In the search to find resources that would be useful in better understanding my chosen topic of digital citizenship, internet safety and online awareness, I first needed to consider all of the clientele that the library learning commons serves including staff, parents and students. Next, I wanted to thoughtfully consider and choose different types of formats that I thought would best suit each different group of users. Therefore in this blog post I will highlight and review an informative journal article for staff, eye-opening video presentations for parents and an engaging digital platform for students, each revolving around the importance of digital citizenship, internet safety and online awareness.…

     As a current non-enrolling teacher, I have the privilege of teaching all students in our small elementary school from grades K-7. It is with pleasure that I look forward to becoming a teacher-librarian, a role that will continue to allow connections with all families and opportunities to work collaboratively with all staff members. It is this sense of supporting ‘whole school community’ that I endear. When I think about teaching and incorporating educational technology and digital resources in the school library program, I am excited about the prospects of what this could look like and the widespread value it will bring to my students, their families and also…