762"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://voicethread.com/book.swf?b=322762" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="480" height="360"></embed></object>kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-32802979141106298732009-01-11T21:27:00.003-05:002009-01-11T22:00:45.206-05:00Dangerously IrrelevantScott McLeod has identified a TL in Bombay as being awesome....she blogs and here are some of her cool links.<br />For Photo manipulation<br /><br /><a href="http://photofunia.com/">PhotoFunia</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.picnik.com/app#/home/welcome">Picnik</a><br /><br />LII Canadian Resources:<br /><br /><a href="http://lii.org/pub/subtopic/785">Canadian History</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.champlainquadricentennial.com/">400th Anniversary of Champlain's Arrival</a>kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10182544.post-34573397410901886782009-01-11T21:22:00.002-05:002009-01-11T21:23:47.322-05:00History of the InternetHere is a neat video about the History of the Internet...thanks to the Common Craft website<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2696386&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2696386&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2696386">History of the Internet</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/picol">PICOL</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.kitchenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349546738056521561noreply@blogger.com0