The article titled “10 Tips About 23 Things” was a featured article in School Library Journal in October 2008. I chose to reflect on this article because it talks about how to implement a free web 2.0 training course within any library or school institution. As school library media specialist working in the age of new technology, keeping staff and teachers up to date on this technology can be a challenge especially with tight budgets. This free web 2.0 training program would serve as a great asset to any school’s staff that is trying to implement technology into their curriculum.
In order to get the most out of the web 2.0 course, there are some things that the coordinator of the program must keep in mind. They must take into consideration that there will be those teacher’s who want to jump right into the program and those who will be reluctant. To support the reluctant teacher’s concerns, sometimes partnering them up with a more confident teacher can be the key. Once the program is established the coordinator needs to make sure that the staff has ample time to “play and explore” the new 2.0 technology. Just like with any new technology, it needs to be explored before the skills can be mastered. This leads to the next concern. The staff that is doing the training needs to have time allotted to them during their work day to do their training. With all of these things in mind and with a great facilitator (the library media specialist perhaps) this free 2.0 training can be a successes.
Helene Blowers. (2008, October). Ten Tips About 23 Things. School Library Journal, 54(10), 53. Retrieved September 24, 2009, from Social Science Module. (Document ID: 1564977431).
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