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Creating your virtual library (quickly) using Slides and Bitmojis)

NeverEndingSearch

And it is clear that the library must be the center of that experience. But, first, a little background: I’ve been playing around with building virtual school libraries for a very long time. I started playing around with the fairly easy and recently very popular strategy of building a library scene in Slides. Valenza, J.K.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with 'e's

It is literally the ‘ architecture of participation ’ (O''Reilly, 2004; Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural facet of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). One of the most popular and easy to use tools in the wiki – a shared website which anyone can edit. wiki YouTube' and Purdon, M.

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The changing Web

Learning with 'e's

My own students create a lot of their own content during their study, usually in the form of podcasts, videos, wiki and blog content, and are encouraged to share these publicly online to gain additional feedback. Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, 27, 65-67. and Wheeler, S (2007) The emerging Web 2.0

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Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0

User Generated Education

Other than libraries and news outlets, students were dependent on the educator to provide them with information. Philipp Schmidt (2007) provide an excellent comparison of how Education 1.0 Teachers prior to the Internet, as we know it today, were one of the primary gatekeepers of information. Education 1.0 Education 1.0 Keats and J.

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Summer Reading: Promoting Fun!

The Daring Librarian

Mirrored & adapted from my MHMS Daring School Library Blog Keep Reading: Summer Reading for Kids, Librarians, & GAMERS! I love loaning my adorable kids (my students) over to my local public library for the summer. The HoCo library also supports us by making sure to order extra copies for all the books on the list.

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Edublog Awards Voting is Open: Celebrating & Paying it Forward

The Daring Librarian

photo © 2007 Darren Stone | more info (via: Wylio ) A Year in Review What an amazing & astonishing year it has been for our PLN (that''s you, too dear reader!), Last year my blog was named Library Tech Musings.and then in April I made the huge jump and re-named it The Daring Librarian blog. Geek Tribe, & Librarians!

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Rebecca Black, Justin Bieber, & Zombies

The Daring Librarian

Time to beg, cajole, tease, torture (audibly), and plead to get our Library Media materials back. Some of my kids might not return a book because they LOVE it and they can''t buy it to keep for their personal libraries. That''s their graduation pic in 2007 -- I''m still so proud of these kids & they even come back & visit!!

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