Angie Shaw is a new school librarian in Gering, Nebraska, and was formerly a 3rd grade teacher. Gering is in the extreme western side of the Nebraska panhandle. I learned about Angie from the post “I Met Myself Today” last week by Beth Still (Nebraska Change Agent.) I left the following message for Angie on her blog, and thought these resources might be of interest to other school librarians!
Angie:
Good luck getting acclimated! I’m sure you’re going to make the transition with flying colors. I’m excited for you and your new job challenges as well as opportunities!
A couple librarian-related resources that may be of interest to you…
The Flickr group Libraries and Librarians is a great place to network with other librarians all over the world. These aren’t just school librarians– I learned about this at the Hawaii Library Association’s conference in 2006:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/librariesandlibrarians/The K12Online08 preso “Beyond the Stacks: Using Emerging Technologies to Strengthen Teacher-librarian Leadership” might be of interest to you in your new role:
http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=343The collaborative VoiceThread project “great book stories” may be a super place for your students and teachers to start collaborating. Think of these as 21st century, interactive book reports:
http://greatbookstories.pbworks.com/Last of all, if you’re not already definitely subscribe to Joyce Valenza‘s blog! She’s one of the most innovative school librarians I know!
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334.htmlBest of luck!
Wes
I also added a follow-up link to Google Lit Trips!
What other resources or links would you share with a new school librarian? What collaboration suggestions would you offer for a librarian wanting to help teachers and students create, communicate, and collaborate throughout the school year?
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- Great Reasons Geography ROCKS! - 2011
- The Changing Face of Home Media Consumption - 2011
- Understanding and OPPOSING Misdirected Educational Reform Efforts - 2011
- A pretty strong warning - 2010
- Least Common Multiple Woes? Khan Academy to the Rescue! - 2010
- Seth Godin on book publishing - 2010
- Reputation Management and Digital Footprints (video) - 2010
- Oklahoma City area WordPress User Group Meeting - 2009
- USHMM online at YouTube - 2007
Librarian blog recommendations from The Jedi Mistress:
http://planetesme.blogspot.com/
http://rickriordan.blogspot.com/
http://jkrbooks.typepad.com/blog/
http://6traits.wordpress.com/
http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside
http://floriancafe.blogspot.com/
http://www.kidderlit.com/
http://mowillemsdoodles.blogspot.com/
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/