1) The document discusses how libraries and librarians can adapt to serve 21st century learners and the evolving role of the librarian. 2) It notes that most teens now have access to computers, tablets, and smartphones and references a study about teens' use of technology. 3) The document advocates for libraries to become learning commons that support digital literacy, collaboration, innovation, and global learning with librarians acting as instructional partners, leaders, designers, and supporters of professional development.

1. Librarians:
the best app?
the best app?
Carolyn Foote,
Westlake HS Library
Eanes ISD
@technolibrary

2. an appliance

3. Text
Libraries are about learners.

4. What do we know?

5. •71% of teens say the computer the
family.
•23%of teens surveyed have a tablet
•37%of teens have smartphones.
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Teens-and-Tech/Main-Findings/Teens-and-Technology.aspx

6. Digital natives?

7. Teens “don’t try to analyze how things are different because
of technology; they simply try to relate to a public world in
which technology is a given.”
Danah Boyd
It’s Complicated

8. Teens
and libraries
http://libraries.pewinternet.org/

11. What can a 21st century library
look like?
look like?

12. http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/kids-in-the-kitchen-initiative-big-success
http://creativeartspaceforkids.org/
dschool
Libratory?
Kitchen?
Studio?

13. notosh.org

14. Social emotional support
photo by Eric Schlegal

15. QuickTime™ and a
H.264 decompressor
are needed to see this picture.

16. Learning
Commons
Student,Teacher and
Librarian designed
Learning studio with
technology, books, librarians,
technologists and other
learning specialists
Areas for individual or group
work or classroom work
“If they build it, they will use
it.”
David Loertscher

17. “School libraries are not just abunch of rooms filled with books;they are a national network ofincubators for future economicpotential.”
http://www.theliteraryplatform.com/2012/10/why-school-libraries-matter-hint-its-not-just-about-the-books/
Jeff Norton

18. litworld.org
Who is the “21st century” librarian?

19. flickr: ncheng93
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/media-specialists-and-common-core-josh-work
I've always seen the mediaspecialists as the Swiss armyknife of any school.

20. Instructional partner

22. http://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2014/01/and-just-how-does-rainbow-loom-fit-into.html
Global learning
leader

23. Web designer
http://borchardtlibrary.edublogs.org/reference-tools/k

25. Innovator
http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/

26. Blogger

27. Sharing and “crowdsourcing”
http://padlet.com/wall/tlhack

28. literacy cheerleader
http://www.schooltube.com/channel/naomibates/

29. Info literacy specialist
Keith Curry Lance study

30. Studies show...

32. AASL
ISTE NETS
for students

33. How can you help?

34. Set expectations

35. Support, nurture & expect
collaboration

36. Collaboratively reenvision
library
library

37. support p/d for librarians --
conventional and unconventional
tech and lib related
tech and lib related
tech and lib relatedSupport professional development

38. Understand e-source
complexity

39. Include librarians strategically
http://www.columbus.k12.nc.us/Great%20PLC%201.JPG

40. Support innovation
http://brewsterkorn.weebly.com/

41. Make library a strategy

42. Strategy in Our
EISD Strategic Plan
EISD Strategic Plan
We will promote and support a robust
digital-age learning environment to inspire
student learning and creativity.

43. How, together, do we helpour school reach its goals?
Jennifer LaGarde (paraphrase)
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44. There is an app for that.

45. Carolyn Foote
Westlake High School
Austin,Tx
cfoote@eanesisd.net
www.futura.edublogs.org flickr: milomilosovec