On a bright sunny day, off we went for a 10.5 hour drive to Springfield, IL, the Land of Lincoln. This year I did a pre-conference done by National Library of Medicine. Talked about PubMed and how to do a health reference interview. We even did some role playing in that one. They gave us [...]
This workshop never disappoints. I attended both days and the speakers and programs were excellent. I leave the workshop with new information, inspiration, and several new books. I also appreciate the time to build relationships with teachers and librarians. This is so valuable and encouraging as I work solo at my school. I plan to [...]
Attended Camp Read a Lot in Granite Falls, Mn. Enjoyed the 2 days of speakers and book discussions.Visited with other librarians about different things and ways they handle problems. Enjoyed the way they showed how to display books to get your attention.
I would like to start by saying thanks to Prairielands for giving me the opportunity to go to these workshops without them being a financial burden. I had a very fun and fulfilled 2 days with my peers and getting to know others from Pioneerland. Marsha Chall was the author for the first day. She [...]
Thanks for a FUN couple days! I enjoyed the presenters, the book talks, but especially the conversation with other people who want books in the hands of young readers. Along with sharing books that our patrons enjoy, I received some different series ideas for some of our avid, young readers. It was a great experience!
I completed the course Reading, Listening, Viewing, and Selection for Children through St. Cloud State University during summer session 2018. I plan on completing my Information Media masters and IM 621 is my first step in doing this. During this course we learned, discussed, and presented on the following topics: evaluating Pre-School through sixth grade [...]
Realities360 was an entire conference on using virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) for learning. It was held in San Jose, CA and sponsored by the eLearning Guild, an organization that includes higher education, but consists primarily of trainers and instructional designers in the corporate environment, e.g. Medtronic, Apple. There were a handful of [...]
This was my first time attending the Library Technology Conference at Macalester College, and it won’t be my last. Both keynote speakers (Sarah Roberts – UCLA and Bergis Jules – University of California, Riverside) presented on very poignant topics that I had not thought much about previously but were very thought provoking. The first session [...]
I attended both days of the Library Technology Conference (LibTechConf) at Macalester College this March. This was my third time attending, though my first time in several years. As usual with conferences, the sessions were a bit hit-and-miss as to whether they were applicable to a rural public library, but the discussions during and between [...]
This workshop was a high energy day that mainly reviewed newly published children's books for K-6th grade. Deborah Ford is a nationally recognized librarian, teacher and presenter. If you like Camp Read-A-Lot you would love this workshop. The 150-page resource book is gold! She has included reviews of books, ideas for digital learning, general hints [...]