Week 6: Promotion and Social Media

The timing of the theme of this week coincided perfectly with the 6 week marker of being back in school. Now that I'm settling into a routine and getting a sense of the scope and sequence of the school year, I'm ready to start connecting with people and sharing what my students and I have been working on in the library. I created a type of 'Return On Investment' GoogleSlides presentation for my principal and supervisor, but now I see that using Vine as a tool is another way to give a little taste of smaller moments occurring in my library.

I also appreciated LinkedIn as a tool for connecting with fellow library teachers and those in the world of school libraries. LinkedIn feels more formal and resume-y than, say, Twitter. But I do believe this kind of platform is helpful to make meaningful professional connections.

I loved the opportunity to explore Twitter for inspiring school library people. In particular, I was thrilled to see Betsy Bird on Twitter. Her tweets are going to be so inspirational and educational for me.

I also think Instagram is such a great tool for elementary library teachers, since it feels like so many parents of elementary students are on Instagram. Sometimes it's more meaningful to see a single photo of a moment in the library, than reading a blog post on everything that's been happening.

Recognizing the importance of promotion is huge for today's library teachers and I'm very excited to dig into these resources further to start creating my own professional footprint.