I confess, I have deviated wildly from my original inquiry plan.  One of the joys of being a teacher-librarian is that in connecting with a teacher or student, I often coincide with my plans of the moment, I find a reason to make my current obsession work with a real life project. So although I…

At my conference this week, I didn’t spend a lot of time checking out gadgets and gizmos. I was more interested in networking and pedagogy. However, in one session my dear friend Zoe Branigan-Pipe told me about this great new app she found called If This Then That. What it does is create if…..then….statements for…

A great discussion today at ECOO11. Once again by inviting some discourse about how to meet the needs of a needy staff as we make the transition to technology, we filled a room with leaders who are struggling to meet the needs of their schools. I particularly found our discussion on overcoming barriers to time…

This past Saturday was the inaugural session of EdcampTO.  I couldn’t go because of all my other commitments, but between working on my inquiry project and the other responsibilities, I followed the #edcampto hashtag. Edcampto was touted as an unconference.  They had everyone show up and register in a common area, and then post questions…

This week I’m beginning the clean up of my working space online. I’m beginning the inquiry project with Diigo. What intrigues me about Diigo, is that it is both bookmarking and a social network.  Until a year ago, my only social network was Facebook, which I used only for socializing.  Then I met Twitter, and…

This school year I have helped begin a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at my school.  As the school’s librarian, I am challenged to find books that will appeal to all members of our diverse community. Finding books that are appropriate and appealing to my LGBT teens, that shows their role models in a positive light,…