These sites are really neat. A friend of mine from Seattle got me involved in Shelfari a while back. I don't use it too much, but they send me emails about new things they think I might like and when someone who is on my list does something, they let me know. I think there is much more, I just haven't had time to explore.
I am curious to see if these work at any school libraries and in what capacity. Although I haven't really looked at it, another LMS in my district is very excited about Destiny Quest from Follett and the things he can do at the 7th and 8th grade level. I don't think it is exactly the same, but it does allow kids to rate books and more.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Week 5: RSS Feeds and Custom Home Pages
The RSS feeds are neat. I signed up for the Bloglines (easy) and picked some of the items. Some of them I had no idea about what they were, but I chose the Shifted Librarian, Reuters News, and Quotes of the Day. I do love the way that it is easy to find and read the things you are interested in. I had already put NPR, the weather, the calendar, a to do list, google news, and CNN news on there already. It is just that I forget to open iGoogle.
One thing that comes to me daily is a Poem of the Day. I love that and think that is a great way to get poetry out there. I normally wouldn't read all those or look for them, but now they come to me. I also had downloaded a poetry widget for Poem in your Pocket day. That was a great way to find poems to use with my students.
How can libraries take advantage of these new technologies? I was thinking for my library web page that book review feeds would be great, but I'm not sure what is out there for kids. I could also see things like the quote of the day or word of the day being of interest.
One thing that comes to me daily is a Poem of the Day. I love that and think that is a great way to get poetry out there. I normally wouldn't read all those or look for them, but now they come to me. I also had downloaded a poetry widget for Poem in your Pocket day. That was a great way to find poems to use with my students.
How can libraries take advantage of these new technologies? I was thinking for my library web page that book review feeds would be great, but I'm not sure what is out there for kids. I could also see things like the quote of the day or word of the day being of interest.
Week 4: Social Bookmarking
I have gotten a bit behind because on March 25, I started adding books to our new online catalog. I have 2 libraries to do and about 20,000 books, so that has taken priority. We are nearly done.
Social bookmarking is just something I have been exploring a bit this year. I have a del.icio.us account and the other elementary librarian and our tech integration people share sites this way. As with most things, I don't use it to its full capability, but I truly hope to get better at it next year. It certainly has been easier than making my own lists and emailing ideas. Since we all study the same curriculum, sharing these through del.icio.us has been very handy.
I think in a school it is a great idea! I would love to get the teachers involved so that I can share things I have found for them and for their students as they do different projects.
Social bookmarking is just something I have been exploring a bit this year. I have a del.icio.us account and the other elementary librarian and our tech integration people share sites this way. As with most things, I don't use it to its full capability, but I truly hope to get better at it next year. It certainly has been easier than making my own lists and emailing ideas. Since we all study the same curriculum, sharing these through del.icio.us has been very handy.
I think in a school it is a great idea! I would love to get the teachers involved so that I can share things I have found for them and for their students as they do different projects.
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