Here is a link to my Twitter account: http://twitter.com/alexand278
I really don't get this tool; I can't imagine anyone being interested in what their friends are doing all the time, or having the time to post here often.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Monday, September 3, 2007
Armijo Library Proposal
Web 2.0 Proposal
The name of the technology you would like to implement.
I would like to add a blog to our library’s website content.
A brief description of this technology.
Blogs, short for Weblogs, have been around since the ‘90’s. Blogs are websites that contain the blogger’s entries in reverse chronological order. Usually readers are able to comment on the entries, making the blogs more interactive, like a conversation. Originally they consisted of personalized journals, political commentary, and news sites. Now, however, blogs are used for a variety of things, and libraries are becoming players, using blogs for a variety of reasons, including readers’ advisory, marketing, and library news.
An explanation of the service you would like to create with the technology.
I would like to design and implement a Readers’ Advisory Blog for Armijo High School using Blogger from Google.
An explanation of how this service will fill a need in your setting, including benefits.
Our students are always searching for good books to read. Some are inveterate readers just looking for their next title, and others don’t really like reading but need a free reading book for their English course. I would like to start a What should I read next??? blog linked off our library webpage. I am always suggesting books to students, but why not have them in a central location for any interested kid to see? And why not encourage students to post their own reviews? How about faculty and staff? Because the blog would be linked to our webpages, it would also be accessible from any computer with internet access. My guess is that most of our students spend a lot more time online than reading. This would give our students lots of access points to new books and would cost us nothing but a little time. I’m hoping that it would encourage more students to read also, helping fulfill our library mission, as well as increase our standardized test scores.
Evidence that this technology would be useful in your setting. This evidence can take the form of libraries that are successfully using the technology (if you feel like doing research, it could also include statistics or evidence from the library literature).
Many libraries are already using Readers’ Advisory blogs for their patrons. While the list below is not comprehensive, it gives a good sampling of what libraries are already doing.
• Emma Waters Summar Library
• Blogging for a Good Book Williamsburg Regional Library
• Teen Corner book reviews Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
• Teen Blog at the Solano County Library
• Blogger Book Club at the Roselle Public Library
A plan for the ongoing maintenance of the technology and any policy issues you think are important to address. Please note that your technology may not have any policy issues.
The librarian will be in charge of updating and maintaining the blog. I will post at least once each week, on Monday mornings. Teachers and students will email me with reviews, and I will get them up on the blog ASAP, by the following Monday at the latest. Since blogs are not blocked in our district, this won’t be a problem. I will set up an RSS feed to email as new comments come it, so I can check for appropriateness and security issues.
The name of the technology you would like to implement.
I would like to add a blog to our library’s website content.
A brief description of this technology.
Blogs, short for Weblogs, have been around since the ‘90’s. Blogs are websites that contain the blogger’s entries in reverse chronological order. Usually readers are able to comment on the entries, making the blogs more interactive, like a conversation. Originally they consisted of personalized journals, political commentary, and news sites. Now, however, blogs are used for a variety of things, and libraries are becoming players, using blogs for a variety of reasons, including readers’ advisory, marketing, and library news.
An explanation of the service you would like to create with the technology.
I would like to design and implement a Readers’ Advisory Blog for Armijo High School using Blogger from Google.
An explanation of how this service will fill a need in your setting, including benefits.
Our students are always searching for good books to read. Some are inveterate readers just looking for their next title, and others don’t really like reading but need a free reading book for their English course. I would like to start a What should I read next??? blog linked off our library webpage. I am always suggesting books to students, but why not have them in a central location for any interested kid to see? And why not encourage students to post their own reviews? How about faculty and staff? Because the blog would be linked to our webpages, it would also be accessible from any computer with internet access. My guess is that most of our students spend a lot more time online than reading. This would give our students lots of access points to new books and would cost us nothing but a little time. I’m hoping that it would encourage more students to read also, helping fulfill our library mission, as well as increase our standardized test scores.
Evidence that this technology would be useful in your setting. This evidence can take the form of libraries that are successfully using the technology (if you feel like doing research, it could also include statistics or evidence from the library literature).
Many libraries are already using Readers’ Advisory blogs for their patrons. While the list below is not comprehensive, it gives a good sampling of what libraries are already doing.
• Emma Waters Summar Library
• Blogging for a Good Book Williamsburg Regional Library
• Teen Corner book reviews Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
• Teen Blog at the Solano County Library
• Blogger Book Club at the Roselle Public Library
A plan for the ongoing maintenance of the technology and any policy issues you think are important to address. Please note that your technology may not have any policy issues.
The librarian will be in charge of updating and maintaining the blog. I will post at least once each week, on Monday mornings. Teachers and students will email me with reviews, and I will get them up on the blog ASAP, by the following Monday at the latest. Since blogs are not blocked in our district, this won’t be a problem. I will set up an RSS feed to email as new comments come it, so I can check for appropriateness and security issues.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Flikr
I already have a Flikr account from my work on the 23 Things projects. here is a link to my profile: http://flickr.com/people/8456570@N06/.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Sheeeee's Back!
Just like Jack Nicholson and Johnny Carson, I'm back; blogging again, that is. It's been a crazy summer, but I'm getting back into my Web 2.0 business in a big way. I'll be using this blog to continue the InfoPeople 43 Things online training and the new weekly online course called Web 2.0: Connecting with the Community Using Social Software.
I will design a way to keep the two purposes apart, although they may just end up comingling since there is so much crossover between the topics we're exploring.
I will design a way to keep the two purposes apart, although they may just end up comingling since there is so much crossover between the topics we're exploring.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Back from vacation
We're back from three hot weeks in Iran, so I'm going to get started again with my Web 2.0 work. It sure is nice to be back in the Bay Area with our moderate temperatures and our own house.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Weeks 7 & 8
I created my RSS reader using GoogleReader. It was very easy and I immediately started adding feeds. I choose some news feeds, emerging tech feeds and library/librarian feeds.
I have to be careful, however, because each feed has the potential to lead to other feeds equally as compelling. I could spend all day keeping up on the feeds, and not get anything done IRL if I'm not careful. For me, this is an excellent way to keep up on web 2.0 technologies.
I'm finding that I usually don't read the entire articles, just enough to get the idea of the thingys.I really like the librarian's blogs. I'm finding that they make me think about what I'm doing in my library and how I could improve it for our students. I go out of my way to read all of them, even if I don't think they apply to what I am doing right now. I like being up-to-date on what other libraries are doing.
I have to be careful, however, because each feed has the potential to lead to other feeds equally as compelling. I could spend all day keeping up on the feeds, and not get anything done IRL if I'm not careful. For me, this is an excellent way to keep up on web 2.0 technologies.
I'm finding that I usually don't read the entire articles, just enough to get the idea of the thingys.I really like the librarian's blogs. I'm finding that they make me think about what I'm doing in my library and how I could improve it for our students. I go out of my way to read all of them, even if I don't think they apply to what I am doing right now. I like being up-to-date on what other libraries are doing.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Thing #6
All I can say is WOW! These libraries are doing some awesome things with web 2.0 technology. Some blogging, lots of RSS feeds and tons of podcasting. What impressed me most were the podcasts at the Seattle PL. They had author readings that lasted nearly an hour, teen poetry slam readings, and even professional librarian podcasts from an IFLA conference. This is one website I will go back to and listen to the casts. It opened up my mind about podcasts somewhat, because these were truly useful ones. I could imagine going to work listening to these author readings instead of my usual audiobooks.
Other things that impressed me were:
Other things that impressed me were:
- Denver PL's podcasts of picture books. I wondered how they worked out the copyright issues, though.
- Denver PL's website's ability to download ebooks, audiobooks and movies from the patrons' home computers.
- PLCMC's over 40 RSS feeds for their various programs. I tried the teen one for a few days and was very impressed.
- Paying fines online at the PLCMC's website was also amazing. I know it's not strictly Web 2.0, but what a great service. Actually, I loved this library system's whole website. Everything that was popular was on the homepage and easy to find and use. Way to serve your patrons!
What did not impress me was the Ann Arbor District Library website based entirely on a blog. While I really liked the director's blog talking about programs and other library news, I'm not sure that it should have been the focus of the homepage.
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