The Audacious Librarian

iPad 2 @Phillips High School My students lining up after using the iPads during lunchtime gaming. Recently I’ve been criticize...

Recently I posted a plea to my Facebook page for donations of gently used Street Literature books. Thank goodness I have generous friends a...

After attending the Chicago Public Schools iPad Academy this summer, I've become more proficient with using iMovie.  Here's a recent...

Check out my new Wordle for my Library Media Center.

Summer Professional Development for Phillips Academy High School teachers began Monday...summer is now officially over. Monday I had the...

Here's another iMovie made by one of my summer camp students, Jasmine. In this video, Jasmine wanted to discuss the senseless number of ...

All of the photo/video release forms have been signed and returned!  What a relief!  As promised, here's one of the very first student p...

I've been so busy with testing out what I have learned at the  Chicago Public Schools iPad Academy ,  I forgot to upload this post.   T...

The last three weeks of school were really hectic!  The following posts over the next week are projects and activities that took place in t...

Recently a staff member from, the Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries and Information Services visited one of my book club meeti...

*Please note:  To protect the privacy of my student in this article, he will be called DeShaun .   Lunch periods in my Library Media Ce...

We Skyped using a Promethean Board and iPad. This student purchased books at the local Walmart for her personal library at home On...

The iPads are here!  Oh happy day... right?  After the excitement wears down, reality creeps in:  how do I manage these devices?  After m...

Today, the students and I held our first NOOK Street Lit. Book Club meeting.  We met for an hour and discussed K'wan's "The Lea...