LIS761: Informational technology in school libraries

    Hi Everyone!    In this Blog I am going to present to you a technology tool video I did and tell you about an online site named Epic . This site has a built-in digital tool that can be a n adaptive technology resource for students that are visually impaired or struggling to read.  Epic has audio books that can help those students that are visually impaired to hear the story.  They also have read with me books that can help those students that are struggling with reading.  By using the read with me books students can still get the same information as the other students so they can stay abreast to the information being covered in class.  Also, keep in mind that s ome students have Individualized Education Plans (IEP) that require the text be read to them.  By allowing those students access to the audio and read with me books it can help with those accommodations.   ESOL students will also benefit from this website because it ...

  I am glad that Professo r Bowman (2022) pointed out in her video that no matter how great a new technology tool seems it may not be needed to use in all lessons.  Teachers need to think about what the content is that the students need and how they can integrate technology tools to make it easier for the students to understand and support that learning goal.  I have been in education since 2001 and it seems like as soon as teachers get a good grasp on the newest technology tool, another one comes and takes the place of it.  I understand that technology outdates itself quickly but I feel that sometimes educators jump to the newest tool and abandon the tools that are actually working for students.  As a first year Media Specialist last school year, when it was time for students to up grade to the newer model Chromebooks, I had students beg me to let them keep their old device because they said they felt more comfortable with it than the newer one....

  The ability to obtain information today is greater than it ever has been. Technology and digital media have ensured an almost unending flow of information available worldwide. How much of that information is accurate though? W ith platforms like X, Facebook Instagram etc. People can disseminate information with ease. Along those lines, it's also easy to spread misinformation and disinformation. As Professor Mx Bowman (2022) pointed out in her lesson introduction video, there is a difference between misinformation and disinformation. With misinformation the source doesn’t know that the information they are putting out is incorrect while with disinformation the source is knowingly distributing incorrect information. So how do w e know what to believe? Is it “Fake News”? At the end of the day, w e determine fake news by whether we believe it or not (The Liturgists, 2017) .        So how do we help our students learn how to navigate that and where does lite...