Librarian In Training: February 2022

Monday, February 14, 2022

Instagram, Facebook Pages/Groups, & Twitter

With the fast-pace of communication among our society, through social media platforms, Educators are able to utilize these platforms in an academic setting. One of these social media platforms is Facebook. By exploring ‘school library’ pages on Facebook, I found a few pages worth mentioning.

Please see below for information found on the platform Facebook.

North Shore Middle School Library: a middle school library in the Houston, Texas area. The Facebook page has 496 likes. The couple of posts I stumbled upon promoted the school’s library “NSMS Book Fair”-Save the Date for our Book Fair Flyer

Jan. 20th-Jan 27, 2022 (Date posted: 01-13-22)

“The book is always better!” along with a picture that goes with text.
There are no comments on either post, each has one like
Link: https://www.facebook.com/nsmslibrary

Irma Marsh Middle School Library (Facebook page has a beautiful cover photo of the school library).

Posts include: Thanking guest authors who visited the schools library, showing book covers. The authors performed a read aloud “World Read Aloud Day” Save the Date Feb 2nd, 2022 promotions
The posts have some audience stimulation- sharing posts and a few likes
Link: https://www.facebook.com/immscisd

Facebook has lost some of its popularity among younger individuals, who enjoy using Instagram and snap chat more profusely. However, Facebook can be utilized by a school library to promote library program events and show library displays.

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The platform Twitter can be used to share the topics of educational technology to others,

by following the most well-known names in the field.

Tweets of the ed tech individuals:

Kathy Schrock

@kathyschrock

Linda Braun

@lbraun2000

Alan November

@globalearner

The Daring Librarian

@GwynethJones

Jim Lerman

@jimlerman

According to the article “10 THINGS STUDENTS WISH YOU KNEW ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA”

by The Social Institute expresses, “We surveyed 10,000+ students from across the nation, and found

that on a weekly basis, high school students use Snapchat and Instagram more than texting (Instagram

at 77%, Snapchat at 74%, and texting at 72%). Communication is key in our digital world and channeling

our thoughts and ideas through social media paves the way for an abundance of resources for the world of teaching.

Overall, Twitter should be something librarians welcome into their school libraries to better connect with students.

Source: https://thesocialinstitute.com/blog/10-things-students-wish-you-knew-about-social-media/

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Students publish posts on social media, such as fashion, photography, food, and more.

For students, the internet is a fantastic source of motivation, and most of them take advantage of it when completing

their coursework. As a teacher, using social media can help us better understand our learners.

I am new to Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/bookmarkthis1/

*** Instagram Librarian Post

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Librarians Utilizing Blogging as a Resource!

Librarians Utilizing Blogging as a Resource!

Blogging about Blogging

Utilizing blogging as a resource for librarians and education in general. Recently, through my program of study (Library Science) at Sam Houston State University, I am learning a lot about the world of blogging and all the neat reservoirs of knowledge that can be used in the classroom. Prior to the program, I had never really dived into the depths of blogging. You can literally be reading blogs for an entire day and night.

The top RSS feed readers:

Feedly
Inoreader
NewsBlur
Feedreader Online
Feeder
Good News
FlowReader

After exploring the feeders above, the site that worked best for me was Feeder. A couple of the feeders didn’t appeal to me, one in particular was Feedly. In order for the user to apply Twitter to the feeder on Feedly, it requires a payment for this feature. Feeder.co is easy to navigate through and adding your blogs to this feedreader is even easier! Absolutely love it!

According to bloggingwizard: 7 Best RSS Feed Reader (2022 Edition) by Lindsay Liedke expresses, “Push notifications, advanced filtering options, and mobile device enhancements make reading content from all over the web easier than ever. Unique to this feed reader is the fact that it also comes as a Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge extension.”

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My Tumblr Blog Link: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/bookdragonnikki

Tumblr.com Blogs I’m following:

Blog Title: School Library Journal

Blog Link: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/schoollibraryjournal/148701474276

Reason: “Where we post about the stuff we're reading, looking at, and reporting on - by the staff of School Library Journal.” The School Library Journal is the largest reviewer of children’s and young adult material, from books to digital content.

Blog Title: writing-of-the-cosmos

Blog Link: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/writings-of-the-cosmos/674838831356428288

Reason: “Unlimited Writing: Strong souls have emerged from suffering. And the most imposing characters are scarred.” Inspirational/deep thoughts/literature

Blog Title: bookishdiary

Blog Link: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/bookishdiary/674364593180672001

Reason: Artsy Recommendations

*Blog by a 22 year old German student (literature/ music) who regularly posts movie and book recommendations - arthouse movies - classical music enthusiast - academia.