Howard's ISCI 761 Blog

 Over the course of this semester, I feel I have begun to touch the surface of the multitude of ways that librarians can (and should) incorporate technology into their daily lessons and spaces. The first few modules of this class helped me understand the ISTE standards, how to incorporate technology into student learning, and informational literacy. However, it was the last few modules that will really stick with me since they have sparked my creativity and have inspired me to try new things in my future library. The following takeaways will help guide me to create the type of tech-forward media center I would have loved to have as a student: 1. Librarians can use social media to connect to their students, staff, and community. It can also be a great advocacy tool for showcasing all the amazing learning opportunities that take place in the library outside of the typical book borrowing. Used correctly, appropriately, and consistently, social media platforms can form relationships ...

Virtual reality and augmented reality are great tools to use in schools to enhance education, but they are not always the most accessible or budget-friendly. With Lauren Young’s statement, “The technologies that live within the library can be an entry point for learning opportunities, boosting programming, and sparking collaborations” in mind, then choosing a tool for use in the library must be have a cost benefit analysis. Quiver is an app-based tool that brings students coloring pages to life through augmented reality. The subscription service is a reasonable ten dollars a month, but what is more valuable is the vast library of premade coloring pages across different subject levels that educators can print and use in their classrooms. Some of the most popular pages focus on science such as an exploding volcano or the circulation system. However, the site also contains pages for language arts, math, reading, and even social emotional learning! All of their resources are easy to loc...