Presentation+Ideas


 * Elliuminate Training Events Ideas:**

Could we use this largely unused space for "basic training"? Maybe we have our larger conversations on first Mondays, and then have shorter mid-month lessons. Say for instance, a session in "how to embed", or best pathfinder options, or using Flickr as a vehicle for student work or wikis as learning/research platforms. . . .Ideas could include those listed above by Joyce, Glogster pages for embedding, Google calendar/docs/forms, LibraryThing/Shelfari, setting up a library blog, setting up a Meebo account for virtual help desk, steps in the collaboration process and setting up a wiki for collaboration, and any number of other useful tools.

I do think a session on the positive ways we can influence admins to open more 2.0 avenues for communicating with our school communities is so beneficial. I am studying internet policies that affect school access, as well as the information behaviors of students in the participative web environment that may be affected by restrictive policies. There are major implications for students. If we can use examples and evidence to convince our admins of the benefits, we will be taking a positive approach. We have heard too much whining on blogs, email, etc. about it and now need to focus on convincing admins that it is OK.
 * Ideas for a seminar on Positive response to Internet blocking in schools:**

Thought we could use this page to brainstorm 'show' ideas...

Gwyneth & Joyce moderate || Ideas: "tours of our own or other favorite sites and come up with a list of top ten essentials for school library web presence today." Also, how about how to make the web presence participatory to get students coming back? Online/live help during big projects. Essential can include topics, tools, reference materials that no library site should be without (research tools, specific project pages, links to databases and catalog, etc.). Information that should not be on public pages (personally identifiable information about kids, login/passwords to databases, etc). Additional pages that a library should host: (subjects contained in databases, author pages, student book trailers/reviews, etc.) We might discuss the library's presence in the other venues students frequent such as Facebook/MySpace--the issue being "is it important to meet students where they are, or entice them to the library's own virtual and physical space?" If the library does want to create a presence on Facebook, what is the best way to do that--fan page? And, how does one go about setting that up? //Tentative agenda:// 1. The library's web presence as an extension of the physical space and program (enticing students/faculty/community to visit physical space): Ex. book promotion (online catalog, trailers, reviews, reading incentive, book blogs), program advertising (game day, author visits, etc.) Buffy and Caroline's sites. Barb has some 2. The library's virtual offerings for curriculum and literature support (pathfinders/project pages; research help--tools, info pages, links; database listings, virtual help desk) 3. The library's web presence in other venues such as Facebook or MySpace, Twitter 4. Using wikis and blogs as an alternative to traditional webpages (html/php) especially if district's control over webpages does not allow librarian to be his or her own webmaster. (Do we want to highlight Google sites also? - bda) 5. Participatory element to library's web presence (can be integrated in the first 4 topics if we do not have time for a separate topic) 6. Are there absolute essentials? Can we come up with a short list? (online catalog, databases, pathfinders/project pages, research tools such as bibliography generators: NoodleBib, etc.), what is essential for elementary pages?
 * Web Presence:** 3/1 event on web presence?
 * Carolyn Foote, Buffy Hamilton, Barbara, Jansen

Karen, how about leading the author discussion in May?
 * Karen** //Ideas// ~ I am having a skype author visit with author Dan Gutman, probably in February at my school - maybe a presentation/talk/interview about virtual author visits. Could ask Sarah Chauncey to be a guest from the Virtual Skype an Author Network. Another idea might be for a few of us to to interview David Warlick about his book Redefining Literacy 2.0 - have you read it? It would be so relevant! If we were interested, I could set up the initial contact with him.


 * Brenda** //Ideas -// This is my dream - to interview Sir Ken Robinson. Of course, I would probably freeze up but.... would he speak to a group this way? I love what he has to say about creativity and education. I feel like this group is my "tribe" what Ken says we all need to be in our element. Have read both his books, Out of Our Minds and [|The Element.] Here is his [|2004 TED talk] which I think is still relevant today.

On another creative note... Peter Reynolds of FableVision would be great to talk about the creative process and how important this is in today's educational environment. I spent a delightful 30 minutes talking with him a year ago at his Blue Bunny Bookstorein Dedham, MA. We started talking about STEM and STEAM and all things in between.


 * Nancy K**. //Ideas --// I am interested in the blurring of lines between "libraries" and "technology". The concept of learning commons is being talked about a great deal. In my school, we have just moved the technology integration teachers into the library and I am teaching in tech ed part time. This melding of skill sets has had a wonderful effect on our ability to work on information fluency beyond classroom collaboration. I am not sure who a good guest would be. Obviously David Loertscher comes to mind. Valerie Diggs from Chelmsford, MA and Pam Harland from Plymouth NH are also good speakers. Ideas?

In the[| June VOYA] issue, there is an article by **Kim Carter** (QED Foundation and former school librarian) and **Susan Ballard** ( Chair of the AASL Standards and Guidelines Implementation Task Force) about how we can use Web 2.0 applications to meet the new standards. It might be interesting to have them as guests. They are both very good speakers and enthusiastic about info literacy.


 * Barb J.** //Ideas//: A discussion of Kindle vs. hard-copy book in the classroom may be a good idea for the series. We have had this discussion at our high school. It might be effective to get a teacher who wants Kindle/e-readers and one who wants kids to have the actual book to sit on a panel.

Also - Joyce just blogged about Jackie Siminitus and the CSLA "Bestsellers" Campaign for school libraries. This might be a good part of an advocacy topic. Connie Williams (CSLA Pres) and Jackie would be good speakers. Shall we do the Learning Commons in May or June? Marie, can you ask David? I asked him and he's in! - MCS.
 * Marie S**: I second Nancy's "Learning Commons" idea. Love Dr. Loertscher. So inspiring! I'd also love to hear him speak about California's proposed school library standards - he's a "lone wolf" (or maybe the leader of a pack) - against the proposed standards *Most of CSLA hopes to have them approved in March*


 * Ernie C ** .: //Ideas//: Are the new learning standards of AASL, ISTE, etc another link in the history of "//**Progressive Education**//"? A webinar exploring this history and its relationship to "traditional models" could provide a firm philosophical grounding for school librarians. We'll work to draw distinctions between progressive approaches and the traditional with tools for determining predominant models at play at the building level. Potential guest: Peter Cookson, professor of education at Columbia Teachers College.


 * //Participatory culture @ your school library//**. Explore Youth Advisory Groups and their role in building new programs and services in the school library. Possible Guest: