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April 23, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
I am often dismissed, and yes, laughed at, when I try to explain the value of my PLN, especially the value of Twitter, to those who haven’t yet really experienced its powers for professional learning. This morning (via Twitter, of course), I discovered Hans Mundahl’s video, A Social Media Reading List, in which he demonstrates […]
April 20, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
It just occurred to me this morning that there’d be a very easy way to separate the important teacher-librarian tweets from the regular stream of hundreds of wonderful tweets many of us get each day. Yes, I use lists as a tool, but sometimes I would like an even more focused discussion. In the spirit […]
April 20, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
I believe in Sara Kelly Johns–in her vision, her platform, her abiltity to lead. I invited her to guest post today. Please vote in the ALA Elections. Are You Suffering from ALA Laryngitis? Vote by Friday in the ALA Elections! In a speech Hillary Clinton gave as a First Lady. She said, ‘If you don’t […]
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April 19, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
I believe in Sara Kelly Johns and I invited her to guest post today. Please vote in the ALA Elections. Are You Suffering from ALA Laryngitis? Vote by Friday in the ALA Elections! In a speech Hillary Clinton gave as a First Lady. She said, ‘If you don’t participate, you’re going to leave it to […]
April 18, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
Fourteen remarkable TEDxNYED videos are now available and embedable via YouTube You may remember a while back I blogged about this professionaly focused version of the TED talks: TEDxNYED is an all-day event designed to bring leading educators, innovators, and idealists together to share their vision of education. This event will provide a platform for […]
April 18, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
My students are producing content at a rate that continues to astound me. Through our pathfinders, we lead them to Creative Commons licensed content to use in their productions whenever possible. While I often remind learners that they can and should apply a CC license to their own work, I wished I had some cool […]
April 18, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
Join us tomorrow night for a special TLCafé Webinar! It’s no secret that–while this may be the most exciting time ever to be a teacher librarian–we face a serious crisis. Actually, it’s the learners we serve who face a crisis, as across the nation teacher librarians see their budgets, their support, and their […]
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