The Daring Librarian

A week or so ago I was asked by soon to be ISTE president the AWEsome Ms. Holly Jobe to create " a page on the board wiki and/or a word doc with links and descriptions of the tools that would help orient new board members to all the ISTE tools " and I did! Taking the easy way out (this is a very busy time for me!) I curated the info from various ISTE publications, the main ISTE webpage, and used my own graphics wherever possible so that the new ISTE board members would have everything ISTE Social Media on one wikipage. But as the ISTE board wikipage is protected - ya'll can't see it...so I thought I'd re-post it here (with minor changes) so that these great resources can be enjoyed by anyone, not just ISTE board members! I also think I'm gonna post these as a blog on the ISTE Community Ning. Comment if I missed anything, or if you have a suggestion for inclusion...Enjoy! ISTE Main Website : The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) is ...

GoAnimate.com : Live Long & Animate! by gwyneth Like it? Create your own at GoAnimate.com . It's free and fun! Second Life: AASL-SIGMS Virtual Learning Community Wed, May 19th: 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT " Animating Your Library Program " Presenter: Gwyneth Jones Location: ALA Main Stage SLURL If you missed the ISTE SIGMS Webinar back in December - I've updated it and will beg giving a preso tonight on this same (a fave of mine!) subject in Second Life! Hope you can join us! "Promoting your library media center and program has never been easier. Using quick, free, and easy animation studios teacher librarians can create engaging videos to market their media center, databases, research resources, special programs, and their love of reading to students, teachers, and the community. Combining easy animation with a wiki, website, or a blog your message will captivate your audience and reach beyond the brick and mortar walls of your school. Watch this Go!Animate...

I'm again proud to say that today's blog is being posted on the front page of ISTEconnects ! It's part 2 of a 3 part series. Click here for the link to the full posting! Also, you may want to watch the video on the left of the main page....for a full page of the animations I've done and links to my animation channels you can visit my wiki page ! Cheers & Happy New Year!

Part 1 of a 3 part series I'm proud to say today's blog is being posted on the front page of ISTEconnects ! It's going to be a series in 3 parts. Click here for the link to the full posting - by the way, I'm having problems bringing this up in Firefox!...maybe it's just me but it works dandy for chrome & safari....weird! Oh and here's a BONUS! "If there's one form of entertainment that perfectly encapsulates the first decade of the century, it's the viral video - as our attention spans shrink, we want our laughs in shorter and shorter doses."