Thanks to the 5 Minute Librarian for sharing a great post on the features of Canva for Work and the tip that Canva is free for non-profits and charitable organizations. What is Canva? It’s a […]
Social Media & Marketing Workshop
Thanks to the Schenectady County Public Library for hosting last Friday’s Social Media & Marketing workshop This was part 1 of a 3 part workshop series being sponsored by: Capital District Library Council Mohawk Valley […]
Job opening: Empire State Library Network Projects Coordinator
What a great part-time job opportunity. A terrific chance to learn more about library systems in NY and network with lots of library folks. POSITION AVAILABLE Empire State Library Network (formerly the NY3Rs), an organization […]
Instagram Landing Pages
Does it make you nutsy when you want to know more about something really interesting on Instagram and the account’s profile link simply dumps you on the main page of a web site or blog, […]
Teaching with Infographics Workshop
I’m looking forward to leading two workshops on Teaching with Infographics on Friday March 11 at Rockland BOCES School Library System. The resources for our workshop can be found on the Teaching with Infographics Workshop […]
kiddle, kidrex, search engines for kids?
(update: March 2, 2016 – Check the comments below for updates and additional links) Kiddle.co Lots of folks are sharing links to kiddle.co, supposedly a new kids search tool and touting it as an answer […]
Nearpod is launching 3D Virtual Field Trips
Nearpod is launching 3D Virtual Field Trips and also offering an opportunity to apply for classroom viewing kits. This Wall Street journal article, Virtual Reality Learns How to Get Into the Classroom, provides some interesting […]
Teen Tech Week & Triller App
YALSA’s Teen Tech Week is coming up soon – March 6-12 This year’s theme is Create It At Your Library. Lots of fun resources on the Teen Tech Week website including a Creative Writing & […]
Accessibility Workshop
In October, I had the pleasure of giving a presentation on Website Accessibility at the ILEAD NY workshop in Utica, NY. I’d planned to write up my notes to accompany the slides, since the slides […]
Podcast Profile
Ever want to know what podcasts your friends are listening to? Or share your own favorites? Podcast Profile is a simple way create a nice list of your podcasts, complete with cover art and links […]
#ColorOurCollections
What fun! A growing list of libraries, archives and museums are creating coloring pages for the #ColorOurCollections event running from Feb 1 to 5. Started by the New York Academy of Medicine and the Biodiversity […]
ZEEF for Curation and Discovery
While updating the Cool Tools for Schools lesson on Curation today, I ran across ZEEF, a curation platform that in some ways harkens back to early days of web directories like Yahoo’s subject guides and […]