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Most librarians are educators in one sense or another, even when the role is not explicit. The best teachers learn from others and learn by doing. This is a good rule for improving at virtually anything: Seeking inspiration and accepting criticism makes your work richer and more well rounded.

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As School Library Media Specialists, it is expected that we connect our students and staff with the information and resources that they need for everyday learning. In today's digital world of social media and Web 2.0 tools, it is vital that we are not only sharing these new tools with our school community, but modeling their use for communication, collaboration and professional development.
The articles and websites below reinforce the importance of Library Media Specialists being experts on the use of Web 2.0 tools.

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The traditional idea of what it means to be a librarian is long gone in the digital age. It's more than just classifying and locating resources. Today's librarian is required to be a digital media specialist, and the need for teachers to climb on board is becoming more and more apparent as InfoWhelm continues to evolve the student brain.

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Infographics for Librarians, Educators, and Other Cool Geeks

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If state education cuts are drastic, the librarians' only chance of keeping a paycheck is to prove they're qualified to be switched to classroom teaching. So LAUSD attorneys grill them.

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Project ELITE is organized by the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Department of Libraries to provide professional knowledge and support for CPS librarians to effectively integrate technology in their teaching and educational activities.

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Lesson plans, archives, and resources for using comics in your classroom.

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Blog devoted to those who would cyber librarians

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Huge collection of resources for teacher librarians

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Techie librarians have lots of great resources available to them online, and open courses are some of the best tools for your professional development. You can learn about research, open source, technology, and much more. Here we’ll take a look at 50 of the best courses for librarians interested in technology.

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