1. THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN,
TECHNOLOGY,
AND THE FUTURE
Sharon Smith
May 2013
Outline based on:
Technology for the School Librarian
Theory and Practice
William O. Scheeren

2. Technology for the Teacher
• Interactive instruction
• Personal response
• Mobile assessment tools

3. Technology for Inclusion
The concept of inclusion, having children of
all abilities in the same classroom, seems
to be the way education is moving. For us
to obtain this we must have the hardware
and software available for students with
physical and learning disabilities to ensure
equity in inclusion classrooms.

4. Technology Innovations
The 21st Century and Beyond
• Mobile computing devices: iPhones, Blackberries,
PDA’s, etc.
• GPS systems will enable search engines to find you
• Open handset alliance (Android)
• Tagging determining social relevance in the ranking of
search engines
• Scrapbooking - the ability to find resources in online
full- text databases and then to send them to your
personal computer for later use

5. Technology Innovations
The 21st Century and Beyond
• Software as a service ( SAAS) uses a
server farm to store software
• Micro-blogging includes sites such as
Twitter
• Social content are things such as Wikis
and Blogs

6. Technology Innovations
The 21st Century and Beyond
• Social networking integration
• Social networking
• e-Book
• Podcasting and Music
• Streaming Media

7. Technology Innovations
The 21st Century and Beyond
• E-Book Device
• Personal Homepage
• Cloud Software
• RSS Groups and Readers

8. Technology Innovations
The 21st Century and Beyond
• Custom Search and Micro
Federation
• Open ID
• E- Learning

9. Glossary of Terms
Interactive Instruction -- integration of
technology into all aspects of instruction
Personal Response Systems -- systems
whereby the instructor can monitor an entire
classroom of computers and devices
Mobile Assessment Tools -- any device with
computing capability
GPS Systems -- System which enables search
engines to locate you

10. Glossary of Terms
e-Books -- electronic books
Software as a Service -- server farm to store
software
Cloud Software -- software that is not loaded
local computers rather it is hosted by another
server
Open ID -- allows the user to have one ID and
password for all things

11. Glossary of Terms
Streaming Media -- stream of video and
or music online replacement for DVD’s
RSS Groups and Readers -- tools that
allow the clustering of similar tools

12. Summary
Technology is in a state of constant change.
Think back to when you first became aware
of technology and you thought it was magic.
Now, who knows what the next big thing will
be. It is anybodies guess what it will
be, and how it will affect our jobs, our
kids, our schools, and our everyday lives as
a whole.