Pottermore

Pottermore is a beautiful blend of literature and technology.  Harry Potter fans have waited for this site to become live for a while.  Pottermore is an interactive website that allows fans to go more in depth with the Harry Potter series.  It starts with the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (the American version is titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone).  Fans start with chapter one of the book but see scenes how JK Rowling (the author) envisioned them to be when she wrote the books.  Users can click on images to read more information about certain parts of the story.  Rowling has written new supplemental material to accompany the books on the site.


If you are a Potter fan, Pottermore is definitely something worth checking out!  If you sign up, look for me.  My username is SkullCat8223. :)
   

Author of the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling

Glogs

Glogster is a social network that allows its user to create interactive posters called glogs.   Glogs are neat presentations that can be a lot of fun to create.  Glogster allows users to create glogs using text, graphics, videos, and audio.  Glogs can be used as a fun and creative alternative to Power Point presentations.

Since I have been in the MLIS program at Southern Miss, I have had to create two glogs for different classes.  One of the glogs was a babysitting pathway that offered books, articles, and websites about babysitting and the other glog was a guide to reader's advisory on a variety of genres. 

Teachers and librarians could use glogs in classrooms and libraries to make assignments and lessons more interesting.  Glogster is free and takes very little time to do.

A screen shot of my glog about reader's advisory

Technology in the library media center

The library media center is usually considered to be the hub of the school.  Students, staff, and parents come here to gather ideas and materials.  We all know that libraries are no longer just about books.  If you come into my library media center, you are going to see books as the focal point but that is simply because I do not receive the budget needed to make technology the forerunner.  I long for reliable computers, a Smart Board, or an Ebeam!  


I did a little searching on the subject and I found a terrific article that explained why technology is so important to library media centers.  Click here to read the article: Assistive Technology: 10 Things to Know

                                                    Bella hanging out in my library media center by the computers.