Blue 2.0 lives again!

Patsy Carruthers , who participated in our version of Blue 2.0, is taking the program to staff in the University of Kentucky's Integrated Academic Services (IAS), which consists of TASC, Academic Enhancement, Central Advising, Experiential Education & Career Services, and Retention and Student Success. Their program blog is:

http://connectedcampus.wordpress.com/

Check out the progress of the IAS version of Blue 2.0 throughout the summer. Let's check in on their blogs and cheer them on!

Blue 2.0 at the Libraries Faculty meeting

We've been asked to talk about the Blue 2.0 experience at the next Libraries faculty meeting. Several participants will talk about what they learned, any work-related projects that resulted, and generally what they thought of the program.


These are the specific Blue 2.0 examples we will demo at the meeting:

• Tag's podcast
• Benita's Wellness Wiki
• Law library blog
• Historiana
• KyAgLibrarian
• Indecisive Blogger
• TariBytes

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the Blue 2.0 class of 2008!

Kerri Baunach
Terri Brown
Patsy Carruthers
Sharon Clark
Benita Clarke
Michelle Cosby
Courtney Crepeau
Gwen Curtis
Cheri Daniels
Martha David
Laura Davison
Carol Diedrichs
Shell Dunn
Alex Grigg
Benjamin Hall
Crystal Heis
Tag Heister
Peter Hesseldenz
Miranda Hines
Julene Jones
Tari Keller
Krista King
Kathryn Lybarger
Cindy Parker
Valerie Perry
Peggy Phillips
Tanya Reeves
Mary Spencer
Kopana Terry
Ryan Valentin
Alice Wasielewski
Amanda Williams

Remember that finishing "on time" is only important as far as the prize drawing this week. But the real prize is the experience and all the good stuff you've been learning. So if you're close but not finished, keep up the good work!

The Home Stretch!

We're coming into the home stretch for Blue 2.0!

The Grand Prize drawing will take place during the big Staff Appreciation on April 16, 2008, 2pm-4pm, WTYL Auditorium.

We have many participants who are right on schedule - great job! For those of you who are maybe a module or two (or three or more....) behind, YOU CAN DO IT!

Confidentially - don't tell anyone - we are easy graders! And remember that if you need help, post a comment to the given module or to the Need Help post.

So let's get out there and do some Blue stuff!

The prizes are here!

The Blue prizes are here!

Prize #1 (drawing is Feb 13) = $50 restaurant gift certificate

Prize #2 (drawing is Mar 18) = iPod Shuffle

Grand Prize #3 (drawing during Staff appreciation) = iPod Classic

So stay on schedule! Good luck in the drawings...

See the Prizes and Parties! post for more details about the drawing party events, where we'll also have an opportunity to talk about experiences, show our work and get help.

Prizes and Parties!

Wow, Blue 2.0 is off to a great start! To keep the momentum going, we're going to have 2 prize drawings during the program, and a final grand prize drawing at the end. You must be on-schedule with the program to be in the prize drawings. (Fine print: Only participants from the UK Libraries are eligible for prizes.)



We'll hold the first two prize drawings in conjunction with a Reception / Show & Tell / Q&A session where you'll have an opportunity to see what others have been working on, ask questions, and generally bond with the Blue 2.0 crowd. Dates and times are below. Please put these events on your calendar. (For the prizes: You don't have to be present to win, but it's more fun that way!)


Reception #1: Wed, Feb 13, 3:00-4:30. WTYL Gallery. Prize: $50 restaurant gift certificate


Reception #2: Tues, Mar 18, 10:00-11:30. WTYL Gallery. Prize: iPod Shuffle


Final Grand Prize drawing and program recognition: Will be held during Staff Appreciation, which will probably be during the week of Apr 7. WTYL Auditorium. Prize: 80 GB iPod Classic

Need Help?

Blue 2.0 is a collaborative effort. Although there are "experts" leading each section, you can and should be able to help each other. So, if you have a question about a particular module, leave a comment on that module's blog post. If you have a general question about any aspect of the program, leave a comment on this blog post. In either case, one of the "experts" or another of your co-participants may have the answer!

We are also compiling an FAQ, which we will maintain on this post. Check below for answers to common questions!

PROGRAM FAQ

• PROGRAM BASICS. The Blue 2.0 Planning Team will make a new blog post at the beginning of every 2-week module in the program. That initial post will include information about the technologies we will be exploring, links to useful information, and assignments. At the end of the 2-week period, we record everyone who has completed the assignments on a spreadsheet. The only purpose of tracking progress is for the prize drawings. You can feel free to work on the program at your own pace, but only participants who are on schedule will be added to the drawing pool.
  
• PRIZES. We will have two prize drawings during the program, and one grand prize drawing at the end. To be eligible for a drawing, participants must be on schedule at the time of the drawing. Only UK Libraries personnel are eligible for prizes.
  
• EQUIPMENT. If you have your own equipment, please use it! But if you don’t have easy access to microphones and digital cameras, you can check them out at the WTYL Circulation Desk. Headphones will also be available at Circulation, but these will be yours to keep (so please only request a program headphone set if you really don’t have your own!). We have three microphones, one digital still camera and one digital video camera that will be loaned out. Be sure to mention the Blue 2.0 program when you check out equipment, and bring your ID so that the equipment can be checked out in Voyager. We have had ninety people sign up for Blue 2.0, so sharing equipment could get complicated! If you can share a friend’s camera you may want to do that. We will try to make the process as smooth as possible, but you may want to plan ahead for any video, image or microphone needs. If you can arrange to snap some shots before Weeks 9 & 10 “Photos, video and podcasting” you’ll probably have better luck!

Blog Roll

The Blue 2.0 Blogs are up and running! Remember, Blue 2.0 is collaborative, so feel free to visit and comment in each other's blogs. You may be able to give some help or get some help!

Here's a list of the blogs:

Dean's Update

Trapped in the Stacks

Too Fond of Books

Journal of a Nobody

llbowman

Charlott's brain

This Will Be Our Year

Rick's Blog

terri Blue

Gene Stratton-Porter

Blue 2.0 Activity Blog

loveswolves

technology180

chemphyslibrary-jan

AgCollegeIsTop10

fabala24's blue 2.0 blog

NYCindy

MC Blue 2.0 Blog

The Tongue-Tied Writer

UK Blue 2.0

Winter blues

KY MAP REFERENCE

In search of library wisdom...and other cool stuff

Me and Mine

LibBlue

dunthat

Clinical Reference Librarian in the Basement

Scrapbooking

Sarah's Blue 2.0 Blog

The Uncommon Commons

St. Jerome Tattler

Logic is not a four letter word

My first blog

Unfolding

c. heis

mineblog

ClinRefAVL

Indecisive Blogger

Patty's Blog

Julene's blog

kizspot

TariBytes

your basic blog

My So Called SLIS

Lethological Librarian

katfevre

Spinning Knitter

Librarians, Guns and Books

Zemkat's Blue Blog

Creepy Lady

Ill'n...Circ'n...Library'n...

My Back Pages

This is some of what I did today

Amy's Blog

From the Stacks-Cindy

KyAgLibrarian

Too many post-it notes

Dancing Elvis

Miss B

Feather Maraine

The Wright Greene Page

Insert Highly Creative Blog Title Here

Becky's Blue Blog

Thomcub's Trip Down the Rabbit Hole of Life

Library Chats

Tilting @ Windmills

This Blog is Legal Tender

Earth's Wonders

rubyat

policywonk

redcrowsword

watz in a name

Exploring-to-Learn

Pinkerton's Post

MaryMardiGras

Learning to Ride in the Bluegrass

Days of Our ILLIAD (and Blue 2.0)

Judy_w's blog

Karen's UK Blue 2.0 Blog

Yadayadyada

50 Mix Lounge

Beeutiful Creatures

Nenaw

WEDnesDAY peOple

blahblahblahg

IvyCottage

Desktop Support

Skyla

ladybug

Blue 2.0: Twelve Weeks to a Connected Library

What is it?

Blue 2.0 is a self-discovery learning program based on the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County "23 Things" program. Participating library staff learn to use new and emerging technologies, such as blogging, social networking and other "Learning 2.0" applications through experimentation.

These technologies will give the libraries other methods of communication with our students and faculty that are used by some of them already. We will be able to apply these technologies to library activities and services to stay up to date with the expectations of our users.

So how does it work?

We will explore a set of related technologies during six two-week blocks, for a total of twelve weeks of program time. A coordinating team of experts has customized this learning experience for the UK Libraries.

Participants will be given introductory materials to explore resources and try each application at your own pace. You will have "assignments" that encourage exploration and allow you to demonstrate what you have discovered about each topic!

Local experts will serve as support throughout the 12 weeks of program. In addition, we will all gather for periodic show & tell and support sessions (with coffee and cookies, of course.)

Everyone in the library system is encouraged to participate.

Did somebody say prizes?

Everyone who completes the 12-week program on time will be eligible fo ra drawing for our grand prize: An iPod!

In addition, there will be other drawings throughout the program for smaller prizes. Everyone who is on schedule will be eligible.

Everyone who completes the program will be recognized in April during the Staff Appreciation Event. You will also receive a snazzy certificate of completion to include in your file.