Social Networking @ Twitter
It is my intent with this post to share my experiences with the social networking platform of Twitter. I've documented the posts that were interesting and significant to me, and have shared my reflections on how these posts are relevant in my pursuit to best serve my current students, colleagues, and future library patrons. I chose to organize the information in this manner, as it closely matched the previous ways I have posted information. I began participating in Twitter at the end of May.
Using Social Media as a Librarian
Where to start, I have learned so much in these 3 months, as I have dabbled in Twitter. I've laughed, cried, learned, heard the perspective of others, and have seen the true benefits of participating in the social learning community. As technology is constantly changing, using social media is one way for a librarian or teacher to assure that they are aware of these changes. They can also research the many online resources, software, and apps to be able to use for themselves and share with others. Participating in social media allows educators to learn about new books and ways to share books with others. Participants also receive the benefit of being aware of current issues and events that they can attend. The overall benefit of participating in social media is that it allows educators to have a wealth of knowledge and resources to use and share with others.
I am new to joining Twitter, and have made the decision not to participate in social media in my private life. Completing this assignment has helped me to see that following and being involved in some social media, can be a valuable resource for me to use to be a constant learner and a future librarian. My windows have been limited to newspapers, books, and viewing documentaries. Now that I've experienced the depth of information shared, I can see that if I don't take time to hear from other people that have such a wide scope of knowledge, I would be missing out on resources, humor, insights, new books, and a closed window to the world. I've come to understand that while I have been reluctant to participate in the churning waters of social media, I can see now that I won't be consumed or drown. I can manage to stay afloat, to navigate, and steer my way through the waters.
Where to start, I have learned so much in these 3 months, as I have dabbled in Twitter. I've laughed, cried, learned, heard the perspective of others, and have seen the true benefits of participating in the social learning community. As technology is constantly changing, using social media is one way for a librarian or teacher to assure that they are aware of these changes. They can also research the many online resources, software, and apps to be able to use for themselves and share with others. Participating in social media allows educators to learn about new books and ways to share books with others. Participants also receive the benefit of being aware of current issues and events that they can attend. The overall benefit of participating in social media is that it allows educators to have a wealth of knowledge and resources to use and share with others.
I am new to joining Twitter, and have made the decision not to participate in social media in my private life. Completing this assignment has helped me to see that following and being involved in some social media, can be a valuable resource for me to use to be a constant learner and a future librarian. My windows have been limited to newspapers, books, and viewing documentaries. Now that I've experienced the depth of information shared, I can see that if I don't take time to hear from other people that have such a wide scope of knowledge, I would be missing out on resources, humor, insights, new books, and a closed window to the world. I've come to understand that while I have been reluctant to participate in the churning waters of social media, I can see now that I won't be consumed or drown. I can manage to stay afloat, to navigate, and steer my way through the waters.
Personages Followed
Dr. Lesesne: @ProfessorNana (Professor)Twitter Bio: YA goddess, blogger, author, book lover, reader, Nana, motorcyclist (yes, licensed to ride), and speaker of truth as I see it. (Dates Followed: June 12, 2018 - July 22, 2018)
Summary of Tweets
June 12, 2018
June 12, 2018
I
am a fan of fractured fairy tales, and can't wait to check this book
out. I've just attended several workshops focused on the instructional
approaches shared through the Teachers College in reading and writing.
After attending the workshop, I'm thinking that I could use this book to
show students writer's craft and compare how this story is told using
the vernacular of pirates. This would be helpful for students to see
how when writing a story you share with your readers how the characters
talk and think to compliment your story. It would also be good to use
this book and other Goldilocks tales to compare them to one another.
June 28, 2018
I have several students who have fallen in love with The Bad Guys
series, and might enjoy reading this book. I have not heard of this
series before, and would like to read it. There are several books in
this series. I am rather disappointed that I can't take a sneak peek on
the inside of the book, which is an added benefit of checking out books
on amazon.com. Based on Goodreads.com, it does look like a book that
some of my students would love to get their hands on.
July 11, 2018
It
always a pleasure to get to hear the insight of Dr. Lesesne. I have
had the opportunity of getting to have her as my professor for Young
Adult Literature. This podcast was interesting and a reminder that the
authors that we are able to enjoy reading at this time, have built their
works upon the works of former and deceased authors. While some of
these influential authors' works are not readily available to patrons,
it would be helpful to consider reading some of their works. I need to
check out Chocolate War. Dr. Lesesne shared that at times she read
books that she does not enjoy, but rather reads them to be able to have
conversations with others. This is a thoughtful action. If we are
going to be able to make book recommendations, we need to read a
wide-range of books. Even if the books are not interesting to us. This
insight is a good reminder to follow.
July 17, 2018
I
enjoy origin stories and have heard how Monopoly was invented
previously. But I was wondering if my knowledge is the same as what is
shared in this book. I would like to add this book to my book
collection. Several of the grades cover an inventors and inventions
unit. This would be a good resource to have to show the students that
not all inventions have to be technology and mechanically based. After
checking out the book on Amazon.com, I need to add this book to my
collection of women inventors. The origins of the Monopoly game are
very different than what I had heard. I'm looking forward to reading
this book.
July 19, 2018
With
all the current events in the news, this looks like a good book to add
to a library collection. It is written by the same author of Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote a Migrant's Tale. After reading Esperanza Rising,
I'm interested in reading and sharing books about what life can be like
for immigrants. It is important to allow students the possibility to
read and hear books that share the struggles and hardships of others
while trying to become part of a new community.
July 20, 2018
Being
a pushover for backstories, I wanted to read this and see why these
books have been banned. This resource was interesting, I had not heard
of several of the books listed. The whole banning books movement is an
interesting one. One thing that it seems to assume is that it's better
to eliminate the option of reading a book, over allowing each
individual to decide for themselves what they would like to think
about. While some of the books on the many banned book lists are not
ones that I would want to read, there are many other books, that have
been part of the reason that I love reading.
July 20, 2018
I
fell in love with libraries as a child, and have thought them magical
places, that I don't want to leave. In 1st grade my local public
library hosted a summer reading program. I remember riding bikes with
two of my friends early in the morning to get there in time to join in
with the activities that were planned for that day. The librarians fed
us, talked with us, and shared with us opportunities to read. I knew
books for very special and treasured them. After that summer any trip
to a library or bookstore was one that I thoroughly enjoyed and didn't
want to leave once I got there. As I got older the library became one
of my special places to be and to enjoy, where I am surrounded by
endless possibilities and ideas.
July 22, 2018
Dr. Perry: @kperry (Professor)
Bio:
Associate Professor, Aspiring Author, Letterer, Doodler, Sketchnoter,
Avid Reader, Married, Owner of dog, Author of Sci Fi on the Fly, and
Sketchnoting in School. (Dates Followed: June 13, 2018 - July 22 2018)
Summary of Tweets
June 13, 2018
June 13, 2018
If
Dr. Perry is interested in checking out technology resources, I want to
also check them out as well. I mostly use Apple software and apps, but
it is time to check out the resources available with Google. Based on
Dr. Perry's SketchNote, it looks like Google documents has some great
options that would help the students to read and write.
June 22, 2018
This
is a great infographic to share with parents and other teachers. I
have seen the positive benefits of having students to read each day.
Allowing them choice in what they are reading is also important. I
agree with Dr. Perry that this is a good graphic to show this
information.
July 6, 2018
I
am impressed by how Dr. Perry reads each night and encourages others to
read each night as well. I like this reading campaign idea. This
could work well with my friends, colleagues, and future patrons. I can
see how sharing what you're reading with others can encourage them to
read and share books with them that they might also like to read. This
creates a reading learning community within my scope of influence.
July 19, 2018
I'm
excited about the next book in this series of graphic novels. Not
being a fan of books that leave you on the edge of the story, I'm
looking forward to reading this one. I have some theories about the
story and its characters, and want to see if my thinking is correct.
July 21, 2018
Dr.
Perry proves to be a constant learner. I appreciate that she works on
her Sketchnotes, her writing, and her reading each day. This tweet
reminds me that even though I will be busy with my work as a librarian, I
should still work on things that are interesting to me. I like the
diligence that this Sketchnote shares with its audience.
July 22, 2018
I
am in agreement with you both, y'all do make a great team. I have
enjoyed seeing y'all's collaborative spirit, that is evident in y'all's
podcasts, videos, and other presentations. I'm hoping that I will find a
collaborative colleague to do some amazing and innovative things with,
while serving as a librarian.
John Green: @johngreen (Young Adult Author)
Bio:
I am an author (The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down,
etc.), YouTuber (vlogbrothers, crashcourse), and a person who does not
cast movies. (Dates Followed: June 10, 2018 - July 17, 2018)
Summary of Tweets
June 10, 2018
June 10, 2018
VidCon
seems like an interesting conference and gathering of people. I had
not heard of this gathering before viewing this sneak peek of VidCon
2018. The Green brothers created this conference to allow people who
create online videos to meet with others and share ideas. I wanted to
learn more about this conference so I traveled to the official website
for VidCon. The Green brothers are quite entertaining and innovative.
Before reading Turtles All the Way Down, I had not known about the Green brothers.
June 11, 2018
My
two sons have joined this game craze. I used John's playing the game
as a window into understanding what this game is all about. It proved
to be a very entertaining video. I was able to use what I learned from
the video to talk with my sons about the game. Watching and reflecting
on this video, has helped me to see that I could watch videos about
current games that my student patrons are enjoying. I could use this
information to help me better understand some of their interests and to
make some connections with them.
June 12, 2018
Oh,
the tears! I had read about this article, "You May Want to Marry My
Husband", and was so touched by it. I was wanting to know the rest of
the story, I was wanting to hear how Jason was doing. Hearing him share
his grief was so powerful, and also comforting, to hear how he and his
children are getting along. I found myself revisiting the grief of
losing my mother to cancer, and relating to how we must give ourselves
permission to continue living and to learn to enjoy life in the absence
of our loved ones.
June 13, 2018
My
husband introduced me to Mental Floss years ago, but I was not aware of
this video series. Such fun, candy for the brain, getting to watch
these videos. I'm planning on sharing these videos with my husband,
he's going to really enjoy them.
June 15, 2018
With
all the news of refugees in the media, this is a wonderful video to
view. It seems that so much of the news about refugees is not good
news. This would be a good video to share with some my colleagues as
they are sharing current events, citizenship, immigrants, and people in
our community. Sharing this with students offers a them a window and
for some a mirror into what many refugees hope to find in their new
homeland.
July 13, 2018
Just
for fun, Crash Course caught my eye! It was very interesting to learn
about Moliere and the history of his plays. It was interesting that he
faced censorship and adversity because of his plays. The Catholic
Church took a stand against him and his work. The church also threaten
its patrons against reading or watching his plays. Moliere ended up
having to rewrite several of his plays to be able to have them
performed.
July 17, 2018
Being
a fan of tomatoes, this tweet intrigued me. True to form, John has
created an entertaining and witty video on eating 213 tomatoes. After
watching the video I learned about some new tomatoes, that I may
consider growing next spring. I also have a new recipe to try out.
John Schu: @MrSchuReads (Librarian)
Bio:
Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic. Lecturer at Rutger.
2014 Newberry Committee member. Represented by @Molly_ONeill. (Opinions
shared are my own.) (Dates Followed: June 12, 2018 - July 20, 2018)
Summary of Tweets
June 12, 2018
June 12, 2018
This
is a great idea to create library book buzz. I'm excited about this
way of sharing books with my future patrons. It's a quick blurb that
shares positive book buzz with others. I'll have to create a birthday
book list to share.
June 28, 2018
I've
come to discover that John Schu is a valuable resource for learning
about new books. I appreciate that the books he often shares are not
the same set of books that I learn about from Dr. Lesesne's book
recommendations on Twitter. This difference makes it clear that I will
need to follow many experts in the field to learn about more books.
What
a great reading campaign! This video helped me to learn more about who
John Schu is and his passion for sharing the love of reading with
children. It was nice to hear him speak and watch his interactions with
the students.
July 18, 2018
I had to listen to this podcast, because I'm a fan of Princess Black.
Wow, this was a powerful podcast. When I first wanted to share this
book with my class, I was hesitant in sharing it, because I was
concerned that it may not have been well received by all my students.
After giving it a book talk and sharing the first chapter with the
students, the whole class, including the boys that I was concerned would
put up a fuss, wanted to finish the whole book. The whole class
enjoyed reading it, and wanted to read more books in this series.
Shannon Hale has created a book that is not written just for girls. She
has written a book that is written for readers to enjoy.
July 20, 2018
12,What
a wonderful talk to hear. This was a very powerful and inspirational
speech shared by Grace Lin. After hearing it and reflecting on her
words, I feel like I have better insight on how I can help my students
to have more windows to the world around them. I can also see how my
collection of books that are available for the children to read, should
be ones that encompass all of them. I knew this already, but hearing
her experience has helped me to see that this must be one of the pillars
that I put in place for my students. While I was mindful of this, I
think that Grace Lin’s words will help me to be more focused and
diligent on having a collection of books that create windows and mirrors
for my students.
July 20, 2018
On
the topic of diversity in our book collection, this was another tweet
that I wanted to read about. It has been my hope in sharing books with
my students to create windows and mirrors for them, but I’m not sure
that I have been as intentional as I will need to be in this effort.
Authors and publishers are aware of this need, and are being very
intentional in the works that are being created and published. This
post is just continued proof that as I build to my own personal
classroom library and then school library that I will need to be mindful
of my students and make sure that they have books that are diverse.
YALSA: @yalsa (Literary Organization)
Bio: Tweets from YALSA staff. For more than 60 years, YALSA has worked to build the capacity of libraries and library staff to engage, serve and empower all teens. (Dates Followed: June 13, 2018 - July 23, 2018)
Summary of Tweets
June 13, 2018
This
summer while I have been taking YA Lit, I have also been taking
Collections 1. Much of my classwork for Collections has been focused on
library services. This post was something I wanted to learn more about
for several reasons. I wanted to see how they approached reaching out
to this population of patrons, use it as a way to gather ideas on
outreach, and get some speaking points on this area of outreach.
July 1, 2018
Since
I am working toward the future and being mindful of implementing the
ISTE standards with my future patrons, this post stood out to me. I
find this infographic to be helpful to see, helpful to share with
others, and just helpful to use in planning. I like how it is
organized, showing and implementing what a student-centered approach
looks like.
July 11, 2018
Minecraft
has been all the rage for many years now. Using the platform as a way
to create a virtual setting for books and learning that the students are
doing, seems to be an innovative way to create and extend their
learning and reflections on what they have read. I have heard about
teachers using Minecraft with the students to allow them to create
historic villages like the ones that they are studying about. I was
interested in hearing more about this concept to consider as possible
activities to do with my future patrons, and as an idea to share with my
colleagues.
July 12, 2018
Makerspaces
are an innovative way to extend the reach and appeal of how a library
is used by its patrons. I wanted to explore this concept and work
toward creating what this space could look like in my classroom and in
my future library. Creating makerspaces in the library is one way to
create a library program that is centered on learning, but also works
toward creating the library to be the heart of the school.
July 19, 2018
Keeping
diversity in my mind, this post is a good visual reminder of things to
consider in working toward keeping and building a diverse library
collection. This would be a good visual to share with teachers and
other library stakeholders in setting annual goals for classroom
libraries and the school libraries.
July 20, 2018
I
do feel like I have more experience working with books for the
children’s portion of the library, but I’m not as informed as I feel I
will need to be for young adults. I did look for posts that were
targeted toward young adults and how to best serve these patrons.
Moving forward, I will continue to read articles and posts that are
focused on these patrons, helping me to improve services for young
adults.
July 23, 2018
This
is a great resource for offering after school training for students and
teachers. I have been considering how I could incorporate after school
technology training to teachers and students, so this tweet was
interesting to me. I had not heard of the Afterschool Program, and can
see that with the resources and materials that it offers its users, it
is going to be a helpful resource for me to help share the needed 21st
century learning with my patrons.
Scholastic: @Scholastic (Publisher)
Bio: The official Twitter account of Scholastic. Named a Forbes 2017 Best Large Employer! (Dates Followed: June 16, 2018 - July 23, 2018)
Summary of Tweets
June 16, 2018
The
"Summer Slide", is real. Knowing this to be true, this tweet caught my
eye and peaked my interest to see more. This tweet speaks to the fact
that we as educators still have an opportunity to improve our
communication with parents on the importance of literacy and skills
practice while the students are not participating in the routines and
rigor of school.
July 10, 2018
In
wanting to create ways to promote books and buzz for the library, this
concept is interesting. I like the idea of sharing a snack with the
patrons and complete a quick book talk. I plan on adding this idea to
possible future ideas for me to implement in the library.
July 11, 2018
Glad to see that Esperanza Rising
continues to be recognized for the quality of writing that I feel that
it is. This is an amazing book to share with students both a window and
a mirror to them about the experiences of some immigrants and their
families. Scholastic continues to create resources for educators to
help them as they share literacy with their students.
July 14, 2018
Audiobooks
have been around for many years, and are an important format to be
included in libraries. This tweet caught my attention in that I
thoroughly enjoy listening to audiobooks. I've checked my libraries
audiobook collection with this in mind, and can see that we will need to
continue to add to our audiobook collection each year. Looking at the
public libraries collection of audiobooks, is also helpful to see that
to best serve our diverse patrons, we need to make sure our library
collection offers many different formats to access our book collection.
July 17, 2018
Mermaids,
unicorns, and narwhales are popular right now with my students, so this
book got my attention. I took a sneak peek of it, and can see that
this is a book and the others in the series, that I will need to share
and add to my library collection. It is interesting how unicorns and
mermaids were popular when I was a kid, and now they're quite popular
again. From this tweet I'm reflecting on how just sharing the cover of a
book and a summary, is helpful to teachers. I want to think about this
concept further to see how I can best use this concept with my future
patrons.
July 23, 2018
I have not read the first book Dragon Rider,
but dragons are interesting, so I listened to this podcast. The
insight shared was interesting and enjoyable. It was nice to hear the
thoughtfulness that editors and authors put in to thinking about how
their readers will understand and process the story. It was also nice
to hear Cornelia Funke reading a portion of her book. I wish all
authors would record audiobooks for their books, so that the readers
could experience the story the way its author intended it to be read.
Donalyn Miller: @donalynbooks (Teacher)
Summary of Tweets
June 4, 2018
I'm
thinking through the best ways to share new books and book buzz in the
library, so this tweet looked interesting. I followed it to the site
BookRiot.com. I was not aware of this site or how it could be used as a
resource for learning more about books. It offers podcast and posts on
a wide-range of literature. It looks like this cite could prove to be a
good resource to use in the future.
June 6, 2018
Upon
reflecting on this tweet and others like it, I can see that following
experts in the literacy community is going to be very helpful. After
following these experts and seeing that they each have shared different
books, it will be very beneficial for a librarian to employ some time to
participating in social media as a way to learn more about current
books.
June 15, 2018
Several things stick out to me from this post. One thing is to consider getting a subscription to the School Library Journal.
Another is Donalyn's comment on struggling readers. Her thoughts of
not calling them struggling readers is something to consider. After
attending a Teachers College workshop, I'm seeing that for many of these
students, they need the freedom to choose what they would like to
read. They also need their teachers and librarians to take the time to
get to know them and for their teachers and librarians to work toward
helping the students to find materials to read that they enjoy.
July 15, 2018
The
NCTE has so many valuable resources for educators. This is a great
initiative to help educators to be aware of the wealth of books and
resources for them to use with their students. I have been wondering
what were some of the ways that the experts were going about helping
teachers to have knowledge of these books, and this does seem to be a
great way of going about it.
July 19, 2018
I
appreciated the thoughts behind this post. While encouraging our
students to read, we do need to be mindful of our interactions with
students, as they are reading and selecting books. There is value in
having students read on their reading level, there is also great value
in allowing them to read books that are interesting to them. A
beginning and developing reader does need to practice reading on their
reading level, but their reading level should not limit them from
reading beyond that.
July 25, 2018
This
topic appears to be one that I need to read and learn more about.
Because I have seen the benefit of students choosing their own books to
read, and I've also seen the benefits of them reading within their
reading range. It does seem like a teacher or librarian could work with
the reader to help them understand more about their reading preferences
and also help them to find books that will fit them as a reader, where
ever they are in their reading ability.
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