Open AccessTowards School Library 2.0: An Introduction to Social Software Tools for Teacher Librarians
Author(s) -
Jo-Anne Naslund,
Dean Giustini
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
school libraries worldwide
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2816-3788
pISSN - 1023-9391
DOI - 10.29173/slw6779
Subject(s) - social software , world wide web , software , social media , sociology , pedagogy , educational software , web 2.0 , computer science , mathematics education , psychology , the internet , programming language
This article is an introduction to some of the most popular Web 2.0 learning tools for teachers and teacher librarians. The authors supplement their discussion of social software by describing the major tools of Web 2.0 and by illustrating how they are being applied in various school settings. Most importantly, the authors (both academic librarians) believe that social software is critical to learning in the digital age, and cite several major educators in this area to bolster their perspectives.