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Second Life for School Librarians

Second Life for School Librarians. I don’t have time for a Second Life. Future of Virtual Worlds for our Students. Open source Many, many distinct virtual world that may or may not interact Secure environments for students. Our tweens & teens come to socialize and game.

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Second Life for School Librarians

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  1. Second Life for School Librarians

  2. I don’t have time for a Second Life

  3. Future of Virtual Worlds for our Students • Open source • Many, many distinct virtual world that may or may not interact • Secure environments for students

  4. Our tweens & teens come to socialize and game

  5. Various educational applications are under development for our students

  6. Everyone creates content…Virtual worlds are the future of the Internet, they are where are students are, and where we need to be. Let’s start with PD.

  7. Librarians in Second Life • An active, international community of various types of librarians (18+ grid) • Virtual links to real life resources • Content that only exists in Second Life • Virtual reference desk services • Archiving • Networking and collaboration • Meetings and classes

  8. Types of Library in RL: Public Libraries – Cleveland Public Library

  9. Types of Library in RL: Academic Libraries – Princeton Library

  10. Types of Library in RL: State Libraries – Kansas State Library

  11. Types of Library in RL: School Libraries – Chicago Public Schools Professional Library

  12. Second Life LibrariesInfo Island

  13. Second Life LibrariesCaledon Library

  14. AASL-ISTE SIGMS Virtual Learning Community Learning Community Format • Monthly drop-in orientation meetings to learn basics of SL • Monthly learning community meetings featuring guest facilitators who are recognized leaders in school librarianship • One hour, 15 – 20 min lecture followed by group discussion • Occasional book raffles Marla McGee and Barb Jansen speak about “Forging Powerful Partnerships for Student Success”

  15. Joyce Valenza – Web 2.0 for Librarians

  16. David Loertscher – “The New Learning Commons – Where People Win”

  17. Rhonda Trueman – Virtual Libraries in Second Life

  18. Winter Shopping Spree – Extreme Avatar Makeover

  19. David Warlick – “Cultivating a Personal Learning Network”

  20. Mike Eisenburg – “The Crisis Facing School Libraries and Librarians”

  21. Chris Smith – “Keeping Current in a Global Environment” (Thailand)

  22. Jon Mueller – “Assessing Critical Skills”

  23. Will Richardson – “Googled Well: Helping Our Kids Lead Transparent Lives”

  24. Marla McGhee & Barbara Jansen – “Keeping School Libraries Relevant in the Age of Accountability”

  25. We use: Keeping in touch with the Learning Community AASL Listserv Second Life Users Group SIGMS Listserv LM_NET Listserv

  26. Plans for the 09-10 School Year Second Life Planning Committee Wed, Sept 9th – Doug Johnson – “Are You a Format Bigot?” – 8pm ET/5pm PT Wed, Oct 14th – Alan November – “No More Technology Planning” – 8pm ET/5pm PT Nov – Pam Berger Dec – Mystery Manor and Extreme Avatar Makeovers

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