I am “live wiki’ng” the PM session on library catalogs here.
PM session: library catalogs and OPACs
I am “live wiki’ng” the PM session on library catalogs here.
Author Archives: erin downey howerton
First session of library camp – Marketing, Outreach, Public Relations, & other stuff
First topic – staff buy-in. Faculty at a university assume they know everything about the library and tune library staff out. Would like to see them assign more library use. Public libraries would like teachers to let them know what assignments are in advance so that appropriate materials can be located. Question – ultimate goalContinue reading “First session of library camp – Marketing, Outreach, Public Relations, & other stuff”
Another TED talk and thoughts on cross-pollination for results
Besides education, one of my other favorite subjects is urban design. Strange, I know, for someone who has never lived in a major urban area until now. But in 1997, our university invited Howard Kunstler to talk about new urbanism and I began to recognize and put a name to the malaise that we sufferedContinue reading “Another TED talk and thoughts on cross-pollination for results”
Long time no blog!
Topics I hope to cover before the end of February: More edublogging resources What we’ve discovered about the XOs Our upcoming Library UnConference A partnership with public television, school districts, and the NEA’s Big Read So hang tight and steer your feeds this way… it’s a whole new year ahead!
out of the box and into our hearts
The accompanying picture was taken with one of our new XO laptops, an amazing little device that’s really going to change the world. We ordered two in order to experiment with the new technology and see exactly how the mesh network would function. It doesn’t have the range I was looking for (I’m overly optimisticContinue reading “out of the box and into our hearts”
Sherpas Help Teachers
An article from the Christian Science Monitor points out the rewards that teens and teachers in rural Maine get when giving (and getting) tech assistance. I liked the multimedia feature that accompanied the article. But one thing nags at me– they talk about how relieved the teachers are to get tech help and how theContinue reading “Sherpas Help Teachers”
This time, it’s academic
Wright State University is now providing students with sound-proof spaces for podcasting. This is clearly a trend to watch!
Technically speaking
This week was pretty productive, technically speaking. I did a Cyber 6 Pack workshop with some school library media specialists, and made lots of notes about how I need to adjust the presentation as I forge ahead. But in other news, we discovered that we might have problems giving wireless access to a local schoolContinue reading “Technically speaking”
Creative Commons and Content
Tonight I think I hit a tipping point: I decided I’d rather watch a TED talk online than channel surf after class… that’s a huge content choice that indicates, for the first time, that television and streaming video are equal choices in my world. *applause for the 21st century girl* And this is what IContinue reading “Creative Commons and Content”
Sharing new tools
Today I tried to imagine how Rollyo could revolutionize our library practice. Here’s what I came up with: Would you like an easier way to find county school information? Try my new Rollyo search! I took all our individual school websites and “rolled” them into one customized search: http://www.rollyo.com/erindowney/joco_schools/ This is but one of theContinue reading “Sharing new tools”