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=Librarians on the Loose! 2012= This page contains everything from the presentation titled "Web 2.0: Librarians on the Loose!" originally presented by Jim Holland and Julie Moore at TCEA 2012. To see previous versions of this presentation, click the page titled Librarian in the right navigation panel.

Today's Meet
This is a simple backchannel for any class. A backchannel is like a qigital bulletin board/chat room for any session. The backchannel for the Librarians on the Loose 2 presentation at TxLA 2012 can be found here (expires in one year): @http://www.todaysmeet.com/tla2012

Screencast-o-matic
@http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ This is a quick and easy way for online screen recording. No software installation is necessary.

Example: How to embed Wix.com code into Follett's Destiny software system: media type="custom" key="12365882"

Uses in the Library
 * Demonstrate how to log into library account
 * Demonstrate how to access and navigate through various online subscription databases
 * Show parents and new library patrons how to navigate the library website and online catalog
 * Demonstrate step by step instructions on creating a Web 2.0 project for those students who might have been absent or want to create more projects outsodie of the library
 * Have students explain how they search for books, use resources, or create a Web 2.0 project

Kidblog
Kidblog.org

Uses in the Library
 * ESL students’ literature discussions
 * Multi-campus book club discussions
 * Information literacy portfolios
 * Embedding student-created web 2.0 projects

courtesy of Alicia Vandenbroek, librarian at Shackelford Junior High

QR Codes[[image:QRhandoutlink.png width="245" height="245" align="right"]]
Creative way to engage students in activities such as...
 * Book summaries
 * Student-generated book recommendations
 * Scavenger hunts
 * Multiple choice reviews
 * Vocabulary review

These websites contain our favorite QR Code Generators:
 * www.qrstuff.com (basic, no frills generator of many data types)
 * www.qrjuice.com (best if you need text above and/or below the QR code)
 * www.qrhacker.com (great for fancy QR codes involving images, logos, or different color schemes)

See Jim's complete handouts for the QRazy About Codes session.





Don't forget about the QR LinkMaker extension for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/qrlink-maker/

**Linoit**
@http://en.linoit.com/ Similar in concept to WallWisher and others but far more reliable. This allows students to post to a wall that is either embedded or linked.

Example of Genres Wall:

media type="custom" key="12281762" @http://linoit.com/users/jholland/canvases/ActionAdventure

Can be used for concepts such as:
 * Character analysis
 * Reading response notes
 * Brainstorming

Jog the Web
www.jogtheweb.com

Author's Purpose- @http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/pIUbuoBeZjp8/Authors-Purpose--Advertisements

Secondary Jog the Web examples: courtesy of Alicia Vandenbroek, Shackelford Librarian
 * @http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/DpnsulFYG8w2/Website-Validity
 * @http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/J0DSzaDXv2w7/Building-a-Digital-Book- Trailer
 * @http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/huSW1k8jQuHR/Citation-Tips
 * @http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/kGMppvflTAIi/Holocaust-Unit
 * @http://www.jogtheweb.com/run/3xLIiXL4QpE4/Countries-of-the-World-Research

Live Binders
@http://www.livebinders.com Free Research Resources for Secondary Libraries media type="custom" key="12340262"

Secondary Live Binder examples: courtesy of Alicia Vandenbroek, Shackelford Librarian
 * Grammar and Punctuation Binder - @http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=209044
 * Great Websites to Promote Reading - @http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=48505
 * Research for //Wrinkle in Time// -@http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=39911
 * Homework/TEKS Review Help - @http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=223157

Fakebook and My Fake Wall
@http://www.classtools.net/fb/home/page

This allows users to create a fake "Facebook-like" wall for characters, historical figures, etc. complete with images, friends, comments, etc.

My Fake Wall seems to experience quite a bit of downtime. Both of these sites are loaded with ads, so you may want to consider using something like AdBlock Plus for Chrome, Firefox, or IE.

Check out this awesome example created by The Alicia Vandenbroek: media type="custom" key="12339300"



Sqworl
www.sqworl.com Creates a start page with automatically created thumbnails and links to selected sites. This is useful for:
 * List of databases and library resources
 * Author studies
 * Country/state reports
 * Guiding younger readers to appropriate sites

Holocaust Research Example

By using the bookmarklet in your browser, you can quickly and easily add a site to a Sqworl group:

10-Minute Rapid-Fire Tour
PrintWhatYouLike.com - allows you to print only portions of a web page and not the extra "junk" Boolify- a visual representation of using Boolean operators in web searches Photopeach- slideshows of panning images and scrolling captions. Story Mode Example:

media type="custom" key="12370842"

Spiral Mode Example:

media type="custom" key="12370864" Voki- create talking Avatars with your own recorded voice or use the text to speech feature Book Summary for //Hunger Games// by Suzanne Collins media type="custom" key="12368240" <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Vocaroo- essentially an online tape recorder- recording can then be embedded elsewhere <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Book Talk for //Dead is the New Black// by Marlene Perez <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">media type="custom" key="12367224" <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Minus- share files by simply dragging them into the window then share the URL that is created <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">media type="custom" key="12365820"

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Animoto- awesome slideshows created from still images and text, complete with a music library

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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Revised handout created by Alicia Vandenbroek, Shackelford Librarian

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Readability- a great bookmarklet for your browser instantly removes the extraneous "junk" on any page to make it easier to read <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Slideboom- upload PPT slideshow to this side, then use the generated code to embed the slideshow on your own site <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">media type="custom" key="12365808"

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Shelfari- Keep track of your read, reading, and want to read books with this fancy bookshelf that can be embedded elsewhere <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">media type="custom" key="12365792"

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">LaterThis- when you run across a site you want to check out later but don't want to mess up your bookmarks <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">TinyURL- stop sharing insanely long URLs- instead, make them smaller here <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Random Name Picker- paste a list of names into the slot machine, then let it pick one at random <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Plurk- set up your own PLN (personal learning network) to get answers that Google just cannot provide