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Bitsy Griffin is the school librarian and technology facilitator for Old Town ES in Winston Salem, NC. She has 25+ years experience in elementary, middle, and high schools as a math teacher and librarian. She serves on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina School Library Media Association and is active in ALA as a Councilor-at-large and AASL Affiliate Assembly as the Region 4 Rep. Find her blog at http://www.bitsygriffin.com

• Experimenting with online content delivery!

  By Bitsy Griffin on 03/25/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A few weeks ago, I wrote about change. Oh my goodness! I had no idea of what was looming in the immediate future! Just two weeks back, I was making book fair plans. In what seemed like the blink of… Read More ›

• Change Ahead!

  By Bitsy Griffin on 03/18/2020 • ( 1 )

  

  I love change. I’m always peeking over the fence to see what else is there that might be of interest. I’m not even looking for greener pastures. As a matter of fact, I’m often looking for a broken down barn,… Read More ›

• Story Retell with Stop Motion

  By Bitsy Griffin on 03/04/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Ms. Salinas, a second-grade teacher at Old Town, is full of energy and creativity. Whenever I approach her with an idea, her answer is always yes! I went to her with an idea I had for stop motion as a… Read More ›

• Wrestling with Technology

  By Bitsy Griffin on 01/15/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I’m a minimalist at heart, and technology is truly perfect for minimalists! A single laptop or tablet meets my needs thoroughly! More often than not, though, I’m conflicted. I don’t always enjoy using technology like I know I should. While… Read More ›

• Keeping Leadership Fresh

  By Bitsy Griffin on 12/16/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Leadership is at the forefront of what we do as school librarians. Almost every single day, we exemplify leadership. And because we are librarians, we have leadership opportunities that few in the school may see. Through the lens of our… Read More ›

• Stations in the Library Part 2 – Student Engagement

  By Bitsy Griffin on 11/18/2019 • ( 2 )

  

  Last month, I shared easy ideas to get stations started. While making sure you have engaging materials is half the battle, the other half is that the students understand what engagement looks like! They need to know what to do… Read More ›

• Stations in the Library Part 1 – Choosing Your Stations

  By Bitsy Griffin on 10/15/2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Want to create stations or centers in your school library but don’t know where to start or what to use? My friend Leigh Hopkins, instructional technology facilitator for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, and I tackled that topic in a recent workshop…. Read More ›

• Inviting and Safe Libraries

  By Bitsy Griffin on 09/19/2019 • ( 3 )

  

  Have you heard the old proverb about the moth being drawn to a flame? That’s me, but I’m drawn to disorder. Crazy, right! Having a deep need to reorganize the messy things in life is both a blessing and a… Read More ›