Blueprinting the Virtual School Library

Honelako gehiago

Worldbuilding

Maeve Panda‑k egina

Facets of Learning

Kim Nguyen‑k egina

Instructional Design

sheri okland‑k egina

REASONS FOR UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORLD

Constance Lzq‑k egina

Virtual Library Blueprint

Web 2.0 Tools -collaborative & interactive learning -providing context for digital citizenship, ethics, academic honesty

-Publishing Sites (e.g., AW, storybird) -Mind Mapping Sites (e.g., mindomo) -Presentation Sites (e.g., glogster, prezi) -Social Bookmarking Sites (e.g., pinterest, delicious) -Blog Building Sites (e.g., kidblog)

Subtopic

Copyright-Friendly Tools -images -music -Creative Commons -EasyBib

Interactive/Collaborative -contributions from school community to promote ownership and help teach web etiquette

Match Tools to Learning -guide students in selecting appropriate tools for different kinds of learning

Focus on Learning -remote access 24/7

Anchor Charts -reinforcement of learning

Resources -catalogue of print resources -Ebook collections -encyclopedias -links to subject areas by grade -videos -podcasts -child-friendly search engines -child-friendly news sites -copyright info -research tools

Engaging, appealing, user-friendly

Clear Visuals & Organization -to make navigation easy -to direct students to needed info at appropriate level

"One Stop Shopping" -bring info & search widgets into site so students don't have to leave site

School News

Information/Links for Parents

News for Teachers

Boardwide News -link to Board news and notifications -link to curriculum

Schoolwide Events -special events -assemblies -calendars

Links to Classroom Websites

Promote the Library -virtual library should reflect real library

Library News & Events -displays of student work -book talks -clubs -speakers -visiting authors -virtual events

Gallery of Student Work -photos -published work

Site must be easy to maintain & update -changing content -easy use means more staff can share the work of updating