I especially enjoyed David Warlick's post and I added him to my RSS feeds. He had a particularly interesting blog on Twitter, and it's importance in Web 2.0. I think all of us as librarians are trying to find ways to implement technology into library services. At the elementary level, we have begun providing interactive books online, but our major push is sharing technology with teachers to integrate into their classrooms. Our district has a powerful filter and many sites are not available in the district -- no blogs, no wikis.
When I have asked my students if they can access the Web at home, only about one-third of the class has internet access. In that case, it is up to us at school to provide as much access to computers and technology that we can. How will these students be able to compete in today's society without technology training? What I am reading in these articles seems more relevant for high school and public libraries. We start simple in elementary school. We teach them to use the online card catalog and to read information online instead of trying to print everything to take with them. We introduce them to very simple online tools, how to use those tools to explore and share information, and ways to evaluate the information on the web to be a wise consumers. We are constantly looking for ways to add value and relevancy to our services. I do agree that federated searches must be able to reach into our collections and databases to be of real value.
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I hope you will continue to read Warlick's 2 Cents...his words of wisdom are wide-ranging and aleays valuable.
ReplyDeleteAs far as what you can use at school...use what you can and continue to be an agent of change...create things at home and bring them in...victories may be small, but it has to start somewhere.