A WEEK IN
THE LIFE OF A
NEW MEDIA
LIBRARIAN
Judy O’Connell
St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill
judyoconnell.com

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Approximately 70% of the digital
universe is created by
individuals
The Diverse and exploding Digital Universe - IDC

The Pew Report
The Future of the Internet III
The mobile
device will be the
primary
connection
tool to the internet
for most people in
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2008/The-Future-of-the-Internet-III.aspx

reach
out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/3195267875/

no memory
of a time
without the
Internet

jet to their
future
with deep
multimodal
learning
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/1918813544/

needs have shifted
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthamm/2945559128/

media has shifted

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wakingtiger/3157621862/

our value lies in
our
social
network
awareness and
our ability to
use new
media
to add value to
our work 13
http://www.flickr.com/photos/papazimouris/346630496/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wlonline/2829658906/

emerging
technology and its
applications for
K-12 education
http://horizon.nmc.org/k12/Main_Page

http://www.scribd.com/doc/11781346/A-Week-in-the-Life-of-a-New-Media-Teacher-Librarian

information seeking
communication
collaboration
knowledge creation
http://www.blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/freebies/free-hand-drawn-doodle-icon-set-for-bloggers

collaborative learning tools

personal learning net works

how do we get out into that world?

http://www.feedly.com/
http://www.diigo.com

http://tinychat.com http://
www.evernote.com
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http://www.hyperwords.net/
Hyperwords

• immerse yourself in a participatory
culture
• think across disciplines, spaces,
functions and knowledge connections

change professional practices
develop personal networks
build knowledge playfully!

http://jokaydia.wikispaces.com/unconference09

POWERFUL LEARNING PRACTICE

Left to Right
Anthony Rooskie, Fergus Stewart, Lee MacMaster, Gary Molloy, Judy O’Connell, Riccardo Bombardiere

Digital
Citizenship

http://digital7.ning.com/

AFTER ONE DAY!
180 members, 86 blog posts, 12 videos

What we learned individually,
collectively and as a team

Web 2.0 tools
Multimodal learning
Collaboration online
What we learned individually,
collectively and as a team

http://delicious.com/heyjude/plp
http://www.slideshare.net/ChemEdLinks/sjc-plp-our-report

http://www.allmyfaves.com/

Learning and communicating -
online with your PLN

what did I learn?

http://blogs.joeys.org

http://scienceresearch.wetpaint.com
http://sites.google.com/site/year10electronics
http://sites.google.com/site/learningau/overview

http://scienceresearch.wetpaint.com
http://sites.google.com/site/year10electronics
http://sites.google.com/site/learningau/overview

you
Identify what can do to
develop a media passion

get efficient

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seek out new media tools and
learning opportunities

expand your knowledge

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Notes Summary Page
A summary of
the students
notes made
throughout the
book.
Summary of
dictionary,
encyclopedia
and Google

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http://www.search-cube.com/
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http://www.cuil.com/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/missrogue/116434226/

finding the new pathways
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdm/51747860/in/set-1002108

educational origami
“We the teachers are the immigrants and our students are
the natives, brought up in a world where there has always
been computers and the internet, where information is
always instant and varied. Our teaching and their learning
must reflect this”.
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/
http://newtoolsworkshop.wikispaces.com/

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heyjude.wordpress.com
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