Connecting the Dots: Digital Curation, Websites, and More - SLIS 761 Final Blog Post #10

 

Connecting the Dots: Digital Curation, Websites, and More!

SLIS 761:  Final Blog Reflection

The tools, information, and experiences provided by SLIS 761 has connected the dots from previous classes.  It has allowed me the opportunity to create informational pathways and collections that are able to be shared. SLIS 761 has been empowering and given me a greater sense of confidence in my digital abilities.  As the library continues to grow and evolve, this experience has given me the cornerstone for being able to to create, store, and share information to create a well rounded library community within my school.  

Through this course, we were preparing ourselves to move into our library homes, but we also were able to be students.  This allowed for us to practice what the AASL and ISTE standards emphasize.  With the progression of assignments, we were moving towards our final outcome...our "school" website.  

Building a website gave us another platform share our curation assignment, which opened a door to sharing other information created in other classes.  We created amazing resources and then were able to organize them in a way that not only stores, but gives access to others. I have become a better digital citizen because of this class.  

Having very little experience with VR/AR, I found this to be another great asset.  Seeing how this digital resource can be applied to the classroom gives a new excitement to learning.  Students can apply the gaming knowledge they have to the classroom and library.  This encourages a new type of engagement, as creating empowered learners, good digital citizens, knowledgeable constructors, innovative designers, computational thinkers, creative communicators, and global communicators.  No longer are students tied to the classroom, the world is now their oyster. 

Through this entire class, we learned the importance of not only having a presences but how to use this to advocate for our school library locally and globally.  This allows our local community to see how we, as teacher librarians are putting the standards into practice to mold our students into 21st century digital citizens, but also just good citizens.  Being a part of the online community gives current support to why the school library is a key component to building a well rounded child.  The library has something for everyone as the heart of the school. 

References

ISTE. (2018). 7 ways: The ISTE standards for students video. [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTbKEnSpIY

Keurdjekian, C. (2016, September 29). Making connections [Online image]. Underdogs, outcasts, & loners.   https://103underdogs.wordpress.com/author/claudiakeurdjekian/page/2/

Zook, C. (2021, December 20). Applied Educational Systems. What are the ISTE standards? And why do they matter?  https://www.aeseducation.com/blog/what-are-iste-standards