October 2008, Maine Libraries Conference

Web 2.0 session with Gail Garthwaite and Nancy B. Grant

(in alphabetical order) 

7 Things You Should Know About....  (from Educause)

Free, short/concise about technology tool: what, how, future, why use it, 

Atomic Learning

K-12 and higher ed, software training, some videos are free, more complex tasks require a subscription 

Burrows, Terry. (2007). Blogs, Wikis, MySpace, and more: everything you wanted to know about using Web 2.0 but are afraid to ask. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press.

Common Craft  

Free, videos in plain English, useable in schools. (If you locate clips in YouTube, watch out for advertisements.)

Go To Web 20 (Go2Web20.net)

directory of web 2.0 applications

Legal Guide for Bloggers  

"Whether you're a newly minted blogger or a relative old-timer, you've been seeing more and more stories pop up every day about bloggers getting in trouble for what they post...... "

Rez Ed

hub for educators using virtual worlds

Richardson, Will. (2008). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classroom.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Sirsi Dynex Institute

Free, one hour webcasts geared for librarians and on specific technology needs

Stephesn, Michael (2008, Summer). Taming Technolust: Ten Steps for Planning in a 2.0 World. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 47 (4). 314 -317.

Web Tools for You to Use

Free, created for school library use 

What is a Wiki and How to Use One for Your Projects (O'Reilly Media)

Tom Stafford & Math Webb - covers advantges and disadvantage for using a wiki 

Wiki Classroom 2.0

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