The Daring Librarian

From Joyce Valenza's SLJ Blog Joyce & Buffy ask us to evaluate and " to begin a very open conversation about what we loved and didn't so much love about our experience in Charlotte ." Answering the questions...evaluating the conference...starting a conversation about how we do things now... how we could do things next time, and how COOL things could be if we break out of the usual conference box is, IMHO, necessary. and please...don't ask me to translate that or type that again.. This was my third AASL...Pittsburgh, Reno, & Charlotte. The first AASL blew my mind..saw Francey Harris and she inspired me by her AWEsome Library Blog & presentation to start my own ! Joyce Valenza inspired me to stretch beyond my walls and to communicate and create a conversation with my kids AND my community, use my databases more vigorously, and showed me so many cool geeky things/sites! AND..from Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Reno, Washington, DC i feel like i've been sta...

Hi! Had such a great time presenting my Session: Turbo Charge Your Resources: Fabulous Freebies, Great Gadgets, & Sweet Sites that Go the Distance! AKA Gadget-A-Go-Go! Everything i went over and MORE can be found on 3 different wikipages! Click on the images below for: GoAnimate.com : Beam Me Up Databases! by gwyneth Wanna learn more about creating cartoons and animation vids? There were a few things i didn't get a chance to get to highlight due to time... See the Kick YouTube Wiki for the below graphic & MORE! See the Adding Widgets Wiki for the below graphic & More! Thank you everyone for the great feedback & kind words for my first national presentation...i was so excited & a little nervous! i can't add you all to my wiki cause i made it for my Murray Hill Middle School teachers & staff and adding members means that you intend to change my pages or add to them...but they're all public and i invite you to link back, copy or use anything i've...

Clank's friend Simon is despondent over his hopping a space freighter and going to the #AASL2009 Conference in the uptown city Charlotte in the land of North Carolina. Join us and b There ! Poor Simon......I hope Clank makes it to Charlotte and remembers to Tweet using Hashtag #AASL2009! Stay tuned.....More webisodes from Charlotte and the AASL Conference once Clank gets there!

WOW! Great Animoto, Joyce! Thanks for sharing with everyone! It's hard to watch that and NOT get JAZZED up for AASL in Charlotte!

Join IN the FUN EARLY! You Gotta b there! – Your Virtual Track Pass . Your one Pitt Stop Chop Shop for all the Cool links to get your AASL Experience Turbo Charged! Ooooer! i'm getting SOooo Excited for #AASL2009! and i have several reasons to be Excited! and like on Seinfeld i'm going to be using a lot of exclamations! so....buckle your seatbelts...you've been warned. I'm excited to be one of the conference bloggers (OMWerd, what an honor! no pressure there, dear reader! Eep!) and i promise Promise i'll not pepper EVERY post with contrived car related verbage, really!...in fact, the above was my last sputter, i swear! [grins] but hey! AASL egged me on....it was even one of the criteria for the conference presentation approval process! LOL and you don't have to b there! yet to get involved NOW! Click on the graphic above to find links to: concurrent session guide the author pit stop & interviews membership directory member videos the UNconference ! t...

What is the Bloggers’ Café? The Hepcat Learning Lounge@AASL The Bloggers' Cafe is the coolest place to hang out at any Ed Tech conference! This was the "the place to be" hub @NECC09! This is where all the cool peeps are going to chill...once you're there anyway why not stand up and share? In a low key, high-tech, beatnik kinda way - beret & goatee optional. Are you attending the 2009 AASL National Conference in Charlotte, NC? Have something to share, but for whatever reason you are not scheduled for a concurrent session? Consider signing up to present your stuff at our Bloggers’ Café! Presentation equipment and Internet connection will be available. Want to take a comfortable break from the conference hubbub? Stop by and listen as your colleagues share their ideas at the Bloggers’ Café. Use the time to: Host a discussion Create a Birds of a Feather session Present your best ideas Expand on your Exploratorium poster Expand on your concurrent session Teach a ski...