1. Transforming Learning in the
School Library Media Center With
Web 2.0
Karen Kliegman
March 30, 2009
~Library Media Specialist Searingtown School, Herricks UFSD, Albertson, New York~
~Adjunct Prof. Long Island University ~ Educational Technology & Library Information
Science~Google Certified Teacher~

2. About Me…
Teacher/Editor, MidLink Magazine, http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/
Electronic Magazine, a nonprofit educational project sponsored by NC
State University and the University of Central Florida.
Google Certified Teacher
Professional Development Instructor
Webmaster, Searingtown School,
Educational Consultant, Project MiddleData and The Friday Institute of
Educational Innovation, Raleigh, NC
Finalist, Cable’s Leaders in Learning Award, March 2009
Cablevision Power to Learn Teachnet Award
Finalist, Global Junior Challenge
Surfaquarium's Top Online Educator, 2006
Computer Logic Group's Innovative Teacher Award
ISTE SIGTel Online Learning Award - First Place
Finalist, Global Schoolnet
Inspired Teacher Award from Inspiration

3. The World is Changing…
quot;It is not the strongest species that survive, nor
the most intelligent, but the ones most
responsive to change.quot; ~ Charles Darwin

4. Learning to Change/ Changing
to Learn: StudentVoices
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHSehFV98TY

5. Do You Speak Your Students’
Language?
EMail? Text/IM
QuickTime™ and a
decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Internet? Net
Browse? Google
Call? Cell/Skype
Digital Camera
Camera? LOL, BRB,
POS
-Brad Fountain, Discovery Ed.

6. Feeling Left Out?
Re-think what
you and your
students can
do!
YOU.
Yes, you.
You control the Information Age.
Welcome to your world.
Digital and visual literacies are the next wave of
communication specialization. Children learn these skills
as part of their lives, like language, which they learn
without realizing they are learning it.

7. Why do we have to talk about
doing things differently??
Books like A Whole New
Mind, by Daniel Pink, have
directed our attention
toward the critical
creative
importance of
expression, not just as
a cultural or intellectual
exercise, but as an
economic leverage point in
an increasingly global
market place.
~David Warlick

8. What’s Going on Here?
Disrupting Class:
Student-Centric
Education Is the
Future
How radical
innovation will
change the way we
teach and kids
learn.

9. The Future of Reading???
.…Books are not Nadia Konyk’s
thing.…Instead, like so many other
teenagers, Nadia, 15, is addicted to
the Internet. She regularly spends
at least six hours a day in front of
the computer
….Nadia checks her e-mail and peruses
myyearbook.com, a social networking
site, reading messages or posting
updates on her mood. She searches
for music videos on YouTube
.…But she spends most of her time on
quizilla.com or fanfiction.net, reading
and commenting on stories written by
other users and based on books,
television shows or movies.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/books/27reading.html?_r=2&emc=eta1&o
ref=slogin

10. Who Are 21st C Learners?

11. Today’s Learners:
Fewer face-to-face
Work in their
opportunities.
rooms.
More opportunities
Egocentric: expect
for creative
information and
research,
services on demand.
communication and
collaboration.
~Joyce Valenza

12. So, our students are already
tech-savvy, right?
They
don’t
know
what they
don’t
know!
TECH DIGITALLY
SAVVY LITERATE

13. So, our students are already
tech-savvy, right?
Turn a question into a query Rush ahead toward an answer, grabbing
some of the criteria or the whole
statement
Choose the right database Enter words or phrases into Google
Recognize information when Rush past important information and
they find it clues, continue to browse
Find better keywords Stick with their original words and
browse
Verify the credibility of Accept what they see at face-value
information

14. We should stop worrying
about integrating
technology and start
working on integrating
digital literacy
~David Warlick

15. 21st Century Definition of
Literacy:
“…the ability to
read, write and
interact across
a range of
platforms,
tools and
media…”
Dictionary Definition of “Literacy”:
The quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.

16. Being Literate Today Means
Finding the information
Processing different media
Decoding the information
Analyzing the information
Critically evaluating the information
Organizing it into personal digital libraries
Creating information in a variety of media
Teaching the information to find the user
~Brad Fountain, Discovery Education

17. We Live in a Remix Culture
In a remix culture, digital objects are meant
rearranged,
to be changed,
rethought, juxtaposed,
discussed and shaped…
shaped
not
just consumed.

18. School Librarians Wear
Many Hats
Information Specialists??
Media Specialists??
Technology Specialists??
Book Specialists??
Ethics Specialists??
Advocating Specialists??
Teachers??
Test Monitors??
Babysitters??

19. 21st Century School Librarian

20. Librarians have to ask
themselves…
How are you
How are you modeling
Who are your
building your learning
teachers?
your own for your students?
learning networks?
Why the Read-Write Web is Changing Everything
~ Will Richardson

21. Librarian Plug-ins…
Embracing those ideas and
ASSEMBLING INSTRUCTIONS technologies that can assist
us in our libraries and in our
teaching to support
information literacy
standards.
Participation -- involving
students, teachers, and
others in the creation and
use of programs.

22. It’s Okay to be Beta!
~Joyce Valenza
Lifelong
Learner

23. Driving a Race Car Analogy:
When you drive a racecar
you're not looking where
you are, or at the next
turn, but as many turns
down the road as you can.
The idea is looking at where
you want to be, not looking
at where you are now, but
looking down the road as
far as possible.
-Mark Wagner, CUE

24. Where to Begin
Learn, embrace, and
become the
experts of 2.0
technology

25. Start Developing YOUR PLN

26. RSS: Make Information Find
You…

27. Twitter…

28. Nings…

29. Wikis…

30. PLN…Find It, Tag It, Share
It!

31. Where’s the Beef???
quot;Do we think that learning in new ways
with digital technologies is worth the
effort to actually change how we
work with children and youth in our
schools?”
~ Pat Clifford, quot;Where's the Beef:
Finding Literacy in Computer Literacyquot;,
August 2004
This is a challenging time in education. Content is everywhere; scrutinizing content and engaging with the world are skills
needed even by young students. ~Will Richardson

32. AASL Standards for the
21st-Century Learner
“The definition of
Information Literacy has
become more complex as
resources & technologies
have changed”
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards.cfm

33. So Many Tools, So Little Time

34. Exploring How Mass
Collaboration Changes
Everything

35. Let’s Separate the Wheat
from the Chaff
http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Commerce/agri-wheat-winnowing.html

36. ARE YOU COMFORTABLE
WITH THE C’S?
Not your mother’s
Create library anymore!
Collaborate
Connect
Contribute
Controlled
Creative Chaos http://www.mcphee.co
m/laf/index.html

37. Your Library 2.0 Toolbox:
tools to grab now!

38. Google Philosophy
Focus on the user and all else will
follow.
It's best to do one thing really,
really well.
Fast is better than slow.
Democracy on the web works.
You don't need to be at your desk
to need an answer.
You can make money without doing
evil.
There's always more information
out there.
The need for information crosses
all borders.
You can be serious without a suit.
Great just isn't good enough.

39. Google Philosophy Applied in
the Library Media Center:
Focus on the student and all else
will follow.
Democracy in the library works.
You don't need to be in the library
to need an answer.
There's always more information
out there.
The need for information crosses
all borders.
You can be serious without a suit.
Great just isn't good
enough.

41. Google Search Tips to Share
With Your Students/Staff…
You can type define: and a word and it will show
you dictionary definition.
You can also type math calculations into the google
search box; it is also a calculator.
You can type in a barcode number and then look it
up!
In google language translator you can type in the
whole website address and it will translate the
whole page.
For some big sites, you even get a search box
within (like the NY Times).

42. Google Search…
Did You Know That-
Phonebook:name place - get someone’s phone number.
Google maps for directions shows you traffic too and you can
drag the route to another road; instantly recalculates
directions. Shows construction and accidents. Click on
cameras next to directions to see street view. You can pan
around too.
In preferences you can turn on/off porn filtering.
quot;I'm feeling luckyquot; means just take me to the top search
result - it will go right to the website.
Maximum number of words in a search is 10. Plurals matter.
For some organizations, they give you a table of contents in
the results. This is relatively new.
Asterisk is the wildcard - great for song lyrics that you can't
understand (excuse me while I kiss the *)

49. Ideas for Using Google Docs
in Your Library
Staff meeting agendas and follow up notes
Teacher/Librarian planning
Share a book wish list with teachers and students
Students can write a collaborative story. One student writes the beginning
and then another add the second paragraph. The third adds to it and so on
and on.
Group planning for research projects become simple and transparent. Each
member can contribute their information and you can view the revision
history anytime.
Google Docs is great for collaborative brainstorming - every idea is included.
Instead of saving Word files onto a jump drive or emailing back and forth,
the student can work on a document on Google docs and access it from
school and home. They will always have access to it and you won't hear quot;I
forgot it at homequot; or quot;I have a different program at homequot;.
Have your students create a library newsletter. Invite various students to
work on the document at the same time.
Collaborative note taking.

50. Let’s See It In Action

51. Let’s See It In Action

52. Google Spreadsheets & Forms
Create surveys for patron/student
opinions, votes
Collaborate with other librarians in
your district for different types of
data collection

53. Let’s See It In Action

54. Let’s See It In Action

55. Google Presentation
Google Presentation is not quite robust a presentation program as
PowerPoint or Keynote but students can create their entire presentation
online and work on it with group members or access it from home/school.
Instead of my students sitting passively watching a student's PowerPoint
presentation, a presenter publishes their presentation online.
100% engagement in the presentation and they handle the responsibility of
being in the chat room well (it only takes one student to get kicked out and
the rest shape up fast!).
YOU can embed YOUR presentations in online project websites
so that students can access them from anywhere.

56. Let’s See It In Action

57. Google Sites
This web site creation tool is one of the simplest
available and one of the most flexible. You can
create a complex hierarchy of content, upload
files, and even make blog-like announcements.
Additionally it brings together all of the other
great Google tools - letting you easily embed
Google Docs, Calendar, Picasa albums, and much
more!

58. Let’s See It In Action

59. Let’s See It In Action

60. GOOGLE MAPS:
Interactive Maps!

61. Election Project Map

62. Election Project Map

63. Google Earth in Action

64. Think of the
possibilities in
your library
media center.

65. Digital Storytelling: Multiple
Literacies
~Silvia Tolisano
IMAGE COURTESY OF
http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/04/19/digital-storytelling-
ti

66. MULTIPLE LITERACIES ~ MULTIPLE OUTPUTS
IMAGE COURTESY OF
~Silvia
Tolisano
http://langwitches.org
/blog/2008/04/19/digi
tal-storytelling-part-i

67. Let’s See It In Action
Photostory
Mixbook

68. Digital Storytelling: Ask
Yourself….
Is it focused on student learning?
Are there observable results?
Does it meet the standards?
Can it show results?
Does it increase research skills?
Does it improve communication skills?
Are students accountable?
Does it improve student
collaboration?
Does it help students communicate
globally?
Does it help students deal with
massive amounts of information?
Does it teach our students to be
self-directed and understand how to
organize more of their own learning?
--Dr. Howard DiBiasi

71. Avatars: Opportunities
Build
YourWildself
Voki
Gizmoz
Meez

72. Podcasting: Creating for a Global
Audience….
New Bloom’s Taxonomy
H.O.T.S.
Research…Planning….Storyboarding….Evaluating….Voice…..Sharing…..

73. Video-Use & Contribute

74. Research-Using Surveys &
Polls

75. PollDaddy…Google Forms

76. Election Project: Skyping With a Class in
Delaware to discuss our election results.

77. The Power of Blogging…
Interactive: can respond to peers
Writing for an audience
With hyperlinks and images adds a
dimension impossible with pen and
paper writing.

78. Blogging
What’s your
purpose?

79. Student Blogging:
There is more than one way to hatch an idea…

80. Class Blogmeister
Does it improve
communication skills?
Are students
accountable?
Does it improve
student collaboration?
Does it help students
communicate globally?
Does it help students
deal with massive
amounts of
information?
Does it teach our
students to be self-
directed and
understand how to
organize more of their
own learning?
sustainable?
Is it

81. Wikis for students…
Students collaborate
in class and out of
class
Students can do peer
editing ~ text and
images
Students work with
multimedia, including
video & audio

82. Wiki to Communicate

83. Wiki for Teachers/Librarians

84. Glogs
ter
Wiki Your Website

85. Wikis for Cross-District
Library Lesson Collaborations

86. Trends for Library 2.0
Share what you are reading…

87. Make Yourself Indispensable!
quot;The illiterate of the 21st Century
will not be those who cannot read and
write, but those who cannot learn,
unlearn, and relearn.quot;
~ Alvin Toffler
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