Carolyn Foote
I’m a librarian at a large public suburban high school, in Austin, Texas. This is a forum for discussing web 2.0 tools, teaching strategies, and library research tools for educators. I’m interested in how web 2.0 tools can transform schools and libraries, and am fascinated by library design for 21st century schools.
I also host our school library site on edublogs and many of my materials are collected on Connected Libraries and EISDworkshops.wikispaces.com.
I’m honored to be able to share in these articles:
Skype (School Library Journal, January 2008)
It’s a Mad Mad Wordle (School Library Journal, July 2009)
Ramping up Your Library Website (School Library Journal, January 2010)
Empowering Students for Life (Multimedia Schools, March 2010)
Everyday Advocacy (School Library Journal, August 2010)
Checking Out the iPad ( Multimedia Schools, November/December 2010)
Librarians as Leaders (TechEdge, February 2011)
E-Books: Just Jump In (Library Media Connection, Jan/Feb 2011)
Tech Tools for Tough Times (TechEdge, November 2011)
Learning Together: the Evolution of a 1:1 iPad program (Internet @Schools, January 2012)
Introductory chapter in No Shelf Required II (from ALA Press)
and to be included in these articles:
“Mattering in the School Blogosphere” in American Libraries Magazine in May 2007
A Little Help from My Friends in School Library Journal, October 2007.
Education Week Magazine article, “School Libraries Seek Relevance Through Virtual Access.”(February 2010)
I have also recently become a blogger for the Huffington Post’s education page and was a judge for the Salem Press Library Blog Awards 2011. My blog won 2nd place in the 2010 Salem Press Blog Awards, and I am a two time finalist for the TCEA Librarian of the Year award.
I’m a teacher at heart, and have presented both for my own faculty, and at conferences like TCEA, TLA, ISTE, IL West, NCTE, TCTE, and TASSP, as well as led a conversation at Educon 2.0. But most importantly, I am a curious librarian.
Recent presentations include:
TCEA February 2011 – 21st Century Libraries
TCEA Area 7 June 2011 – “Oodles of e-books”
Region XI SALSA conference June 2011 – Keynote: “What Librarians can learn from Apple”
TASB Learning Pavilion September 2011 – ” Impact of technology on libraries”
TLA Region 7 October 2011–Keynote: “What librarians can learn from Apple”; “Social Networking for libraries”; “Battle of the e-books”
ABC-Clio webinar October 2011–”Tech Tools You Can’t LIve Without”
Tech Forum Texas November 2011- “Tapping Into the Backchannel”; member of social media panel
Upcoming presentations include:
TCEA 2012 — “Twitterlution,” “iPads in Libraries,” “Live-Blogging with CoveritLIve”(workshop)
Computers in Libraries 2012 — ‘iPads in Libraries”
follow me: on gmail, twitter, delicious and slideshare, wikispaces, Ning, or pbworks–I am technolibrary.
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As I obsessively search the web for signs that my new book is being read, I see that that, in fact, it is, by you. I very much hope that you enjoy the book and I thank you for your support.
Thanks for your comment on my post about “The Ripe Environment.” I really think that your questions are right on, especially about teachers not knowing about the value of their own contributions. How do you think that we can value one onother’s contributions other than by using them in the classroom, or by providing monitary rewards? Do you think that collaborative value is enough to keep people collaborating? It is for me, but perhaps not for everyone.
Hi Caroline,
How appropriate that the anti spam word on your blog was ‘gidday’! I’m a teacher-librarian at an all girls secondary college from Melbourne, Australia, who is also interested in Web 2.0 and the changing world of school libraries. We’re using Wikis to move our staff along and are having success. We run a student book club and I’m really interested in setting up a blog or wiki whereby connections can be made with young adult reader’s in other countries. If you have any students interested in this I’d love to know about it. I’m going to add you to my RSS feeds so that I can learn from you. Hope to engage in dialogue with a like minded soul across the globe.
I just got your comment about my “I Will..” post
http://nlcommunities.com/communities/wanderings/archive/2006/01/26/49917.aspx
I am glad you liked it. I actually live in the shadow world, since web 2.0 tools are relentlessly filtered in our school. But I keep advocating. Maybe someday…..
I sure wish my blog allowed folks to leave an email address. One of these days I should migrate to another blog host. I am just to lazy to get going. Anyway – I recognized your name and went searching for your blog. I will definitely add your blog to my blogroll. Hope the post is useful for your workshop.
I really enjoy your blog. I hope it is okay that I have listed it on the front page of PrincipalsPage. com this week. I thought my readers would enjoy it.
Keep up the good work.
The Big Moo is a fantastic book! I would enjoy hearing about what you took away from the read.
Hi Carolyn,
Glad you will try to join us…just so that you know, we are an elementary school! But we’d love to skype with you!
Carolyn: The next step for the teachers I worked with is to return to their individual schools and begin setting up student and subject blogs. I am fortunate that I brought along teachers with me so I can work alongside them in creating and assisting in creating blogs. I cannot wait for this school year to start.
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Carolyn – I read your comment on another blog that said you were able to get Skype to help you make it safer to use for schools. I couldn’t find anything on their site about that. It is blocked at our school and all our students have laptops. Any information you can give would be great.
Thanks.
Ruth Hanson
Carolyn,
Hope you are enjoying your summer! I was tagged to take part in a meme started by Joyce Valenza. You are mentioned a couple of times in the post.
The post I considered one of my best reflection pieces came from one of your posts.
I hate “tagging” people in memes, so instead I mention folks I’d love to see take part if they so desire. I mentioned you there, also.
Congratulations. Your blog has been nominated for our Library Blog Awards. In fact, your blog was suggested more than once. We’re in the process of assembling information about all those nominated and will be sending a short questionaire, including the categories of awards and the judges involved. Would you please send me your email address so that I can send you the questionaire? If your email is on your blog, I couldn’t locate it.
Thanks in advance,
Peter W Tobey
ptobey@salempress.com