Buying Digital Cameras

WebXact

This week we have been discussing webxact. This is an evaluation tool for anyone to use to evaluate a website. In addition, I have learned that it takes so many different elements to correctly and accurately evaluate a website. The webxact tool, I feel should not be used in isolation. First, we need to learn how to evaluate a website on our own, without using any tools. Then we can use these tools to reinforce whether or not a website is reliable.
One of the most important things we should be teaching our students is how to evaluate not only websites but all information. We also need to teach our students that Google is not the end all be all of researching and finding information.
By only using these evaluation tools, they can sometimes make mistakes. People make mistakes and so does technology. We, as educators need to be knowledgeable about reliable information and pass this knowledge to our students.

User-friendly information on Digital Cameras

For this week, I found a website that is much more user-friendly than the first article I posted. It explains how the camera works.
One of my blogger group members stated that the digital camera is a necessary piece of technology in school libraries. I feel that is should be required in all school libraries. Here is the website: How Stuff Works

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/digital-camera.htm

Definition of Digital Cameras

I apologize for doing this a little backwards this week. I was on beach mode. Here is the definition of digital cameras.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_camera

iTunes and Podcast in the Library

So, the question is, should we be using iTunes and Podcasts in our school libraries. Personally, I say yes we should. Music can be used to teach and learn almost any subject area and it is fun. The moment a teacher incorporates music into a lesson, the students are hooked. It is a great motivating factor. Students can listen to books and learn about different forms of music in the library by using iTunes and podcasts. As with anything else, this technology needs to be monitored and certain items should be restricted (especially for younger children). I feel it can open so many children's minds to new experiences and knowledge. It will be interesting to see how other librarians utilize this technology, what works and what doesn't work.