Technology

Overview Think Box:  For an wider view of technology and its possibilities, consider this expanded role description that credentialed librarians might lead in your school.

Discovery Think Box: Go to a state or national convention where librarians and tech specialists are presenting, and you begin to soak in new ideas that are happening. Take an idea tour and add it to your discussion list at your school. What frontiers are portraying excitement, creativity and engaging learners?

Reinvention Think Box: It takes time and vision to reinvent libraries into learning commons, but the author demonstrates this change that got started just before the era of the pandemic. Discuss with your school the beginnings such as these and how to learn from the pandemic a continued journey forward and even more radical ideas as technology continues to evolve in ways to really affect learning.

Modern Library Think Box: Post pandemic possibilities for library technology as central to deeper learning and creativity are recommended here as another list of ideas to consider as you reinvent the idea of library at your school.

Modern Library Think Box: Realizing the value of the school library is critical during this crossroad of analog and digital learning. Librarians negotiate how to support students and staff with library resources, introduce new technologies and equip students with the tenets of digital and information literacy. This article highlights the many important roles that libraries and librarians play in the modern education system.

Micro Documentation Think Box:  In this book chapter eight highlights the contribution of technology to teaching and learning with an emphasis on tools, SAMR model, and purposes while always questioning technology's effectiveness and  efficiency.  Check out documentation measures at the learner, teaching unit, and organization levels. 

SAMR Model Think Box:  Watch John Spencer discuss how technology can transform student learning using the SAMR Model.

Author of SAMR Model, Dr. Puentedura Think Box:  Watch Dr. Puentedura explain his SAMR Model and apply it to transformative learning through the use of technology.