As discussed previously in my other blog, I decided to create a blog to document my inquiry into making a library blog. As demonstrated in our class, we learn more when we get to learn from others; no person is an island. Therefore, I hope this blog, through social interaction, will help me reflect and improve my library blog. In this blog, I have included some of the blogs I have written for this course and also some new elements I wanted to incorporate as well. I decided to include a segment called “ICT Experiments.” As a teacher that is really beginning to use ICT, it would hopefully be beneficial for other teachers to see how I came to use certain resources. My first blog post is about royalty free photographs. I talked about my experiences with my two favourite royalty free websites and how they worked for me. I specifically did not call it a review because I do not feel like I an expert in this area. I just wanted to show others my experiences. I am looking forward to bringing others with me on this journey and learning and improving through them.
Here is the link to my blog:
http://wonderdiscoverlearn.wordpress.com/
This is the link for my school library blog:
Thank you Jenny! I learned a lot through this course and appreciated your patience and guidance.
The care you have taken with your design process shows in this blog. It is inviting, whimsical, serious, and informative. I think you have hit on an important part of generating life in school libraries, that is, it is open for face to face encounters during the day, and it is open online 24 hours for extended learning opportunities. It is quite likely that something that starts face to face in the library will continue after hours online. It is also possible the other way – something starting online that brings a student or teacher into the library for face to face consultation. The design process takes time, but when it is done thoroughly, that care and research shows up in the final look and feel of the online site.