transforming for the 21st century
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In order to be viable in the 21st century, school libraries must transform.TRANSCRIPT
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Transforming for the 21st Century by Mary Woodard
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The school library in the 21st century is changing
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MISD librarians want to make a difference
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We are working with students whose needs have changed
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We want to transform our library programs to meet these changing
needs
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We need to create a new vision for MISD library programs
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Our world has changed
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Anyone can be a published author
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Anyone can create a blog and publish his ideas
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Anyone can create a wiki to gather and share information
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Anyone can create a video or podcast and share it with the world
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People have access to more information than ever before
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Google processes about 1 billion searches a day
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The web held 5 exabytes of information in 2002
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There are more than 2,000,000 articles in Wikipedia in English
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Communication is easier than ever before
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Hispanics and young adults lead the way with handheld devices
Image citation: day 61, http://www.flickr.com/photos/raymundopelayo/2303928644/, uploaded on March 1, 2008 by Raymond Brown
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Apple has sold over 140 million iPods
Image citation: Waiting, with tunes, http://www.flickr.com/photos/tereneta/2309669928/, uploaded on March 3, 2008 by ereneta.
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Voice over IP allows free calls over the Internet
Image citation: Skype family, http://www.flickr.com/photos/goforchris/2551841142/, uploaded on June 4, 2008 by goforchris
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The way young people think and learn has changed.
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Kids’ brains are physically different
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Brains organize based on input received
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Experiences lead to different brain structures
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Repeated experiences cause parts of the brain to be larger and more
developed
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Kids pay attention only when something is relevant to them
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Kids’ attention span is short – for old ways of learning
Image citation: Bored…, http://www.flickr.com/photos/foreversouls/5778963/, uploaded March 2, 2005 by foreversouls
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Kids crave interactivity
Image citation: www.Army.mil, http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/2763147948/, uploaded August 14, 2008 by soldiersmediacenter
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Kids can multi-task
Image citation: multi-tasking, http://www.flickr.com/photos/atonal/67391705/, uploaded on November 27, 2005 by atonal
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Kids view information as a raw material
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Young people are producers of information
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Kids believe the value of content is in what you can do with it
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Kids love to mix and remix content to make something new
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The information landscape has changed
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The information landscape is now a network
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Answers don’t always come from experts
Image citation: DSC_5621 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiifu/2345232195/ uploaded on March 19, 2008 by kiifu
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Friends and colleagues are always available
Image citation: Texting http://www.flickr.com/photos/amulligan/266153928/ uploaded on October 10, 2006 by Adam Mulligan
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We have different networks for different needs
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The information landscape is now digital
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Digital information comes in many formats
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The notion of what a book is, is shifting
Image citation: Amazon Kindle http://www.flickr.com/photos/jblyberg/2073131769/in/set-72157603330853723 uploaded on November 29,2007 by jblyberg
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Alternative licensing allows for creativity
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The information landscape is now participatory and collaborative
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Content is created by the community
Image citation: kids these days. All they do is crowd around a computer http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocksee/338054323/ uploaded on December 29, 2006 by rocksee
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Students can create for authentic audiences
Image citation: My audience http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmueller/1240811077/ uploaded on August 26, 2007 by Extra Medium
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Students can add to the information available
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We are working with 21st century students who have changing needs
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We want to transform our library programs to meet these changing
needs
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We need to create a new vision for MISD library programs