Re: [LM_NET] HIT: Research on School Library 2.0 tools

[Shonda Brisco <sbrisco@GMAIL.COM>]

As far as studies...there probably isn't a great deal out there on
School Library 2.0 since this is relatively new stuff and many schools
are just starting to step into the process.  However, there are some
journals that might offer some ideas of how others are using
technology in schools and libraries:


Multimedia and Internet @ Schools   http://www.mmischools.com/
Teacher Librarian  http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/
School Library Journal  http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/index.asp
Library Media Connection (LMC)  http://www.linworth.com/lmc.html
Library Journal NetConnect
http://www.libraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=netConnect
Information Today  http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/default.shtml


You might also check Librarian's E-Library (Beta version)---
http://www.google.com/coop/cse?cx=015271347771663724636%3Acmwvisovdsg

You can search for Library information through this ALA / Google
cooperative search engine.  It's directing to many ALA / librarian
sites directly related to your topic.

I'd expect to see some studies done in a few years (if not sooner) on
how these types of technologies are breaking barriers to the access of
information 24/7 for students in the K-12 environment.

~Shonda



On 3/28/07, Dorothy Cousins <dcousins@island.net> wrote:
> Hmm - really a non-HIT. Thank you to the two people who replied. I
> would have to agree with the second poster.
>
> My original question:
>
> I am writing my final paper for my MEd. in Teacher-Librarianship on
> using School Library 2.0 tools. I am thinking of blogs, wikis,
> podcasts and social networking sites etc. Although I have found
> several pleas from others writing on the same or similar topics, I
> have been unable to find very much in the way of research which
> describes the impact of these emerging technologies on teaching and
> learning in school libraries and schools. I am targetting materials
> at the elementary level, but I would also like to be aware of
> secondary information as well. I will post a HIT since I know others
> are searching for these resources too. In '2.0' spirit I will also
> add the list under the SL2.0 tag at del.icio.us
> ************************************************************************
>
> Replies:
>
> #1  Your question has me thinking.  I am just completing my first
> year in a new high school in Philadelphia, where all the 9th graders
> are given Apple laptops, and get tech instruction in using blogs,
> making podcasts, doing photo essays, and more.  The staff are young
> and energetic, and the whole curriculum works on projects, with
> almost no tests.
>
>    For my new library I am using linux computers, and Koha
> circulation software,  trying to combine on my site the paid
> databases from the state and school district with the book
> collection.  Students use the library and with the help of teachers,
> they see the value of books in providing context for their projects,
> especially history and English.
>    But the computers are a big distraction for many, who use them
> for gaming and entertaining each other in chats and music sharing.
> The principal sees it as a kind of inoculation, believing that the
> indulgence in such mind "candy" will eventually lose its appeal.
>     I am just beginning a blog and wonder if anybody reads it.  The
> intranet forum (idea posting) is loaded with messages, which are
> thrown out for consideration, and then --often-- abandoned.  The
> person-to-person and live contact with teachers seems to me the most
> useful.  But for me, it has been difficult to penetrate the machinery
> of this school's curriculum.  I "register" for the courses so that I
> can see what teachers do, but still don't see the actual assignments
> without being in the room.  Since I am alone in the library and keep
> it open all through the school day it is not easy to track them, so I
> depend on friendly conversation and judicious email inquiry to find
> out what they are doing.   I explained to them the databases and have
> several interested teachers, but have a long way to go.   I'd be
> interested to see what others tell you.  In my case, the principal is
> a former English teacher, a constructivist thinker, and supportive of
> the library as media center and reading (books) center.  I feel
> really intimidated by this, but sort of grateful.
> ********************************************************
> #2   I don't think there's yet any hard data out there; it's too new!
> ********************************************************
>
> Cheers, Dorothy
>
> *******************************
> Dorothy Cousins
> Retired Teacher-Librarian
> Formerly at Sea View Elem.Jr. Secondary.
> Port Alice, B.C.
> dcousins@island.net
>
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Shonda Brisco, MLIS
Library Media Specialist
Ditto Elementary School
Arlington, TX
sbrisco@gmail.com

"Digital Resources" columnist
School Library Journal

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