1.4 Integration of 21st century skills and learning standards
Candidates integrate the use of emerging technologies as a means for effective and creative teaching and to support P-12 students' conceptual understanding, critical thinking and creative processes.
2010 ALA/AASL Standards for Initial Preparation of School Librarians
 Photo by Amy Soldavini 2013
School Library Media Specialists continually review Web2.0 tools to present the best tools to their 21st Century learners. This project was a collaborative wiki, built by myself and three other classmates, on slideshow and audio tools. I’ve created pages for my portion of the content because of the professor prefers the pages to be viewed by classmates only. The artifact is intended to be used as a collection of reviews for staff to peruse as they plan lessons and for students to use as they plan presentations.
The collection of information is invaluable; the drawback is the format. With the advent of easy-to-build blogs and websites, I feel that wikis are quickly becoming outdated. I think a website is an easier venue for staff and students to navigate, and with the latest technology they can be a more efficient way for the school library media specialist to build a collection of information. School library media specialists guide their community to information, and must always consider new ways to increasing efficiency of access. Forming a team allowed us to review more sites in a shorter amount of time; I may reach out to other librarians in the county to see if we could create a collection like this that we all curate. As Web2.0 tools and technologies change so quickly, this would be a continuous project. One of the most exciting things about this profession is that you are continuously learning, growing and adding new tools. While some are fun, and some are useful, WeVideo especially surprised me – and thus became the focus of the Screencast. As someone familiar with Adobe Premier, I was pleased by this free web tool’s capabilities in editing video. It is a vital role of the school librarian to stay alert for technology tools that can help both students and staff create and learn. My group found during this project that as many tools appear, many others of the suggested links became obsolete. I will need to rely on a collaborative professional learning network of fellow school library media specialists, public librarians, and technical specialists to share resources. |
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Revised July 2013
