by Karen Bonanno Promotion is about saying who you are, what you do, for whom, when and how. It tends to be a one-way communication that includes activities to promote the school library and teacher-librarian to the school community members.
Although pitched to web designers these tips can apply to anyone trying to promote themselves and what they do - including, of course, teacher librarians.
Has Google turned the corner and begun to subvert search results for self promotion? " It has degraded its premier product in service of promoting others. It has done devious things to ferret out information from its users that they do not willingly provide."
Now we're seeing book trailers on the web as a pretty common way to promote books and reading. I am sure you'll start seeing these book trailers pushed to your e-readers soon
Let me be right up front about this: I am primarily sharing the good ideas of other far smarter people that I could ever pretend to be. Some primary sources for this list include:
■Beaman, Anita and Amy Obert. Reading 2.0 website
■Ludwig, Sarah "Going Beyond the BookTalk: Breathing New Life Into Book Programming with Technology"
■Valenza, Joyce. Reading 2.0 slide show
I only steal from the best. So here we go. Johnson's Top Ten...
US study of what makes school libraries work. Examines the relationships between, teacher, teacher/librarians and the school leadership. The role of libraires in promoting technology and information literacy also discussed.
Arab Gateways: A resource for Australian students and teachers explores some of the history, geography, economics and culture of the Arab region. It promotes understanding of the cultures, values, beliefs and diversity of peoples of the Arab region.
ALIA Schools promotes the interests of school libraries and teacher librarians, provides opportunities for professional development, lobbies for school libraries with state and local groups, liaises with other groups, identifies and analyses current trends in teacher librarianship, and maintains the profile of teacher librarianship within ALIA.
The International Center for Academic Integrity seeks to identify, affirm, and promote the values of academic integrity among students, faculty, teachers, and administrators. This website contains information about the Center and its activities, with a members area hosting resources and information about ICAI projects and a ListServ for exchanging ideas and information. Become a member today and learn how your academic institution can gain access to all of the online resources provided by ICAI!
two-minute animations on various aspects of critical thinking, aimed at school ages 8 to 10, or kids between the ages of 13 and 15, but also designed to resonate with grown-ups. Inspired by the animation style of the 1950s, most recognizably Saul Bass, the films are designed to promote a set of educational resources on critical thinking by TechNYou, an emerging technologies public information project funded by the Australian government.
Free School Library Journal Online Event promoted on a Smore flyer
http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-websites/2013#media
Smore is found in the category of Media Sharing,among the selections in AASL's Best Websites for Teaching and Learning:
smore https://www.smore.com/
"Flyers and newsletters become a snap with Smore! Design and create professional online flyers by choosing from an array of templates, styles, and colors to compliment your individual style and audience. With Smore you can embed links, audio, video, pictures, and text into your flyers and newsletters and then publish instantly to get your message and information out quickly. Grades 6-12."
Here is a Pinterest board of Library Smores: http://pinterest.com/cshinn4/library-smores/