Wow! There were so many wonderful ideas mentioned in this webinar. Web presence is definitely an area that needs some work in my library. I have big plans to make this a priority this year. I felt like I couldn't jot down ideas quick enough!
Carolyn Foote was my favorite presenter. They all had great ideas, but I really liked many of the tools that Carolyn mentioned. I thought it was interesting that she uses a blog as her main library page. This is something that I made note of to look into. I'm not sure if I would be able to do that in my district or not, but I think it is definitely worth investigating. I also really liked that she uses Shelfari or Library Thing to advertise what is new in the library. That is something else that I would really like to focus on this year.
Barb Jansen's website has so many great research tools. I could see why her former students still come back to use it.
Using Facebook to communicate with parents and library patrons was mentioned a couple times. I like that idea. Facebook is definitely a way to communicate these days. I know I spend way too much time on it, so why not use it in a way that would be beneficial to the students, parents, and even other teachers? The only issue that I could see there is getting it unblocked at school. I'm not sure how easily that could be done. Again, it is worth looking into.
I can't wait to further investigate some of the links that I jotted down during the webinar!
I think Foote's use of a blog as her main library site is amazing. What a step towards providing an avenue for students to interact with the library!
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