CSLA, Ontario. November CSLA, Ontario. November Blogging Your Way to Library Success Rob Darrow Rob Darrow Coordinator, Library Services Coordinator, Library Services Clovis Unified Clovis Unified

CSLA, Ontario. November Everett Rogers. Diffusion of Innovations (1963) “One cannot seek knowledge about an innovation until he or she knows it exists.” “One cannot seek knowledge about an innovation until he or she knows it exists.”

CSLA, Ontario. November Dan Pink. A Whole New Mind “change is inevitable, and when it happens, the wisest response is not to wail or whine but to suck it up and deal with it.” “change is inevitable, and when it happens, the wisest response is not to wail or whine but to suck it up and deal with it.”

CSLA, Ontario. November Disclaimers Not discussing “What Ifs”… Not discussing “What Ifs”… –Filter fights –Copyright issues – consider everything under “Creative Commons” license and is freely shared (with citations, of course)!

CSLA, Ontario. November What is a blog? Web + Log = Blog Web + Log = Blog Diary or journal online Diary or journal online A book about blogs A book about blogs

CSLA, Ontario. November Parts of a blog Online software (blogger, word press, typepad, edublogs, etc.) Online software (blogger, word press, typepad, edublogs, etc.) A Blog Name A Blog Name Writing thoughts and ideas – something asking to be written or shared. Writing thoughts and ideas – something asking to be written or shared. Blog comments Blog comments RSS feeds / feed reader RSS feeds / feed reader

CSLA, Ontario. November Why blog? Professional Development (personally and professional) Professional Development (personally and professional) Promoting library services or other things Promoting library services or other things Guiding student (and teacher) learning Guiding student (and teacher) learning

CSLA, Ontario. November Growth of blogs "Technorati is now tracking over 70 million weblogs, and we're seeing about 120,000 new weblogs being created worldwide each day. That's about 1.4 blogs created every second of every day." "Technorati is now tracking over 70 million weblogs, and we're seeing about 120,000 new weblogs being created worldwide each day. That's about 1.4 blogs created every second of every day." - Technorati CEO, David Sifry, April Technorati CEO, David Sifry, April 2007

CSLA, Ontario. November Blog Growth

CSLA, Ontario. November Web 2.0 – the broader picture (Rodgers and Liddle, 2007) 19th Century20th Century21st Century Teaching styleLecture P2P collaboration Curriculum Books, blackboard Textbooks Community-generated content Location One-room schoolhouse ClassroomsAnywhere InteractionQ&ALabs Self-directed exploration, teamwork ObjectiveSurvivalEmploymentLifelong learning skills ToolsBlackboardLabsPersonal devices Result“Book learning” Memorized facts and information Adaptation, growth

CSLA, Ontario. November Library 2.0 (Read-write-share) Sharable Sharable Collaborative Collaborative Personal Personal Identity Building Identity Building Conversation Conversation Low or no cost Low or no cost

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CSLA, Ontario. November Blogs – one Library 2.0 tool Connecting people to information Connecting people to information Connecting people to other people Connecting people to other people Connecting people to best practices Connecting people to best practices Sharing these stories Sharing these stories

CSLA, Ontario. November The real question is… To blog or not to blog, that is the question! To blog or not to blog, that is the question!

CSLA, Ontario. November Where to start? Start, Select, Comment 1. Start an RSS Feed Reader 1. Start an RSS Feed Reader 2. Select a few blogs to read 2. Select a few blogs to read 3. Comment on the blogs. 3. Comment on the blogs.

CSLA, Ontario. November Parts of a blog Online software (blogger, word press, typepad, edublogs, etc.) Online software (blogger, word press, typepad, edublogs, etc.) A Blog Name A Blog Name Writing thoughts and ideas – something asking to be written or shared. Writing thoughts and ideas – something asking to be written or shared. Blog comments Blog comments RSS feeds / feed reader RSS feeds / feed reader

CSLA, Ontario. November Library Blogs Organized Adam Adam Alma – AASL blog Alma – AASL blog See the wiki:

CSLA, Ontario. November Library Library 2.0 Thoughts (Adam in Hungary) Csak a könyvtárban A világban, az iskolában, stb. Csak a könyvtárban A világban, az iskolában, stb. A könyvtár által kezelt információ Használó, diák, tanár stb. által kezelt információ A könyvtár által kezelt információ Használó, diák, tanár stb. által kezelt információ Statikus könyvtári weblap Dinamikus felhasználói oldal Statikus könyvtári weblap Dinamikus felhasználói oldal Közzététel Közreműködés Közzététel Közreműködés Egyirányú Kétirányú (kommentben jött) Egyirányú Kétirányú (kommentben jött)

CSLA, Ontario. November Library Library 2.0 Thoughts (translated) Library 1.0 Library 2.0 Only THE library --> THE world, in the school, etc. THE library handled information --> Students, teachers, etc. handle information Static -->Dynamic Unidirectional Multi-directional

CSLA, Ontario. November School Library Learning 2.0 -A place to start blogging blogspot.com blogspot.com blogspot.com blogspot.com

CSLA, Ontario. November School Library Learning 2.0 -A place to start blogging blogspot.com blogspot.com blogspot.com blogspot.com

CSLA, Ontario. November Almost 200 participants Summer CEU. Summer CEU. Reflections from participants: Reflections from participants: “This was a fun learning experience and an inspiration for me in sharing these tools with my coworkers.” “This was a fun learning experience and an inspiration for me in sharing these tools with my coworkers.” “You haven't lived until you're in the Web 2.0 world.” “You haven't lived until you're in the Web 2.0 world.” “Awesome. It gave this tech newbie a lot of self-confidence.” “Awesome. It gave this tech newbie a lot of self-confidence.”

CSLA, Ontario. November You can do the same! Personally Personally Set it up for your library or school staff Set it up for your library or school staff Use as part of a library or technology course Use as part of a library or technology course Structure for other professional development Structure for other professional development

CSLA, Ontario. November Twitter Mini-blogging Mini-blogging

CSLA, Ontario. November Michael Stephen’s Blog “Tame the Web” blog “Learn to Learn Adapt to Change Scan the Horizon” Trends for Librarians of 2007

CSLA, Ontario. November Why blog? Professional Development (personally and professionally) Professional Development (personally and professionally) Promoting library services Promoting library services Guiding student (and teacher) learning Guiding student (and teacher) learning ***See handouts***

CSLA, Ontario. November Where to start? Start, Select, Comment 1. Start an RSS Feed Reader 1. Start an RSS Feed Reader 2. Select a few blogs to read 2. Select a few blogs to read 3. Comment on the blogs. 3. Comment on the blogs.

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