Idaho Librarians

Information and Communication Technology:

Apple’s iPad haven’t been around for long, they’re already considered the second most useful mobile classroom technology behind laptops, according to a national survey of teachers’ digital media use.

What is Library Support Staff Certification? Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) provides a path to recognition and awareness of the critical role that library support staff play in the delivery of quality library service. To achieve certification, support staff must achieve six of ten competency sets either through development of an online portfolio or taking LSSC approved courses. The competency sets are: Foundation of Library Service; Technology; Communication and Teamwork; Access Services, Adult Readers’ Advisory Services; Cataloging and Classification; Collection Management; Reference and Information Services; Supervision and Management; and Youth Services.

Don't miss Cooking Up a Batch of Books Teens Will Devour by Gregory Taylor. Get a preview on his Shelfari Widget! To learn how to use Shelfari, attend If you Love Books, you'll Love Shelfari by Glynda Pflieger.

Diigo is a powerful information capturing, storing, recalling and sharing tool. Here are just a few of the possibilities with Diigo: Save important websites and access them on any computer. Categorize websites by titles, notes, keyword tags, lists and groups. Search through bookmarks to quickly find desired information. Save a screenshot of a website and see how it has changed over time. Annotate websites with highlighting or virtual "sticky notes." View any annotations made by others on any website visited. Share websites with groups or the entire Diigo social network. Comment on the bookmarks of others or solicit comments to your shared bookmarks.

AASL Vision Tour: A look back at our morning with Nancy Everhart! Posted by joycevalenza on January 25th, 2011

We now have so many ways to represent, create, and present content; ask questions; construct connections; analyze research; and a myriad of other interactive learning that can take place in synchronous and asynchronous environments.

A Study of Self-Censorship by School Librarians