Blog That Website

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Blog That Website

• Session 1705
• Kathy Kawasaki, T-L
• York Mills CI, TDSB
• http//ymcilibrary.wordpress.com

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Blog that Website

• Integrated School Library Websites promote a
  Virtual Learning Commons
• Remote access to resources
• Just in time research tutorials on video
• Access to assignment - specific resources
• Links to teacher PD - esp. in tech. areas
• Galleries of student work creations
• Community news

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School Website Blog Network

• T-L ICT team-management of blogs
• achieves learning commons model
• Contributions/postings by teachers students
• Comments/questions from students parents
• T-Ls connect people resources
• Polls feedback encouraged
• Blog open framework for development as teacher
  level of comfort increases via development of
  classroom wikis, video, etc.

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Old School Page 2004
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Original York Mills Group Blog
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Mabry M.S. BlogSite - 2007
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Mabry M.S. BlogSite - 2009
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New York Mills Blog/Website
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Science Dept. blog/site
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Science Dept. blog/site
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Non-HTML Front Page
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Old Library Page 2004
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New Library Blog/Site
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Navigation Links - School Library
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Subject Links on Dept Pages
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Links add subject category
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Statistics by Month
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Statistics by Week
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What Do Clients View?
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Databases - 2009
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Databases New Format
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Databases Page - Comments
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Databases Page Comments 2
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Teacher Page - tutorials
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Library Research Page
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Library Research Page
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Library 2.0 Tutorials
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Library Map
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Using Smart Draw - Shapes
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Using Smart Draw - Icons
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Using Smart Draw - Help
CLICK LEFT HELP APPEARS IN RIGHT BANNER
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Using Smart Draw - Export
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Library Art Dept. Galleries
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Jing to Flickr
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School News Website/blog
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Students Website/blog
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Parent Council Website/blog
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Widgets - Add
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Widgets Edit Text
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Hyperlinks - Writing

• Vicki Davis explanation
• http//coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2006/03/ten-hab
  its-of-bloggers-that-win.html

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T-L weblinks guided inquiry

• Response to teacher who just needs computers
• Students recognize quality resources
• Quick resource suggestions when no time to put a
  pathfinder on a library wiki
• GREEN approach encourages teachers to share
  resources this way.

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Subject Links on Dept Pages
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YMWiki Local Pathfinders
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YMWiki - Comments
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YM Wiki
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YM Wiki Economics Page
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Wiki Direct Links
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Wiki Page APS course
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Wikispaces Editing
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Wikispaces Widgets
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Wiki Creative Writing
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Wiki safe environment
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Wiki collaborate to learn
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Wiki collaborate 2
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Wiki Law Class
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Wiki Class spirit created
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Conclusions

• Integrating school and library websites with
  social networking tools is a win-win
• Information flows in and out, helping the school
  and its clients both
• Teacher-librarians should be involved in managing
  these tools to guide inquiry
• Tools are open-ended as well as Open Source,
  allowing free development