Admittedly, I have dodged the issue of 'curation' for the past two years. Without a clear definition and with so much grey area discussion I had chosen to wait until a better mousetrap was built.Well, the wait is over. I now actually 'get' 'curation' in the digital realm.And now, even more importantly, I recognize the … Continue reading What IS Curation? →

The numbers are pretty overwhelming, indeed!

Top Tools for Learning 2012 from Jane Hart An I'm going to take this a step further I strongly suggest that these tools are for all kinds of learning, but all kinds of individuals, in all kinds of different working and learning environments. I don't think it wise to relegate these to just 'tools for … Continue reading Top 100 Tools for Learning →

Here's a terrific Infographic on sharing appropriate cell phone use/etiquette with our students.You will recognize that these 'reminders' are not relegated to use in just our classrooms, but  they are appropriate for everyday personal use for all members of a digitally connected society. And let's not fool ourselves into thinking that while many young people … Continue reading Cell Phone Etiquette: It’s Never Too Late to Learn →

This is simply mind-blowing...let the graphics speak for themselves.Created by: MBAOnline.com

Recently, the plagiarism detection software group, Turnitin, released an Infographic on their research findings student information literacy. A terrific argument why teacher-librarians are needed now more than ever...Courtesy of Turnitin, 2012

It happened.Four times this week.Four times.It happened again and again and again and again--my perceived job title was called into question.With our library resource assistant at lunch (or having left for the day) several students showed up at my office door to ask me if "the librarian was around" because they wanted to "sign out … Continue reading Excuse me, can you sign these out? →

After watching Renny Gleeson's succinct story and lessons of the 404 page the other day I was curious about how such we, as educators, might be able to utilize or view this 'lemonade from lemons' anecdote.http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf Let's be blunt about this: our youth lack perseverance. Resilience, perhaps the most important character trait, for survival in … Continue reading Resilience, Perseverance, and the 404 Error →

I am a teacher-librarian and I have a confession to make...I have been unable to finish Mockingjay, the third book in the hugely popular The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, for over three months.A contributor to my 'series burnout'?I last read Catching Fire nearly two years ago with the promise to take a short … Continue reading Series Burn-Out? →

Arguable, the last bastion of the 20th century to fall to the technological r/evolution is education. It has been able to continue to morph and wiggle for nearly thirty years. But no more. Change is unavoidable. The time for education to evolve is now.Inforgraphic courtesy Column Five Media for Knewton.  http://www.knewton.com