March 7th, 2010 by vslainfo
Registration opens Monday, March 8 for the Dynamic Landscapes 2.0: Synergy at Work, to be held May 13 & 14, 2010. Information and registration here
Vermont School Librarians put their collective best foot forward, and there will be 3 “library” strands each day (of 9). Overall, there are 70 fabulous sessions to select from, all of which will be of interest to librarians as well as teachers, technology specialists, and administrators. Keynote speakers will be nationally acclaimed school librarian Debbie Abilock of NoodleTools.com and international educational technology leader Ruben Puentedura. Endnote speakers will be Tom Corbett of Cushing Academy, which eliminated books from its library last fall, and Ed Barry, who will speak on the new Vermont technology integration “scenarios.”
Register early- the Dynamic Landscapes Conference frequently sells out before the EarlyBird registration closes. For those intending to spend Wednesday or Thursday night in the Burlington area hotels & motels, be aware that St. Michael’s College Graduation 2010 is May 12 and 13, so you will need to reserve a room as soon as possible. Information on accommodations, dining, etc., can be found via the search function at the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce website.
Hope to see you at the Dynamic Landscapes 2.0 Conference in May!
Sue Furry-Irish,
Conference Coordinator
January 25th, 2010 by vslainfo
originally posted 1/11/10
Dear Colleagues,
The official call for presenters for the joint VSLA-VITA-Learn Spring Conference, “Dynamic Landscapes 2.0: Synergy at Work”, is out. All library related workshops should be emailed to me, and I will pass them on to Ed Barry, the conference coordinator. Please email them to me as soon as possible at suzanne.irish@cesu.k12.vt.us .
Continue reading ‘Call for Presenters’
January 18th, 2010 by vslainfo
On December 30, Sue Furry-Irish and Sue Monmaney met with Ed Barry of VITA-Learn to finalize plans for a joint VSLA/VITA-Learn Spring 2010 conference, to be called “Dynamic Landscapes 2.0: Synergy at Work.” This exciting 2-day conference will be held at Champlain College May 13th and 14th, building upon the successful Dynamic Landscapes Conferences of the past by blending in workshops of special interest to library media specialists and their extended communities. In addition, a special dinner with guest speaker will be offered for Thursday evening, May 13th. The entire 2-day program will create an unprecedented gathering of educators with different job titles who share the same media literacy goals. Continue reading ‘Save the Date for “Dynamic Landscapes 2.0: Synergy at Work”’
October 24th, 2008 by vslainfo
Vermont School Library Fall Conference: Making Connections
When: Thursday October 23rd 2008 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Where: U-32 School, Montpelier, Vermont
What: The VSLA Annual 1-Day Conference
Keynote: Susan Ballard: Director of Library, Media and Technology Services for the Londonderry (NH) School District.
Susan Ballard’s Handout (pdf) & Powerpoint presentation
Some of Susan’s documents that she links to in her Powerpoint can be found in this zip file :ballard-docs
Be sure to check out: Standards for the 21st Century Learner in Action from the AASL
Susan Hennessey, Harwood Union High School
Library Research with Web 2.0 Tools
Learn how to use current Web 2.0 technologies to help students search for, organize, and synthesize relevant, credible information. We will explore push technologies like Netvibes and Pageflakes, social bookmarking sites like Delicious and Diggo, and organizing tools from Intel and ReadWriteThink.org. Best of all, all of these tools are free to educators
See the VSLA Central Wiki & Susan’s Presentation Wiki Page
Pam Burke, Marlboro Elementary School & VSLA web person
Fun Connecting With Blogs
We’ll take a look at some excellent examples of using blogs in school library programs and discuss ways you can use this fun 2.0 technology to engage students. We’ll discuss best practices with blogs in the classroom, and ways to encourage your school to embrace these great learning tools. We’ll also look at how you can use blogs as a public relations tool to keep your library websites fresh & interesting.
Hands-On Fun With Blogs
In the afternoon, we’ll all register for a free blog with Edublogs and … play! We’ll try on some new themes, add some fun plugins, and learn a little about managing blogs. We’ll have time for lots of questions and if you’re interested I’ll show you some fun tricks too, like how you can grab your feed and display it on your existing website or use your delicious tags to maintain links on your blog. Registrants are encouraged to create a free Edublogs account before we meet; sign up at http://edublogs.org/
Pam’s Blog & Presentation Materials
Anne Gallivan, Barstow Memorial School Library & Mary Danko, Proctor Library
Book Talking & Web 2.0
Bringing Book Talks into the 21st century is easier than ever with all the great Web 2.0 technologies that are available. Anne Gallivan and Mary Danko will give an overview of different options for you to consider. Blogs, FaceBook, Delicous, Twitter & YouTube are just some of the social networking tools that can be adapted to publicize books to the tech savvy kids of today.
Mary Danko’s Slideshow & Anne Gallivan’s Slideshow (on Slideshare.net)
Michael Roche, Northeast Regional Library, Vermont Department of Libraries
Copyright in the Digital Age
Here is a zip file of Michael’s handouts (in Word format): copyright-vsla
Stephanie Chase, Stowe Free Library
Audiobooks & ListenUp Vermont
Find out about different formats (including mp3 cds and playaways), issues surrounding collection and downloadables, including DRM, copyright, and iPod compatibility.
Stephanie’s Handout (pdf) & The Listen Up! Vermont website
Peter Gould, performer and author of Write Naked spoke about his new book.
October 25th, 2007 by vslainfo
Pam Burke’s page of links to audiobook resources can be found here.
Lucie deLaBruere’s presentation materials (including videos!) are here.
A file of Shelia Kearns’ OPAC vendor information are here.
Check back soon for other links from the conference.