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Technology and Learning in the Library

Course
Introduction [1:22]

DESCRIPTION

Traditionally, the perception of the school librarian's role was limited to that of a literacy expert. Today, school librarians are not only influential in growing a reading culture but in managing the flow of information, advocating for resources, supporting technology usage, and training learners to be constructive digital citizens. In this course, you will learn how to position yourself as a key part of the school technology team, to infuse technology into student learning experiences, and lead instruction around digital citizenship. Watch the video lessons and complete the reflection activities to deepen your collaboration within the learning community around you!

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  • Learn strategies to build strong relationships and trust with the school's information technology professionals
  • Learn to partner with the school's information technology professionals to support both the library and the school-wide technology integration goals
  • Learn the value of social media to become a connected educator aware of the latest technology tools and trends in education
  • Learn to leverage digital platforms as a strategy to share valuable technology tools with the larger school community
  • Learn tactics for highlighting the library's resources and the school librarian's expertise while supporting specific curriculum goals
  • Learn strategies to encourage the use of technology tools to incorporate student voice into the learning process for personal reflection
  • Learn how to develop professional development opportunities that spark conversation around digital citizenship while building a teacher support network for topics related to digital citizenship
  • Learn to develop student leadership opportunities that encourage them to serve as leaders in digital citizenship efforts

COURSE OUTLINE

Each course lesson includes video content and at least one follow-up activity to help you apply and show evidence of your learning.

Introduction Video

Lesson 1: Working with the School's Technology Team

Activity 1: Plan with the School's Information Technology Professionals

Activity 2: Create a School Library/Information Technology Support Action Plan

Activity 3: Reflect for Revision: School Library/Information Technology Support Action Plan

Lesson 2: Build Your Brand as a Technology Expert

Activity 1: Build a Model Social Media Brand

Activity 2: Admiring a Strong Digital Presence

Lesson 3: Collaborating with Teachers

Activity 1: Collaborating to Connect the Curricular Goals with Relevant Technology Tools

Activity 2: Developing a Technology Integration Curriculum Map

Activity 3: Create a Technology Integration Lesson Plan

Lesson 4: Leverage Technology for Student Voice and Choice

Activity 1: Cultivating Student Ownership

Activity 2: Effective Technology Tools to Promote Student Voice

Lesson 5: Professional Development in Digital Citizenship

Activity 1: Develop a Digital Citizenship Educator Survey

Activity 2: Develop a Digital Citizenship Professional Development Program

Lesson 6: Cultivate Student Leaders in Digital Citizenship

Activity 1: Student-Led Digital Citizenship

Closing Video

Course Certification Quiz

CREDIT HOURS

Earn three professional development clock hours for completing this course's videos, activities, and quiz. Consult with your supervising organization about applying these to your professional development requirements.

EVIDENCE OF LEARNING

To show evidence of learning for this course, complete and share responses to the following activities:

  1. Plan with the School's Information Technology Professionals
  2. Create a School Library/Information Technology Support Action Plan
  3. Reflect for Revision: School Library/Information Technology Action Plan
  4. Build a Model Social Media Brand
  5. Admiring a Strong Digital Presence
  6. Collaborating to Connect the Curricular Goals with Relevant Technology Tools
  7. Developing a Technology Integration Curriculum Map
  8. Create a Technology Integration Lesson Plan
  9. Cultivating Student Ownership
  10. Effective Technology Tools to Promote Student Voice
  11. Develop a Digital Citizenship Educator Survey
  12. Develop a Digital Citizenship Professional Development Program
  13. Student-Led Digital Citizenship
  14. Workshop Quiz Results / Certificate of Completion

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN TEAM

Stacy Brown, MLIS, is the 21st-century learning coordinator at the Davis Academy, Atlanta, GA. Stacy earned a bachelor's in English and a minor in French from the University of Texas at Austin, and a master's in library and information sciences from Florida State University. She is the author of The School Librarian's Technology Playbook: Innovative Strategies to Inspire Teachers and Learners and chairs AASL's Collaborative School Library Award Committee. Stacy served as a visiting professor at the University of Washington's iSchool teaching about marketing for libraries and information organizations. Stacy shares technology integration strategies and innovative library programming on Twitter @21stStacy. She can be reached via email at stacybrownreads@gmail.com.

Rebecca J. Morris, MLIS, PhD, earned her master's degree and doctorate at the University of Pittsburgh and her undergraduate degree in elementary education at Pennsylvania State University. Rebecca teaches graduate courses in school librarianship and youth library services. Rebecca has published articles in journals including School Library Research, Knowledge Quest, School Libraries Worldwide, Teacher Librarian and the Journal of Research on Young Adults in Libraries. She is the author of School Libraries and Student Learning: A Guide for School Leaders (Harvard Education Publishing Group, 2015). Rebecca is a former elementary classroom teacher and middle school librarian.

Jane Cullina, MSEd, is the professional development manager for School Library Connection. A former children's librarian and humanities teacher, Jane earned her master's degree from the Bank Street College of Education in New York City and has taught in Boston, New York, Maine, California, and South Africa.

Emma Bailey is a project editor for Libraries Unlimited and manages production for the book division. In her 15 years with Libraries Unlimited, Emma has worked with authors and librarians on over 1,000 titles and created strong content knowledge to aid in the professional development curriculum for School Library Connection.

ABOUT LIBRARIES UNLIMITED

School Library Connection is a publication of Libraries Unlimited, a publisher in the field of academic, public, school, and special libraries since 1964. Libraries Unlimited's mission—to cultivate and maintain a supportive community where librarians, archivists, and information specialists can learn about and discuss leading-edge trends and acquire new skills through every phase of their careers—is supported by over 2,000 publications. Since 2008, Libraries Unlimited has been an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, an award-winning publisher of digital and print products in the realms of reference, contemporary thought, and professional development. With both a long-standing reputation for authoritative and trustworthy materials and a current prominence in delivering cutting-edge content in diverse and innovative forms, ABC-CLIO continues to be driven by pursuit of its core mission: to serve as source, catalyst, and support of lifelong learning.

CONTACT INFORMATION

To make inquiries about this workshop, please email WebinarSLC@abc-clio.com.

Do you remember when technology was an add-on, something to check off the list of things that "good teachers" did? I remember being quite proud of my first grade students (and myself) when I was a classroom teacher, back when having kids draw freestyle on KidPix counted as "doing technology." They seemed to like it, especially the print-outs (Print outs! Of course there were printouts, how else would parents know what we did?). This was, as you've probably surmised, pre-Web 2.0 and user-driven content, which have made all the difference in how participatory and natural technology integration can be. This was the late 1990s, early 2000s. Whether you were teaching then, or maybe if you were a student yourself, can you recall how you might have used technology for learning?

I'd say I was intrigued by the possibilities at that point in time, but I wasn't as captivated or dedicated to instructional technology and digital learning as I am today, and as most school librarians are. And today's school librarians don't just "do" technology—they lead its effective use in their schoools. In this course, you will learn how to position yourself as a key part of the school technology team, to infuse technology into student learning experiences, and lead instruction around digital citizenship.

Additional Resources

Bibliography.

About the Author

Stacy Brown

Stacy Brown, MLIS, is the 21st-century learning coordinator at the Davis Academy, Atlanta, GA. Stacy earned a bachelor's in English and a minor in French from the University of Texas at Austin, and a master's in library and information sciences from Florida State University. She is the author of The School Librarian's Technology Playbook: Innovative Strategies to Inspire Teachers and Learners and chairs AASL's Collaborative School Library Award Committee. Stacy served as a visiting professor at the University of Washington's iSchool teaching about marketing for libraries and information organizations. Stacy shares technology integration strategies and innovative library programming on Twitter @21stStacy. She can be reached via email at stacybrownreads@gmail.com.

MLA Citation

Brown, Stacy. "Technology and Learning in the Library. Introduction [1:22]." School Library Connection, ABC-CLIO, July 2022, schoollibraryconnection.com/Content/Course/2269525?learningModuleId=2281499&topicCenterId=2247902.

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