Update: I want to thank developer, Bill Youngdahl, for so quickly responding to my suggestions for templates for schools! I am a huge fan of stickynote tools for collaboration and reflection. I am particularly devoted to Padlet. I love its ease of use, embedability, the fact that no registration is necessary. But for some purposes, […]
Working together is working smarter [Infographic]
July 26, 2013 by 1 Comment
Based on a report recently released by the National Center for Literacy Education (NCLE), Working Together is Working Smarter, visually demonstrates the role of school librarians as highly involved leaders playing a critical role in their schools through consistent and sustained collaboration with other educators. The infographic reveals our dedicated, voluntary leadership in the delivery of […]
Just published: School Libraries: What’s Now? What’s Next? What’s Yet to Come?
October 23, 2011 by 1 Comment
Holy collaboration! Looking for some updated thinking about school libraries? Kristin Fontichiaro and Buffy Hamilton just released the ebook they recently crowdsourced and edited: School Libraries: What’s Now, What’s Next, What’s Yet to Come? It is now available for free download in three formats: PDF for those who want to read it on a desktop/laptop […]
Wikispaces introduces Projects
September 2, 2011 by 3 Comments
I can’t wait to share this with our teachers! For the many us who are already grateful Wikispaces for Education users, here’s another gift for the new school year. Yesterday, the Wikispaces blog announced the launch of Projects as a better way to work in classroom groups. This feature is going to make it way […]
But what does it look like? Colorado paints the picture
August 19, 2011 by 2 Comments
Becky Russell, School Library Senior Consultant, Colorado Department of Education wrote this week to share an exciting project relating to the State’s retooled Power Library Program. The program and its competencies are closely tied to the newly revised Colorado Academic Standards, which integrate 21st century skills across grade and content area. It is a highly […]
On library mashups
July 31, 2011 by 2 Comments
Don’t you just love it when we build on each others’ good work? Here’s what happened. Jennifer LaGarde, aka Library Girl, inspired by the work of Carl Harvey, created her Are You Ready? poster/infographic. Around the same time, a number of us discovered and were playing around with Thinglink. (I think I first discovered it […]
Above and Beyond: The Story of the 4Cs
July 30, 2011 by 2 Comments
Communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student, advises that we inspire learners to achieve and that we teach well beyond the bubble test: In an increasingly complex, demanding and competitive 21st century, students need to learn more than the […]
Skype in the Classroom
March 31, 2011 by 2 Comments
We’ve been waiting for this. For many of us who are already used to using all those lovely new tools for communication and collaboration, the missing piece has been the easy strategy for finding the perfect professional partnership for like-minded or like-curricular collaboration. For sharing resources and effective practice. For connecting our learners with their […]
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