Web+2.0

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Blogs
[|http://bethgourley.edublogs.org] (currently blocked in China) This was an experiment to document class activities and to encourage conversations among the school community and the library, but it was blocked and has been discontinued.

**Books**
Experimenting with [|Shelfari] (beahgo), [|goodreads], and [|LibraryThing]

Flickr
[|Library photos] A collection of photos. Feature--Eyes on the Prize 07-08. For the past eight years students have had their photos taken with a favorite book.

Google Docs
[|IST InfoLit Council] A working document to verbalize and focus strategies to encourage Information literacy among the staff and students.

Nings
[|IST Books] Since blogs have been blocked this is an effort to open communication among staff and students about books. [|Panda Book Awards] Aims to encourage international students in China to read quality books & to promote cross-cultural ties.

Podcasts
[|IST Media Ventures] A forum for experimenting with podcasts.

Social Bookmarking
[|del.icio.us] One of my favorite social software tools that I use to bookmark sites of interest for me and school topics. [|diigo] Bookmarking, highlighting, and annotating articles I have read. [|Fleck] A flash page that allows for bookmarking and annotating.

**Voice Threads**
[|Inquiry Cycle discussion] An experiment to illicit discussion and try this tool.

Wikis--active
Exploring your Approaches to Learning with Technology A site started for IST staff to explore web 2.0 tools. ResearchStory wiki This has acted as an online resource and teaching and collaboration tool for extended essay students. School Librarians in China wiki A site to encourage collaboration and to pool our knowledge base especially for new librarians in the region. Techaid wiki An ongoing site to suggest links that may be of interest or help. We have just started an Apple page for our initiation of Apple laptops to the staff. IST Global Issues This was started as a link for students' knowledge base on the Gui'de water project in conjunction with the Global Issues Network. Energy Resources wiki This was started as a resource base for the 5th grade PYP exhibition. IST Language Policy wiki A tool to encourage collaborations and to document our process for the language policy committee. PoetryActs wiki This was started three years ago with a grade 9 English class to share poetry resources and for students to try their hand at modeling a poem. “[|Visions of the Future: the Long Tail in the Flat World wiki](this has been blocked since April 2006) This was an online collaboration with Katie Day for a presentation and learning tool to further our and other librarians' understandings of the many facets of social networking.
 * not active**