Final Reflection
Course LSSL 5391 Digital Technology for the School Librarian was challenging,
but so worth it and so incredibly necessary to us as librarians in this
ever-changing educational world. I feel empowered
to have learned about all these amazing resources this semester.
Blog Readers
I really enjoyed learning about Bog Readers, like Feedly. I have been using this resource almost every
day to keep my blogs, website, and articles organized in folders.
Social Media
I learned so much
about how social media can be a great resource for educators.
Infographics
Learning about Infographics was the most difficult
for me but was able to create one after a few attempts thanks to Piktochart's
user-friendliness.
Screencasts
Creating screencasts was the most exciting tool
learned in this course for me. I've seen many tutorials done with screencasts
and had always wanted to know how to do them. I am definitely going to use this
technology to my advantage in the library.
Youtube, Animoto, & QR
Codes
I've used QR codes before (as a consumer), but now I know
how to create them. I will use these to
have the students create book talks, book trailers, read alouds, and many more
activities.
Cartoons & Comics
Kids love Graphic Novels and I know having students
create comic strips digitally will be a hit in my school. I can't wait to
introduce them to this resource.
Podcasts
I love to listen to
Podcasts and learning how to use them in education was amazing. I found PodBean to be very easy to use.
Digital
Storytelling
I had so much fun
creating a digital storytelling book using Bookcreator.com. It was so easy and fast to create. I see this tool as one that can be most beneficial
to students, since they can create their own book to retell a story, share
experiences, present new information in a creative and exciting way, homework,
or group projects.
I created a digital
book using Bookcreator.com You can find it using the following link:
Thank you, Dr. Gross,
for introducing us to all these technology tools that we can incorporate in our
libraries and for making us move from consumers to producers!
I have similar experiences with technology and just found out that our district is taking out our instructional technology specialists our teachers and librarians have depended on. Yikes! I have already offered what I have learned from this class to my teachers and principal. ;)
ReplyDeleteYou summed up your experience nicely with Bookcreator. I really like that program. It's something I found out about last year, and have since brought to my department. Good Job.
ReplyDeleteWe did so much learning this semester. I'm sure we will use every single thing learned soon in our librarian careers. I honestly feel so much more comfortable with technology today. You did a great semester review and your digital book is awesome!
ReplyDeleteI did not explore bookcreator.com, but after seeing what you did with it, I can envision using it as a form of portfolio for student work.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the screencasts as well. It's something that I would like to implement into my own lessons! By the way, I love the look of your blog. So user friendly!
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