01.14-21+-+Blackboard+Intros.


 * INTRODUCTIONS - Week 1 Blackboard REFLECTIONS (25 points)**

On Blackboard go to the DISCUSSION BOARD section and introduce yourself in the INTRODUCTIONS thread. The areas I want you to cover are discussed in this
 * STUDENT INTRODUCTIONS - BLACKBOARD**

You will be creating a wiki which will gather together much of what you will learn and discover in this class. Each week you will ADD three sites on the theme of the week. We actually won't start adding to your wiki until week three. You may use any wiki source you would like. The most popular are Wikispaces, PB Wiki, and Wetpaint. Unless you have a strong preference, I **highly recommend Wikispaces** because there are so many helper videos, etc. that I refer to later on in the course. Name your wiki something descriptive. Include your name unless you have privacy concerns, e.g. Pentlin5260, etc. Of course, you can be more creative and name it something like SearchForYoda as well.
 * SET UP YOUR WIKI**


 * READINGS - BLACKBOARD (25 points)**

In order to set the scene for the semester, you discuss your reflections on readings dealing with the role of the librarian as a leader in implementing technology throughout the curriculum. We will specifically be looking at Web 2.0 tools next week. This week we are looking at an overview of librarians, technology, and education.

Read through everything listed below. On Blackboard, reflect on what is new to you from the readings. We are constantly overwhelmed with trying to keep up with the latest, the best, the most applicable, etc. and before we do that let's read a bit about current thoughts about technology and libraries. Were you familiar with the //Horizon Report//? Does O'Connell bring up any new points that you hadn't thought about? Were there any new things to learn about browsers and the Web? How serious are we about educational technology? And how do the applications applied to Bloom's Taxonomy have anything to say to us as teachers?

Your grade will be based on thoughtfulness, and addressing all of the readings as well as your interaction to other student postings.

Technology
 * //Horizon Report • 2011 K-12 Edition// http://www.educause.edu/Resources/2011HorizonReport/223122 Six areas that will be impacting education in the near future.
 * Judy O'Connell, "Revolutionising Libraries with Social Media." Look at the following tabs and the individual information sources located on the tabs 
 * Home
 * Media Revolution
 * The Case for Social Media
 * "20 Things I Learned About Browsers and the Web" http://www.20thingsilearned.com/en-US
 * "If We Were Really Serious About Educational Technology." http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2010/11/if-we-were-really-serious-about-educational-technology.html
 * For fun: "Class of 2011: If Social Media Were a High School" http://www.flowtown.com/blog/class-of-2011-if-social-media-were-a-high-school?display=wide

Bloom's Taxonomy as a Guide for Technology Discussion
 * "Bloomin' Android - Android Apps to Match Bloom's Revised Taxonomy" http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/10/bloomin-android-android-apps-to-match.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29
 * "Bloomin' iPad" http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html