Week 6-Tagging

Well, this is a bit overwhelming. Tagging is a useful tool but I find that if I stay simple, using one or two programs at a time I can keep track of things. I still like using my bookmark function in my Yahoo mail best. I guess I don't surf as much as others.
I also read some of the articles on Library 2.o. As I see it the trick is teaching my students to use the web 2.0 tools that will make their searches better and give them the resources to find what they want. It is hard to move Middle Schoolers away from the glitzy and fun to the informational. That goes for print as well as web. I need to shift my teaching to include the web as well. Of course that requires time and with NCLB less and less teachers are wanting to give up class time to come to the library for research lessons. The ever-present challenge to lure teachers into the library can be discouraging sometimes.
So we start a new year at my school. I have a lot of enthusiasm and am excited to start.
On the home front the summer has had fun and trial. My boy, who lives in L.A. had emergency appendix surgery and then got and infection. So we were very worried about him. He is much better and healing well I am happy to report.
This weekend is the last of the Oklahoma performances. We have had lots of sold-out nights and that is very exciting. The teenagers in the cast have been playing around with a parody of the show and have called it "Oklahomies". We should see some of it at the cast party and that should be very interesting.
School starts soon and I am gearing up. I hope you all are having fun at the end of your summer.
Deb