New Tools for Learning
This summer I had the opportunity to participate in the California School Library Association (CSLA) Learning Tutorial 2.0. This is patterned after that learning experience. Hopefully, over the fall semester, you will discover the Web 2.0 tools that your students are using to connect with the world. My hope is that you will discover new tools to integrate into your teaching and engage the "millennials." There are many places and tools to explore and creative ways to use collaboratively with the library media teacher or in your classroom.
Each tool will be introduced with a brief introduction followed by discovery activities to engage your experience. Post or comment on your experience by listing the Web2.0 tool and discovery activity number. Communicate your feelings, concerns and collaboration ideas. I hope that you will share your curriculum connections as your explore these new tools.
You may work from school or home to access this tutorial. Your lifelong learning will develop through exploration and play. Your blog post will track your progress. Let me know the name of your blog and I will attach it to this link. As you explore Web 2.0 tools please share your ideas for '2.0 Best Practice.'
I am available through e-mail to assist you in your exploration and learning. Please use my school e-mail: krs4295@lausd.net and put Web 2.0 in the subject line. I will be your Tech support.
Tutorial format
Each new Web 2.0 tool will begin with a brief explanation. The discovery activities will help you to learn about the background to understand the new tool. The activity will be your "blog" or comments to your online log or "blog."
The links below will take you to each of the new Web 2.0 tools.
1. Set up your own blog and add your first post! You may use one of several free online blog hosting services including Blogger, Wordpress or Typepad. This blog was created on
Blogger.
2. Create an account at one of these free hosting services. Remember to write down your Username and Password.
3. Name your blog
Remember the entire web community will see your blog title and blog address. Consider using something anonymous and unique. Please remember your URL address and bookmark it. The URL for your blog will look like these examples:
http://learningtrek.blogspot.com
http://joycevalenza.edublogs.org/
http://heyjude.wordpress.com/
4. Select your template
Play with your new blog and test a post or two.
5. Blog Examples
- Math Video Blog
- IASL Weblogs and School Libraries
- Darren Kuropatwa's Pre-Cal 40S Blog
- Lakeview High School's Night Blog
- Ann Davis: Improving Instruction through Use of Weblogs
- Will Richardson's Weblog Links
- Polar Science
- NMH Library Reading Room
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