Oo...a hack!

Hey, did you guys notice the NavBar is missing from the top of my page here? I learned a new trick!

The question came up after the AISD Classroom Learning 2.0 organizational meeting, specifically about removing that pesky navbar. I have it pulled from one of my personal blogs, purely for stylistic reasons. However, I don't use a Blogger layout on either of those blogs (again, for stylistic reasons. Not one of those templates they offer looks like me. And that would be the point, right? Find one that just says me.)

Anyway, pulling the navbar off of this blog is more about limiting the possibility of hitting inappropriate materials by clicking in my blog. My students do look at this--to see what it is that I'm reading and doing technology-wise.

If you'd like to do the same thing, check out this post at the blog "The Real Blogger Status."

Library2Play--Thing #12, AISDCL20 #12

Rollyo.

I swear, you have to say that "roll-YO" Like, "that's how I roll, yo." (It's okay, you can roll your eyes now.)

Ok..I think this is pretty cool. Honestly--it's pre-fab coding. I just love how much easier it is. I've already added somethings to "my rollyo."

I did create a search roll to help me out. When I blog the books I'm reading, I like to put the publisher's blurb in my post so the summary is available to my dear readers. I can't always find them at one or the other book buying site, and having 4 windows or tabs open at a time is confusing. So..the "Book Blurbs" searchroll. I'm not going to post it here, because it really is just for me to keep from being confused. BUT..I did add a searchbox with some of the other searchrolls I particularly liked to this blog. Have fun!

AISDCL2.0--Week Two, Thing #4 (Registering your blog)

Okay, I have to admit, I've cheated on this. It's a little hard to register one's blog with oneself.

However, it is QUITE easy to post later when you've already got the blog, and the avatar. So. here it is.

A couple of people have already mentioned some confusion with getting their avatars over here to the Blogger template. On our wiki (AISDCL20), I put together a 2-page document with screen shots to help us out.

Library2Play--Thing #11, AISDCL20 #19

LibraryThing

I've got a LibraryThing account under a different name, somewhere. It's one of those sites that I thought was a fabulous idea, and got started with, but then got side-tracked and forgot what I was doing.

Anyway, I think it's a cool idea. It's another way to feed the "if you liked x, then you might like y" concept. I found some groups that share my particular bend--YA books, and love that I can tag things both for myself and for others. Social networking for the reader--I love it!

I can see where this could be used in conjunction with a library's catalog, too--particularly for the "if you like..." bit. I've always thought that was something missing in catalogs--yes I can do a subject search, but who's to say that I'm going to enjoy vampire novels by Anne Rice after I've loved those by Stephenie Meyer? Those to me aren't even in the same league. (I do, by the way, like both those authors, but they most certainly are not together on the reading spectrum.)

Anyone played with GoodReads yet?

AISD's Web 2.0 Project

Today, we're kicking off something new in my district. After learning about the California School Library Association's Classroom Learning 2.0 project, we decided to get involved. (This is the same structure/format that Spring Branch's Library2Play 23 Things Project is based on.)

It's going to prove to be interesting. I'm acting as Project Manager for us, this time around. Not counting myself, we've got 40 people involved. Some are waaaaaay tech savvy (our Information Systems Manager--read "head tech guru"-- for one), while I think others may still be testing the waters with a lot of what's available.

I'm incredibly excited and can't wait to get to our meeting this afternoon and get it kicked off.

I'll post a link to our wiki for this project now, here and in my links section. Check out us!

AISD's CL2.0 Wiki