I am one of the lucky
ones in that not only do I have control of my website that is offered through
my district but I also have control of my schools website. My principal and I
are the two people who have control of the website and because of that I am
able to make sure that the library is front and center! I also have control of
the schools Twitter account and Facebook pages which is great because I can
post not only what is going on in the building but also what is happening in
the library.
I believe that it is so
important to have a web presence especially because there are still some
individuals out there who do not understand how important a library and Library
Media Specialist is! I do whatever I can to promote my library and all of the
wonderful things that I am doing to show the world that we are needed! Many
times the website is like the first impression of you so you want to make sure
that it is filled with positive information about you, your program, and what
you believe in.
Since I am happy with my
platform for my webpage I decided to go in and make sure that it included all
of the information that I would want to share with parents, students,
administrators, and everyone and anyone who would want to take a look. Some of
the things that I always make sure to include on my website are my rules and
expectations that I have for my library, the online catalog where the students
can find the resources that they are looking for, and the databases that we
have for our school. I also have different reading activities and parents can
do with their children and some book talk videos that I made showcasing some of
the new books that we have in the library. I have library FAQ’s which answers
anything and everything you need to know about my library. One thing that I
never forget to include is a section about me. I think that the students and
parents should be able to get to know me a little bit even if it is only
through a computer screen since I do not get to see the parents all the time.
One thing that I explored
this week that I LOVE is the online portfolio. I was so interested in this and
think that it would be a really great way for not only parents and students to
get to know you, but also for your colleagues to get to see a different side of
you and see how valuable of a person you really are! I started to create this
and even though I am not ready to share it with the world just yet I am excited
for what it will hopefully become. I think that this could be a great way to network
with others as well and be able to share ideas and other information with
Library Media Specialist’s from all over the world.
At one of our committee meetings
my principal mentioned creating a newsletter for next year and Smore seems like
it would be an amazing tool to use! We were brainstorming ways that we could
simplify creating a newsletter and I am so excited to share this with my
colleagues. The cost is not bad and for all of the features that are included
and would be a great way for parents to stay in the know! I like that it has a
simple look and there is not a lot going on. It also seems to be easy to use
but one concern that I have would be whether or not I could fit all of the
information that our school wanted to share.
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