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School Libraries and Web 2.0

AKLA 2008 presentation by Suzanne Metcalfe and Robin Turk

Session Goals:

Provide resources for learning about and examples of Web 2.0
Focus on our experiences with a few of the Web 2.0 tools
Share student/teacher examples
Share our personal thoughts on our role as school librarians in promoting and providing Web 2.0 experiences in our schools
Give hands-on time for participants to try one of our example technologies

Web 2.0 definition from Shambles: The term "Web 2.0" (pronounced "web two point Oh") was conceived in 2005 to describe a new breed of websites that use newer web authoring tools, are low learning curves (for the user) and support a collaborative environment .. ... usually free and usually just all done in a web browser

TOWARD A DEFINITION OF 21st-CENTURY LITERACIES From NCTE:

Twenty-first century readers and writers need to

• Develop proficiency with the tools of technology

• Build relationships with others to pose and solve problems collaboratively and

cross-culturally

• Design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of

purposes

• Manage, analyze and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous

information

• Create, critique, analyze, and evaluate multi-media texts

• Attend to the ethical responsibilities required by these complex environments