Salutations Techies!
Curation Tools are a new term for me, but the concept seems reasonable: select, collect and share collections of digital resources. I found the selected readings very helpful. I liked the helpful tips and user friendly format as well as the variety of tools presented in Developing Digital Literacy Through Content Curation. I also really loved the curation infographic presented by Content Curation Done Right. I would definitely use the sources to explore more in the future
There are so many ways to use curation in the school library. I would love to collaborate with teachers to enhance the library website links on their specific curricular topics. I will start with the heads of the departments in order to get a sense of what digital sources they regularly use. We could even create collections based on specific research projects to help students access quality information quickly.
I also think that this is a fabulous technique to use with students. It would be awesome to use curation to teach students to evaluation of websites. I loved the activity Building Link Collections. This would be an extremely beneficial activity for students and a great way to assess their ability to evaluate websites.
I am very familiar (maybe too familiar) with Pinterest, so I decided to explore Diigo. While it did take me a while to get started. Once I was signed up and added the various apps, I was really able to see the value of this website. I like the highlight and annotation functions. This will make it easier for me to remember what I love about the sources I collect. I will continue to add to my library and use diigo to being curating sources for our school library. I am so excited to get started.
Check out my brand new Diigo Library!
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