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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
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Wrestling with Technology
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 ›
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Keeping Leadership Fresh
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 ›
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Stations in the Library Part 2 – Student Engagement
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 ›
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Stations in the Library Part 1 – Choosing Your Stations
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 ›
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Inviting and Safe Libraries
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 ›