I just got home from the VaASL conference in Hampton, VA. What a great, inspiring conference. I left convinced that I must make time for professional activities like blogging for my library. On the ride home I decided to change the focus of this blog. I am going to borrow Christi the Teen Librarian's idea of super short reviews to post information about books I read and enjoy, and I will also use this forum to post what is happening in the LBHS library.
A few items on my "things to do" list from the conference:
1. Revamp library orientation using QR codes.
2. Check out Edmodo as a possible source for summer reading and/or the book club
3. Spend more time on library advocacy-- create and share a monthly newsletter (through this blog I think) with administration, staff, parents, kids, anyone I can get to look at it!
4. Read up on the Teacher Eval standards-- great suggestions from Audrey Church
5. Learn how to make screen casts and create some
6. Work on my Destiny account-- get the MARC records for all my e content into the catalog for one stop searching for my students.
7. and much more....
This list was from the top of my head-- I really need to look back at all the notes I took at the conference to make sure I don't forget anything.
So, thanks for reading and I will be around more and in a different way.
Currently reading...
Insignia- awesome so far!
Book I am most looking forward to reading next-- Book 4 in the Beautiful Creatures series. I saw it at Target the other night and can't wait to get my hands on it!!
Author I recently met- Gordon Korman! While he is not an author with a huge presence in a high school library he has a few great YA books. (Pop for one) My own kids really like this author and I am excited to have some signed books to give them. Gordon Korman gave a great speech at the VaASL Author Banquet- I really enjoyed it
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