The 2007 institute theme is "Digital Literacy: The School Library Media Program and Learning in an Information Rich World http://slim.emporia.edu/programs/summerinst.htm.
This event will be held on June 13-14, 2007 at The Jones Conference Center for Educational Excellence at Emporia State University, Emporia, KS USA http://www.emporia.edu/.
This institute is comprised of two parts: best practices in school library media programming (day one); and new ideas for promoting literacy reading and writing (day two, The Mike Printz Writers Workshop).
I invite you to use this blog to share
1) new ideas about how to provide practical and effective ways to go beyond finding information on the Internet to using information in effective ways in instructional programming;
2) new ideas for promoting literacy reading and writing; and
3) highlights of the institute.
Mirah Dow PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Management
Emporia State University
Institute Coordinator
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Mirah, I appreciate so much what you and the rest of the SI team do for us each year. Thanks so much
I thought David Warlick gave a great presentation today.
This is great! What a lot of new, important information. Thank you.
This is my first experience with a blog. I am already thinking of ways to utilize this tool in my classroom. It would be a great place for book discussions!
Great presentation, and looking forward to incorporating some of the newest technology into my lessons next year.
Here is my first blog entry. I am officially a blogger!
I thought that David Warlick's presentation was great. I really enjoyed the conversation about technolgy and the learner.
Great opening session! How do you get your tech people to remove the filters from blogs?
David Warlick had a lot of great ideas/comments this morning. I work in a high school with a very robust filter that only the tech men are able to override. I'm curious as to how other school librarians are dealing with these tools in this type of an environment.
This is fun. I really enjoyed David Warlick's presentation. My brain is overloaded - but I am learning.
I am very excited about establishing a blog for book reviews in the library.
I am a first timer! How exciting! This is a lot of information that will be useful.
I was very impressed with Mr. Warlick's presentation. In general, I feel very out of touch with current technology and with growing children, also feel the need to be very in touch with their world. I am anxious to try the things he mentioned in his speech especially the RSS function. I can identify with his comments about his own work-style and agree that I too would benefit from information that would "come" to me.
Wow, David really did a great job presenting us with fantastic information. Thanks so much for putting this together!
David Warlick had some really great ideas this morning. I am really looking forward to the author visits as well.
WOW! The SI has done a great job already! David Warlick had some terrific information to share and ponder! i am anxious for the rest of the week.
What a great presentation this morning!
I was inspired by Mr. Warlick's presentation this morning. Now I just need a lot of time to learn and for all my students to have access to a computer! I am excited to try some new things with my students this year - the ironic twist is they can teach me how to use the technology and I can teach them how to express themselves better!
I think that David Warlick brought up a lot of interesting issues dealing with digital literacy. I am looking forward to implementing some of these technologies in my library next year.
I am also interested in how you talk the tech people into permitting blogs on our school network!
This is my first experience with blogs. I look forward to sharing ideas and tips about literacy this summer.
What Fun!
Summer Institute just keeps getting better. It's larger because it's become so well respected.
I look forward to the Summer Institute for School Librarians and have never been disappointed. I always obtain useful information and have a good time!
Before I came to the Institute, I thought I was catching up with technology and the Internet. However, the more I catch up, the farther behind I seem go get. The world is moving much too fast. :) Sigh... This has been fascinating, though.
The information presented is good but I need help with how to use it with the students. I will be new to the library next year. Please share your specific ideas.
Wow! There is so much to learn. Thanks for the opportunity to try new things.
SI has been great so far. The information provided is great for high school librarians. It helps us keep up with what the students already know and can do.
This is Margo from Minneola and Shelly from Ashland. We are learning about blogs and wikis. Interesting and challenging! We will have to spend some time playing with this new technology when we get back home.
Lots of great information. I am concerned about the ethical questions and copyright considerations of students manipulating video, audio, and animation software that David Warlick discussed.
If the first morning session was this intersting, can't wait to see what is in store!
This is pretty new to me, but I can see where my students will really enjoy this. Good thing I have the summer to practice...
I like the word "blogger." It sits in one's mouth like pudding. :-) I love the topic covered this morning, but I would like to have had a different format. I would have liked to have less time spent on the lecture of how literacy is changing (we've just heard it so much already) and more time giving us solid examples and ideas of how wiki and blogs are used in the classroom. I feel that then we could've been using our work time more effectively. I prefer leaving conferences/classes with some materials ready - or almost ready - to implement when I get home. An introduction such as the one we got just leaves me feeling inept.
Part 2 of David Warlick's presentation was even better. As educators we need to teach students positive ways to use and integrate technology in all course. What a wonderful conference.
David Part Two
More "food" for thought. I love the challenge at the end of the session - and I agree - We should not be afraid! We need to take Web 2.0 back to our schools and SHARE...not only with our teachers/staff so that they can start tearing down the walls of their classrooms but our students as well!
I have learned so much today. The presentation by David Warlick was eye opening. Technology is always changing and we have to keep up with the students. Sessions like this are so valuable to me as a learner.
Check out the wiki too at:
http://summerinstitute.pbwiki.com
What a great day! I learned a lot but mostly that I have a lot to learn. Technology changes so fast that its hard to keep up, so thanks tech people who are patient with people like me.
I liked the blogs and wikis today. I hope to use them and start following some blogs.
The evening library presentations were very informative also!
Heather at William Allen White ESU Library showed us the May Massee original office (one of the first publisher children's editor 1922-1966) that has been reconstructed on WAW 3rd floor, this in information combined with programming. Also saw the new online digital archive library of 600 photos that are very well documented and release of copyright to be used for classroom and instructional programming.
Emporia High school presentation also discussed effective informational programming through the use of "Music Mondays", scavenger hunts within the library, creation of audio/visual tapings in a soundproof room as well as other suggestions. This is also a good example of library use of instructional programming.
Sue Pray
How cool is this? I check my e-mail this morning and find a post from the KASL list-serv about the Summer Institute and the topic we were discussing at the end of the day with David Warlick. There is a link to a Dave Pollard Powerpoint presented at the SLA Convention earlier this month that I wasn't able to attend, but got glowing reports about from an academic librarian friend. There is a "Digg this" button and a "Subscribe" button for Slideshare, and the cool part is - I now know what they're for!
The information about blogs, RSS capability, and other Web2.0 functions was very instructive...
It's hard to learn these things on one's own.
For anyone still trying to figure out what this Web 2.0 business is all about, watch this video posted to YouTube earlier this year, created by K-State Anthropology Professor Michael Wesch. It gives a great visual summary of how Web 2.0 has come into existence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
As a secondary language arts person new to the SI, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and appropriateness of these two days! Having taken IDT classes, I was already excited and have been experimenting with technology suggested by Mr. Warlick. I hadn’t expected to become so engaged with the author presentations which have changed greatly since I last attended such events in the 70’s and 80’s. Classroom ideas and internet links will be exceptionally useful. I even thought of ways to use the picture books! I also enjoyed time to connect with other people throughout the state (and Missouri) and gleaned some helpful ideas. I will keep this event on my summer schedule for the future. Nancy
Wow, another great day at the summer institute. The authors were dynamic! Thank you everyone who had a part of this.
I enjoyed the SI again! Thanks for getting dynamic speakers that really get our thoughts kicked into gear for the future!
I think that it is natural for librarians to want to use wikis and blogs for book reviews, I don't think this would work in my library though. We've tried and kids mostly ignore this stuff, unless it has some relevance to them. So in school, how do you make it relevant? Make it for a grade. I think I would prefer to create a blog for a big unit like the "Senior Research Paper" blog, or wiki. Then all the seniors (over 400) could collaborate on their papers together. And as part of their assignment, they would have to post comments. Otherwise, they won't use it. This will also teach students the importance of social networking for their jobs and future computing situations. These things are going to happen in life more and more, so kids need to be prepared to contribute with other language than LOL and IMHO.
Thanks to SI for getting us talking about this stuff!
This is my first Summer Institute and the beginning of an annual sojourn. I feel that I have started another sort of adventure with blogging and wikis too. My thoughts are swirling and I am excited about the future and how I fit into these times of digital literacy.
The truth is we must continue to learn these new methods for learning or we and our students will fall behind and ultimately, be left behind.
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