Sunday, February 28, 2010

Sometimes I don't like the Web.

This week, my love-hate relationship with online technology almost drove me insane. I was so busy trying to get everything done that I almost forgot to write on my blog. It’s not that I don’t like the Web, but I don’t particularly enjoy spending hours on it. In all honesty, classes that require me working constantly online become stressful to me. I fidget, get up from the desk, stretch my arms up and down and still can’t seem to concentrate for long periods of time on the Internet.

This leads me to this past week’s discussion on wikis and blogs. We have read about the potential benefits these tools can have for students, but I am not convinced that they are being used as much. In my local school district, I have yet to see any of the school media specialists using wikis or blogs. What is being used is the library webpage. On the webpages librarians are setting up book review segments, trivia contests, and other library information. I wonder if the avoidance of using wikis and blogs is because these require constant updating. It makes sense that if you are providing students with information by way of wikis or blogs, it should be up to date. One of the most important details about using Web 2.0 tools in the school library is having a person who will dedicate themselves to its maintenance. And of course it wouldn’t hurt if this person enjoyed spending hours working on the Internet.

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