Other Duties As Assigned – Independent school world can be a challenge. The paradox of being in “business,” where students pay tuition to attend, is juxtaposed with being an altruistic educator wanting to make a difference and change the world. Unlike… Read More ›
A strong navigation on your school library website is important for learners. Learners can easily move around the library site from finding a book, locating a database, or finding directions to cite a source. As discussed in previous posts, making… Read More ›
They’re (J/G)reat! Whether you pronounce it as “jif” (incorrectly, no matter what the creator says), or whether you say “gif” (and thus affirm the validity of English pronunciation), this humble piece of technology is incredibly handy. Unlike video files, GIFs… Read More ›
Words like databases, MARC records, or weeding have a specific meaning for librarians. For example, if I tell another teacher I am busy weeding, they may think I am in the school garden. Instead, I am following protocol to remove… Read More ›
“Get a Haircut!” Let me start with a short story: When I graduated college, I had hair down to my shoulders. It drove my conservative dad nuts (which was some of the point). At one point, after several interviews with… Read More ›
As we continue to find ways to improve our school library websites, a previous post about library website design discussed reflecting on the focus and purpose of your school library web page. Click here to view the earlier post. Another… Read More ›
As we work to create a welcoming atmosphere in our physical library spaces, our school library websites should convey a welcoming and helpful online environment for our learners as well. When students have online access from phones and other devices… Read More ›
Everyone is talking about it! Like many other school librarians, I have several questions about the newest artificial intelligence, OpenAI ChatGPT. So I thought, what better way to get answers than to ask my questions using the software itself? I… Read More ›
Creativity Week January is considered International Creativity Month. In celebration, AASL partnered with Crayola to provide a week of sponsored activities in the last week of January. The first day of the Crayola Creativity Week features NASA astronauts with a… Read More ›
Inspiration can come from so many places! Sometimes a collaborative project starts with the school librarian and sometimes it begins with the classroom teacher. This project was developed from an idea shared by a classroom teacher. She had listened to… Read More ›