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Resources for staying on top of Web 2.0 (blogs, articles, videos, etc.) toc

=Web 2.0 Tools Preso From VEMA Conference= [|VEMA Conference - Web 2.0 Preso]
 * Wiki for VEMA Web 2.0 Presentation from VBPS**

=Articles & Blog Postings=

The Administrators Technology Toolkit (Steven W. Anderson, Web2.0Classroom, 10/23/2009)

Things That Keep Us Up At Night (Joyce Kasman Valenza & Doug Johnson, //School Library Journal//, 10/1/2009)
 * Where are the Others? (Doug Johnson, Blue Skunk, 10/7/2009)
 * My 2.0 day and the response/rant about our cover argument (Joyce Valenza, Neverendingsearch SLJ, 10/14/2009)
 * Refuting Inertness or My Response to "Where Are the Others?" (Buffy J. Hamilton, The Unquiet Librarian, 10/18/2009)
 * Touching some nerves (Joyce Valenza, Neverendingsearch SLJ, 10/19/2009)
 * "You no longer have a choice" Guest post: Mary Mehsikomer (Mary Mehsikomer, Blue Skunk, 11/16/2009)

[|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.

Give Them Something to Talk About: Infusing Library 2.0 into your Library Instruction and Web Presence (Buffy J. Hamilton, Presentation, 10/2009)

WebTools4u2use: "A wiki for school library media specialists to learn about cool new web tools, see how they can be used in school library media programs, and share ideas & success stories."

[] Has lists of the Best 2.0 tools for 2007, 2008, and voting for 2009.

[] The purpose of this blog is to share information about free resources that teachers can use in their classrooms. It has reviews of lots of web 2.0 tools such as voicethread, glogster, animoto, and many many others. Each blog entry includes an "applications for education" list to spur creativity.

http://vblms1.wikispaces.com/web+2.0 This is a link to a Web2.0 wiki from a Virginia Beach Librarian; she presented information ona variety of WEB2.0 tools at the November 2009 VEMA conference.

=**Nings**=

Teacher Librarian Network EduPLN [|Classroom 2.0] The Future of Education

=Videos=

These videos might fall more under ADVOCACY and MARKETING of web 2.0 tools to librarian and teacher colleagues, administrators, etc.

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 * Did You Know 4.0** (YouTube)

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 * A Vision of K12 Students Today** (YouTube)