Jul 25th, 2008
by pollyalida.
It’s not too late to join in the All Together Now Learning 2.0 program that started this week. It’s being led by Michael Stephens of Tame The Web. Free, fun, you’ll learn a lot, you’ll connect with new colleagues. The program will cover 12 topics over the 6 weeks. Join in, have some fun and [...]
Oct 9th, 2007
by pollyalida.
Seems to me that bookmobiles are very “library 2.0″ and have been for the last 50 years or so. Talk about taking the library out to the community. But The Boston Globe thinks that bookmobiles are fading away: Bookmobiles’ final chapter? I haven’t looked up the stats on this, but I’m not convinced. There’s a [...]
Oct 1st, 2007
by pollyalida.
Thanks to Carolyn Foote over on library20.ning.com for sharing this info about the upcoming K12 Online Conference 2007. The conference will focus on web 2.0 tools and their role in learning. Presentations will be posted online. Several “live events” will take place online as well. Love that the theme is “Playing with Boundaries” – this [...]
Sep 20th, 2007
by pollyalida.
Back by Popular Request – Library 2.0 Tech CampTwo 2-day tech camps were held over the summer. Apparently we had a waiting list for those sessions. So Linda Fox at Capital Region BOCES School Library System has scheduled another session. And I understand there are some more advanced sessions being scheduled for the spring. “This [...]
Sep 20th, 2007
by pollyalida.
It’s been a few months since Linda Fox (Capital Region BOCES School Library System) and Dee Portzer (Questar III School Library System) sponsored Library 2.0 tech camps for 30 or so school librarians. I’m looking back on the blogs that were started during the sessions and am so pleased to see so many of the [...]
Mar 25th, 2007
by pollyalida.
What are your favorite places to find out about new web 2.0 apps? I asked this of the folks on the Library 2.0 group on ning.com http://library20.ning.com/. These are the helpful sources they came up with. Thanks to all! Some of these list services by category, others have blog entries on new services. All useful. [...]