I finally set up a Twitter account this week! My plan is to research how this can be used next year for my library. One idea that comes to mind is to tweet new titles or events to students, parents, faculty, and alumni. We'll see...
The first Tweets I elected to follow were more personal than professional, such as the USEF, USDF (I show horses), Auburn University Athletics (love Auburn sports), and of course, the Casey Anthony trial! I am following one educational twitter account, Teachers 2.0. I downloaded the free mobile app but it is not as user-friendly as the actual web page. More to come on this new adventure!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Tweet Time
Last week I went to dinner with my oldest son, a junior at Florida State University. He casually mentioned that he was now following an array of credible tweets in topics of interest to him. I was proud and yet amazed how he could be so casual with a social networking tool that I was so methodical about? A generational gap, to be sure! My long, mapped out, Web 2.0 journey is part of his everyday life. But, wasn't that the point of my professional journey; that I need to utilize new ways to reach students and patrons who easily use these tools as just another part of their life?
The next few weeks I'll move into one of the final phases of my Web 2.0 journey; tweeting. First, I need to locate solid information on how tweeting, or microblogging library information, is beneficial to education as a whole and libraries in particular. Next, I want to explore a specialized education tweet called Edmodo, which is another free tool for educators. One of the most surprising parts of my journey so far is realizing that most every Web 2.0 tool I find exciting is FREE to educators!
So, its time to tweet!
The next few weeks I'll move into one of the final phases of my Web 2.0 journey; tweeting. First, I need to locate solid information on how tweeting, or microblogging library information, is beneficial to education as a whole and libraries in particular. Next, I want to explore a specialized education tweet called Edmodo, which is another free tool for educators. One of the most surprising parts of my journey so far is realizing that most every Web 2.0 tool I find exciting is FREE to educators!
So, its time to tweet!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Google Wonder Wheel
My favorite new tool is Google Wonder Wheel. Wonder Wheel is a visual search feature. For example, search "research in libraries." On your results page, select Wonder Wheel on the left side and view your search results in a graphic organizer which includes suggested keyword search phrases. Wonder Wheel is both visual and narrows/refines your search for you! Try it out!
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