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Comment on Flipping Library Orientation by hhersey03

hhersey03 — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:41:39 +0000

Hi, Karen! Thank you so much for taking the time to write and share your own orientation story. I LOVE your ideas and your fantastic LibGuide. I hope you don’t mind if I email you to chat more!

Comment on Flipping Library Orientation by Karen Davidson-Heller

Karen Davidson-Heller — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:38:52 +0000

I enjoyed reading your article on freshman orientation. I only have one session with the freshman (about 45 mins.) and have always brought classes into the library to learn about in-house resources, rules, etc. However, this year I wanted to do something very different. I took classes to the computer lab so that I could show them some of the great online resources available to them. I started with a great photo about getting information from the web, a quick fun 2 min. power-pt. into, then showed them a LibGuide I had created for their orientation (2011/Online Library Orientation/Freshman) (http://maldencatholic.libguides.com/content.php?pid=275797) I am also creating/finishing a web evaluation tutorial created using Adobe Captivate 5.5. some of the freshman will be testing it for me after the holidays.) I think that this year’s classes were more successful and the students actually listened and learned so much. Of course I had way too much to talk about – but I figured it was best to do more than less. At least I was able to touch on a lot of topics they knew nothing about. Topics that will certainly help them in their studies. It’s always a work in progress! Best to you in your future endeavors. Karen

Comment on PLN Powers Activate! by Teachers as Learners: Authentic Audiences, Models, and Mentors « Ctrl-Alt-Pd

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:37:30 +0000

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Comment on Leadership Day 2010: Tech Leaders, Don Ginty and Rob Mancabelli by stutz01

stutz01 — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:57:08 +0000

Rob and Don – the Mary Poppins and Bert of educational leadership! Great post, Heather! I’m glad you mentioned their genuine interest in gathering teacher and student feedback. I think one of the things that made their initiatives so successful was their continual attention to keeping everyone in the loop and really striving to keep best learning practices at the forefront of every decision. I sometimes wish that we could take the model that Don and Rob created at Central and box it up for other schools.

Comment on EdCamp Philly: Session 3 – Dan Callahan does not suck! by bjneary

bjneary — Fri, 28 May 2010 02:47:51 +0000

Dan, your “sucks” session was great, loved all the topics, their discussions and I could really see, understand the many points of view from all the participants–thanks for a great session and day with all your edcampphilly friends!

Comment on EdCamp Philly: Overview and Breakfast by hhersey03

hhersey03 — Thu, 27 May 2010 02:23:53 +0000

Oh, you know it, my friend! Please let me know if/how I can help make it happen. I’m a very hard worker .

Comment on EdCamp Philly: Overview and Breakfast by Damian

Damian — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:29:30 +0000

Some of us on Twitter were kicking around the possibility of organizing EdCampNJ. Still a very nebulous idea at this point, and it may not even happen, but if either/both of you are interested…

Comment on EdCamp Philly: Session 1-Valenza, Jakes, and the Future of Student Research by Tweets that mention Edcamp Philly: Session 1-Valenza, Jakes, and the Future of Student Research | Flying off the Shelf -- Topsy.com

Tue, 25 May 2010 08:09:42 +0000

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Comment on EdCamp Philly: Session 1-Valenza, Jakes, and the Future of Student Research by Mark Moran

Mark Moran — Tue, 25 May 2010 04:54:44 +0000

At Dulcinea Media, we are obsessed with creating tools and content that teach students – and everyone else – how to find information on the Web effectively. From a tool perspective, SweetSearch is our core offering; it searches only sites that we have find credible, and thus lets students focus on what’s relevant to their research. From a content perspective, we’ve published Ten Steps to Better Web Research (http://www.sweetsearch.com/TenSteps), which reflects everything I and my staff collectively know about Web research. We realize this could be a year-long course, and will be spending the summer working with educators to create lesson plans and videos around it.

Comment on EdCamp Philly: Overview and Breakfast by hhersey03

hhersey03 — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:37:51 +0000

Hi! The “unconference” concept has been around for a while, but this was the first edcamp as far as I’m aware. It was terrific and totally free! Groups were small, participatory and self-selected, and with the added dimension of tweeting, I got so much to think about and met so many terrific people. I can’t recommend it enough.