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The rise in popularity of social media platforms and apps has opened the door for storytellers to deliver their content in inventive ways that let them engage with the audience. Transmedia storytelling is becoming a way of life for many who create content, but the definition of the phrase isn't always clear. Basically, it's taking a single story and breaking it down into pieces that are delivered via varying and multiple media platforms. Those platforms can include websites, films, YouTube videos, Twitter accounts, apps, paper brochures - you name it. Ideally, each piece of the story should stand on its own while also feeding into a bigger picture.

Welcome to this Guide for Teacher Librarians! My goal is to aggregate some of the best resources and tools for today's practitioner. I welcome your suggestions.

The Top 100 Tools for Learning 2014 - the results of the 8th Annual Learning Tools Survey.

Langwitches.org is the online hub for Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano. Educational content on the use of technology and pedagogical approaches to teaching

"Two-thirds of parents in the U.S. say parenting is harder today than it was 20 years ago, with many citing technologies - like social media or smartphones - as a reason"

"Social media is a phrase we throw around a lot these days, often to describe what we post on sites and apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and others. So you can infer that social media are web-based sites that allow people to interact with each other. "