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A Teacher’s Guide to Social Media
Working for a school board, I thought this infographic posted at the end of July on Online Colleges was interesting. Embedding social media in curriculum can go a long way to diversify how teachers teach and how students learn.
Does your company’s website suck?
I recently ordered a birthday gift online for a family member. When I sat down and decided that I would get cupcakes delivered to her on her birthday, I started my Google search for the best cupcake-maker in town. After … Continue reading
Have you checked out Bibliotech?
I decided to try my hand at video blogging! And I couldn’t think of a better topic on which to do my first video blog post than the Bibliotech podcast series. I wanted to try video blogging for a couple of reasons: … Continue reading
Posted in Social Networking, Technology in libraries
Tagged Leadership, Outreach, Social Networking, Technology in libraries
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Media Literacy Week, November 7-11, 2011
As a librarian, I am a big proponent of information literacy, and inherently, media literacy skills. As our society gets ever more complex, media and information creation/dissemination becomes increasingly pervasive in our everyday lives. Information overload is common-place, and it is … Continue reading
Teaching Online Privacy Has Just Gotten a Bit Easier…
A great new initiative from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to help teachers, librarians and community leaders talk to younger Canadians about online activities and privacy issues. The Commissioner’s office has compiled an education package including a PowerPoint presentation with … Continue reading
Bibliotech podcast series now on iTunes
I just wanted to post an update from my last post: The Bibliotech podcast series from Dquarium.com is now available on iTunes! We have also just completed Episode 2 (called Dollars to Donuts) in the Bibliotech series. In this episode … Continue reading
Pew Internet Survey: Generations 2010
Here is the published overview of the Pew Internet study entitled Generations 2010, which looks at the shifting generational differences in online activities: “There are still notable differences by generation in online activities, but the dominance of the Millennial generation … Continue reading
New Survey on Canadian Internet Users
I thought this was an interesting article: Canadians Say Yes to Social Media, posted on eMarketer.com on November 29, 2010. It gives some information about a report entitled Canada Social Media Marketing, which is most definitely applicable to libraries. For … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries and Outreach, Social Networking, Studies, Uncategorized
Tagged Outreach, Social Networking, Studies
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Everybody’s Doing It: How Marketers Are Utilizing Social Media In 2010
Here is a great infographic by Ethan Bloch posted on Flowtown:
Digital Footprints for Babies and Children
I saw this post recently and was amazed at how relevant it was to my life at the moment, as I participated in the birth of my second nephew this weekend. As I write this, I realize that I am … Continue reading
