Webbing/Mind Mapping

Hello!

In this week's assignment we had to create a mind map using three websites.  A mind map is a visual representation of mapping out the reader's thoughts.  It is an effective tool when reading or studying.

When creating the mind maps, I noticed SpicyNodes and Popplet are the easiest to use.  When I was adding nodes and sub-nodes, I just clicked and it appeared.  Also, embedding or sharing the mind map was easy as well.  Wisemapping was very difficult to use.  I had so much trouble trying to add sub-nodes.  I had to watch tutorial videos to figure out how to use the website.  I noticed myself getting frustrated with Wisemapping, that I had to step away for a moment.

I liked the way Popplet looked, it was simple and pleasing to the eye. I would encourage my students would Popplet because with one click you can add nodes and it is easy to move them around.

These are the following Mind Maps that I have created about Dr. Bell's article on Information Ethics.

Bell, M. (1998). Kiss and Information Ethics. TAET Journal. Spring, 1998.

SpicyNodes



Popplet

Wisemapping

Videos and QR Codes in the Library

Hello Again!  This week's assignment is covering QR codes and video use in a library. 


Library YouTube Videos

As a librarian, it is important to inform your student and staff of new books and/or events that are being held in the library.  When I become I librarian, I would create a media club and have those students create videos of upcoming events, new books, and day to day life in the library.  I would like to get the teachers and administration involved as well.  I would like to ask a teacher to create a video on a difficult topic in their subject area and air it around testing time.  For example, the Biology End of Course exam in May 7th and I would create a video on solving Punnett Squares and Dihybrid Crosses.  I would also like the counselors to present informative on college deadlines.  

I enjoyed Bbmsmedia’s Channel because the videos are creative and entertaining.  These are some of the videos I enjoyed from the following libraries.

Calypso Gilstrap, Norman High School Library  - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheNHSLibrary/videos

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  NHS Library Orientation

The orientation video helps new students the resources that the library provides.

·         Norman High School Library Rocks!

A short, fun video reminding the student about the library.  Students would like it because it is funny.

The Unquiet Library - https://www.youtube.com/user/theunquietlibrary/videos

Video Tutorial How to Embed a Prezi Presentation in Wikispaces

It’s helpful because it shows student how to embed their work onto wikispaces.

 6th Period Lunch Group Starts New Tradition: "Claps for Something

 This video shows student encouraging one another by clapping for good things that have happened to them.

Pikesvillehslibrary - https://www.youtube.com/user/pikesvillehslibrary/videos

2014-15 Course Advisement 

 

 Course catalog for the upcoming school year.  Great for student who need to know what they need to graduate.

Animosity

 A lesson about animosity. A student video how a student become friends.  A great way to display student work.

Bbmsmedia’s channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/bbmsmedia?feature=watch

  MLA Citation Review

         

 

Video of a class and create MLA citation for a research paper.

 

Taylor Swift hates overdue library books

Funny video to remind student to turn in their books on time. 

Animoto Book Trailer

Using Animoto.com was a fun way displaying pictures with a caption.  It is much easier than Microsoft PowerPoint.  I chose the novel Divergent by Veronica Roth.  It is one of my favorite books!  I chose it because the movie adaptation is coming out very soon and all of my students are anxious to see it.  

Here is my QR Code for the book trailer I've created for Divergent.

All images were downloaded from the Creative Common Flixr page. All rights reserved by Ma_Co2013   

Using the QR Reader app on your phone, please scan this image. 

Divergent (Divergent #1) by Veronica Roth (Goodreads Author)

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote th...more In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, Tris also learns that her secret might help her save the ones she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

QR Codes

QR Codes are an interesting way to display links to an audience.  I've seen them used at the movie theater. I would use QR codes in a library by introducing students to new books that are coming out.  Also, by adverting events being held at the library.   This is where I would create QR codes with the video links that the media club has created. 

Blog Readers

Hello again!! Happy Valentine's Day!

Prior to the assignment, I did not know that Blog Readers existed.  Needless to say my experience with blogs is very limited.  As I was exploring the links, I noticed the pages kept the followed blogson your home screen or dashboard.  I would image the blogger would want a blog reader that would save them time and would be easy to navigate. I truly enjoyed BlogLovin'.  The format was user-friendly, since it reminded me of Facebook and Pinterest rolled into one! I also liked the drop down menu for popular blogs. It made searching for a type of blog easy.  I'm interested in how school libraries use blogs to connect with their students and the staff.  

I created a Tumblr page and now I'm obsessed! It is so fun to upload images of school and funny pictures. I think I found another social network page that I'm going to be using.  http://jmt047.tumblr.com/

Favorite Library Science Blogs

Library Displays  http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3835629
Library Displays is a blog that post images of libraries' bulletin boards and book displays.  I chose to follow this blog because they showed librarians creative displays.  I figured I would be able to use this as a guide on how to decorate the library.  

Library Journal: http://tumblr.libraryjournal.com/
Library Journal is one of the go to publications that librarians use to stay up to date with technology or reviews.  I initially followed Library Journal's Tumblr because of the cute and funny pictures.  When I started scrolling through their page I saw they had articles on library science news and technology just like their webpage.

Cambridge High School Blog:  http://www.bloglovin.com/feed/blog/4031886
When exploring, BlogLovin' I found the Cambridge High School blog page. This is what I was looking for. I thought it was a great way the library communicated with their students.  The posts mainly consisted of upcoming books and events.  One post in particular really caught my attention, William Shakespeare's Star Wars. I could not stop laughing! It was a such great post!

Chapel Hill High School Tumblr: http://librarytiger-blog.tumblr.com/
Since I found a school library's blog, I wanted to find a Tumblr to see how a school library kept in contact with their students.  Chapel Hill High School's Tumblr had many posts on new books, current events and important events in history.  I found their Tumblr page inviting and informative.  I liked that they included links to their social networking pages.  I was searching their school webpage and it is so cool!  I was inspired to have a page similar to their when I become a librarian.

 

Monteclair High School Tumblr:  http://mhslibrary.tumblr.com/
Monteclair Tumblr is another high school library page that I found.  I was interested to see how other schools used a Tumblr blog. This page includes posts on young adult books, quotes from famous authors, and encouraging pictures. I found the page did not include information on the library or school event.  I would have like the page to have been a bit more personal to the students and staff.

Infographic

Hello!

This week we were assigned to make an infographic about an article from the PEW webpage.  When I was creating the infographic, I was expecting it to be similar to a PowerPoint slide. In the fact that it was easy to manipulate, instead it was a tedious to delete items or to alter the font size.

Here is the infographic for the article titled Teens and Technology 2013.  When reading the article I was shocked to see how many teens use their cellphones as their main source to access the internet, instead of a computer or laptop. 

 APA Citation
Cortesi, S., Duggan, M., Gasser, U., Lenhart, A., & Madden, M.  (March 2013). 
Teens and Technology 2013. Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Teens-and-Tech.aspx

 

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