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On this site, you will find message templates (sample e-mails, letters, newsletter blurbs, brochures, and even videos) containing taglines and targeting specific stakeholder audiences in order to promote school librarians as 21st century skills experts. CASL hope that these sample templates will be used by school librarians and school library advocates to inform their communities about the vital and irreplaceable role that school librarians play in teaching and learning.

 tool that allows for quickly and easily designing posters, signs, fliers and more, allowing for a variety of customizations with backgrounds, clipart, and text, while also allowing users to upload and use their own pictures.  My own high school kids have used it to complete one page posters referred to as visual book reports.  Their end products were printed for display purposes in the library, and used for visuals for book-talks done by both the librarians and the students. We even use them in digital frames that loop through pictures at our circulation desk, and students have responded to the "book-reports" created in Poster My Wall by checking out those titles.   The site does not require an account though that is an option, and those opting to use the free version can create professional looking posters and download for printing in minutes.  My school secretary was so impressed with the site she has even used it to create fliers for events and activities at school.   The site is easy enough for even elementary school students.  Like Wordle, my collaborating teachers are finding some very interesting uses for Poster My Wall. Cons?  It is not a replacement to Glogster by any means, but a poster app none the less. (Rec by Cathy Jo Nelson)

The Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement: Exploring the School Library Impact Studies

Joyce Valenza is curating this list of school library advocacy videos.

The wiki is a project of the school library media faculty at the University of South Carolina, School of Library and Information Science. It is intended to provide background on the need for documenting the school library media program's impact on student learning as well as resources to support that effort.

This site from a school librarian could be helpful in selection for your school.

Nice article that gives some global perspectives on the state and strengths of school libraries/librarians.

Advocacy page. School libraries make a difference

blog post from a high school librarian with many ideas for SLM

edubogs guide that is updated daily. It includes many options of how to organize teaching, from both a school and parent side

Podcast about trend of cutting school libraries and librarians

Great resources on developing social media for a school.  Includes AMLE presentation slides

infographic on school librarian impact

"This paper explains the key role that school librarians and libraries should play in state- and districtwide efforts to transition to digital learning, or the effective use of technology to improve teaching and learning. The report calls for district and school leaders, policymakers, and boards of education to support, encourage, and fund the evolving role of librarians and libraries as facilitators of content creation, personalized learning, and professional development."

This article about restoring some librarian positions has a great list of talking points.

Several useful ideas.

Includes a nice graphic

Designed to help schools meet the California laws on including copyright education in schools, this online curriculm is a detailed, customizable learning plan to help educators raise interesting questions about copyright, technology, and law.

Great, detailed article delineating the importance of school librarians

Includes several examples and reasons for school instagram, plus linking it to twitter, flickr, etc.