Now that we have learned the basics about Filamentality, I thought the main thing we would do this week is to take a look at how people are actually using Filamentality.
I thought this Filamentality webquest was particularly appropriate, since it is on the topic of "a day in the life of a library media specialist." I thought this was a pretty neat webquest, though I was wondering in what capacity it is used... I wonder what age students use it and also if it was developed for a particular class. At the schools I've been at, it doesn't seem like the teachers would give the kids the three or so periods that this webquest would likely take to complete. The other comment I had after looking at it is that I miss graphics. 10 years ago, it wouldn't have been so noticable that a webpage lacked graphics (because so many did) -- but nowadays the lack of graphics makes it stand out (at least to me). I wonder if Filamentality is considering revising this policy?
Another filamentality page that I thought would be interesting for us to look at is this one on marketing your school library. This filamentality page is a Hotlist (essentially an annotated website list). On a personal note, I am planning to bookmark this page as it seems to be a "one stop shop" for all your library marketing needs. It includes what look to be very good websites/articles on the topics of "The Need for Library Promotion," "Library Mission Statements," "Research on the Value of Libraries and Librarians," "Marketing and Promotional Tools," and "Promotion Ideas and Resources."
I hope you find these Filamentality examples of a webquest and hotlist as interesting to explore as I did.
Nat
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Absolutely, I bookmarked the marketing hotlist. Unfortunately because it was created in 2003 many of the great sounding links were dead though.
I like the concept behind the Filamentality webquest that you posted. It sounds like it would be a useful exercise though, like you, I’m not sure what age group this is aimed at. The lack of graphics and the long string of text make it inappropriate for younger students. This might even be a challenge for high schoolers to tackle so maybe this is designed for college level/adult students. Also, it doesn’t seem to be structured in a way that would make it work in a K-12 setting. The lack of graphics is definitely a limiting factor for Filamentality and I think this is something that will have to change for Filamentality to last well into the future. Otherwise it will be replaced by the many developing resources which do provide tools for a more creative design.
The Hotlist provides useful information on the topic of marketing the school library. Again though, this is a bland page and seems to be geared toward individuals who already have an interest in this topic. Filamentality seems to me to be more of a way to consolidate information into one place, kind of a make-your-own-reference page for a particular topic rather than as a lesson-building tool. I think I would use pages like this for my own personal reference (i.e. consolidate websites on a particular topic) and I would build pages like this to help myself organize information on topics that are of importance to me. I doubt I would use these to deliver lessons in a classroom.
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