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Final Program
Monday, April 16 • Tuesday, April 17 |
| Monday, April 16 |
INTERNET@SCHOOLS EAST/CIL 2007 OPENING KEYNOTE
Opening Keynote — Web 2.0 & the Internet World
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. • REGENCY BALLROOM
Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project
What is Web 2.0 and what does it mean for our world which is underpinned by the Internet? Web 2.0 has become a catch-all buzzword that people use to describe a wide range of interactive online activities and applications, some of which the Pew Internet & American Life Project has been tracking for years. Rainie brings the latest statistics and talks about current trends in consumer participation in the Web and Internet. He also looks ahead to what some call Internet II and shares the latest thinking and predictions for 2020. |
Coffee Break
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
| WEB 2.0 TOOLS AND YOU—PART 1 • Roosevelt/Lincoln |
SESSION S101
Wikis + Media Specialists = Community!
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Judy Hauser, Oakland Schools, Oakland, MI
As Web 2.0 empowerment tools, wikis are coming into their own in the
library media specialist community. Hauser spotlights three wiki projects
that have been a major help to LMSs throughout Michigan. The first—the
Regional Educational Media Center Association of Michigan Wiki Project—covers wikis addressing ALA library standards as they apply to lower elementary,
upper elementary, middle school, and high school. The second
is a wiki collaboration between the Library of Michigan, media specialists,
and members of various Michigan library associations that focuses on the
marketing of school library media centers to administrators. The third project
is the Michigan Association for Media in Education Annual Conference
Wiki. Learn all about them, and how you can use wikis to bolster your media
specialist community. |
SESSION S102
MySpace, the “Evil Twin” of Web 2.0
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Susan Geiger, Moreau Catholic High School, Castro Valley, CA
The popular social networking site MySpace elicits fear and loathing from
teachers, administrators, and parents to the point where many schools and
districts have blocked the site. But face it! Teens continue to join MySpace
and its many relatives in statistically staggering numbers. This session, by
an experienced librarian and Internet@Schools co-moderator, explores why
kids love social networking sites and, most importantly, how you can use
“TheirSpaces” to teach online safety and responsibility. |
Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
| TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, AND THE SCHOOL LIBRARY • Roosevelt/Lincoln |
SESSION S103
Because the Internet Is Not a Library!—The Guided Inquiry Process
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Carol Kuhlthau, Ross Todd, and Pam Chesky, Center for International
Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL), Rutgers, the State University of
New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
LaDawna Harrington, Avenel Middle School, Avenel, NJ
Students today are given assignments that often look only for one correct
answer. It is imperative that library media specialists and teachers challenge
students to think creatively and to solve authentic problems, something
they can’t do through quick searches on the Internet. Guided inquiry
is a process that develops strong research skills which can be carried over to solving almost any of the assignments and/or problems our students
will face down the line. Guided inquiry takes the collaboration of teachers,
media specialists, and administrators to plan meaningful assignments and
to set realistic schedules to allow this to happen within the traditional school
time structure. This presentation discusses the process and demonstrates
how it can be done! |
SESSION S104
Technology as Change Agent
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Michelle Kowalsky, Whippany Park High School, Whippany, NJ
When teachers at Whippany Park High School needed help creating their
own Web pages, they turned to—who else?—the library staff! But library
staffers were soon overwhelmed in attempting personalized, individual
tutoring in HTML for 80 teachers! Their response was to market Moodle,
the self-proclaimed constructivist teaching tool, to teachers. Since Moodle
does not lend itself to a linear lesson style or static, one-way delivery
of information, teachers had to adapt in order to satisfy their “personal
Web page” goals. Now, the teachers are hosting forums and having learners
talk to each other; they are posting homework, PowerPoint presentations,
and links; they are thinking globally and interdisciplinarily about
courses and departments; and they are empowered to use library databases
and RSS feeds. Hear the story of how “mysterious technie things”
have become mainstream, implementation tips, and lessons learned. |
SESSION S105
Primary Research Online:
How Students Bring Local History to Life
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Kevin McGrath, Newton North High School, Newton, MA;
W. Dean Eastman, Beverly High School, Beverly, MA
The goal: Provide educators with ideas and technological tools designed
to spark innovation in teaching local history and civics at the high school
level. The model: A program at primaryresearch.org for teaching and learning
local history. Learn how the program works, how the presenters use
technology to broaden students’ understanding of local history, and how
students become actively involved in civic service through digitization and
archiving projects. Speakers illustrate, with real examples, the process of
student research in the field and in the school, the use of the local environment
as a history laboratory, the approach to gathering data and finding
sources of information, the role of collaboration with a wide range of
institutions, and more! |
SESSION S106
What’s New on the Horizon
at the Library of Congress
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Gail Petri, Library of Congress, Washington, DC
The Library of Congress has exciting new resources and initiatives for librarians
and beyond. Take a tour of the updated Teachers Page and explore
new online primary source content. Learn about an online LOC Virtual Institute,
Internet2 opportunities, and a Lifelong Literacy Initiative. There is
something online for everyone at the Library of Congress! |
Grand Opening Reception — Computers in Libraries Exhibit Hall
5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Information Today invites all registrants, exhibitors, and exhibition
visitors to the Computers in Libraries Exhibit Hall for a Grand Opening Reception. It will provide an opportunity to renew acquaintances
and meet new colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere. |
| Tuesday, April 17 |
KEYNOTE
Web 2.0 Meets Information Fluency
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Joyce Valenza, Springfield Township High School, Erdenheim, PA
There’s a shift afoot in the 21st century work environment: To be most
effective, today’s students (aka tomorrow’s workforce) need to creatively
combine several relatively traditional skills with emerging information and
communication tools. And they’ll need to practice those skills in an information
landscape that is genre-shifting, multi-modal, media-rich, participatory,
socially connected, and brilliantly chaotic. Valenza explores how
the shifts, described as Web 2.0, impact instruction and how those Web
2.0 shifts are enhanced by a focus on information fluency. |
Coffee Break — A Chance to Visit the Computers in Libraries Exhibit Hall
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
| WEB 2.0 TOOLS AND YOU—PART 2 • Roosevelt/Lincoln |
SESSION S201
Gaming Technologies in Libraries 1.0
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Gloria Reaves, McKinley Technology High School (MTHS),
Washington, DC
Hear how a much lauded, newly renovated, public technology high school
in the nation’s capital is moving to the forefront in the effort to prepare the
next generation of employees for jobs yet to be named and employers
whose products are yet to be created. MTHS is the first school to install a
Vicon Motion Capture Studio used by students to design educational
videogames. The major purpose of the gaming emphasis is to provide a
support structure that will enhance students’ academic and practical skills
in the core curriculum areas of biotechnology, broadcast technology, and
information technology. This session discusses how the evolving library
program works with students and teachers in this innovative and technology-infused environment. Reaves looks at the use of 3-D gaming software
being employed to create a virtual tour of the library as well as a library orientation,
and more. The idea, she notes, is to create and sustain interest
in using the library by way of technology the students enjoy and are familiar
with—and at the beginning of the 21st century, gaming is it! |
SESSION S202
School-to-Museum Videoconferencing:
Field Trips Without Leaving Class
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Stacy Hasselbacher, The Mariners’ Museum, Newport News, VA
Insurance, gas, bus scheduling ... There’s no doubt that educational field
trips have become more and more difficult. But you don’t have to give up
the wonderful resources that museums and zoos have to offer. Many informal
educational institutions now offer their programming via videoconference,
and this session discusses how to find Internet videoconference
programming that meets your specific needs and views some actual
school-to-museum videoconference programming. |
Lunch Break — A Chance to Visit the Computers in Libraries Exhibit Hall
12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
| LIBRARY OUTREACH VIA THE INTERNET • Roosevelt/Lincoln |
SESSION S203
Leveraging the Web for Reading, Part 1:
Book Reviews and Scavenger Hunts
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Frances Michaels & Karen Long, Mary G. Porter Traditional School,
Woodbridge, VA;
Hilary Welliver, Dover Public Library, Dover, DE
Hear from a librarian and a technology teacher about success with “Got
Books,” a Web page on their school’s Web site designed to promote reading
among middle school students by providing a forum for reviewing
books and a source for finding peer-recommended books. Learn how you
can start a similar program at your school. Then, discover how you can
continue to reach students over the summer: Internet Scavenger Hunts
reach the children where they are, feed their curiosity, and hone their online
research skills. Successful Internet Scavenger Hunts host Hilary Welliver
of Dover Public Library’s Summer Reading Program shares examples of
the popular program and provides information for successfully implementing
your own version. |
Coffee Break — A Chance to Visit the Computers in Libraries Exhibit Hall
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
SESSION S204
Leveraging the Web for Reading, Part 2:
Booktalk 2.0
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Donna Johns, Newton North High School, Newton, MA
Extend the power of your booktalks by using the latest social software to
meet your students where they gather in cyberspace and to connect them
to books and reading. Blogs, podcasts, wikis, and MySpace can be used
to revitalize your program and connect your students to reading in a meaningful
way. Johns demonstrates examples of dynamic ways to use these
tools to get and keep students reading. |
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Gary’s Latest Web Research Update
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Gary Price, ResourceShelf and Ask.com, Washington, DC
In a rapid-fire I@S East closing session, Web search guru Gary Price
reviews what’s happening with the major Web search players. He offers a
hearty helping of specialized databases, as well as tools that you and your
K–12 colleagues can use to make online work easier and more productive.
As anyone who’s heard Gary speak will tell you, you’ll leave his session
almost breathless and very up-to-date! |
Free Evening Reception — Computers in Libraries Exhibit Hall
5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Information Today, Inc. invites all registrants, exhibitors, and exhibition visitors to a reception in the Exhibit Hall. |
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