Learning@School 08 Conference

Have just heard that my presentation proposal for the Learning@School 08 conference in Rotorua on February 19-21 has been accepted. Now I just have to prepare it. The presentation is on (quickly looks at notes) Creating Readers using the Web.

The blurb I used was:

Are you a book person or a computer person? Why not have it all! In this interactive workshop we will look at how you can use some of the new social networking Web 2.0 tools to create readers at your school. This is surprisingly easy, fun and free, and you'll have students interacting, discussing books, and even READING them like never before. We'll look at the presenter's experience in contributing to the new National Library "Create Readers" blog; at online reading communities such as LibraryThing, goodreads and ReaderGirlz; and at how you can engage your readers with the cunning use of ICT. Participants will also learn how to create their own own book-sharing wiki.

Now I just have to put this together. No worries!

I'll be in a room with wireless access, and participants will be invited to bring their own laptops and join in.