1. Outline based on:
Technology for the School Librarian
Theory and Practice
William O. Scheeren
Sharon Smith
April 2013

2.  Makes creation of content easier
 Supplies interactivity technology
 Provides opportunities for collaboration
 Gives students and educators the
opportunity to participate

3.  Moves from single computer to access
connections with many computers
 Websites are changed into dynamically
created online resources
 Is not about data storage
 No longer just visited, you contribute
information
 Shift from standard- based to user- based

4. The library has moved
▪from:
files, newspaper, and books found by index cards
 librarians that knew where all her books were
▪to:
 first, having it on microfiche
 then, to having only one computer for librarian use
 now, library media centers

5.  Has video and audio in addition to text
 Has both synchronous and
asynchronous communication
 Is always innovating and changing

6.  Providing a sense of activism
 Providing a sense of belonging
 Using social networking allows students to
overcome social shortcomings
 Allowing students to contact one another
as they see fit, 24/7
 Freedom- this is why many schools ban the
use of social networks in school because
some can handle it and some cannot

7.  Allows librarians to keep in touch with
colleagues and friends
 Helps a librarian to stay on top of the latest
technology
 Librarians can keep up with the latest news
 Allows you to attend conferences virtually
 Lets you participate in impromptu Q/A
 Can act as a low-level online resource
 Is an ideal vehicle for posting new material

8.  Blogs are online posts arranged in reverse
chronological order. They can be
text, graphics, video, or audio.
 Blogs are an example of one-to-many
communication and can have significant
educational benefits
 Blogs can be accessed by any computer, cell
phone, PDA’s, etc.

9.  AWiki ( whose name is a Hawaiian word
meaning “fast” ) is a set of Web tools
that allow two or more people to work
together to create something in a virtual
environment that is greater or better
than what they could have created
individually.

10.  A podcast is a digital recording of a radio
broadcast or similar program made
available on the Internet for
downloading to a personal audio player.

11.  Web 2.0 -- the upgraded and interactive
version of theWorld-WideWeb
 Social Networking -- computer-mediated
communication environment that connects
people for cooperation, collaboration, and
information sharing
 Virtual Conferencing -- the sharing of
information between two or more people in
different locations

12.  Twitter -- a free messaging service that
allows people to send and receive messages
 Blogs -- online logs whose posts are arranged
in reverse chronological order
 Wikis -- a set ofWeb tools that allow two or
more people to work together
 Podcasting -- a digital recording of a radio
broadcast or similar program

13.  Course Management Systems -- software
systems that allow teachers to manage
online instruction
 Virtual Sites -- virtual applications created to
explore from fun or for learning
 Avatars -- two or three dimensional version
of yourself to be use in virtual sites

14.  This chapter we introducedWeb 2.0.
Social
networking, twitter, blogs, wikis, podcastin
g, virtual conferencing, and course
management systems are all tools that
enhance the ease of use of technology. This
chapter also explored the way in which
these tools can enhance education.