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=**"Things that Keep Us Up at Night" by Joyce Kasman Valenza and Doug Johnson**=

We've gone from paper to computers but the basics are the same. Need to evaluate information from whatever source.
 * We started with Page 30, second column, second paragraph. Seaching using Google...**
 * mentioned that in her grade k-2 school she uses subscription serves such as Pebble Go,Tumble Books, and Info Bits (iConn). ?Can you acess twitter, YouTube, and blogs?


 * go with the fow and Google is the flow. Need to evaluate materials (web or print) for your purpose.

To summarize, we still need to teach core basic skills no matter the medium.
 * the students need to use more than one source. Great to see two sources give different information and how you deal with it.


 * Next, reflected on page 32, first column, under Plan for one-to-one computing or ubiquitous computing.**
 * The comment that librarians must be everywhere.** Her question was how do we have time to doit? She would love a blog but how would it support the classroom, would IT help, and would it take too much time out of her schedule.
 * thought that 24/7 was not doable. He enjoys his job but but he has other interests (fishing)
 * thought that we do not have to be on 24/7 but our resources need to have 24 hour access (Such as the Destiny library catalog or wiki book club.
 * mentioned tech support issues in district and the need to have collaboration time


 * Lastly reflected on page 32, second column, third paragraph. Under See obstacles rather than opportunities. You still need to teach the basics. And page 30 on Economics Shifts.** We need to make stuff, do stuff, and share stuff. His kindergarteners are literature based so activities are around literature. The third grade does real library skills. Use of the OPAC and are able to locate information on the shelf by December. Ask questions and locate answers for projects so they become independent users of information. In fourth grade, students "show what they know" using Power Points, videos, and posters. Mike also shared his summer reading idea where students share their responses to their literature by creating a background on their Macs and record themselves talking about the book they read.

Linking sites we liked:
 * http://www.dipity.com/ - Make a timeline online. Free and user friendly. Social Studies, whaling unit, CT history
 * Issuu.com - Bookmarking website to look like the pages of a book. For personal use to hold all of the great websites to use my class.
 * http://www.tikatok.com/-Cheap ebook made for kids that can be enbeded on a website, left on the Tikatok site to share, and or printed in hardcover (about $18 or paperback about $15).
 * http://www.zooburst.com/- Read a story, three dimensional story maker. Create your own story. Maureen did one this summer. One teacher = $50/year. Free book doesn't have all of the features.
 * http://www.wallwisher.com/ = Electronic stiky note. Rebecca asks (author of note) and add question. Email to teacher the wall when done. Don't need to register for it.

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