For+Librarians+and+Friends+of+Librarians

For Librarians and Friends of Librarians
Welcome to my library Wikispace! I'm a Elementary School Teacher-Librarian, and I am developing this Wikispace in order to build my skills and share with you as I learn more and more about the field of School Librarianship in the 21st Century. I have five years of experience as Teacher-Librarian, and many years of experience in other library positions. The changes in technology over the years are astounding, but the basic premise remains: read, learn, create and share with others! Join with me and help me share and muse over some educational resources and trends in Library Science. What makes this different than just a web page is that it is interactive. So I am inviting my librarian friends to join me in discussion about the field of school librarianship. Each page listed on the left has a different discussion tab. I hope you will join me in this learning adventure.

Favorite Web Sites
[|Dewey and the Alien] I like using this with my 4th and 5th graders to teach about the Dewey Decimal System in a fun way. It is interactive and there are extensions for gifted students to dig deeper.

[|The Big 6 Steps to Research] Micheal B. Eisenberg and Robert E. Berkowitz graphically illustrate their research methods for different grade levels.

[|Booktalks Quick and Simple] Nancy Keane, librarian and speaker, provides information on how to give booktalks. She includes some of her own examples, as well as booktalks done by students.

[|Writing Fix] "Home of the Interactive Writing Prompt". This web page shows some great examples of using books to teach various ways to evaluate and improve writing using the Idea trait from the 6 Trait method.

[|6 Traits Power Point] Power Point presentations at various grade levels on the 6 Traits.

[|Lee Lefever / Commoncraft] Great videos showing how to use different electronic tools. Simple and yet very effective.

[|Web 2.0 in School Libraries] Check out some of the Web 2.0 projects done by other librarians.

[|Resources for School Librarians] This web site includes the Web 2.0 page listed above as well as many other resources.

[|Digital Storytelling] Describes the concept and shares several resources that can be used for creating digital stories.

Favorite Blogs
[|Blogging Libraries Wiki] This is actually a Wiki but it lists numerous library blogs.

Favorite Wikis
Educational Wikis

[|Teacher Librarian Wikispace]ype in the content of your page here.