INF506 – Assignment 3 OLJ & Evaluative Statement

Part 2: (a) Evaluative Statement Throughout INF506, I have used my OLJ to map my way through this deep world of social networking: experimenting with new technologies; exploring how these are being combined with more establish services to create Library (and Librarian) 2.0; and examining issues and policies in the socially networked world and workplace. … Continue reading →

INF506 – Exploring Tumblr

I read a very interesting article in the September issue of School Library Journal (it takes a while to make its way around all the schools in the district!). It was by Robin Brenner and it was called “Power Tumbl’ng“ illustrating how she started using Tumblr to find and reach her teen audience at her … Continue reading →

INF506 – Exploring Edmodo

For the first assignment for this subject, I was looking into projects I could implement in the school library I work once a week in. I had thought of starting a twitter feed, or blog to let student know about new books in the library, interesting sites etc. All wonderful ideas but then I worried … Continue reading →

INF506 – Exploring Thinglink

My new favourite social media teaching tool – Thinglink! Thinglink beautifully mixes image sharing with tagging, but the tags aren’t at the bottom of the photo a la Flickr, they are embedded in the photo where ever the user wishes to place them. Possibilities for teaching: I found this site after a grade 8 Social … Continue reading →

INF506 – Introduction thoughts

Sharing privacy and trust in our networked world: A report to the OCLC membership How do the concepts and findings in these sections of the OCLC report reflect your view of the socially networked world in 2013?   Just as a baby makes leaps and bounds in its first years of life from a sleeping, pooping sack of … Continue reading →