Lia Sant-Geronikolou

Lia Sant-Geronikolou, Greece, Secondary, Further, Adult

Multicultural by descent, multilingual by choice, having a true passion for education and culture, holding a Bachelor's degree in FLT and currently involved in LIL projects, I take a multidisciplinary approach to Instructional Design and Information Literacy always trying to come up with inspirational, engaging, innovating ideas of how to best assist both learners and instructors develop their full potential.

Lia Sant edufolio
Reaching out to fellow educators and learning facilitators, with dedication to the Information Science profession, daily spreading the word on new services, structures and strategies for helping reshape the Teaching Landscape.

My blog is all about Learning Networks, Learning enhancement apps, skills and initiatives, librarianship news and T & D opportunities, information literacy, life long learning, edtech, instructional design – elearning theories and Social Media in the service of education.

Theme: Education 2.0, edtech, 21st century skills, elearning, Library 2.0, instructional design, information literacy, web 2.0 tools, content curation

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Beatrice Krause

Beatrice Krause, Zurich, Switzerland, Adult, Tertiary, Internet, Social Media, Information Literacy

Born in Switzerland, grew up in Bavaria. Studied Information Management at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover. Worked at Newsmagazine Focus Magazin in Munichand and several other jobs.

Now Trainer for Internet Searching, Information Literacy, Social Media and eDidactics.

NETZ.KULTUR.LERNEN
NET. The Internet has become an important part for many people. CULTURE. Like every new medium, it changes the society and creating a new culture. LEARNING. To handle this means, not only use search engines or social media, but also to learn to understand the Internet.

Blog4search
Blog about Searching the Internet and Social Media

Theme: internet, searching, google, social media, information literacy, education, elearning, social learning, edidactics

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Nicola McNee

Nicola McNee, UK, Secondary

I am a school librarian working in Bath, UK. My interests are in digital literacy, e-safety and encouraging young people to develop a personal learning network through social media.

Nicola's Learning Log
Reflections on teaching and learning and the new social media tools.

Linked to teaching blogs - OK Revision and OK Online

Theme: school libraries, libraries, digital literacy, esafety, personal learning networks, web2.0, reading, storytelling, books, ebooks, independent learning, information skills, information literacy

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Julie Greller

Julie Greller, USA, Primary, Secondary

I've been an educational media specialist since 1987, and currently work in a junior-senior high school in New Jersey. I love photography and reading.

A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet
Started in 2007, A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet shares technology resources for K-12 teachers. The blog links to the companion web site, which contains thousands of links for the classroom teacher.

Theme: free technology resources, K-12 teacher resources, technology integration, educational technology, information literacy, digital literacy, instructional technology integration, free resources for teachers

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Anne Weaver

Anne Weaver, Australia, Primary, Secondary, Adult, Library

Head of Library and Information Services at at a Years 5-12 Catholic girls' school in Brisbane that is focused on the role of technology and libraries in engaging the school community in learning and preparing them for the rapidly changing world of the 21st Century.

READINGPOWER
This blog is a journal of my writing about a school and its library; both of which are focused on enduring beliefs and values, in the context of a high tech, high media world, and the essential role of education in making the world a better place for everyone.

READINGPOWER A School Library Journal - old blog
The blog is a journal of articles from the library shared with the school community each week in the school email newsletter, and the blog also provides resources to assist those interested in developing their own blogs and other technologies.

Theme: library, reading, information literacy, Web 2.0, technology, learning, teaching, books, school

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Joyce Valenza

Joyce Valenza, USA, K-12

Joyce Kasman Valenza loves her work as the librarian at Springfield Township High School (PA)!

For ten years, she was the techlife@school columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Joyce is the author of Power Tools, Power Research Tools and Power Tools Recharged for ALA Editions. She currently blogs for School Library Journal.

NeverendingSearch
Integrating technology into the learning process, information, communication, and library stuff.

Theme: school libraries, information literacy, information fluency, learning, 2.0, teacher-librarians, tools

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Xiaotangcai

Xiaotangcai, China, Kids, Adults, Education

Librarian of South China University of Technology, focus on information literacy education.

xiaotangcai's garden
Information literacy education.

Theme: information literacy, library, IL

Jacqui Cyrus

Jacqui Cyrus, USA, Tertiary, Professional Development

Jacqui Cyrus, born and raised in San Francisco, CA, is now the Instructional Technologist for the School of Education at the University of Guam. She teaches and does research in 4 areas: (1) Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), (2) Instructional Technology (IT), (3) Assistive and Adaptive Technology (AT), and Information Literacy (IL). Her students are primarily teachers -- both pre-service (student teachers) and in-service (practicing teachers). Her teaching and recent publications emphasize how to incorporate education technology into the P-12 content curriculum.

Her first Master's degree is in TESOL where she developed an interest in CALL (computer-assisted language learning) and CAELL (computer-assisted English language learning). Her second Master's degree is in computer-assisted instruction. Her doctorate is in instructional technology from Texas Tech University.

Her classes are taught via the course management system MOODLEROOMS. Students are introduced to 5 technology tools for course management purposes: MOODLE, del.icio.us, Google Interactive Apps, Blogger, and Firefox. In addition, students are introduced to 9 - 12 Web 2.0 technology tools with which they become familiar and make decisions about which ones to use and how to incorporate them into their curricula.

Tech Notes
This blog is for faculty and administrators.

Ed-Tech Teacher
This blog is for instructional technology teachers and contains various postings about educational design and instructional technology (EDIT) that involve introducing pre-service teachers to the various uses of technology tools for learning and teaching.

Themes: instructional technology, TESOL, computer-assisted language learning, information literacy, pre-service teachers, technology integration, Web 2.0

Camilla Elliott

Camilla Elliott, Australia, Secondary, School Library, Web 2.0

Network Manager and Head Teacher-Librarian at a Catholic secondary college in country Victoria, Australia. Long standing interest in the value of integrating ICT into the curriculum to create engaging learning environments.

Winner of the School Library Association of Victoria John Ward Award in 2004 for ‘demonstrating an outstanding contribution to learning and teaching’. Keen networker and ‘flat earth’ advocate. Passionate believer in the power of networks.

Also maintain the Linking for Learning website and the Touring Antarctica webquest.

Linking for Learning

Edubeacon - offline
This blog provides a venue to examine new and emerging technologies suitable for application to the 21st century learner with a particular emphasis on ICT integration, digital literacy and Web 2.0 resources.

It works in conjunction with my Linking for Learning website.

Theme: web 2.0, 21st century learning, teacher-librarians, learning and teaching, educational leadership, information literacy

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Karen McIntyre

Karen McIntyre, USA, Primary, Library

I am a storyteller and teacher-librarian. I was a public librarian for ten years prior to making the move to school library. I discovered the Internet in 1993 when a high school junior showed it to me on the computer which controlled our school’s satellite dish.

I began this journey with a 300 baud modem and a belief that curiosity and the availability of information would make a huge difference for my high school students.

Just thinking
Musings about cyberlife, school, reading, literacy, and technology integration.

Theme: technology integration , storytelling, critical thinking, information literacy, media literacy

Siona Murray

Siona Murray, North Wales, UK, Further Education, Library 2.0

A library school graduate working in FE for two years, I wanted to try and open another channel of communication in the college between the library and the students. The Reader Development Group in the library has been working hard to challenge student perceptions and become a more inclusive environment.

Teaching staff have embraced new technology through Moodle and the blog itself, and are now regular contributors and commentators. This also helps to validate the content of the subject posts. We are now hoping to encourage more student interaction and contributions to make the blog even more relevant to their learning experience at the college.

LibeRaCe's Library Blog
Started in September 2007, the library blog team (just me!) aims to update the site daily with news, stock reviews, cross college info, links to useful peer reviewed resources, create subject specific posts, highlight free educational sites and generally try to be a one stop shop for staff, students and visitors basic information needs.

We also answer information questions sent to the blog by our students and present information that can be accessed by students with differing levels of ICT skills.

Theme: active learning, adult education, book reviews, college, community college, further education, information literacy, library, libraries, resources, social media, teaching & learning, wordpress

Site Theme: alevels, art & design, beauty therapy, catering, childcare, citizenship, engineering, english, environment, fashion, geography, graphic novels, manga, hairdressing, history, ICT, music, painting & decorating, plumbing, psychology, science, sociology, sport, tourism, welsh baccalaureate

Mary Woodard

Mary Woodard, USA, Primary, Secondary, All Subjects

I am the Director of Library Services for a PreK – 12 school district of 45 campuses in Texas.

The Top Shelf
Essential information for school librarians.

The OLD Top Shelf - old blog

Theme: school libraries, technology, reading, information literacy, professional development, staff development

Doug Johnson

Doug Johnson, USA, K-12, Educational Technology

Doug Johnson has been the Director of Media and Technology for the Mankato Public Schools since 1991 and has served as an adjunct faculty member of Minnesota State University, Mankato since 1990. His teaching experience has included work in grades K-12 in schools both here and in Saudi Arabia. He is the author of four books: The Indispensable Librarian, The Indispensable Teacher’s Guide to Computer Skills, Teaching Right from Wrong in the Digital Age and Machines are the Easy Part; People are the Hard Part.

His regular columns appear in Library Media Connection, Leading & Learning magazines and on the Education World website, and his articles have appeared in over forty books and periodicals. Doug has conducted workshops and given presentations for over 130 organizations throughout the United States as well as in Malaysia, Kenya, Thailand, Germany, Qatar, Canada, Chili, the UAE and Australia and has held a variety of leadership positions in state and national organizations, including ISTE and AASL.

Blue Skunk Blog
Doug Johnson's musings on schools, libraries, technology and life.

Theme: k-12 education, humour, school technology, libraries, library media centers, information literacy, ethics

Jennifer Lubke

Jennifer Lubke, East Tennessee, USA, Secondary, Language Arts

I am a secondary language arts teacher/learner with 11 years classroom experience. I am currently pursuing a graduate degree in instructional technology at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and am most passionate about the field of media education, especially understanding how adolescents use media outside the confines of the traditional classroom.

How might educators tap into this in ways that add relevance and rigor to our course content and, at the same time, teach young people to engage more critically and responsibly with all forms of new and electronic media? The current focus of my graduate work is the use of web-based tools and applications in building virtual learning communities to support the mentoring and induction of new and novice teachers.

ThinkTime
This is the online home of my personal learning network, a place where I share questions and reflections on ed tech, media, and information literacy.

Theme: technology, instructional technology, media, media education, media literacy, information literacy, web2.0, collaboration, mentoring, eMentoring, teachers, professional development, networking, social media, school reform

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