Keeping on with the digital citizenship trend, I came across the article Teaching digital citizenship in a 'yakking' world which again reinforces the absolute need to teach digital citizenship. It also emphases how the ethics of using social media can be thrown out the window when an app allows anonymous posting. Keys to safer schools has also written a special report about this app and some of the impact it has.
Image: http://www.keystosaferschools.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Yik-Yak_edited.jpg
Drowning in information, starved for knowledge: information literacy, not technology, is the issue – Alan Bundy
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This blog was created as part of my studies - MTeach (teacher librarian) -hopefully here you may find some musings on education, libraries, life and studying along with generally witty and insightful comments (if i can manage any!).
Please add comments along the way. I'll be glad for any input, especially from fellow students and library lovers
Kylie
Please add comments along the way. I'll be glad for any input, especially from fellow students and library lovers
Kylie
Friday, June 20, 2014
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Library of the Year
Edmonton Public Library has won the 2014 Gale/LJ Library of the Year. This library is doing some interesting things and obviously engages with the community really effectively. Read all about the library and its programs in Library Journal. Its great to see that leadership and teamwork are credited with having made the library so successful.
LEARNING CURVES Top: The interior of the innovative and award-winning Jasper Place branch is a highlight of the system. Second row, l.-r.: Library assistant Beth Hallett helps a patron, while community librarian Mike Eaton (standing) offers computer assistance. Third row, l.-r.: Jasper Place offers activities for all ages, and an outdoor patio offers a peaceful place to read. Bottom l.: the library’s curving roof is a striking sight. Photos by Phil Chin/AP Images for Library Journal
Retrieved http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/06/awards/2014-galelj-library-of-the-year-edmonton-public-library-transformed-by-teamwork/
LEARNING CURVES Top: The interior of the innovative and award-winning Jasper Place branch is a highlight of the system. Second row, l.-r.: Library assistant Beth Hallett helps a patron, while community librarian Mike Eaton (standing) offers computer assistance. Third row, l.-r.: Jasper Place offers activities for all ages, and an outdoor patio offers a peaceful place to read. Bottom l.: the library’s curving roof is a striking sight. Photos by Phil Chin/AP Images for Library Journal
Retrieved http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/06/awards/2014-galelj-library-of-the-year-edmonton-public-library-transformed-by-teamwork/
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