Talking Technology

      As I learned about the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) standards this week and in my class last semester, I will admit to being overwhelmed by the number of them and the high expectations set for school librarians and even the youngest learners. The library experience has come a long way from the simple story time and book checkout I have seen in most of my twenty years as a public school kindergarten teacher. However, this shift must occur as our information world has become so much more complex with technology and the sheer amount of accessible information.        The AASL and the International Society for Technology (ISTE) support this shift toward empowered learners, inquiry, engagement, collaboration, and digital citizenship. Both sets of standards are meant to broaden students' educational experiences in a modern world that requires them to be competent in information and digital literacies. The AASL standards emphasiz...

    I think the best place for me to start is at the Facebook post that I saw describing the snowfall that occurred in Jackson Hole, Wyoming around June 16, 2024. That sounded so strange to me and I decided that it probably was not true and decided to investigate. It took some time but I did find more evidence that this had happened but not on any national news sources. I still am not quite sure what happened, but I think it did. I start with this to highlight how much information there is out there and really how hard it is to ascertain what is true and what isn’t.       The ideas of information literacy, technology, and digital/media literacy are increasingly intertwined in education. We have to prepare students for the modern world. This week’s readings, resources, and podcast have  helped me to better my understand these interrelated concepts and their practical implications. Information literacy is being able to recognize when information is ...