How might the RPC and the Teacher Guide help you help students plan and manage research projects?
The site is set-up so well, very easy to navigate and understand. By breaking up the project into easy to follow steps, I think students will be able to work through their projects more productily and confidently. This tool lays everything out for them with complete by dates to help them stay on tasks. I would recommend this tool to students.
Can you think of any uses for library projects—could you use it to help manage a timeline for a project of your own?
I am currently on the long-range planning committee, I can see that using this tool would have been helpful in the process as we worked through our tasks.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Second Life
If you chose Second Life, write a blog post about your findings and thoughts on Second Life. Is there a role for Second Life in libraries?
I thought Second Life was interesting and very complex. I liked that there are behavioral guidelines in place and if a person choices to misbehave in Second Life, they can be ban. I found it somewhat difficult to move my character in the world. I don't how much I would play/use this game, but I can see the appeal. I like the idea of the library having a presence in Second Life, where librarians can answer reference questions and do reader's advisory.
I thought Second Life was interesting and very complex. I liked that there are behavioral guidelines in place and if a person choices to misbehave in Second Life, they can be ban. I found it somewhat difficult to move my character in the world. I don't how much I would play/use this game, but I can see the appeal. I like the idea of the library having a presence in Second Life, where librarians can answer reference questions and do reader's advisory.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Library Thing
How can you use LibraryThing for your library?
I was thinking it would be a cool tool for book groups to use. I am in a Mystery Book Club, it would be interesting to add all the books we have read over the years and see what type of recommendations come up. I plan on talking about this at our next meeting.
How else do you share booklists, etc. with library patrons? Would LibraryThing offer an alternative?
I know after playing with LibraryThing and I will recommend the site to many library patrons.
I was thinking it would be a cool tool for book groups to use. I am in a Mystery Book Club, it would be interesting to add all the books we have read over the years and see what type of recommendations come up. I plan on talking about this at our next meeting.
How else do you share booklists, etc. with library patrons? Would LibraryThing offer an alternative?
I know after playing with LibraryThing and I will recommend the site to many library patrons.
Thing 13
Which start page did you choose? Why did that one appeal to you? Will you make it your permanent home page?
IGoogle- I did not make it my homepage, but may.
Did you find a tool that has some uses for you at the library or at home? Which tool(s) would you recommend to others?
I have used PDF converter in the past and it was quite easy to use.
How can the online calendars be useful to you?
I love online calendars- I can check my schedule from any PC.
What about the to-do lists—helpful, too much work…?
I have just started to play with Remember the Milk- it can be linked to the calendar on IGoogle so I love that.
Did you try out Backpack? What did you think?
I just looked around the site, wow lots of stuff. I did not do much, at this point I know I am not in the market to pay for any of these tools.
IGoogle- I did not make it my homepage, but may.
Did you find a tool that has some uses for you at the library or at home? Which tool(s) would you recommend to others?
I have used PDF converter in the past and it was quite easy to use.
How can the online calendars be useful to you?
I love online calendars- I can check my schedule from any PC.
What about the to-do lists—helpful, too much work…?
I have just started to play with Remember the Milk- it can be linked to the calendar on IGoogle so I love that.
Did you try out Backpack? What did you think?
I just looked around the site, wow lots of stuff. I did not do much, at this point I know I am not in the market to pay for any of these tools.
Thing 12
How do you think you can use these tools in your library or at home?
By signning up with a site like Mixx and selecting a favorite topic such as: tech, you are able to browse recently posted links and popular posted link about a subject you are interested in. Mixx makes it easy to quickly scan titles of posts and choice whether or not to read on.
Do these tools seem to be a productivity enhancer or a productivity detractor?
By customizing the sites, you can filter out things that you don't want to view there by making the sites more productive. If you are using many, many sites, even if they are customized, you could get bogged down and distracted. So if you chose a few good sites to keep up with I think the tools are productive.
Have you ever read a story/item as a result of seeing it on one of these sites?
Yes. Just today I read an article called 8 incredible tools to revolutionize your Google search, which was a result of customizing the MIXX site to include links to tech articles.
By signning up with a site like Mixx and selecting a favorite topic such as: tech, you are able to browse recently posted links and popular posted link about a subject you are interested in. Mixx makes it easy to quickly scan titles of posts and choice whether or not to read on.
Do these tools seem to be a productivity enhancer or a productivity detractor?
By customizing the sites, you can filter out things that you don't want to view there by making the sites more productive. If you are using many, many sites, even if they are customized, you could get bogged down and distracted. So if you chose a few good sites to keep up with I think the tools are productive.
Have you ever read a story/item as a result of seeing it on one of these sites?
Yes. Just today I read an article called 8 incredible tools to revolutionize your Google search, which was a result of customizing the MIXX site to include links to tech articles.
Del.icio.us
Can you see the potential of this tool for research assistance? Or just as an easy way to create bookmarks that can be accessed from anywhere? How can your library or media center take advantage of tagging and del.icio.us? Look at the sites in the Resource list above to see how libraries are using Del.icio.us.
I can see the potential for this tool in research. If for instance, at the reference desk's PC as the reference librarians are working with patrons or just working on research they tag interesting sites an incredible source of information could be compiled and it would be easy to access.
I can see the potential for this tool in research. If for instance, at the reference desk's PC as the reference librarians are working with patrons or just working on research they tag interesting sites an incredible source of information could be compiled and it would be easy to access.
Wikis
What did you find interesting about the wiki concept?
I think it a great way for people to collaborate on a project/idea.
What types of applications within libraries and schools might work well with a wiki?
In schools, if a group is working on a project, they could be adding/editing at any time, whether they are together or not.
Again, I think wikis are a great way to collaborate with others.
Many teachers/faculty "ban" Wikipedia as a source for student research. What do you think of the practice of limiting information by format?
I can see why a teacher might be leery of info from Wikipedia, since anyone can add and update. The teacher might suggest the students use some sources in addition to Internet sites as a part of their research.
Which wiki did you edit?
I added a comment to "23 things on a stick".
I think it a great way for people to collaborate on a project/idea.
What types of applications within libraries and schools might work well with a wiki?
In schools, if a group is working on a project, they could be adding/editing at any time, whether they are together or not.
Again, I think wikis are a great way to collaborate with others.
Many teachers/faculty "ban" Wikipedia as a source for student research. What do you think of the practice of limiting information by format?
I can see why a teacher might be leery of info from Wikipedia, since anyone can add and update. The teacher might suggest the students use some sources in addition to Internet sites as a part of their research.
Which wiki did you edit?
I added a comment to "23 things on a stick".
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