SLJ: Librarian and Steampunk
Fan Set to Rock ISTE


WOW! Thank you Lauren Barak & School Library Journal for the lovely article -(update: that doesn't work anymore! Doh!)  pinch me!
I hope my principal Mr. Donyall Dickey doesn't get irked by the last line...but I'm ready to help him set up his blog.....when he's ready! He's a great Admin, very supportive & inspiring, and has a lot to share! He also wrote a book! "The Integrated Approach to Student Achievement: A results-driven model for improving performance, leadership, and the culture of instruction at your school"
I would love to inspire all Admins to share more with the community in an ongoing conversation their hopes, dreams, & plans for their kids! No need to have JUST a newsletter home - an Admin can have an online relationship and inspire the world!

A great list of Admin blogs can be found in this excellent blog post by Mrs. Smoke called Educational Blogs You Should Be Investigating

And yes, dear readers...I did admit in the interview that I was "obnoxious!" I wonder what my Mom is going to say about *that!* LOL (I swear I DO *try* & filter!) - but I'm very happy to have been able to "represent" teacher librarians, MHMS, HCPSS, Maryland, MSET, ISTE, & the Steampunk aesthetic! Oh and middle school goofballs everywhere!

I do want to ROCK the ISTE Board of Directors...In a *GOOD* way! [grins]

I'm flattered & humbled by dear friend Andrea Christman quoting:
"One of my favorite lines, “We call libraries the laboratories for lifelong learning and no one represents that better than Gwyneth.” Don Knezek (ISTE CEO) gets it! I totally don’t think your principal will mind the last sentence. You didn’t make a specific comment about YOUR principal, just principals in general. AND IT’S TRUE! Maybe your principal will ask you what blogging is and let you mentor them in that reflective piece of their practice! You can show them one of Eric Sheninger’s recent blog post on “Why Blog? or Peter Pappas’ Jan. 2010 post on the “Reflective Principal”
I was also humbled & flattered by these Twitter RT's
scsdmedia brightideasblog RT @AuntyTech: “If a TL doesn’t have a strong Web presence, she’s doing her students and herself an incredible disservice” - @gwynethjones

For those of you who have stumbled across this blog via the SLJ article, HI! Welcome! Please follow me on Twitter & tweet me so I can follow you back by adding @gwynethjones in your tweet - I can't wait to add you to my PLN and get to know & learn from you!

Let me know what you think of the article :-)

And OMG! So to happily file under "when it rains, it pours!" I just found out this blog was named Blog-O'-The-Month by Scott Merrick, Oh Virtual Learning Blog & the Bloggers' Hut on ISTE Island in Second Life! What the WHAT!? Thank you so much, Scott!


Thank you Voters from Bloggers' Hut on ISTE Island! Here I am in SL at the Bloggers' Hut hut where you can sorta see my blog in the background all dressed up in my Victorian finery to thank the voters!  Visit there to vote for September's Nominations....details soon to be released!


Comments

  1. dianeAugust 3, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    Please continue to rock the boat and rock on!

    ReplyDelete
  2. @GwynethJones - The Daring LibrarianAugust 7, 2010 at 1:26 PM

    Thank you dear friend - your support & friendship has made such a difference in my life this year - I am SO blessed!
    Loves ya!
    ~Gwynnie

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Makerspace for Little or Nothing

Image
Makerspace for Little or Nothing You don't have to spend thousands of dollars to start a Makerspace area. You don't have to have a designated room or rip out bookcases. You can even have a Makerspace on a cart! When we have testing in our Library, I put all our Makerspace stuff on an AV cart and roll it into our server room.  This post evolved from a previous post called Makerspace Starter Kit Updated where I had some of these idea, but I felt that it deserved it's own expanded post. You can take baby steps into the Maker Movement.  I've been saying that for 7 years or so....long before I blogged about it, I tried it out. Yeah, sometimes I try things on the sly to see if they are blogworthy for you! Now....having said that..... WARNING: Controversial Opinion Ahead.  I'm not 100% sold, even after 7 years of talking about the Maker Movement, that it's something that's here to stay and not just a fad. Even though I've (without knowing it!)
Keep reading

Makerspace Starter Kit Updated

Image
Three years ago I shared my Makerspace Starter Kit with you or what I was buying to boost our Makerspace area using four empty Library study carrels that no longer held desktop Macs.  That post has consistently been one of the most viewed posts every week for years and years - with more than 83 THOUSAND views, gee whiz! (Crazy, right?) So, I thought maybe it was time to update it!*  Since then, I've had some major Makerspace successes and a couple dismal (and expensive) Makerspace failures!  So, here's the latest for ya'll with the good, the bad, and the bloody awful! Our MHMS Makerspace How it works: Kids can come in before the 1st period late bell rings, during lunch, or when they've finished their work in class to explore, craft, and create in the Library Media Center. It's not a "class" or an organized offering. It's a free form optional offering of constructivist learning and creativity! It's not as big as some and it hasn't tak
Keep reading

Curating the Happy for Your Future Self

Image
Teacher Tip #112 Teacher Self-Care:  Create a Happy Folder In my School Library Media office desk I had a manilla folder where I carefully tucked all the hand written notes from kiddos & parents to read on a rainy day. I also SHAMELESSLY would first tape them to my office door (let the other teachers internally writhe with envy!)  Nah, really just to keep me motivated and also show the kiddos I appreciated their heartfelt little notes!  But.....before I tucked it away tenderly or taped it to my door, I took a picture of it and uploaded it to Flickr. A digital Happy Folder that pays back dividends of warm fuzzies and motivations for your future self.  Because, let's not kid ourselves, being an educator right now is HARD.  Start this habit NOW.  Don't be like me and wait 10 or 15 years. OK, some of that was because cell phones and digital cameras weren't as handy and as ubiquitous back then. But do your future self a favor, there will be days when you will need it.  Make
Keep reading