More to Learn

There are so many things to teach in the elementary library. Students need to learn to find books of course. But there is so much more.  Students need to know how to find information.  They need to learn to research.  Each student must become more familiar with all the products the school uses.  We have worldbookonline.com,  the WebCat library catalog, YouTube, TeacherTube, Skype, Oovoo, Google and all of its components, VoiceThread, Wiki, Blogs, and so many more.

These are things the digital generation understands and without question they will use to the fullest extent.  Students will find Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, and all other social networking mediums the way to share what they do on a daily basis. Telephones are no longer just on the wall; they are everywhere.

Teaching students to use the library today is not just the difference between nonfiction and fiction.  It is so much more than that.  The library today is the one place all the students use. It must reflect the students today, not those of my generation.  It must reflect the digital world.