CHECKLIST ITEM #8 - CONFERENCES

I have attended two conferences while working on my degree.  The first was the Georgia Conference on Information Literacy hosted by Georgia Southern @ the Coastal Georgia Center in Savannah. 

While most of the sessions I attended were geared towards higher ed media centers, I was able to glean some great information that I can adapt to my media center.  My favorite tidbit of information came from a group of presenters from the College of Charleston.  They were big proponents of advertising.  The bookmark below shows a sample of what they did to promotes happenings in and around their space.

The second conference was the Spring Media Specialist Collaborative host by First District RESA.

The keynote speaker was great, and both of my sessions were informative.  The first session introduced me to Google Classroom and the timing could not have been better.  I was able to bring the information back to three teachers that  recently received Chromebooks through a grant.  They were excited to hear about they new possibilities for the devices.  My second session introduced me to Common Sense Media.  This is a great resource for locating age appropriate materials for school and home.  I will be using the digital citizenship resources after winter break.