http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog The official blog of AASL Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:52:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am back from the ALA conference in Anaheim.  Conferences are an interesting event as the experience is both personal – what did you learn, do – and communal – the opportunity to share, discuss, and collaborate. This year at ALA I only attended a couple of sessions – a presentation ... http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/2008/07/03/the-personal-learning-of-ala/ AASL honors the work of Daniel Callison, SLMR editor from 1997 to 2007 At AASL's Board of Directors meeting during the ALA 2008 Annual Conference, Daniel Callison was honored for his work as School Library Media Research's (SLMR) editor from 1997 to 2007. During his tenure, Dr. Callison transformed the peer-reviewed ... http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/2008/07/02/aasl-news-16/ Today a connection was made, in more ways than one. A videoconference was held between the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in San Antonio and the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim. Separated by 1,181 miles, two rooms of teacher-librarians, distance educators, and technology educators discussed and ... http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/2008/07/01/alanecc-videoconference/ School librarians and media specialists made up less that ten percent of the last Emerging Leaders cohort. If you're looking for a way to increase your involvement in ALA, consider applying for the 2009 program. It will put you in touch with with ALA leaders and on the fast track to ... http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/2008/06/27/lets-fill-the-next-group-of-emerging-leaders-with-school-librarians/ AASL seeks proposals for 2009 National Conference AASL is currently seeking proposals for preconferences at the AASL 2009 National Conference in Charlotte, NC. The theme of the conference is "Rev Up Learning @ your library." Submitted proposals should be for half-day workshops that will be presented to school library media specialists ... http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/2008/06/25/aasl-news-15/ We've been having quite the animated discussion on LM-Net today, all around this article by Australian webquest guru, Tom March. In it, he wonders whether Web 2.0 has made the traditional webquest, with teacher-supplied links and pen/paper responses, obsolete. There seems to be a 50/50 split between those who ... http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/2008/06/24/webquests-pathfinders-and-information-literacy/ Serve your students. Promote and protect school libraries. Make your voice heard. Virtual Library Legislation Day is Tuesday, July 1, 2008 -- Participate!!! Prepare now (so you know what you want to say and do when the time comes). Take action on July 1st. Here's how: PREPARE Read the ALA Washington Office (WO) webpage ... http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/2008/06/23/virtual-library-legislation-day/ If you haven't discovered it yet, Google has a useful new custom search engine that you can host on your own website. You create a name for the search engine, then manually enter the website URL's that you want the engine to use in searching. ... http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/2008/06/18/diy-google/ AASL receives funding for school library relief program AASL announced that an additional $520,000 is available for Beyond Words: The Dollar General School Library Relief Program. Funds will be available June 2008 to May 2010. To be eligible for a Beyond Words grant, applicants must be located within 20 miles of ... http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/2008/06/18/aasl-news-14/ With ALA, NECC and other conferences coming up this might be a good time to pass on conference tips.  Three ideas that are often shared; Wear Comfortable shoes Carry address labels or business cards Have a tote bag What are your other tips for successful conference going? How do you handle the exhibit hall? When ... http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/2008/06/15/conference-tips/