Debbie presented to a packed room at NECC on Friday (“Beyond Acceptable Use: Developing and Implementing a Plagiarism Policy”). Click here for an overview and links to more information.

Update: A good summary has been written by Suzanne Porath on her blog.

At the Computers in Libraries (CIL) Conference in D.C. Carolyn Karis presented a case study of her school library at the Urban School of San Francisco and explored the challenges she faces and the success she is achieving in a 1:1 wireless laptop program. Then Debbie put this description into the larger context of the effect of ubiquitous computing on the school librarian’s role, the library’s physical and virtual “place” and programs.

• Powerpoint presentation (4.8 MB) — also available from Urban School
• Annotated handout (115 KB) — also available from Urban School

Debbie Abilock will be presenting at CIL on March 23, 2006 — come and introduce yourself!

School Libraries on the Move! Ubiquitous Computing, Virtual Librarianship, and More
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. March 23, 2006
Debbie Abilock, Editor of AASL’s Knowledge Quest and Co-Creator of NoodleTools, Palo Alto, CA
Carolyn Karis, Teacher-Librarian, Urban School, San Francisco, CA

A wireless laptop is not the same as a pencil and paper. A 21st-century school library is not the same as a 1990s school library. Nor should it be. This session explores the impact of ubiquitous computing (iPods, wireless laptops, Wi-Fi, Google, handhelds, etc.) on the school library and librarian. Some of the underlying questions of the session include: What is a school library? What is the relationship between the physical facility and the virtual library services? What does the wireless laptop school look like? How does the school library function in this environment? What cutting-edge technology applications are emerging and how will the school library be impacted?

Link to conference program (PDF)

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Just back from giving a general session keynote and two other presentations at the New Jersey Association of School Librarians Fall 2005 Conference, Debbie Abilock is now attending the Connecticut Educational Media Association Conference. She’ll be giving the keynote address on Monday, Nov. 7 @ 9:00 am (Doorstops, Elephants and Cheesecake). Then at 1:45 pm, she’ll be presenting Online Reading Strategies in an Information Rich Environment. Stop by and say hello if you’re attending!

Doorstops, Elephants and Cheesecake
If you find yourself facing elephants more often than creating cheesecake, it’s time to look into the collaboration refrigerator and identify what to throw out, what to snack on and what to take time to prepare well. A practical workshop on developing a strategic school wide plan for collaboration.

Online Reading Strategies in an Information Rich Environment
Our students and staff use the Internet daily to answer personal questions, solve practical problems, do their school work and accomplish goals. New technologies demand new literacy strategies from our students. Learn to teach the strategies that good readers use along with critical information literacy skills in order to help students construct meaning and analyze information in an online environment.

NoodleTools is proud to host the official AASL Conference blog this year. The AASL 12th National Conference and Exhibition is being held in Pittsburgh, PA from October 6th-9th, 2005. Click here for conference information. Debbie Abilock, co-founder of NoodleTools and editor of Knowledge Quest, will be presenting on Friday, October 7th (3:00 – 4:15 PM, Room CC 324):

“Click and Brick” — The Learning Environment of the Future