I have enjoyed traveling and meeting many more of you over the last month, but most of all I enjoyed "seeing" everyone at the First Friday Book Talk Session. Shout out to the awesome collaboration with public librarians and school librarians to hopefully bring you new book titles for your collection.

You will find the April First Friday information below and always at http://bit.ly/FirstFridaysPD.

Technology in Motion is teaming up to bring library media specialists great information about using Google tools.

If you would like to submit shout outs, announcements, and photos of your library activities please send to me at cdillard@alsde.edu with a brief description for me to place in the Library Media Shout Outs section. See the amazing things going on in school libraries across the state in the latest 2 page version below!

I would love to work with your school system for professional development, please reach out or have the central office library media contact/supervisor reach out.

Read the rest of the newsletter below. It's worth the scroll.

Submit any shout outs, events, photos, etc to cdillard@alsde.edu to be featured in the next newsletter shout outs.

MORNING SESSION - The Secret Life of Google

9:30 am - 10:30 am

Presenter: Elizabeth Sessions, Technology in Motion Specialist, Region 10

Description: Are you tired of plagiarism and copyright infringement? Do your students think copyright means "I can copy right?" Do a few of your teachers occasionally just "make one copy," after all it's for the children? Join us as we investigate the secret life of Google and explore some of the "not so obvious" tools that Google makes available in our war against copyright infringement. We will be exploring Google tools, visiting copyright free websites and investigating ways to make copyright habits friendly and easy for students using some great Google tools and our imaginations.

Click here to join the MORNING session.

AFTERNOON SESSION - Using Google Classroom for Today’s Media Specialist

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Presented by: Dr. Roland Weldon, Technology in Motion Specialist, Region 11

Description: This brief session invites Alabama Media Specialists into a Google Classroom demonstrating it utility as a curation tool of digital content by subject area. Another aspect explored is the creation of digital assignments that provide safe researching tools connecting easily with the Alabama Virtual Library. Lastly, we will explore Google Classroom as as a powerful collaborative tool where Media Specialists can work together transcending geographic barriers to cultivate a portal of learning for faculty members and students to utilize.

Click here to join the AFTERNOON session.

Visit http://bit.ly/FirstFridaysPD for more information & resources.

Consider nominating a deserving library media specialist, administrator, or yourself for an ASLA award. Nominations close on May 3, 2019.

It could be you receiving recognition on stage!

ASLA is in need of more playground sessions for either STEM or EdTech in the Library. These are informal speed-learning type sessions where you can present an idea, tech tool, or STEM activity where participants can ask questions, demo the tool/activity, and pique interest for integrating technology and STEM into the school library.

For more information & applications to present visit: http://bit.ly/ASLA19present

Author Deborah Wiles coming to speak! She has written several children's books including A Long Line of Cakes. We are excited to have her speak that day and feel the group will enjoy hearing from her.

I look forward to seeing many of you there for professional learning for school librarians!

Visit JSU Inservice Center website for more information.

Seats are limited, so register if you plan to attend. If your plans change, please withdraw from the STIPD session as necessary to allow someone else to register.

Librarians, students, and citizens will be demonstrating the new AVL website and speaking to legislators about increasing AVL funding to $3.3M.

In addition, continue to speak with legislators about upholding the $200/unit recommendation in the ALSDE and Governor's budgets for School Library Enhancement.

Find information about your elected officials here.

Also, don't forget to send in shout outs and publicity to be included. Alabama School Libraries are amazing with many great events, instruction, and projects going on. I would love to share that with others.

Email: cdillard@aslde.edu
Website: http://bit.ly/ALMO1
Phone: 334.694.4768
Twitter: @Mrs_Dilly