Tools & Tutorials

Tools & Tutorials

This page includes resources for Librarians, Educators, Students, and Parents and Guardians on how to use a variety of tools for digital learning, ensuring mental wellness, preparing for college and more.

General Resources

Free Online Courses on Artificial Intelligence

UDemy’s ChatGPT, Midjourney, Firefly, Bard, DALL-E, AI Crash Course

Learn how to use AI Tools in just 15 minutes, starting with ChatGPT, Midjourney, Google Bard, Adobe Firefly and DALL-E.

Coursera’s AI for Everyone

A beginner-level course to gain insight into AI and learn the fundamentals.

Daily-AI Workshop: A Curriculum to Learn About the Potential of AI 

Hands-on and computer-based activities on AI concepts, ethical issues in AI, creative expression using AI, and how AI relates to your future.

Librarian Resources

How & Why to Conduct a Library Diversity Audit

It is critical for librarians to have collection development policies inclusive of DEI principles, including a regularly occuring diversity audit. The following website illustrates why diversity audits are important, how to conduct them, and provides additional resources and tutorials for improving your library's collection management policies.

https://sites.google.com/sjsu.edu/library-diversity-audits?usp=sharing


Contributed by Amanda Lawrence, Spring 2023

Librarian's Guide to Help Student Research

This document provides librarians with a guide on how to help K-12 students with their research work outside of the library. It covers how to get started with research but allows students to explore their own methods.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J9jq6IX9Q5UURfTrszr7DJqQWxN8xkh5KeSG3PfmRko/edit 

AI and Libraries Webinar Recording 

Access this past webinar and its information to learn more about AI and its potential applications in libraries of all sizes and types.

https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/AI-and-libraries.html 

Educator Resources

Instructional Technology Based Resources

Commonly Used Classroom Apps & Websites 

Library Database Tutorials & Resources

Social Emotional Resources

Student Resources

 Commonly Used Classroom Website Tutorials

 Homework Help

Parent & Guardian Resources 

General Resources

These resources below provide parents, guardians, and caregivers with information to help find solutions and recommendations for just about any situation

Parenting Guides: Health, School, Social Skills  Pre-K- College - Today

Resources for Parents and Families

United States Department of Education

College Resources

Financial Literacy

Helping Your Child With Special Needs

Homework Help

Technology Based Websites & Information