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I've recently been hired as Robbinsville High School's new librarian, beginning January 2nd. In preparation and for the past year previously, I have been working to expand my PLN to include more resources for the YA school library environment. You'll see on this Padlet that my favorite tool to use to learn and engage with others in the school library field is Twitter. It is amazing! Besides Twitter, you'll also see that I engage in various Facebook group communities, follow multiple Pinterest pages, blogs, and sparingly use LinkedIn. I mostly follow school library organizations but am working on making more personal connections. Attending NJASL 2017 was a bit networking help for me and have followed multiple local school librarians on Twitter since, even corresponding via email with a few. I look forward to expanding my PLN even more in the future as I begin my career as a school librarian.

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This year, I created my own Twitter account dedicated to learning more about the school librarianship field and expanding my PLN.

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Gina Policastro   PolicastroGina    Twitter

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I use my Twitter exclusively to connect with others in the school library field. Below is an illustration of the most used words in the bios of my Twitter audience, obtained from SocialRank. By this, it is pretty clear to see that my audience is mainly school librarians and others related to the field.

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Below are my most retweeted users. Stats received from twitonomy.com
My top two are @yalsa (Young Adult Library Services Association) and @RASLib (Rutgers Association of School Librarians)

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A fantastic resource! I love checking on AASL's Twitter Feed because every day there is an interesting article posted! In addition, with the release of the new standards last month, AASL has been tweeting valuable resources and information.

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An absolute necessity to my everyday routine is to check the YALSA Twitter feed! This feed has given me fantastic ideas of how to engage young adults in library services, particularly in the school environment.

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Here are some of the hashtags I follow, mainly kept organized by using TweetDeck.

#futurereadylib
#lrnchat
#istelib
#yalsa
#aasl
#teenservices
#tlchat
#globaltl
#edchat
#edtech
#mlearning
#ischoolru
#raslru
#aasl

Below is a picture displaying the most used hashtags by my followers. Image created and obtained via SocialRank

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I've recently created a LinkedIn page and already have 54 connections! My network consists of professors, past colleagues and friends. I'd like to begin utilizing LinkedIn a bit more because I haven't been active in posting on my page although my job history is fully updated.

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HyperDocs
I've loved this group because it is filled with librarians who live to create and use HyperDocs. They love it so much that librarians will often post asking for help or asking if anyone has a HyperDoc about "X."
The School Librarian's Workshop
Another fantastic group filled with supportive school librarians!
Future Ready Librarians
This is my favorite Facebook group! Everyday there is a post that catches my eye. Whether it's a personal story a librarian shares about how they used a new tool in their library or an conversation chain about how librarians are integrating the new AASL standards in the library; it's all helpful and it's all interesting!
Rutgers School Library Students and Friends
I helped to create this group with Dr. Valenza and it is a fantastic space to coordinate and correspond with the Rutgers school library community.
LISSA (Library Information Science Student Association)
Another Rutgers Facebook group; this is where I can talk with other students in the MI community.

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In the photo below are my most used keywords, hashtags, and emojis from my Twitter page. Image created and obtained from SocialRank

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Some of the blogs I follow are...
Google for Education
NeverEnding Search by Joyce Valenza
David Lee King's Blog (I also follow him @davidleeking and he even follwed me back! WooHoo!)
The ASIDE Blog
No Shelf Required
The Daring Librarian by Gwyneth Jones (I have actually corresponded with Gwyneth and will hopefully have her as a guest speaker at an upcoming RASL meeting!)

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The School Library Journal's Twitter feed is another amazing resource that I use daily. I pay particular attention to YA book reviews and articles relating to the high school library environment.

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SchoolLibraryJournal   sljournal    Twitter

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On Pinterest, I follow closely the Digital Instruction for a Database page, in addition to, the Effective Practice in Search Instruction; both created in the 530 Search class.