Facebook/Twitter

Until this assignment I had never really searched different library pages on Facebook.  I learned that our county library has a Facebook and even though I know this is existed because we are a pretty big county I never thought to go look and check it out.  I also came across a lot of school library pages.  One high school library page that I came across was Cinco Ranch High School.  I really enjoyed this page because they were sharing what is going on in their library and in the community.  These events they were sharing are going on in the summer, so students can get plugged in else where during the summer.  This library is also open during the summer, but has different hours, which were posted.  I thought this was super cool because our libraries in my district are closed during the summer.  Another page I came across was Swenke Elementary Library in Cypress.  I also liked this page because it shared different activities or events that were going on at the school.  With the majority of the post there was a picture or a meme with it.  I thought this was great because pictures catch our eye.  All the Facebook pages I came across were fun and informative of what was going on in the school, the library, and the community.  Some just had more school things posted.  One advantage to having a Facebook page is that it gets the word out for your parents, students, and community to see.  This is a page they can go look to when they have a question or are curious about what is going on.  A disadvantage is that not everyone has a Facebook or might not allow their children to have one.  You would just want to make sure your important "need to knows" were on your website.     Overall, I think having a Facebook page for your school library is a plus.

Twitter is something that I am still getting comfortable with.  Most of the professors I already followed.  I love following them because I really enjoy how they post about all the different books they are reading.  I also like how if you have a question about a book, technology, or anything education you can post it and someone is quick to reply with an answer or lead you to an answer.  Twitter is so beneficial when it comes to wanting someone else's opinion about something.  If they don't know how to help or guide you they will lead you to someone who does.  I really enjoyed Jim Lerman's Twitter page.  Her shared about math, science, and critical thinking tools.  Something he shared that led you to his scoop that I explored deeper with was a post about De Bono's Critical thinking.  It discussed they different hats of critical thinking.  It told you what each color meant.  Jim Lerman (@jimlerman)   sco.lt/7bDtIn I enjoyed this one about critical thinking because it is something that I struggle with from day to day with my students.  You can use a lot of his stuff in the classroom and the library.  I felt that he shared a lot about taking your students the extra mile with creativity.  I also really enjoyed Kathy Schrock's page.  She shares different things and explains them a little.  I really liked this because it gets you more interested when you know a little bit about it.  For example, she posted about Padlet and Jabber and explained both in her post.  Twitter is just a great "go to" to be familiar with because you can find anything that is going to pertain to you about technology, books, and education in general.  I like that they all shared a little bit about their personal life too and what they are doing! Overall, I need to get more comfortable with Twitter.