This workshop was given at the 11th Annual MegaResource Conference for K-12 Librarians at Mississippi State University on February 11, 2011.

1. Web 2.0 for the K-12 Classroom Mississippi State University Libraries Amanda Clay Powers February 11, 2011

2. Web 2.0 = Change Everything has changed Nothing has changed

3. Web 2.0 Defined Web 1.0 was a print newspaper with no subscribers Web 2.0 brings Subscribers Commenters Content creators Fans Community

4. Web 2.0 = Living Online The Social Web No More Middlemen Create It Yourself

5. What Does It Mean To You? What does this mean for you as school librarians? What does it mean to educators? What does it mean for the classroom?

6. Let’s Start With You Mega Resources Mississippi State University Libraries A new study brings significant findings to light.

7. Let’s Start With You

8. 70% of School Librarians Report Being on Social Networks Mega Resources Mississippi State University Libraries

9. Facebook is the Most Popular Mega Resources Mississippi State University Libraries

10. But the Concerns Remain Mega Resources Mississippi State University Libraries

11. These Concerns are Universal Our students must learn: Managing personal and public worlds online Managing information overload Managing time online For our students these are essential skills to master—or even just address. Mega Resources Mississippi State University Libraries

12. How Do We Manage? But how do we help them do this if we are still struggling ourselves? I think the answer lies in this other fact—that if we are part of social networks, we are more likely to see the possibilities in the classroom.

13. Experience Leads to Value Mega Resources Mississippi State University Libraries

14. Librarians Continue to Lead Mega Resources Mississippi State University Libraries

15. But…but…but…but…. But what if you don’t have time or energy or interest in joining facebook or starting a blog? But what if you don’t even have access to most social networks from work? How do you integrate these new skills in your life as an educator? How can you possibly meet these needs and learn to negotiate these worlds so you can pass on these essential new skills to your students, teachers and parents?

16. Do You Make Time For: Professional Development Communicating with Colleagues Mentoring Continuing Education

17. Educational Social Networking? Mega Resources Mississippi State University Libraries

18. Social Networks for Educators Classroom 2.0 -- A community for educators using Web 2.0 edWeb.net -- Where the education community connects LearnCentral -- A forum for people dedicated to teaching and learning Tapped In -- A community of education professionals TeachAde -- A helpful community of educators and teachers We Are Teachers -- Thousands of teachers sharing ideas and best practices We the Teachers -- Connect with other teachers, find teaching material, share resources Mega Resources Mississippi State University Libraries

19. Be Empowered This is the reason you need a larger community. Learn from your peers. Find out what works. Identify your people. Succeed in your goals.

20. Questions? Let’s talk. Amanda Clay Powers Virtual Reference Project Manager Ag & Life Sciences Librarian Assistant Professor apowers@library.msstate.edu http://facebook.com/amandaclaypowers http://amandaclaypowers.com MegaResources Mississippi State University Libraries