The Daring Librarian

This is a really nice FREE offer from our friend Katie at Capstone!* Tis the Reading Season!  When I first heard this, I thought it was too good to be true!  I thanked her vaguely** on Twitter (unless it was a secret just for my school district) but then I thought – could I possibly share it with everyone? Could I Tweet this out? So, I called her office out of the blue to double check that I could share it with you, the world, and his wife – and she said YES! And it was great talking to her on the phone. You know, sometimes it's nice to have a conversation - rather than a Tweet, text, or email. Give it a try! Surprise someone out of the blue to say hi, ask a question, or give a compliment this holiday season or next year! Just throwing that out there. Students (and your kids!) can choose FREE eBooks from a library of over 3,200 to download & read over the break*** From Mythology, Scary Stories, Fiction, to Graphic Novels – there’s more t...

Your Twitter profile is like a virtual professional business card. It's good for people to see who you are (not your cat or your cute kids) and what you’re all about. So why not make the most of your profile picture and header?  Sure, I've talked before about 6 Tips to a Super Twitter Profile but today, we're just talkin headers, hon! Not having ANYthing as a Twitter header is a missed opportunity. Plus, people checking your profile, deciding whether or not to follow you, may just not take you seriously.  That's why having a banging professional Twitter header is easy and important.  1. Measure It! Since they've added the NEW Twitter header feature back in 2014, the dimensions have pretty much stayed the same - 1500 X 500. BUT because of the way Twitter uploads photos there are some invisible areas, so the actual size is really more like 1500px (width) X 421px (height)   Creating the perfect custom Twitter header image is a bit more compl...

3rd Annual Edutech Smackdown! Our highly anticipated, most attended, & crazy fun LIVE webinar event is BACK! Starring Dr. Joyce Valenza and YOU! December 2nd 8pmEastern with yours truly, @GwynethJones & @Librarian_Tiff moderating. For resources, chat & webinar archive visit the Session Wikipage Participant Link We’re creating (that's you, too!) a rich crowd-souced presentation/book . So grab a fresh slide (or two!) and share your Learning Tools tips, info, or resources! Remember to sign your slide with your name or @Twitter name so we can call you up to the microphone to share your slide (raise your hand to get quick microphone privs!) and let's keep the black background for visual continuity. The less text the better! More preso designing tips below.    Here are my slides to use as an example. Flickr is my #1 favourite source for all things digital image hosting. Experience the majesty of Flickr with Flickr Explore ! Flick the amazing HUGE repo...

Join us for a lively and informative discussion on t ips, tricks and sound ways to get students collaborating and researching using the best of current technology integration tools.   I'm very excited and honored to announce and moderate a very special # TLChat & # SSChat collaboration on the TL Virtual Cafe !  Twitter and Social Studies Chat stars Ron Peck @Ron_Peck & Melissa Seideman @mseideman will be our guest speakers. February 4th at 8pmE US Time UPDATE : It was a GREAT webinar! Please make sure to visit the for the Session Wikipage Blackboard Webinar & chat text archive, more resources, and a larger version of their informative slides below! Thank you Ron & Melissa for sharing your great ideas and inspiring projects with us! Tlc chat 2 from Ron Peck Please vote on a topic of discussion for the next # TlChat Live! Feb. 11, 2013 8 pm ET # aasl # aslachat # libchat # edchat # satchat   A huge thanks to the amazing @ Nik...