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Addie and Emily weren’t at ALA Midwinter in person, but they were there in spirit . . . On this week’s show they tell how they kept up on the proceedings and their opinions on the Youth Media Award winners. Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us No related posts. Related posts: LiTTech #12: Midwinter Survival Guide LiTTech #37: ALA Wrap-Up LiTTech #44: 21st Century Skills – What are they?

So you’ve got a bright, shiny degree coming in the spring but aren’t sure what to do with it? Where do you even start looking for jobs? This week, LiTTech has Naomi House of “I Need a Library Job” to help point you in the right direction. Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson, Naomi House Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us No related posts. Related posts: LiTTech #43: Back to School We Go! LiTTech #37: ALA Wrap-Up LiTTech #44: 21st Century Skills – What are they?

Everyone says “Join [fill in ALA section here]!” But why? And which ones are best? This week on LiTTech, Addie and Emily talk about which organizations they belong to, and more importantly, what they get out of them. Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us No related posts. Related posts: LiTTech #38: Social Media for Professional Development LiTTech #37: ALA Wrap-Up LiTTech #44: 21st Century Skills – What are they?

What will 2013 bring for educational libraries? Addie and Emily think they know (and we’ll find out how they did with last year’s predictions . . . ) Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us No related posts. Related posts: LiTTech #43: Back to School We Go! LiTTech #53: Ditching Dewey LiTTech #45: Georgia State Fights the Power

Librarians are very good at knowing what we have to offer, but we aren’t always as good at getting the work out. In this episode, Addie and Emily look at some strategies for connecting with other faculty members to create new and innovative ways to approach teaching. Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us No related posts. Related posts: LiTTech #43: Back to School We Go! LiTTech #37: ALA Wrap-Up LiTTech #44: 21st Century Skills – What are they?

In this special holiday podcast, Addie and Emily share the books that, more than any others, make it feel like the holiday season. Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us No related posts. Related posts: LiTTech #50: Banned Books Week! LiTTech #46: Librarian Lifeline for New Teachers LiTTech #39: Read Away Your Summer!

It’s a subtle difference, but backward planning takes the focus from “what the teacher wants to do” to “what the students can do at the end.” This week, Addie and Emily take a look at how this works for library instruction. They also take a look at iterative design processes and how they relate to instructional design. Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us No related posts. Related posts: LiTTech #37: ALA Wrap-Up LiTTech #44: 21st Century Skills – What are they? LiTTech #43: Back to School We Go!

Who doesn’t love a good blog post? This week Addie and Emily are joined by Ilana Barnes and Kimberly Miller to share where they go to get new ideas and see where the larger conversation is headed. Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson, Ilana Barnes, Kimberly Miller Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us No related posts. Related posts: LiTTech #49: Social Media for Your Library LiTTech #38: Social Media for Professional Development LiTTech #32: Institutional Repositories

Never get librarians started on ebooks. We love them, but we wish they were easier to work with. We hate restrictions and we really hate that we don’t own them. Happily, the ALA has put together a nifty Toolkit to help librarians explain their positions without sounding obsessive and scary. Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us No related posts. Related posts: LiTTech #44: 21st Century Skills – What are they? LiTTech #46: Librarian Lifeline for New Teachers LiTTech #49: Social Media for Your Library

Any librarian who claims they got into it because the love books is lying. Librarians love to answer questions, the weirder the better. This week Addie and Emily discuss how they find answers and why you are not bothering them when they’re behind the desk. Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us No related posts. Related posts: LiTTech #46: Librarian Lifeline for New Teachers LiTTech #44: 21st Century Skills – What are they? LiTTech #49: Social Media for Your Library

This week on LiTTech: Addie and Emily discuss Digital Rights Management. What is it? Why do we have it? And what does it mean for you? Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us No related posts. Related posts: LiTTech #37: ALA Wrap-Up LiTTech #44: 21st Century Skills – What are they? LiTTech #50: Banned Books Week!

This week on LiTTech: Addie and Emily discuss how gaming and gamification can make the library more usable and bring the community together with teen librarian Emily Tobin. Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson, Emily Tobin Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us No related posts. Related posts: LiTTech #47: Take a Shot on a One-Shot Workshop LiTTech #51: Unpacking the OPAC LiTTech #35: Please pet the animals: What is a tech petting zoo anyway?

Did you know that librarians regularly throw away books? Related posts: LiTTech Show #3: How do you pick a book? Collection Development Basics LiTTech #49: Social Media for Your Library LiTTech #35: Please pet the animals: What is a tech petting zoo anyway?

This week on LiTTech: The Dewey Decimal System is used the world over in public and school libraries, but is that a good thing? Recently the Ethical Cultural Field School completely revamped their library using a system they invented called Metis. This episode, Addie and Emily talk about whether that’s a good thing, and what it means for libraries all over. Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson, Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us Related posts: LiTTech #43: Back to School We Go! LiTTech #45: Georgia State Fights the Power LiTTech #51: Unpacking the OPAC Related posts: LiTTech #43: Back to School We Go! LiTTech #45: Georgia State Fights the Power LiTTech #51: Unpacking the OPAC

This week on LiTTech: Emily and Addie take participatory learning one step further by exploring what makes a participatory environment. It all comes down to wheels. Show Host: Emily Thompson Show contributors: Addie Matteson, Leave us some feedback! Contact us with any questions or comments- littech@edreach.us Related posts: LiTTech Show #18: Culturing participatory learners LiTTech #37: ALA Wrap-Up LiTTech #43: Back to School We Go! Related posts: LiTTech Show #18: Culturing participatory learners LiTTech #37: ALA Wrap-Up LiTTech #43: Back to School We Go!