Welcome

Hi Everyone,

This blog may have been created for a class but I hope to use it as a way of organizing information not only for others but for myself as well.

A little bit about me:
I'm a 27 year old Elementary Library Media Specialist teaching classes at 2 schools with a total of over 600 students. After school I tutor fellow teachers on how to use and integrate various technologies into their lesson plans. On Saturdays I work at a shoe store that I have happily been a part of for over 8 years.
Since I work 6 days a week it is difficult to fit hobbies into my extra time. But I guess if working out and nutrition is considered a hobby then it would be mine. I weightlift twice a week and do some form of cardio five days a week. In the past year I have lost over 40 pounds and have become a firm believer that with diet, exercise, and determination that anyone can live a healthier lifestyle. So that is enough about me.

Ready, Set, and Let the Blogging Begin,

Laurel Wing

Monday, June 13, 2011

Twitter: 5 I Follow and Why

1. Joyce Valenza: @joycevalenza
I chose to follow Joyce after seeing her lecture at the 2011 REIMA Conference. I really liked her views on technology integration into the library. She also was the one that inspired me to join Twitter in the first place.

2. Mashable / Peter Cashmore: @mashable
Following these tweets have kept me up to date on all of the new social media and technology information out there. I have learned about new Twitter features as well as how to embed almost anything into my blog. Here is the link so that you can learn how to embed things as well. Embedding!

3. ALA Tech Source: @ala_tech source
Choosing the American Library Associations twitter on technology sources was a no brainer. I thought it would be a good idea to keep up with what they thought were innovations within the library media fields use of technology.

4. Digital Media and Learning Research Hub: @dmlcentral
I chose this one by looking at the things that other Library Media Specialists were following. Once I started following DML I realized it had some great insights and data on things that I was interested in.

5. Women's Health Magazine: @womenshealthmag
I don't just follow things related to my career but my other interests as well. I think that health and fitness are really important so I follow Women's Health because is gives great fitness tips and healthy but delicious food recipes.

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