Valibrarian

My district library coordinator sent me a list (once again) of new technology tools, asking if I had tried them.  I will be presenting another staff development session on integrating tech tools into the library for back-to-school next fall.  Here’s the recent list: Weebly.com Yola.com Yudu.com Scribd.com WordPress.com Blogger.com Livejournal.com Voicethread.com Jing.com Delicious.com Diigo.com Wetpaint.com Jamstudio.com Fotoflexer.com [...]

As a school librarian, I have often considered the best way to teach learners how to research for themselves in a “real world” context.  Often, students are assigned topics to research that are not personally meaningful.  Information literacy skills (back in “the day”) meant learning to use a card catalog, an index, or an encylcopedia.  [...]