Wow very interesting…
Alliance Virtual Library
Ref Desk
Exhibits/events
Libraries
Book Discussions
Global Collaboration
Pacific time
Snow Crash – Stephenson, Neal – Fiction on virtual reality
Ed Opportunities
– Virtual Classrooms
– Conferences and workshops
– Immersive Learning Environments
– Research Symposiums
TWU Virtual Research Symposiums
Valibrarian research
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sitepal.com
voki.com
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Thanks to our vendors – today Baker and Taylor breakfast was wonderful.
Escue’ and ABDO Publishing – snack was great!
Our first session “The 21st Century Educator” was really interesting presented by Kim Cofino.
Things I learned:
Grow your own PLN
– start small – rss? Don’t overwhelm yourself
o Learn by lurking
o It’s ok to ignore – don’t stress out about it
o You will build a niche with people with similar interests
o If you leave a comment they may comment back or email you
– Social networking – ning? Facebook?
– Blog your ideas – takes effort to keep up
– Online spaces/conferences – secondlife?
– Twitter – constantly connected – Nambu – tweek deck – seesmic(can link in facebook) desktop client?
She had GREAT pictures and this is where she gets them:
Flicker – creative commons search ability to modify or build upon – most interesting…
Books that were mentioned:
Presentation Zen – Reynolds
World is flat – friedman
Long tail –
Redefining literacy for the 21st century – Warlick
A whole new mind – pink
Here comes everybody – Clay Shirky
