Need to update your tech skills? Image via Wikipedia WebJunction has published a wonderful new document that details the basic skills that library staff should have – from management skills to tech skills to public service skills and everything in between. Of course, I was particularly interested in the Core technology skills section. I think [...]
Originally uploaded by Extra Ketchup I have lots of school library media specialists in the technology classes I teach. They are often the ones in the forefront of using technology in their school districts and come up with great ideas for how technology can support student learning and help teachers do their jobs better. At [...]
April 30th is the deadline to sign up for this great program: The Future is Not Out of Reach: Change, Emerging Trends, 2.0, and Libraries. The speaker is David Lee King, the Digital Branch & Services Manager at Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library in Topeka. He’s written and spoken at conferences about websites, digital [...]
I don’t think I’ll be able to summarize any more CIL sessions as I’m off for a bit of extended travel. Let me just say it was a great conference. Lots of interesting sessions and even more terrific people. It was so good to catch up with old friends and to meet so many new [...]
I recently encountered a librarian who was feeling overwhelmed by too much technology and feeling that people were telling him to jump on all the latest tech tools and implement them just because they’re “cool”. Not surprisingly, he wasn’t too interested in implementing anything new as a result. For all those who feel that way, [...]
Quote from the 2009 Horizon Report on Will Richardson’s weblogg-ed. Information technologies are having a significant impact on how people work, play, gain information, and collaborate. Increasingly, those who use technology in ways that expand their global connections are more likely to advance, while those who do not will find themselves on the sidelines. With [...]
Come to Internet Librarian & Internet@Schools West in October 2010 and learn more about WordPress for Libraries!
I'll be presenting a WordPress Workshop with Kyle Jones. And a session on WordPress for Schools with Buffy Hamilton and Kyle Jones
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