Carlene's+Ideas

=Carlene's Ideas=

The theme of our new professional development opportunity could be a like a Relationship For Dummies or those online dating services. The idea came from a July discussion with you in which you mentioned speed blogging - the idea just germinated from there. The theme fits with 50 Ways To Love Your Library - the idea of falling in love with your school library and building and nuturing the relationship.

There would be still be a "Willows book" background - the "traditional" booktalks or library program reflects the mundane relationship that is too comfortable and through the Beyond The Stacks, we show different ways to freshen the reading promotion and library program.

= = =List of Pages/Topics=

Introduction

 * A Dear Ann Landers letter detailing the relationship crisis

Relationships 101

 * Compatibility Quiz (are you ready to be a social librarian and put yourself out there?)
 * Is it a match?
 * Projecting who you want to be - Image Generator/ Avatar

Putting Yourself Out There

 * Personal Information Space - Start Pages - create your own information spaces using push information technologies - blog widgets and iGoogle gadgets, and browsers like Page Flakes

The New Little Black Book

 * Searching - Expand searching repertoire beyond Google to include RSS feeds, tag clouds, and bookmarklets

The Dating Game

 * Communication is key to a healthy relationship
 * Finding that someone special (Networking - Blog, Wiki, Ning, Micro-blogging (Twitter, Plurk)
 * Use telecommunication tools like Skype and podcasting to converse with experts, scholars, and authors

A Mini-Makeover or Refining Your Relationship

 * All The Right Moves
 * Using emerging technologies within a framework of inquiry learning
 * Collection Redefintion - books, audiobooks or Playways, open source software, streaming media, and digital video cameras.
 * Digital Storytelling/Book Trailers - Respond to literature through the creation of digital booktalks or book trailers.
 * Webinars, Slideshows

Feeding The Flame

 * Intimacy (contributing) - Socially negotiate content and collaborate using tools such as GoogleDocs, Flickr, and Voicethread
 * Nurturing intimacy – keeping it fresh, alive, and healthy
 * Soul mates

Practicing Safe...

 * Demonstrate information literacy skills - how to “locate, select, valuate, and use information appropriately and effectively” (//Standards for the 21st Century Learner:// http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf )
 * Model digital citizenship** and the responsible use of social tools by using copyright-friendly portals, Creative Commons licensing, and online reference citation
 * Not a Good Choice -- The reasons teens might make inappropriate choices online.
 * What You Do Reflects on Me -- Make good choices online to be an example! 
 * I'm Your Parent, It's My Responsibility -- Engaging Parents! 
 * Security and False Security -- Protection Technologies 
 * When Things Go Wrong -- Detecting and Responding to Concerns 
 * None of Your Business -- Privacy and Personal Information 
 * Don't Take Online Candy -- Safe Interaction With Others Online 
 * Keeping Life In Balance -- Addictive Behavior 
 * Think Before You Post -- The Blogging Community <span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Avoid the Porn -- Accidental Access of Pornography <span style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">

The Meaning of (Second) Life

 * Like your life? Why not get another one? Living your second life
 * Engage in meaningful dialogue with like-minded professionals in a variety of virtual environments - Second Life

Play

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