Inquiry, Interaction and Knowledge: The Students’ Library Web Site

AASL 2011

E. Anne ZarinniaEileen E. Schroeder

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Vision

The mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge creation in their communities.

Dave Lankes

Assumptions

Israel Scheffler defines high literacy as the capability to “become.” It requires domain knowledge, reasoning, problem solving, communication and connections. Further, it requires self-organized, self-directed, and self-evaluated learning and the ability to work with others across domains.

This presentation assumes that all children need to develop high literacy if they are to learn, contribute, innovate and adapt flexibly in a knowledge economy.

Librarians must support inquiry, conversation and knowledge building [David Loertscher Personal Learning Environment]

Learning as conversation

Libraries as conversation

Research as conversation

From Allan Kent and Harold Lancour, eds. Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (New York: Dekker, 1979), s.v. "Scientific Literature," by K. Subramanyam, 392.

Students as knowledge creators

Picture from Allen Centre

Engaging student members

Connecting to the outside world

Static websites

Selecting the good stuff

Pathfinders Curation

Selecting and organizing resources

Subject guides

Subject specific browser toolbars

Increase student interactivity

Add features to make more interactive, more

motivational, and allow students to share

content

Tools: Widget and Gadgets

Widgets / gadgets / plugins Mini applications to be embedded in blogs, wikis,

websites, etc. or on a desktop

➚ Interactivity and updated content

➚ Some specific to an environment

➚ Copy and paste code or embed object

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/103/286992930_952b8346ee_o.jpg

Widgets: Search

Widgets: Push Events

Calendar

Widgets: Push Content RSS (blog, news, podcasts)

Feed2JS Twitter Facebook

Widgets: Push Books

Book jackets (recommended/new) LibraryThing Shelfari Goodreads Amazon Carousel BookBox

Widgets: Push Bookmarks

Bookmarks (Diigo, Delicious)

Feed2JS

Widgets: Push Images

Images: Flicker Picassa Slide.com twitpic

Widget: Gather Data Forms

GoogleForm, Survey Monkey

Comments

Widgets: Gather Data

Polls Polly Daddy Built-in polling tools

Widgets: Gather Data

Wall wisher

Widgets: Discuss

Chat MeeboMe Gabbly Plugoo JWChat Chantango

Widgets: Construct

Maps GoogleMaps Click2Map

https://sites.google.com/site/uwwssleclibrarytemplate/8th-unit-1

Widgets: Share Video and Presentations

Video Vimeo TeacherTube YouTube

Presentations Slideshare Issuu

Widgets: Share Video

Sources of Widgets

Joyce Valenza’s New Tools LibGuide: Widgets http://sdst.libguides.com/newtools

Widget Box: http://www.widgetbox.com/ Blog, RSS, video, forms, polls, Flickr, slideshows, countdown

Amazon Widget Source: https://widgets.amazon.com/Widget-Source/ Carousel, My Favorite, MP3 Clips, Search

Google Gadgets: http://www.google.com/webmasters/gadgets/

Database vendors: Search boxes for databases

Widgipedia: http://www.widgipedia.com

Make sure the code / widget works in the tool you are using to create the site.

LibGuides

LibGuide Contributors

Creation

Curation

Knowledge Creation

CollaborationCommunication

StudentsLibrarian

Collaborative LibGuides

LibGuide Invitations

Collaborative Environments

Collaborative LibGuides

GoogleSites

WordPress

Wiki

NetVibes

PageFlakes

Weebly

WordPress

Joyce Valenza’s Building Tools: http://schoollibrarywebsites.wikispaces.com/Building+Tools

Linking to Web 2.0 Tools:Brainstorm, Organize, Analyze

Concept maps Bubbl.us Webspiration Gliffy Mindmeister

Linking to Web2.0 Tools: Organize

Linking to Web 2.0 Tools:Organize, Analyze

Spreadsheet Google Spreadsheet Num Sum Edit Grid

Linking to Web2.0 Tools: Analyze, Synthesize

Timelines Timeline Timeplot

Linking to Web 2.0 Tools: Discuss

Discuss Collaborize Classroom Skype (button) Wiki Blog

Linking to Web 2.0 Tools: Collaborate, Share

Collaborative construction tools Google Sites Wikis

Linking to Web2.0 Tools:Collaborate, Share

https://sites.google.com/site/acaliforniamissionlesson/

Linking to Web2.0 Tools: Collaborate, Share

TypeWithMeGoogle Presentation

Linking to Web2.0 Tools: Share, Discuss

Blogs Book discussions Book reviews Share work

Linking to Web2.0 Tools:Share

Issuu

Linking to Web2.0 Tools:Share

Linking to Web2.0 Tools:Share, Reflect

Wiki or GoogleSite tracking the research process

Newton North High School Senior Projects

Loretta’s project

Jennifer’s project

Sample Portfolio to Accompany Project

Creekview High School Media 21

Sample student website

http://academics.uww.edu/libmedia/AASL2011/AASL2011_Website.pptx

http://academics.uww.edu/libmedia/AASL2011/AASL2011_WebsiteHandouts.pdf

http://uwsslec.libguides.com

Inquiry, Interaction and Knowledge: The Students’ Library Web Site

Examples of building tools

Wiki

Flagstaff Academy

Springfield Township High School

GoogleSites

https://sites.google.com/site/uwssleclibrarytemplate

Van Meter School

Searingtown School

WordPress

http://eileen-schroeder.uwsslec.net/wordpress/

Castilleja High School

Dixie Grammar School

Taking it to the students

Personal information portals Google Start Page, iGoogle, NetVibes, PageFlakes

Information management tools RefWorks Zotero

Apps for their devices Apps4Academics (MIT Libraries)

Jennifer Sipple, 2011 Back

Loretta Veers, 2011 Back

John MacGaffey, Newton North High School, 2011 Back