As I mentioned back in November, I am opening a new library at our new high school (August 2010). In the last post, I listed more questions than answers – so after a few months (I can’t believe it is April!) I moved forward, hopefully answering some of the earlier questions. 1. What does it [...]
I came across this blog/wiki a few months ago http://librarydayinthelife.pbworks.com/. Librarians with blogs or wikis have been posting photos and narratives about their work. Beginning in 08, the wiki provides a list of participants and their blogs. They are now doing Round 4, 2010. We decided to do this with our February library display. [...]
I just read Joyce Valenza’s post about the ISTE Topic, Brick and Mortar Libraries. Although it makes me angry to hear K M comments, I have to listen to the opposing side in order to understand what we are up against. Next year, I will open a new library in a new high school. Thankfully [...]
My colleague, Amanda Davis, and I presented at the Kansas Library Conference this year. Our presentation, Power of Publishing, addressed how publishing students work through Web 2.0 tools can motivate students and truly impact their learning. Information from the presentation was posted to a wiki http://power2publish.wikispaces.com/ . If anyone uses these tools, please let us know – we [...]
