What social media do I use?
I have accounts in Google+, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn, FaceBook and Twitter. I also follow select blogs (e.g. The Unquiet Librarian - Buffy Hamilton) and online communities such as the K12 Library Media Specialist group on edWeb.net.
LibGuides also recently added a Community feature that allows me to "search for LibGuides content and librarian authors, and find great examples of guides from our worldwide user community."
How do I use it in my professional teaching life?
When I get email notifications of blog posts or online webinars, I scan the titles to see if the topic interests me. Otherwise, I mainly seek information on an as-needed basis. I use the information to create or improve lesson plans or library programs.
Have my habits changed any?
If I just "hang out" on social media, I have a hard time choosing the most important ideas to pursue without going down time-consuming rabbit trails. There are always so many new ideas and technologies to explore!
My strategies are to be very selective with whom I follow and use the search feature on the various social media websites to drill down to information that I am seeking.
How do I use it in my professional teaching life?
When I get email notifications of blog posts or online webinars, I scan the titles to see if the topic interests me. Otherwise, I mainly seek information on an as-needed basis. I use the information to create or improve lesson plans or library programs.
Have my habits changed any?
If I just "hang out" on social media, I have a hard time choosing the most important ideas to pursue without going down time-consuming rabbit trails. There are always so many new ideas and technologies to explore!
My strategies are to be very selective with whom I follow and use the search feature on the various social media websites to drill down to information that I am seeking.
Am I finding good things that will help me in my classroom?
As usual, more things than I can use. Here are a few I found on the topic of website evaluation from Twitter and Pinterest:
- A Web Evaluation Game that teaches students how to evaluate websites.
- An Edutopia article on the WWWDOT method of website evaluation with a brief overview of four 30-minute lessons.
- A Website Evaluator Tool developed by EasyBib. Just plug in the web address and a sidebar pops-up on the right side of the web site you want to evaluate, leading you step-by-step in a self-evaluation of the website according to criteria such as author purpose, accuracy, relevance, etc.
- 10 Hilarious Hoax Sites to Teach Website Evaluation.
- But I Read It on the Internet, by Toni Buzzeo - a read-aloud book to teach about website evaluation.
- Google vs. Database - a series of videos explaining the value of databases in comparison to Google searches.
- Cybrary Man's Evaluating Information page
- How Savvy Are Your Students? 7 Fake Websites to Really Test Their Evaluation Skills
- Google Search Techniques and Strategies: Believe it or not
Am I sharing things that I find? How?
LibGuides, created by and for librarians, is one of my main curation tools. I have created LibGuides on the topics of Black History Month Resources, Coding / Computer Programming, Images for Student Projects, Safer Internet Day Resources, and Website Evaluation. They are public, so anyone can access them.
Also, I share via blogging, adding content to Pinterest or YouTube, participating in online webinars or chats, etc.
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