Web research. Slic 27-3 Brooks-Kirkland. Learning in the library goes beyond accessing resources. We support students as they sort through ideas and share their learning. The virtual library commons should connect students to the tools that they need to see their way through the research process. From sources for copyright-friendly images and music files to avatar-makers, the virtual library can bring together a toolbox for learning. Bring It In, Don’t Send Them Out A big shift is happening in how we can build access to web resources.
Providing Context The virtual library learning commons puts this diverse array of resources, tools and strategies into the ethical context of academic honesty and good digital citizenship. Fostering Learning So far we’ve talked about the information flow from the library to the student. Instructional Alignment Over the past few years, I have seen many great examples of teachers and teacher-librarians using interactive web technologies to extend the classroom online. Just in Time Learning Be the Hub. Virtual School Library Media Specialist Resource Center. - Evolving the Virtual School Library, Part 1: Deconstructing my own interface by Joyce Kasman Valenza. 0 Comments April 21, 2010 By: Tech Learning Blog Staff Apr 21 Written by: 4/21/2010 10:30 AM ShareThis Here's what I believe: A teacher librarian should be his or her school's instructional CIO. Through their library websites, librarians can apply and translate their traditional skills for instruction, professional development, reference, collection development, and administration in powerful new ways, in engaging new landscapes.
My own virtual library story: When the Web began, it quickly occurred to me that my service, as well as my instruction, could be more effective and better scaled if our library had two front doors. Our virtual library became our second front door. That original html site underwent major revisions over the years, But although it was heavily used, for me it began to seem a little creaky.
Our second front door wasn't opening wide enough. Over the past couple of years, I grew tired of the limits an html site represented to me. Our site was so 90s. Opening the door: 1. 2. Virtual Libraries Are Teaching Treasures. There's more than just e-books to check out at the online library. Virtual Whiteboard: New York students test-drive an interactive tutoring Web site from the New York Public Library that lets them connect remotely with teachers.
Both parties see the same digital whiteboard, where each can write and see what the other writes. Credit: Courtesy of Andrew Wilson When Lisa Woodruff set out to design a lesson for her seventh- and eighth-grade class on Lois Lowry's novel The Giver, she hit the stacks for inspiration. But she didn't visit her small-town New Hampshire library. Instead, Woodruff tapped the country's largest collection, the Library of Congress, from her personal computer. At the library's Web site, Woodruff was able to search a digitized collection of books, music, and video clips, browse databases, and reference prepared lesson plans. As Woodruff has found, virtual libraries can be a teacher's greatest aid. More Than E-Books Click to enlarge picture Kid Cred: Met Any Good Authors Lately? Classroom author visits can happen via Skype (here's a list of those who do it for free)