Author of the wonderful award winning Langwitches blog Silvia Tolisano (Twitter name is @langwitches), has written a must-read post. Looking at the advent of Web 2.0 and the way it is perceived by parents, Tolisano addresses the skills developed and used by students in using tools such as blogs, creating podcasts and adding to wikis rather than the tools themselves. To read this post, go to Silvia’s blog now!
School Library Association of Victoria
SLAV Connects is a blog by the School Libraries Association of Victoria (SLAV), formerly named Bright Ideas when a collaboration between SLAV and the State Library of Victoria (SLV). Its aim is to share news from the Association and to encourage teacher librarians, librarians, school library staff, educators and all interested persons to actively engage with the school libraries, to share tools and experiences; to network on a global scale; and to embrace dynamic teaching and learning opportunities.
Oh my yes yes yes to everything you said. I am linking this post to my blog. Thank you for the eloquent words.
Thanks Suzanne. The original post was written by the brilliant Silvia Tolisano who you will find at langwitches.com
Great images that reveal your point perfectly. The tools help us to achieve a variety of learning goals.
Yes Silvia Tolisano really makes a vital point in her post.