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We work a lot on internal motivation and individual goal setting - when kids feel vested toward a goal they usually work toward it

This session will focus on demonstrating a variety of portable devices, apps and software that are available to support reading across all age ranges and ability levels.

including visual presentation,

Participants will leave with an understanding of how to compare the features of these electronic reading supports to help them in deciding what option will work best to support specific student needs.

iPads - Kindle Fire - Nook - Tablets

nformation literacy skills and self-views of ability among first-year college students."Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 63 (3), 574–583. "This study replicates a previous study based on work in psychology, which demonstrates that students who score as below proficient in information literacy (IL) skills have a miscalibrated self-view of their ability. Simply stated, these students tend to believe that they have above-average IL skills, when, in fact, an objective test of their ability indicates that they are below-proficient in terms of their actual skills

To plant the tree you have to dig soil, fertilize, and water your seeds

When your virtual trees are fully grown Tree Planet and its partners will plant a real tree in Mongolia, Republic of Sudan, or South Korea. Tree Planet has partnerships with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and World Vision.

Los Entornos Personales de Aprendizaje (PLE, por sus siglas en Inglés de Personal Learning Environment) son sistemas que ayudan a los estudiantes a tomar el control y gestión de su propio aprendizaje. Esto incluye el apoyo a los estudiantes para fijar sus propios objetivos de aprendizaje, gestionar su aprendizaje, la gestión de los contenidos y procesos, comunicarse con otros en el proceso de aprendizaje y lograr así los objetivos de aprendizaje.

Sería muy fácil definirlo: aquellos elementos, de la clase que sean, que hagan que se produzca el aprendizaje que se pretenda, pero no por la parte del docente, sino del discente. Por tanto cualquier instrumento, cualquier herramienta, cualquier metodología... que pueda generar aprendizaje y educación, será buena. Como consecuencia deben ser todos adaptados a las características personalizadas de los usuarios de los mismos, ya que de lo contrario, ¿cómo puede tener éxito algo que no nos gusta o que no nos interesa?... Es por ello que la Educación no puede gestionarse como lo está haciendo ahora, de manera jerarquizada y obligatoria, con formatos de aprendizaje (currículum) homogéneos y estáticos, eso debe cambiar si de verdad queremos tener éxito en la nueva educación 2.0

we might even notice a few Standards for the 21st Century Learner that fit right in. “Is this your best work” is a self-check that sounds a lot like “Assess the quality and effectiveness of the learning product” (3.4.2) and “Recognize how to focus efforts in personal learning” (4.4.3).

KSU just published a study on fluency and the importance of kids recording themselves reading at all levels, so they can set goals - iPod Touches are also GREAT for recording kid voices

I will lobby for an open catalog that provides personalized, interactive features that users expect in online information environments.

I will be willing to go where users are, both online and in physical spaces, to practice my profession.

I will enjoy the excitement and fun of positive change and will convey this to colleagues and users.

recognize that the universe of information culture is changing fast and that libraries need to respond positively to these changes to provide resources and services that users need and want.

will educate myself about the information culture of my users and look for ways to incorporate what I learn into library services.