The Secret Reasons Why Teachers Are Not Using Web 2.0 Tools and What School Librarians Can Do about It

School librarians need a simple action plan for overcoming the barriers to adopting School Library 2.0. This book provides one, and describes how fully integrating technology would dramatically benefit 21st-century schools. Web 2.0 and its associated tools have the power to substantially increase student achievement. This book has two straightforward primary purposes: to detail the research-based reasons classroom teachers fail to incorporate Web 2.0 tools into their instruction and collaboration with other educators; and to provide actionable strategies to rectify these omissions. The Secret Reasons Why Teachers Are Not Using Web 2.0 Tools and What School Librarians Can Do about It provides authoritative definitions of Web 2.0, explains the types of Web 2.0 tools suited for use in educational settings, examines the research-based reasons they are underutilized, and offers strategies for school librarians to model the use of technology-enabled tools-and for teaching others to do so. This book will benefit anyone wishing to effect a positive social change in improving student achievement: practicing K-12 librarians and educators, K-12 school and district administrators, and researchers in the field of K-12 education.

Peggy Milam Creighton is the library media specialist at Compton Elementary School in Powder Springs, GA. Her published works include InfoQuest: A New Twist on Information Literacy.

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: What Is Web 2.0? What Do You Know about Web 2.0? Defining the World Wide Web Defining Web 2.0 Web 2.0 Teaching Tools to Use Now! Where Do We Go from Here? Action Steps Interactive Features of This Chapter Final Thoughts Extending the Conversation Chapter 2: Barriers to Using Web 2.0 in 21st-Century Schools The Impact of Web 2.0 on K-12 Education The Digital Divide Advantages of Web 2.0 Disadvantages of Web 2.0 Action Steps Extending the Conversation Chapter 3: School Library 2.0 Web 2.0 Web 2.0 Tools for School Librarians and Readers to Use Now! Other Popular Tools Implications for School Librarians Action Steps Final Thoughts Extending the Conversation Chapter 4: Interpreting the Research Research on Web 2.0 in 21st-Century Schools Research-based Reasons Teachers Are Not Using Web 2.0 Implications for Practice Action Steps Extending the Conversation Chapter 5: How School Librarians Can Serve as Change Agents in Their Schools The Setting The Seven-Step Plan Scenarios Influence Beyond the Local School Next Steps Extending the Conversation Glossary Works Cited Index