Web 2.0 Kid Style

Slide 1: Web 2.0 Kid Style Social Software and Public Libraries Andrea Mercado, Reading Public Library MVLC Children & Teen Committees 5/22/2007

Slide 2: Social, Audio-Visual, Interactive Today’s sites are about offering connectivity   Less about building, more about enhancing  Caveat: application with purpose is *key* Have a plan   Consider what already exists  For Chelmsford: http://www.volunteersolutions.org/mass-service/volunteer/ Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 2

Slide 3: Hot Options for Going Web 2.0 Web 2.0 ~ Human filtering =  Tagging (folksonomy)  Syndication (RSS, Push Technology)  Social networking  Blog software as content management systems  (CMS) Social networking sites  Podcasting, vidcasting, screencasting  Wikis  Social bookmarking  Gaming  Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 3

Slide 4: Blogs are Still “In” for Libraries Easier than XHTML/CSS for the non-techie   External blogs a viable option Blogger - http://www.blogger.com  Blog software as CMS  WordPress - http://www.wordpress.com   Plugins extend social networking and more  Software install requires coordination with IT Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 4

Slide 5: Blog as CMS: WordPress Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 5

Slide 6: Social Networking Connecting people to people to people   Blows the Yahoo! Group paradigm away  Flexible customizations for privacy & filters  Different “flavors” to choose from: MySpace: http://www.myspace.com   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com  WebKinz: http://www.webkinz.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites  Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 6

Slide 7: RPL on MySpace http://www.myspace.com/cosmiclibrarian Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 7

Slide 8: Sharing the Visuals YouTube - http://www.YouTube.com: video  hosting (FREE) No age limit  Flagged items ask for age confirmation  Users can hide age in profile  Community Guidelines keep “inappropriate” content away  from general public: http://www.youtube .com/t/community_guidelines Use tag searches to zero in on content: http://youtube  .com/results?search_query=chinchillas Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 8

Slide 9: Sharing Video: YouTube http://youtube.com/watch?v=vrtYdFV_Eak Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 9

Slide 10: Sharing the Visuals Flickr - http://www.flickr.com: image hosting (basic  account free & robust, paid options) No age limit but filter options exist: http://flickr  .com/help/filters/#258 YouTube & Flickr both offer:  Storage  Syndication and web page embedding  Social qualities: bookmark, favorites, sharing, blogging,  grouping, playlists, comments, tagging, video responses, ratings Not much coordination with IT required  Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 10

Slide 11: http://www.flickr.com/photos/readingpl/ Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 11

Slide 12: The Art of the ‘Cast *casting: syndicated content using RSS  Feed generator to create  Blogger + FeedBurner - http://www.feedburner.com  WordPress podPress plugin - http://www.podpress.org  Attaches link for file download  Outside hosting/application services available  Aggregator to “catch”  Bloglines - http://www.bloglines.com: PC play  iTunes - http://www.itunes.com: iPod  Juice - http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net: non-iPod  Excellent for conference, classroom, illustrative, educational  audio and video content Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 12

Slide 13: PLA Blog occasional podcast http://tinyurl.com/2qk6cx Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 13

Slide 14: Record &/or Use Podcasts “Podcasting 101 for K–12 Librarians” by Esther  Kreider Eash http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/apr06/ Eash.shtml Education Podcast Network http://epnweb  .org/index.php Just One More Book podcast  http://www.justonemorebook.com Storynory: Children's Audio Stories and Books For  Free podcast http://storynory.com Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 14

Slide 15: Wikis: Collaborative Content Can be private or public   Information power to the (or, specifically, your) people  Encyclopedic knowledge, collaborative documentation creation and management  Various user access levels available  IT involvement varies Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 15

Slide 16: Starting a Wiki MediaWiki - http://www.mediawiki.org: wiki  software (used by Wikipedia) installed on server, IT coordination a must  Externally hosted options: Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com   PBWiki - http://www.pbwiki.com  Free and pay account options  Easy set up Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 16

Slide 17: Reading Public Library Wiki Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 17

Slide 18: Human Search Engineering Emailing links is so passé   Easily sharable, tagable, searchable  Many free services to choose from  Mainly a feature in blog software, but can be applied to static pages Social Bookmark Link Creator http://www.  ifeedreaders.com/social-creator/ IT involvement varies  Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 18

Slide 19: Social Bookmarking: Major Players del.ici.ous Reddit   http://del.icio.us http://www.reddit.com digg Yahoo! My Web   http://www.digg.com http://myweb.yahoo.com blinklist simpy   http://www.blinklist.com http://www.simpy.com LookSmart’s Furl  http://www.furl.net Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 19

Slide 20: http://del.icio.us/rplknowitalls Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 20

Slide 21: Gaming Online games provide social experiences   Teen Second Life: http://teen.secondlife.com/ Limited to age 13-17   As fully-featured as adult Second Life  Teachers/educators vetted then allowed in  All adults have the same last name  Parents can request activity logs Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 21

Slide 22: Reading & Further Resources SirsiDynix Institute Web Seminar Archive: Podcasting, wikis,  and so much more http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/archive.php “The Terrible Twos: Web 2.0, Library 2.0, and More” by  Greg R. Notess http://tinyurl.com/2hue2y Making Sense of Social Software in the Library  http://tinyurl.com/yuoqc5 “Web 2.0 and Libraries: Best Practices for Social Software”  by Michael Stephens http://tinyurl.com/manhb Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 22

Slide 23: Reading & Further Resources Stay Safe Online - An Educator, Parent, and  Guardian’s Guide: How to Teach Young People Safe Online Practices http://tinyurl.com/2addj9 c|net News - Keeping kids safe on social sites  http://tinyurl.com/2goenj FTC - Social Networking Sites: Safety Tips for  Tweens and Teens http://tinyurl.com/2z9got Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 23

Slide 24: Contact Information Andrea Mercado Reference & Techie Librarian Reading Public Library, Reading, MA 781-944-0840 mercado@noblenet.org See also: http://www.LibraryTechtonics.info  http://www.PLABlog.org  http://www.slideshare.net/andreamercado  Andrea Mercado - mercado@noblenet.org 24