Connected Librarians : Tap Social Media to Enhance Professional Development and Student Learning

This informative resource for librarians is packed with practical tips and examples demonstrating how to effectively use social media to improve student learning. Once taboo in schools, the use of social media has become essential, providing schools with opportunities for outreach, advocacy and more. Today, it’s often the responsibility of librarians to model the proper use of social media for students. Connected Librarians: Tap Social Media to Enhance Professional Development and Student Learning offers insights into the opportunities and obstacles of this exciting but sometimes challenging topic, including practical ideas for making the most of social media in your school library. This book: Demonstrates how to model responsible social media use to manage issues of privacy and anonymity within social media sites and apps. Provides tips on teaching digital citizenship, such as using a learning management system to create a safe environment for students to hone digital communication skills. Shows how to leverage social media tools to encourage reading and writing through rating and reviewing books, creating fan fiction and more. Explains how to use social media as a powerful tool to build your own professional learning network. This book demonstrates how, through social media, educators can connect and empower students to broaden their learning experiences and become masters of their own learning. Audience: K-12 school librarians