I started this module by reading "Things I Think Teacher-Librarians Should Unlearn." It is amazing that some of my peers actually think like this!
I am lucky enough to have control over what is available on my library page. Our district uses School Center for it's teacher pages. We do have a web master who controls the district and school web pages, but the teachers are responsible for their individual classroom pages. I have links to pages for the major research projects the classes do, but the main focus of my page is a link to the Online Catalog, links to all the databases, and a link to a password protected Google Document with the database usernames and passwords. I change what databases have direct links according to the major projects the classes are doing at the time.
I looked at some of the Word Press, Blogger and Weebly examples. I particularly like the Weebly site with the Senior Project Demo.
I used wiki spaces when I was in grad school. We were assigned a collaborative research project and it was a great way to compile each group member's information for all to see. After reading "My Perpetual Pursuit of the Perfect pathfinder Platform", I think if I were to design my own pathfinder, I would use Google Sites. Grade 9 just received the Research Module for the Common Core Learning Standards. I have plans to make a pathfinder site for the Mythology research project for next year. I need to find out exactly how the teachers are going to adapt of modify this module before I spend time on this--hopefully over the summer.
