Research

St. Ignatius High School
[] I like that the main part of this wiki handles a lot of the important facts and that the right hand column there is a box with the essentials; databases, images, video editing software, etc. I like and dislike the sidebar that includes the catalog, more database links, EasyBib, Facebook, etc. I like it because it is attractive, but dislike it because of its placement. This page is well organized and has really great features, but I dislike the arrangement. For example, they have a great Animoto orientation video, but it is all the way at the bottom of the page. Anyway, there I leave this wiki with good and bad examples.

South Orange Middle School
https://southorangemiddleschoollibrary.wikispaces.com/

I really like how simple this wiki is. I like the fact that they include their twitter feed and that their tweets are about a variety of things. I’m definitely going to incorporate a system like twitter where I can give quick library updates. Honestly, I like the way this library used Glogster. The poster is easy to follow.

I feel like this wiki is lacking WIDGETS. They have so many cool things tucked away; I think they would be better utilized if all the links weren’t on the Glogster poster.

**Springfield Township High School Virtual Library**
http://springfieldlibrary.wikispaces.com/ I first encountered this website when I was scrolling through the 2011 Edublog Award nominee list for best librarian/library blog. I really like all of the widgets in the the right hand column. They are atractive and fun. This wiki holds a ton of information, but in a very organized way. I LOVE how fun the Animoto video is! It makes me want to go to that library. Check out how awesome their annual report is displayed: media type="custom" key="12368128" width="290" height="290"

I’m not thrilled with the use glogster, but that’s because I hate how cluttered they can appear.