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=Background= [|Learning 2.0] -- Here's a link to the program Helene Blowers did for the Charlotte NC Public (she now is director of digital strategy in Columbus OH), including [|23 Things]. It's been released under a Creative Commons license and sharing is encouraged. Subsequent implementations by other libraries are well documented elsewhere.

=Draft Invitation=
 * This is a great invitation to 23 things. I'll submit to Lis on Tuesday after another email invitation for everyone to take a look. I agree about making a few changes in which tools we introduce. **

The Librarians Web 2.0 Tools PLC is excited to offer a 23Things program (based on a program developed by Helene Blowers for the Charlotte (NC) Public Library). We know that sometimes learning new technologies is intimidating and time-consuming, so we will roll out ONE tool per week. Our goal is to present you with tools you can use with your students, your faculty, or for your own professional development. If you are interested in participating in this intiative in a supportive (online) group, please click the YES! SIGN ME UP! button on this e-mail (or contact Ellen McNair or Gretchen Hazlin and we will add you to the mailing list). We promise: No more than ONE e-mail per week. We are excited to learn with you!


 * Earlier Draft:**

TO: All FCPS Librarians Web 2.0 offers amazing opportunities for aligning 21st Century Learning Goals with instructional services and needs. The Web 2.0 PLC invites you to learn more, at your own pace, about a few of the Web 2.0 Tools for Learning. Join us online for self paced professional development. INTRO TO Web 2.0: Initially, we all looked information up on the web. It is a phenomenal resource. Now, with the advent of Web 2.0, the “Read, Write” web, we have opportunities to motivate students through online collaboration (“social networking”), build their own tools, scaffold their information, publish (read and write), and maximize their information management skills – all online. And, that is just the beginning! Are you interested in Learning more about Web 2.0? Using Web 2.0 tools during instruction? Motivating students, collaborating with teachers, and using new tools for learning to increase student achievement? Visit [|www.23things.com]]] – move through these tools at your own pace. OR If you would like to learn about one tool per week, through [|www.23things.com]]], let us know. The Librarians Web 2.0 PLC will support individuals who would like to add one Web 2.0 tool per week to their instructional repertoire. If you would like to learn about these tools with a supportive group (online), let Ellen McNair or Gretchen Hazlin know. We’ll add you to the mailing list. We promise: no more than one email per week. (signed) The Librarians Web 2.0 PLC