The end...

This entire Learning 2.0 experience has been terrific! There were things that I know I will use right away like LibraryThing, image generator, Wordle, and Technoroti. Other things I need to go back and spend more time on. What I really like about this blog, is that I can go back, because I DO forget stuff!

Now that I know, I can create fun and meaningful lessons (just as you have done, Anne) for my students. Neat idea! Had a great time! I think I'm a little smarter about things out there and very willing to try them out!

TAG CLOUDS

I like the idea of using descriptors for the Dewey Decimal System. I think I will have my students create posters for our non-fiction section using Wordle! Yet another great idea!

Podcasts

I have subscribed to podcasts before, so I knew how easy it is. Again, the problem is that I will find so much that I can't watch them all! I subscribed to The Library Channel because as I reviewed their list, there were helpful topics that I'm sure I will be able to use! As I was searching the site, there were many choices and I will have to take the time to go back and explore other podcasts.

Neat!

Online Video

Hmm...I think I embedded this 5 times before I realized I really did it. Easy Peasy!

What a beautiful library!

Search and Subscription Service

This was easier than I thought. I searched Bing for my topic which was library blogs, found what I wanted, copied the url and added it. No complaints here! What I am worried about is finding too much stuff that I think I will read, and I won't find the time...

Tom March and the Free Range Librarian are the feeds I chose to subscribe to. I think these two are ones I will actually follow because I like the style of their writing and the topics that I browsed. We will have to wait and see!

Thing 13 RSS & News Readers

First I have to say I love the video guy! And I can think of so many ways to use what I have learned from Learning 2.0 to share with my students next year! Yeah!

I really like this idea of having a home for all my information and it will save time. Fabulous idea!

I tried to add Learning 2.0 23 Things, but it said "no" because of a spam notice. Ok.

I added Wyoming Birds to my bloglines. My home is settle on a little hill overlooking a meadow then a large field and then onto the cliffs edging the Bear River. Naturally, I get to watch much of Wyoming's wildlife. It is worth the watching! There are a number of birds who sing throughout the day and one in particular is hard to see but sings the sweetest song. Neat! Now I have a place to go to to find that bird...

I'm always finding articles that I try to save in a folder, alas my filing goes from here to there and beyond. I love that I can save clippings all in one place and I can access it from anywhere!

I subscribed to a photo of the day at National Geographic. Great photos from around the world!

Library 2.0

"Say good-bye to your mother's school library" by Christopher Harris in Library School Journal discusses the need to stay current with Web 2.o and suggested powerful ideas to get teachers and students involved and connected.

Since learning about blogs, I really like the idea of a library blog. While serving almost 200 4th and 5th graders at my school, it is quite impossible to keep in touch with each student although I try! A blog, such as this, can help keep students responsible for their learning and it's a fun way to get your ideas shared!

As library media specialists, we are stewards of media and information technology. It is our responsibility to continue to adapt and grow as our field of advanced communication and technology evolves. We are lifelong learners and what a great opportunity awaits us everyday for learning something new! How exciting!

We are "rolling out" (just heard that new edu-buzz word) a new reading curriculum next year. I was excited to think about Library 2.0 and how it would help teachers track student use of reading levels as we are changing from Lexile to Fountas and Pinnel. And of course I L-O-V-E LOVE! students creating a virtual collection to keep track of their reading, ratings and comments. I have shared my LibraryThing with students at the circulation desk and they can't wait until I show them how to create their own shelves.

We already use podcasts and powerpoint for many project presentations. We're on the right track, but we have lacked (because I didn't know) a place for Anytime-Anywhere Share. (I just thought of that phrase...that's catchy!) We typically set aside presentation time as in Jadene's class, which I really enjoy and the kids like it too because it usually involves popcorn! But having the information available whenever (except in Lingle, Wyoming) is giving everyone an opportunity to reflect and connect with information. Example: during class an idea comes up and later I can't remember what it was, I review the class slides. Oh, now I remember! And I come up with some fab idea to develop, perhaps a Boy Corner. True story and how it works daily!

I want a "Library Powered" t-shirt!

And a banner "Engage! the JOY of READING and the POWER of INFORMATION"

Technorati

I'm impressed! What an easy way to find out what others are talking about!

The blog directory seemed to be lacking much in the area of education and I didn't see anything specifically for educators or librarians. Food was popular, which made me hungry. And that reminds me, I have leftover Chinese food! Be right back...

Yum! Why is it that Chinese food fills you up and then you're hungry 30 minutes later?

So, as I'm sitting here looking longingly at my guitar wanting to learn more than my 4 chord riff, I decide to search "play guitar". There are 148 blogs relating to playing guitar and 133 posts that mention "guitar". The first blog I found was very helpful with a link that was even more helpful!

This would be a great help with personal research like our assignment last semester about the cell phone issue. Neat idea!

Delicious

Delicious is yummy! I work from my laptop, the circulation desk and my office computer so keeping track of sites I use can sometimes be a problem. Problem solved! Delicious allows me to access my bookmarks at any computer! There have been a few time when I have been in a classroom working with a teacher and needed a website, but didn't have easy access. Delicious makes it easy!

This is going to be really handy for research projects. Wyoming history projects can be cumbersome for 4th graders when they search; Delicious will narrow down the cites and help the students locate meaningful and authoritative information.

Great idea!

Online Image generator

This image is from signgenerator.org

I tried generator blog at blogspot.com, but I didn't get it. The site wasn't as easy as sign generator. I did find the "Lazy Bloggers Post" and thought it was funny!

This is my dog Bailey.

Bailey's favorite story is

"Go, Dog, Go!" by P.D. Eastman

From ALA Read Image Creator

My LibraryThing

Neat! I will forever be able to keep track of books!