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Short, sweet definitions of Web 2.0 needed
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Mary J. Johnson Jan 6, 2008.

 

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I'm a retired middle school library media specialist, but I'm still working as an education consultant. I train teachers to use primary sources, especially in collaboration with library/technology educators. I'm especially interested in how to use online primary sources to teach 21st century skills. Check out The Primary Source Librarian blog that I've been writing for a few months now!
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Web 2.0 Playground

I posted this on my “Primary Source Librarian” blog today, and I thought others might want to consider setting up their own Web 2.0 Playground:



Yesterday I spent a most enjoyable three hours with nine other people at a Leapday Playday to explore the concepts and tools of Web 2.0. We called our computer lab a “playground,” and we were there to “play.”



Why “play?” Because every time I mention Web 2.0 to other… Continue

Posted on March 1, 2008 at 10:06pm

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At 11:06am on September 10, 2007, Carol Gutting said…
Thanks, Mary, for the welcome and being my first friend! I am still getting acquainted with the site and am excited to use it more, time permitting. Found an interesting plagiarism tutorial in Dennis O'Connor's Info. Fluency project. I am also anxious to check out your Primary Sources blog. I'm interested to learn your pricing schedule for teacher training to see if Widefield could afford your services. Enjoy your day. Carol
At 12:56pm on September 10, 2007, Mary J. Johnson said…
Hi, Carol. The best deal in the world for primary source training is the Teaching with Primary Sources program (used to be An Adventure of the American Mind) through Metro State in Denver. It costs nothing, and your teachers get all sorts of perks that include technology for their classrooms or schools along with beautiful reproductions of primary sources from the Library of Congress. I think they even get paid to attend! TPS is hoping to offer training in southern Colorado, and they'll even come to your school district rather than make you drive to Denver if you can round up fifteen participants. Check out their website at http://aamcolorado.mscd.edu/index.htm, or contact Peggy O'Neill-Jones or any of her staff at 303-352-4945. I do training for TPS, and they even pay me for all the fun I have! I'd say that's pretty affordable. You can thank the federal government, or you can view it as your taxpayer money at work. ;-)

Hope you enjoy my blog. I sure enjoy writing it. -Mary
At 1:20pm on September 10, 2007, Dennis O'Connor said…
Hi Mary! Thanks for joining the Information fluency group. We're just getting started, and I'm delighted you'll be bringing your expertise to the work.

I checked out the Teaching with Primary Sources program you mentioned below. What a wonderful resource. It looks like a natural for online presentation.

Your interest area of online primary resources is a rich one. I also teach online for the University of Wisconsin Stout. We launched a course on primary resources earlier this year that has really taken off: Teaching Information Literacy with Primary Sources, is taught by Mary Alice Anderson: http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/primarysources.shtml

This seems like a great way to teach information fluency. With the right nuances, I can see this as a way to deeply engage high school and college students.

I'm looking forward to an interesting exchange of ideas!

Dennis
At 3:03pm on September 10, 2007, Mary J. Johnson said…
Hi, Dennis! Good to meet you here in the TeacherLibrarianNing. Just as an FYI, the Teaching with Primary Sources program has recently expanded to four regional centers, and their training will soon extend to neighboring states. I believe there's a center in Illinois, which is probably the closest to you of the four. The whole program is currently transitioning to TPA from the former Adventure of the American Mind program. For more information, you can go to the national TPA site: . The newsletter link from that site might also be worth your reading time.

I have read Mary Alice Anderson's writing for years, and I must say you are truly fortunate to have her as a colleague. I was extremely pleased to see that the Library of Congress outreach programs that began with the American Memory fellowships have now reached the university level. Good for UW Stout!
At 6:43pm on September 10, 2007, Jody K. Howard said…
Hi, Mary, I am not sure exactly how this works, but it is great to be on your page as a friend.
Jody
At 11:15pm on September 10, 2007, Su Eckhardt said…
Hey, Mary; Thanks for connecting via the famous TLN Ning and the Colorado Ning! What a great resource for all of us.
At 4:25pm on November 19, 2007, Laurie Roberts said…
Hey,
I am doing a project for my master's degree. I was just wondering if you would mind answering a quick question for me?

How do you manage technology as a part of your daily job?
At 11:47pm on November 20, 2007, Susan Adams said…
Hey Sweetie! I just don't get this whole thing yet - AND you don't get to look at it before you are supposed to "explain" yourself. :) Have you actually LEARNED anything??? I bet you only get questions. What a guru you are. :) Ok, I'm sure these are inappropriate comments, but you ARE the best.
At 3:31pm on November 24, 2007, Mary J. Johnson said…
Hi, Susan,

Sorry to disappoint you, Susan, but I don't get many questions! I have actually learned several things from the TeacherLibrarianNing. It was here that I learned of the K12 Online Conference, and I have learned a ton about Web 2.0 from the sessions there. I've discovered that retired school librarians remain active thinkers, although I haven't yet joined that group. I've picked up some good pointers from videos that have been posted here. This ning is just one of my sources for keeping up with the profession, or at least faking it pretty well. I do still get a little mixed up about just where to leave comments (and where to find them).

What fun new things are you doing with your high schoolers between Thanksgiving and winter break? I'm off to Germany for about ten days...getting together with the increasingly far-away "nuclear family."

-Mary
At 6:34pm on November 26, 2007, Sherry R. Crow said…
I missed AASL also, but the Nebraska conference went very well.

The feeling I get from the Nebraska folks is that they will follow AASL's lead. I didn't get any other sense from them, but that could be because I don't know them well enough yet. Time will tell how well these new standards will be accepted. I would sure like to know if you get any other "vibes" out there.

Good to hear from you!

Sherry

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