Library Information and Literary Studies 11 at Fraser Heights

 Blog Post #6 Podcasting & Interims oh my!  *Do the following blog post, where the author lays out a list of her ten favourite podcasts for school librarians. You will notice that they are not all about libraries-some are about creativity, or tech or various other things. Please check out all ten (you don't have to listen to one from each, just read about what they are). Then you will choose 1 or 2 (see below) and answer the questions below.  Peruse the following podcasts. You can either do one long one (long means 1 hour +) or two shorter ones (under an hour) Top Ten Podcasts:   http://www.discoveringtheremarkable.com/blog/best-podcasts-for- schools-librarians   1. Summarize the podcast in as much detail as possible (so that I can learn from what you learn) 2. Tell me the most interesting part of it 3. Tell me 3 specific things you learned 4. Tell me what is useful for our library, and why 5. Do an instagram post about it; why you'd recommend it, and what y...

  Librarians are considered guardians of knowledge. Therefore, it is very important that they are able to read news discerningly, search for information, make connections, and be able to compare the information they found, so they can be sure the knowledge they guard is as correct as possible!    Part 1: Current Events: Find a current article in a print newspaper or an online newspaper about something that is happening in Canada or the world that is of interest to you personally, or that you think is a significant event.  Use a credible news source.  Post a link to the article or take a picture of it. Summarize the article in your own words. Personal Reflection:  Explain why you think the event or issue described in the article is important. How does this affect you/us/our world? Use quotes from the article to support your ideas. Post to your blog. This part should be at least 500 words.  Find at least  2 other articles  on this same...

  Understanding and Promoting Library Resources  One of the important aspects of understanding (and loving) our libraries is knowing what resources we have, beyond books! This will help you to be a better help to fellow students, and help you understand the role of a library technician on a better scale. If you are interested, you can even help me teach about these for a particular class!  For this assignment, you will need to go to the library catalogue, and then to sd36 digital resources, and click on student resources.  If you need a password, your surreyschools login should work. If not, try username: sd36bc and pw: Surrey@2025.  Part 1: Databases S elect 4 databases from the SD#36 On Line Digital Resources (only 1 encyclopedia). For each database: give a description of the database and include the icon/image. Use your own words!  explain situations where each database could be useful to Fraser Heights students. Be specific; explain what grade (s), subj...