It's time to wake this sleeping dog, er, blog! We seem to have abandoned this tool after our book study last fall, but it's time for a revival. I'll start...start thinking about what your post will be.
You all know Kathy Schrock is a guru in our world. She has been at the forefront of the push for integration of technology in the classroom and can be linked to almost anything relating to information literacy. I have followed Kathy for many years now, but just recently became a member of her "PD in Action" community through edWeb.net.
If you are not already a member of edWeb.net I would strongly encourage you to join. This is a great professional social network for educators. You can join existing communities or create your own. Each community is like a focus group. I joined her PD in Action because I wanted to take part in some of the free monthly webinars hosted by edWeb. We can't always take part in many webinars because they fall in the middle of our day or are too costly. EdWeb posts webinars in the respective community after-the-fact so you can still benefit from the content, you just miss out on the live chat piece that takes place during the actual webinar. One of benefits of viewing the recording is your ability to move freely throughout the slides of the presentation and pause/restart as needed. You can even download the slides and take a quiz when you have finished.
I just watched the recording of "Resources for Information Literacy" in the PD in Action community. The webinar provided a closer look at ALA's information literacy standards for student learning. Schrock included a section of how to formulate questions to guide research and inquiry, as well as a closer look at Google advanced search.
There are several communities relating to library media programs, technology, and student learning. Follett Software Company is sponsoring some of the webinars in order that they be provided to us free. These webinars are a great place to expand your personal learning networks! Okay, who's got next? I hope you will take some time to liven this blog up. I look forward to your comments and posts.
