Chapter 4: Curation in School Libraries | Valenza | Library Technology Reports Chapter 4: Curation in School Libraries Joyce Kasman Valenza, Brenda L. Boyer, Della Curtis Abstract In chapter 4 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 50, no. 7), “Social Media Curation,” the authors present interviews with school librarians who describe how digital curation supports learning, serves as a learning activity for students, and contributes to the larger community. Refbacks There are currently no refbacks. Curation! (2) PowerPoint Presentation: Digital Curation My site: springfieldlibrary.wikispaces.com / My blog: blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/neverendingsearch / My tweets: @ joycevalenza My Guides sdst.libguides.com / newtools sdst.libguides.com / researchtools databases Presentation joycedownunder.wikispaces.com / Curation for search 1306973026 m ake sense determine relevance d etect crap s earch without Google/it’s not about the answer find a niche/take a lead m aximize the new OER resources even a kid can be a trusted guide d evelop digital literacies not on the test take responsibility for learning http ://www.youtube.com/watch? edtechthefuture.png Lopes de Santos, Jaci . Nunley , Donnie. Magic Madzik . “Binghamton University Libraries. Robin Good:
The NRICH Project: Free Digital Math Problem Solving Resources April 20, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 5, Number 10 Driving Question: How can free-online resources enrich the mathematical experience of all students? "Can a university faculty help classroom teachers move mathematic's instruction into the problem solving realm?" That's what some Education Faculty at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England asked. The NRICH Project is a joint initiative with the Faculties of Education and Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, UK. We do this in two principle ways: The creation of rich mathematical problem-solving tasks, published free of charge on our website The NRICH Primary Team has grouped together a range of resources in our Problem Solving Feature. Problem Solving. Problem Solving Tasks for Students In addition to the teacher articles, the site features groups of tasks which have been developed to give learners experience of seven key problem-solving skills: For each skill, teachers will find two groups of tasks:
Why Should We Teach Content Curation? “Content curation” is hip terminology in the marketing world. Businesses routinely develop and refine perceptions of their brand on social media through the information they choose to share with specific audiences. Curating content is an essential skill to share with students. With broad and easy access to information, seeing and practicing content curation can help students deal with the often-overwhelming amount of information available at their fingertips. Access to information ≠ knowledge In a recent Idea Channel Video, host Mike Rugnetta makes a compelling case that the algorithms Google uses to sift through and create connections between a vast amount of Web-based information represent a kind of knowing. Rugnetta cites Larry Sanger’s observation that the Internet means that people can find information more easily than ever before, but access to information is not equivalent to knowledge. Why should we teach content curation skills? How to model the content curation process
Take Note: How to Curate Learning Digitally Note taking lies at the heart of curricula around the world. Beginning in elementary school, we teach students to "take notes" so that they can maintain a record of the content disseminated to them by the teacher. And yet, with mobile devices replacing paper notebooks, this process has become increasingly complex as students (and teachers) struggle to apply previous strategies to new tools. In the past, I wrote about the 4Ss of Note Taking With Technology. Students should choose a system that: Supports their learning needs Allows them to save across devices Possesses search capabilities Can be shared While I realize that younger students need scaffolding to learn any system, older students need to think beyond just transcribing information. Curate Recently, a middle-school teacher mentioned to me that her students could not keep track of everything. Curation implies more than just collecting resources into a folder or notebook. Synthesize Reflect
How to Make Internet Research Work for Students It’s time for the Wednesday Website suggestion!! For two years, I was the Technology Specialist at a sc hool in Georgia. Recently, a follower on my Facebook Fan Page asked me for some website suggestions to use with kids who are doing internet research. You should always give your students some specific websites on the topic they are researching. If you’re looking for a little more assistance with an Internet Research Project, you might want to try out my Internet Research Lesson, or one of my Internet Research Projects: Amazing Americans, Earth’s Materials, Historical Figures, Animal Research .
Teaching Students to Become Curators of Ideas: The Curation Project | Social Media for PR Class I know a lot of people view curation as a buzz word devoid of meaning, but I like the metaphor! I think it beautifully captures the process we need to go through to best make sense of the vast amount of information available on the web. Of course, it doesn’t help that a lot of people use the word curation to describe activities that don’t live up to the metaphor. And that takes away from its power. The Curation Project & the PLN As part of the social media class, my students are required to set up a network of online mentors using social media tools. In essence, I tasked students with creating the ultimate resource on a particular topic and to share it with the world. The Student Projects: This was without a doubt one of the most rewarding assignments I’ve graded. As far as curation services are concerned, it seems most students gravitated towards Scoop.it and Storify. Storyful Projects: Branding Insights from a Journalist (Meredith) Scoop.it Projects: Storify Projects:
What is content curation? Why does it matter to teachers? The term "curate" has become a buzzword in education. I've seen it referenced in TEDx Talks and tossed around in Twitter chats. A few years ago, the term "curation" would have conjured up images of art galleries but now I associate it with conversations about the future of education. And yet . . . I'm really drawn toward an archaic definition of the term. Over time, this word morphed into an intense care and love for a particular subject, knowledge, or set of artistic works. This is something often overlooked in the conversations about education and curation. While I see some validity in this sentiment, I think it proves that now more than ever, teachers need to be curators. What does curation typically look like? Content curation begins with an intense love of the content. Curators have a holistic, connected knowledge combined with thoughtful commentary. If all of that seems too abstract, here are a few things that are a part of the curation process: Favorite Education Curators
Teaching Students Routines for Computer Use What’s Here This page has technology teaching resources to support educators in creating expectations for computer use, and managing both instruction and behavior. Learn how to teach computer procedures and design effective lessons for the computer and acceptable computer use. Teaching Kids to Be Independent There are a special set of skills that students need in order to use computers responsibly and independently. I teach kids to refer to a Troubleshooting Tips chart anytime they have a problem so that the LAST solution is to raise their hands and ask for help: if anyone has their hand up, it’s because they’re already tried to troubleshoot on their own and with a partner. As a classroom teacher, I also liked having two Computer Specialists or IT Techs (information technology technicians) as a classroom job so that there are two student ‘experts’ that others can ask for assistance if I am busy or kids don’t want to wait for me while I help someone else. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Now What?
Curating content - tools and processes Having clarified the need to curate content on a specific topic, your next step is to choose a curation tool. One that meets your users' needs and is easily accessible. Contents Getting started: the curation processTools for content curationShare your curated contentExamples of curated collectionsRelated links for further reading Getting started: the curation process For more detail on the definition of content curation, who might take part, and who your target audience might be, refer to the article, Content curation. Identify a need What is the student learning objective? Selecting resources for curation You will eventually develop a reliable collection of sources from which you can draw high quality resources for your curated collections. These are essential resources that all librarians should bookmark as go-to points for curating. Tools for content curation The bewildering array of curation tools generally fall into one of two categories, according to Sue Waters: Choose your curation tool
Teaching Content Curation Skills To Students In my last piece, I discussed why content curation was an essential skill and discussed ways teachers could use Pinterest to curate content for students. Modeling this skill for students is important, but giving them the knowledge to do it themselves is crucial. The ability to sort through many sources for high-quality information was always the goal of library time and research notecards, but today’s students need tech-based content curation skills. Many of the best and most popular programs for this are widely available for free online. Students can learn to manage information with Pinterest Pinterest can be an excellent place to begin teaching students to do their own content curation, though the site’s minimum age requirement of 13 can interfere with younger students’ ability to use this technology. In addition to actively engaging students in learning, this method also ensures that specific student needs are being addressed. Diigo: the No. 1 content curation tool for educators