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Digital Citizenship
As I was searching for content for some new posts, I came across a blog, written by Dr. Kristen Mattson, a high school Library Media Center Director in Illinois. She has done a lot of work around the topic of digital citizenship for students. Digital citizenship is the refers to…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – QWERTY Keyboard
Program Name: QWERTY (digital literacy) What: This could be any number of programs about digital literacy – I was super excited I figured out a “Q” word library program! If you have a small budget and no access to a computer lab, there are ways to create children’s programs on coding…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Intergenerational Programs
Program Name: Tech Night What: This program is offered once a month at my library and involves one-on-one tech support with high school volunteers. These volunteers help adults and seniors make better use of the technology they have – cell phones, tablets and laptops. They’ll teach them how to access Overdrive (to…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Ancestry
Program Name: Trace Your Roots What: We have offered a few sessions on using the library edition of Ancestry.com to trace a person’s family lineage. This program consists of learning what Ancestry.com has available, other resources that may be of some assistance and a short time ensuring that patrons understand how to…
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Screen Time – When, What, How Much?
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) just released a new report on screen time for young children. And although it definitely is a change from what was originally suggested, there are a lot of similiarities, but with the ability to adjust your time in front of a screen as a…
