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Video: "I Love My Librarian" Award Ceremony
Since I couldn't take you all with me, I thought I'd share the video from the I Love My Librarian Award ceremony which I blathered on...
Jennifer LaGarde
Dec 21, 20111 min read


Wikilicious: Collaborative Portals for (Life Long) Professional Learning
Several years ago when AASL came to Charlotte, I wandered into a session called Gadget-A-GoGo! - starring Gwyneth Jones, the Daring...
Jennifer LaGarde
Dec 14, 20113 min read


A Night To Remember: The 2011 "I Love My Librarian" Celebration
I'm not really sure how to start this post, so... I suppose I'll just start at the beginning. November 16th was a busy day in my library....
Jennifer LaGarde
Dec 10, 20115 min read


A List of Absurdly Talented Librarians... and Me
When I cast my virtual ballot for this year's Edublog awards, I talked about how, even if you never vote, the Eddies are a great way for...
Jennifer LaGarde
Dec 5, 20113 min read


Professional Development that Matters: Library World Smackdown
Last week, I had the opportunity to watch The Mitchell 20 with a group of educators from my district. I have to admit, I went into it...
Jennifer LaGarde
Dec 2, 20113 min read
Readers Advisory 2.0 - Collaborative Genre Prezis
One of the things I get asked to do each year is to talk to students about literary genres. Â Not only do many Language Arts teachers at...
Jennifer LaGarde
Nov 26, 20112 min read
I Worry About Students Like Me
For a long time now, I've been waiting for a revolution in education. I'm talking full fledged anarchy, followed by a rebuilding from...
Jennifer LaGarde
Nov 20, 20112 min read


Don't Let Apathy Be Your Kryptonite!
I have to tell you, I'm a little disappointed. Â Just about 2 weeks ago, Joyce Valenza asked the world to show their support for school...
Jennifer LaGarde
Nov 17, 20112 min read


The Edublog Awards: A PLN Win-Win!
I love the Edublog Awards. Â Every year, around this time, the blogosphere and twitterverse get to honor their own by giving a shout out...
Jennifer LaGarde
Nov 15, 20112 min read


Where To Next?
Back in October, Tamara Cox, (The e-Literate Librarian), shared an idea for a library display modeled after the directional signs that I...
Jennifer LaGarde
Nov 11, 20114 min read
Rock Star Advocacy: Proving Your Worth In Tough Times
Oh. My. Stars. I am unbelievably honored and thrilled to have been able to host tonight's session on Rock Star Advocacy in TL Virtual...
Jennifer LaGarde
Nov 7, 20112 min read


Kids First. Everything Else Second.
This recent post from Doug Johnson about circulation policies that favor books over kids and learning has been wedged in my brain like...
Jennifer LaGarde
Nov 2, 20113 min read


QR Codes, Prezi and Angry Birds (Oh My!)
Last week, while so many of my pals were in Minnesota taking in the sights and sounds of AASL, (I'm not bitter, really), I was home,...
Jennifer LaGarde
Nov 1, 20116 min read


Free eBook: School Libraries: What's Now, What's Next, What's Yet to Come
School Libraries: What's Now, What's Next, What's Yet to Come I am unbelievably honored to be a part of this "crowdsourced collection of...
Jennifer LaGarde
Oct 23, 20111 min read


QR Codes to the Rescue: Transforming Print from Out of Date, To Out of This World!
I've written about QR Codes before, but I'm on the heels of a new project that has my students using them in new ways. Â And I just...
Jennifer LaGarde
Oct 13, 20113 min read


Web 2.Uh Oh! Making the leap from technoPHOBE to technoFAB
Today I had the absolute joy (pleasure! honor!) to present a pre-conference session at my state library association's annual conference...
Jennifer LaGarde
Oct 6, 20113 min read


Show Me The Data: Part Deux - Data Walls as Library Advocacy
Awhile back I wrote about the value of data walls as an advocacy tool in the library. Â Since then, a month of school has gone by and I've...
Jennifer LaGarde
Oct 3, 20114 min read


SC Librarians are Ready!
A couple of months ago the SC Association of School Librarians asked if they could publish my flyer "Librarians are Ready!"Â My copy...
Jennifer LaGarde
Sep 29, 20111 min read


May The Force Be With You
A year or so ago I started soliciting photos of young adult authors reading in various locations for this project:Â a google map showing...
Jennifer LaGarde
Sep 24, 20114 min read


NCSLMA 2011: A Love Story
The dates for this year's NCSLMA's annual conference have been on the books forever, but it wasn't until tonight that I started to really...
Jennifer LaGarde
Sep 8, 20112 min read
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