For my Related Blog, I selected one by the librarian at the Kodaikanal International School in Kodaikanal, India (Tamil Nadu state, South India). Here's its url: http://kislibrarian.edublogs.org/2008/10/
I had two main reasons for choosing this blog. First, it is by a school librarian in an international school, exactly the context in which I hope to work in the future. (Currently, I teach English in an international school.) Second, the Blog is wide-ranging, as the three entries for October 2008 listed below demonstrate.
Each of these three topics, brainstorming tools, students and reading, and technology in instruction and libraries, shows the eclectic nature of the Blog and the willingness of the KIS librarian to become involved in different areas of the school's curriculum. Another unexpected connection is the bit about Michael Wesch and "The Machine Is Us/ing Us." I just looked at this yesterday.
Brainstorming tools
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Maybe some of you, like myself, like to work with mind maps when brainstorming for something. I used to used this software, Mind Manager, and if you want to try it you can register for a free trial subscription. But I also found a quite nice free softwhere, Free Mind. I tried that out when working on the new library web structure, and it works well enough for me at the moment. Here is the result as it looks now. Will probably change in the future.
What kind of reader are you?
Friday, October 31st, 2008
What Kind of Reader Are You?
Your Result: Dedicated Reader
You are always trying to find the time to get back to your book. You are convinced that the world would be a much better place if only everyone read more.
Literate Good Citizen
Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm
Book Snob
Fad Reader
Non-Reader
What Kind of Reader Are You?
Quiz Created on GoToQuiz
Brave new classroom 2.0
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
I am definitely going to follow this blog forum, Brave new classroom 2.0, over at Britannica.com. There will be debate, posts and comments from both tech-lovers, and those who highly question the importance of technology in the classroom, and those in between.
I found it through Asst Prof. Michael Wesch, whose “an anthropological introduction to YouTube” I would like to show all staff some time. Those of you who came to my repeat session of web applications for web 2.0, have seen his famous video “the machines are us/ing us” already.
My final reason for choosing this Blog is that my wife worked at the Kodaikanal International School just before we met. In 1992, we visited the school and her friends there. It's a beautiful spot, located in a former British hill station.
To find this Blog, I used the GoogleBlog search engine: http://blogsearch.google.com/
I had two main reasons for choosing this blog. First, it is by a school librarian in an international school, exactly the context in which I hope to work in the future. (Currently, I teach English in an international school.) Second, the Blog is wide-ranging, as the three entries for October 2008 listed below demonstrate.
Each of these three topics, brainstorming tools, students and reading, and technology in instruction and libraries, shows the eclectic nature of the Blog and the willingness of the KIS librarian to become involved in different areas of the school's curriculum. Another unexpected connection is the bit about Michael Wesch and "The Machine Is Us/ing Us." I just looked at this yesterday.
Brainstorming tools
Friday, October 31st, 2008
Maybe some of you, like myself, like to work with mind maps when brainstorming for something. I used to used this software, Mind Manager, and if you want to try it you can register for a free trial subscription. But I also found a quite nice free softwhere, Free Mind. I tried that out when working on the new library web structure, and it works well enough for me at the moment. Here is the result as it looks now. Will probably change in the future.
What kind of reader are you?
Friday, October 31st, 2008
What Kind of Reader Are You?
Your Result: Dedicated Reader
You are always trying to find the time to get back to your book. You are convinced that the world would be a much better place if only everyone read more.
Literate Good Citizen
Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm
Book Snob
Fad Reader
Non-Reader
What Kind of Reader Are You?
Quiz Created on GoToQuiz
Brave new classroom 2.0
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
I am definitely going to follow this blog forum, Brave new classroom 2.0, over at Britannica.com. There will be debate, posts and comments from both tech-lovers, and those who highly question the importance of technology in the classroom, and those in between.
I found it through Asst Prof. Michael Wesch, whose “an anthropological introduction to YouTube” I would like to show all staff some time. Those of you who came to my repeat session of web applications for web 2.0, have seen his famous video “the machines are us/ing us” already.
My final reason for choosing this Blog is that my wife worked at the Kodaikanal International School just before we met. In 1992, we visited the school and her friends there. It's a beautiful spot, located in a former British hill station.
To find this Blog, I used the GoogleBlog search engine: http://blogsearch.google.com/
