Facebook Pages and Twitter

Facebook Pages for School Library Promotion Review

     After researching the top school library Facebook pages, it seems most of these are used to inform staff, students and the community about upcoming library events as well as contests. Most posts relate to book reviews, and contest details and/or results. All pages were heavy on pictures and videos of students enjoying themselves at the library. I was surprised to see there wasn’t much going on as far as comments or “likes” being posted however.

   

     I believe one of the biggest advantages of these pages is how easily accessible they are. It is available to anyone with a phone and internet access. Accessibility is key in order to reach the largest possible audience.

   
A slight disadvantage to using Facebook has to do with the popularity of the application. As technology keeps developing at an incredibly fast rate, new and refined applications replace old ones. Facebook is being used less and less by the younger generations so school library are at a disadvantage if this is their only mode of promotion.

Twitter Exploration of Ed-Tech Leaders

     After exploring the tweets by ed tech leaders, I’ve come to the conclusion that they all share the same undying passion for education. Their accounts were very distinct, however. Each of the 5 individuals I researched had distinct tweets and links to follow, and even the level of activities within the accounts varied greatly. Kathy Schrock (@kathyschrock) had more tech related talk, while David Warlick’s (@dwarlick) tweets were mostly videos and pictures of places he travelled on speaking events. Gwyneth Jones (@GwynethJones) and Linda Braun’s (@lbraun2000) accounts are geared more towards highlighting and reviewing books. Jim Lerman’s (@jimlerman) account did a little of everything, but mostly focused on teaching strategies.

     In closing, I feel like each of the 5 individuals researched had a lot to offer in the field of education. Though some pushed the “tech” aspect more than others, each one had something useful to bring to the education table.

Blogs and Blog Readers

After reading the blog post on the 12 best RSS Reader apps (at the time), I decided to use the one at the top of the list, Feedly. Though all apps seemed user friendly, I decided on the most popular one because it is likelier I could find help with using it if necessary.

Here are the 5 blogs I began to follow:

1.       

      The Absolutely True Adventures of a School Librarian – This blog discusses library display strategies as well as book arrangements. I chose to follow this blog because I found the title incredibly interesting. Most people see a librarian’s job as boring so reading about a librarian’s adventures seemed really interesting.

http://www.nikkidrobertson.com/

2.     

          The Adventures of Library Girl – This site offers ideas for developing interest in reading among kids. I chose to follow this blog because it was the first one to show up after searching “school library” on Feedly. I figured it must be very relevant if it shows up at the top of the list.

 http://www.librarygirl.net/                      

3.     

          Library Displays – This tumblr page has a collection of possible library displays. I chose this tumblr page because it was created by a high school teacher (like me), and I thought this would help me get display ideas later.

http://librarydisplays.tumblr.com/

4.       

      Mr. Library Dude – This blog discusses ideas about the library and technology in the classroom. I chose this blog because I found the information on fake news interesting and appealing. Though I did not read past that, I really enjoyed the format and writing style of the author.

               https://mrlibrarydude.wordpress.com/

5.      

      The Library Patch – This site has tips for elementary reading and is created by an elementary librarian. I chose this blog because it seemed geared towards something I know very little about. I thought it would be good to familiarize myself with it since I have no experience in that field.

              http://www.librarypatch.com/

My tumblr link: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/eleazarresendezii