I plan to incorporate a wiki page into my library webpages. I’ve actually started by creating a page for our summer reading program. I’d like the students to post book reviews over the summer, and I plan on inserting podcasts of booktalks. In addition, I’d like to have my library aides create vodcasts to be inserted in SMSLive once a week. One week may be a Technology Tip; another week it may be a video booktalk. With 40 student aides, surely we can talk a few into this!
I’d like the teachers to view the library as a “production” area for these creative projects. The media center is there not just for research and book selection, but as a resource for creation for these projects that go beyond “cut and paste” requirements. We can share our expertise!
John has been great in support all of our technology projects. He is the answer man! The biggest stumbling block has been the access to computers. It would be great to have a few more computers added to each classroom for small group collaboration, and it would be wonderful to add 5-10 computers to the library so each student could have access to a computer for the individual portion of projects, allowing them to work at their own pace.