Teachers Need School Librarians
Teachers are not trained to incorporate technology into the classroom. Even if they were, how would they keep with changes? School Librarians to the rescue!
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Does Your Library Website Suck?
How do you evaluate your own library website? Here’s some tips for trying to eliminate the suck… I mean, for building a better website.
Libraries MUST Justify Spending
Collection Development Policies justify how libraries spend money and staff time. Does your library have one? Has it been updated?
Notes about Novocaine
In case you ever come back from the dentist, still numb from novocaine, but hungry, be sure to drink a smoothie or sip some soothing soup. You may not want to, say, eat a...
CA Education Jam
Recipe for CA Education Jam Begin with a super complicated system that’s loosely held together by an unwieldy, overly legalized, chronically changing Education Code that no one can understand. Get some politicians, rocket scientists, and...
Social Media Learnings
In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m new to the whole social media scene. I suppose, I’m like everyone else on the planet, stumbling on to new things as I go. Here’s what I’ve learned...
History of Common Core
How about those Common Core State Standards (CCSS), huh? Not quite sure how they came about? Here’s a nitty gritty summary. Way back, like, 30 years ago, each school district adopted its own curriculum. ...
How to NOT get any sleep
The Nitty Gritty Gal’s Recipe for Not Sleeping: Step 1: Be sure to drink two large iced teas at lunch. Step 2: Ignore all self-help articles and books you’ve ever read over the years...
Why Libraries Offer Story Hours
There is some proof that library story hours make a difference…
Photos to Slides to Video Oh My!
I only wanted to share some garden photos with FB friends. I’ve had a subscription to Smilebox for years. Smilebox makes it super easy to send batches of pictures to people via email. I...
