TASLA Session #2 Peggy Rudd TSLAC / Second Life

This crazy picture will not move right now...it is part of the Second life discussion below...do you know who it is ? Answer below!! :-)

TSLAC Report:

Peggy is giving us the annual report ...the state of libraries speech so to speak!

Legislature info/results

increased funding for K12 databases...keep what we have and expand

state-wide catalog plan...share our info..as librarians do naturally

Not successful!

thought we had 2.5 million dollars but did not move forward

people are still plugging away to bring about success.

creative budgeting (federal $) should protect the databases for now.

may have to scale back on support and training part which are important, but it may have to happen. 

more training comes more comfort

technology pupil allotment will help in some ways.

TEA, Higher-Ed got lots of stimulus $. wish some could have come our way.

maybe some resources from TEA could go into the database budget.

eligibility for k12 has not changed. can't expand to private schools..that did not happen.

they will continue to have to work thru service center program to get best price.

in 2010...TexShare database, k12 database bid will occur

since $ resources did not increase, probably won't increase database resources

k12 databases and teacher prep

this was the 2n

d most requested wish after funding

trying to get info to decision makers in the schools..they need to be aware of the importance of the database

online course...State library site

services to librarians tab

Everyone Wins When School and Public Libraries Work Together

she talked about the state Library of Texas....some can't connect because of district restrictions. maybe larger k12 libraries could add their records

NEW TOPIC

SECOND LIFE  http://www.secondlife.com

we saw A Starry, Starry Night presentation..actually saw the site being built...that was pretty cool! (o btw, she just said it is not there anymore!!)  there is a video of it.

Look who is here in Second Life at the ALA site...Barry BigBoots  (sorry, I shook as I took the picture)

Othe virtual worlds for kids

Habbo Hotel..teen

Webkinz..little kids

Gaia Online ..teens

Ty girlz 10-15 girls

machinima...machine + cinema; filming inworld

Why Second Life?

ALA has an island

another event

The Bookbinder's Ball...annual event

book discussions go on all the time...in the Reader's Garden

a book she talked about Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

global collaboration

California Library Assoc has had some

used Animoto to show us a virtual tour of one the events...good way to show it off (as youknow, I love Animoto!!)

virtual classrooms

feel the sense you are in the room with others at the same time!

the land of Lincoln...the details of the school room

sandboxes are available in SL for learning

she tried to show us around but of course, technology did its usually trick! but I will link ot her presentation later and you can see lots of "stuff"

p.S. forgot to mention..we still have those important breaks called ...eating !!

we back channeled this conversation at http://todaysmeet.com/TASLA

we hope to have an archived copy if it later...cross your fingers!