1. Taking School Library
Education into the Cloud
Georgia Southern University
Instructional Technology Program

2. Our Challenge
• To ensure that our graduates have the
knowledge, skills, and dispositions
necessary to be leaders of 21st century
school library media programs.

3. Our Plan
• Create course activities to encourage
students to become enthusiastic life-long
learners, reflective thinkers, and
advocates for transformational use of
innovative teaching tools and strategies

4. Our Learning Environment
Cultivate a participatory culture in which our
candidates would
• Create content
• Curate content
• Collaborate
• Connect with each other and the world

5. Into the Cloud
Instructions: Create a graphic/visual/media
product called “My Life as a Reader.”
• Student product using
• Student product using Dipity

6. Connecting
Instructions: Identify a web site that is blocked or
filtered at your school and post the URL to our
Banned in My School! Padlet
Instructions: You will post a digital picture to
illustrate one of these areas you identified
previously and tell us which one of the areas your
photo is related to. Post the photo to The Good,
the Bad, and the Ugly Padlet

7. Curating
Instructions: You are going to develop your own selection
tools toolkit using a Web 2.0 tool of your choice. Using
most of the tools from Jody Howard’s articles (plus a few
more!) we’ve created an example using Scoop.It. You
should create a dynamic resource that you will continue to
use and develop as you move into the school library.
• Student example using Scoop.it
• Student example using BagtheWeb
• Student example using LiveBinders

8. Creating and Curating
Instructions: (1) Create a creative, memorable and
SPECIFIC presentation about what the curriculum of the
school library would add to the grade/content instruction of
your teachers. (2) Create a focused list of curated
resources (5-7 items) related to teaching information
literacy and transliteracy in the grade or subject level
you’ve chosen.
• Student example using VoiceThread
• Student example using Learnist

9. Creating
Strategic Management Plan
Instructions: The strategic management plan should be
created using a variety of tools and hosted on a PBWorks
wiki (make commenting possible). The site should be open
to the public. Be sure to include your name on all pages.
– Student example with embedded infographic
– Student example

10. Creation
Collection Evaluation and Weeding Assignment
Instructions: You will complete your assignment using an
online tool called Smore. Smore (www.smore.com) allows
you to create professional, attractive resources that
incorporate visuals. Your Smore should have 5 sections:
1.Topic area and justification for selection of that topic
2.Evaluation of the topic section based on use of data
3.Evaluation of the topic section based on curricular needs
4.Items to be weeded
5.Disposal of weeded items
Student Example

11. Collaborating
Reading Lesson Plan Assignment
Instructions: Use a Web 2.0 collaborative tool such as a
wiki to capture your collaborative conversations and work.
Meet regularly with your team member. Document the
tasks each team member does in developing both lessons.
You must document your collaborative discussions as
you develop the two lessons.
– Andrea and Angela
– Kaitlin and Rebecca
– Katie and Jennifer

12. Up, Up, and Away

13. Up, Up, and Away

14. Initial Student Reactions
• I started using wikis for this course. I had not used padlet before
this course. The web 2.0 tools that I use the most are prezi (for
educational use) and more recently sites such as toondoo.com for
educational use. If pinterest counts, I am a real pro :)
• This isn’t my first wiki, well I don’t think anyway. While working on
my bachelor degree I had to purchase a Live Text account. Once I
started really working with PBworks I really noticed that they are
very similar. I’m not saying that I really totally understand nor am I a
pro. But I am learning and really getting the hang of it.
• I had used wikis before and still don't like them. This was the first
time using padlet and I loved it. There is no specific 2.0 tool I use the
most and mainly use them for coursework and trying to incorporate
more into my teaching.

15. Student Reflection
The coursework that I have completed as a part of the
Instructional Technology masters program has opened my
eyes to how many different tools we have as options today.
It often seems to be an arduous task to keep up with new
technology...as soon as you master one thing it becomes
obsolete and is replaced by something else. However, as a
result of my classwork, I feel that the constant exposure to
different media and tools has helped me to realize that it is
imperative that I continue to assess and push myself as an
educator so that I can help my students to prepare for their
futures. Deedra Long http://deedralongportfolio.pbworks.com/w/page/68477852/Standard%20I
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy