Week 7 Thing 16 and 17 Wikis

I am a little overwhelmed by all of the information I've tried to absorb this weekend. Basically, I understand the concept of wikis as a tool for building community discussions and projects. I'm not so clear on how to go about setting up one. The link http://meredith.wolfwater.com/cil06/ is very helpful and when I have time to actually create a wiki for my classroom, this is where I will return for help. What I'd like to do is create a wiki for use with one of the novels we read in class. Contributions to it could be made during class time,not just outside of it, but this would be a lot more motivating than answering questions on worksheets, and would still demonstrate their understanding of the novel.

Week 6 Thing 15 Library 2.0

I got bogged down in all the copyright information included in this lesson. The copyright comic book was fascinating. As far as Library 2.0 goes, it was interesting to see the connection with web 2.0. I believe our school library is doing a great job of trying to connect with library patrons in this technologically driven age in a way that is interesting to them. Catalog access is on-line, a blog is available, etc. We have access to several on-line tools for research that are easy to use. One of the articles I read concerning Library 2.0 mentioned ERIC. I used that way back when I was in college. I hope it's easier and more interesting to use now than back then.

Week 6 Thing 14 Technorati

I noticed that when I did a keyword search on technorati for School Library Learning 2.0 there were only a few hundred results as compared to the thousands resulting from the keywords "Classroom Learning 2.0".

Tagging can be helpful, but you have to really think about what you want to use to find a blog or article again. Moving on...

Week 6 Thing 14 Technorati

I've spent a little time in technorati and have gone about things backwards perhaps. I joined first to claim my blog and am now experimenting to see if I can add code to this particular blog that will enable viewers to add it to their favorites. Though why anyone would want to, I don't know. I'm fairly mundane.

Week 6 Thing 13 Tagging and Del.icio.us

Using del.icio.us as a way to link your bookmarks on your workplace and home computers is a great idea. I even like being able to use it to track popular bookmarks. Maybe this summer I'll even have time to play around with it. Since I am very interested in healthy cooking, love recipes and new information on healthy eating, this would be an easy way for me to track down new and interesting sites on this while letting others do the work.