Normally, I'm an early adopter, excited about new technology, tools, software, etc... Not being in that same spot right now with ai (generative ai) feels really off.
Author: James Allen (James Allen)
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Bluesky
I think, at least for now, I’m all the way done with Twitter. I think it took me a while to come to terms with that decision. It’s been such a great tool for learning and connecting with other educators, but it is basically unusable at this point. Enough of that… I tried Bluesky about...
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Back to School Special: Ask a Future Ready Librarian
I’m really looking forward to this Future Ready Librarians Back to School Webinar chat! “Join us for the Back-to-School Special: Ask a Future Ready Librarian webinar on August 14 at 5 pm EST.” More information can be found here.
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Adobe for Education
It was fun to share this quick set of ideas for Express with Jesse Lubinsky and Martha Bongiorno from Adobe Education in their Quick Wins series.
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SLJ Summit 2023
The School Library Journal Summit in Atlanta this past weekend was an incredible opportunity for inspiration, collaboration, and growth! Library leaders from across the country converged to soak in new ideas, effective strategies, and passion for our profession. Some of my favorites talks were from Cicely Lewis, Tom Bober, and Amanda Jones. There was no...
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School Library Infographic
I saw a great question on a Facebook school library group. This person was wanting a template for an infographic similar to this one from the Framingham Public Library. I decided to refresh my memory on a few design tools so I recreated it in Canva, Genially, Adobe Express, Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Adobe Illustrator.
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AI Issues
Hey everyone! If you aren’t aware of AI (artificial intelligence) applications, now is a good time to give them at least a cursory look. As information, media, and technology specialists in our schools, we need to be aware of how powerful these tools are becoming. We also need to be able to support our teachers,...
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Primary Sources
Tom Bober Tom Bober, school librarian in Missouri, is an expert on this topic. He has a podcast on this topic here. He also has written a book on it: Elementary Educator’s Guide to Primary Sources, Strategies for Teaching. He has a whole series of posts on this for AASL KnowledgeQuest: Picture Books and Primary...
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Doodle & Chat with friends
This was a fun chat with two good friends! Mandi Tolen and Carrie Baughcum. Check out their work here.
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Reading & KAS for Library Media
The question about how reading is an important part of the standards is one that I feel strongly about, and I’ve had many conversations with folks on this recently. Please remember that every single indicator in the standards can be wrapped in the practice of reading. The standards-writing team of 30 Kentucky school librarians chose...
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KY Academic Standards for Library Media KET Presentation
This is a recording from KET Multimedia Days on July 14, 2021. It gives an overview of our new Kentucky Academic Standards for Library Media.
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Library Media Updates
Good morning! I hope you are all doing well. Here are a few library media updates for you. #KyLChat Please join us TONIGHT for #KyLChat. We will be talking about ways to support nurture our readers. December 8, 7 PM Central, 8 PM Eastern. #KyLChat is super-easy to join. Here are some directions if you...
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New year, new times…
Greetings! I hope you have had a great summer (or at least as great as possible in these weird times) and had some time to rest and recharge for this new 2020/2021 school year. First… as it is happening tonight, we are having our first #KyLChat of the school year! This one was organized in...
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Friday
Greetings everyone! I hope you are hanging in there and taking care of your students, teachers, and yourself during this bizarre time. I don’t want to overwhelm anyone, but I wanted to share a few of my favorite finds from the listserv and Twitter in the last few days. Please reach out to me if...
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KY Library Leaders AASL19
Here is a list of Kentucky school librarians presenting at the American Association of School Librarians National Conference, here in Louisville! If I’m missing your session, please add it here. Your browser does not support iframes.