Widgenie shows the Need for Web 2.0 PD by school library media specialists #web2.0edtech

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Monday, June 15, 2009 | 18:59 UTC-5 | | 1 comment

by Donna Baumbach @AuntyTech (Is it you? Click to confirm)

I wanted to try Widgenie. It creates graphs and charts from spreadsheet data and gives you a link, embed code, or sends it to iGoogle, Blogger, etc.

http://www.widgenie.com/

So I took some data I had from a survey of 600+ school library media specialists. I asked them about their need for professional development in the area of Web 2.0 tools.

Here's the bar graph:

http://app.widgenie.com/WidgetView.aspx?ID=7181b0bb_fbe8_4081_ad90_14395e0b44f2

or http://u.nu/5p8c

Here's the line graph:

http://app.widgenie.com/WidgetView.aspx?ID=5ca05a08_81d5_4eaf_b3ff_a10f082381c1

or http://u.nu/3p8c

Pretty cool...and you can see that an overwhelming majority of school library media specialists want to know more about Web 2.0 tools.

This was from a 2007 survey and I used the data as rationale to create the WebTools4U2Use wiki:

http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com

I used the data in an article for KnowledgeQuest. You can see it here at the PBS Teachers site--and you can download the article, too. http://u.nu/2dv5

Abstract:

Web 2.0 & You

"Would you like to move students beyond 'searching for information' to using it and creating it, get better results from student projects and research, provide more equitable access to digital tools and resources, integrate 21st-century skills into the curriculum, foster more collaboration with teachers to benefit student achievement, create a website in seconds and post information, images, video, hyperlinks, and sound, share information (and labor) with your colleagues online, showcase library media center activities and promote your program online, do more in less time, make your budget go much further than you - or anyone else - thought you could? If you said 'Yes' to any or all of these questions, Web 2.0 tools may benefit you and your school community." - Donna J. Baumbach

Download the pdf here: http://u.nu/2p8c

BTW, I think I'm getting better at using Write4Net, too. At least I hope so!

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@infodivabronx June 15, 2009, 19:11 UTC-5 The Web environment is is fluid environment; it demands constant learning. :)

Widgenie shows the Need for Web 2.0 PD by school library media specialists #web2.0edtech

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