https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30 By Charisse Willis RU 515 en-us 2019-04-28 02:24:54 UTC 2025-11-03 10:42:25 UTC hello@padlet.com cnw40 https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354727826 AT the beginning of my PLN journey, I wasn't sure which direction I wanted to go. There were many sources as well as notable people that I could and did  follow to enhance my network. I basically was starting from scratch but I'm glad I had to do it.]]> 2019-04-28 02:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354727826 cnw40 https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354817267 This is my second year working as my school's librarian. The former librarian informed me prior to her retirement that she thought I would be a good fit because of my interest in her duties as well as my running joke that in my next life, I would be a librarian. I am currently working under an emergency certification while I work toward my Master of Library and Information Science.]]> 2019-04-28 20:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354817267 cnw40 https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354820532 The former librarian~ Denise Lafferty and Kathleen Baggs and Heather Tomar, the two other librarians in my district Have been key to my PLN. Denise continues to send me relevant articles that may assist me in my new position. Kay and Heather guide me through the nuances of administrative work, such as budgeting, working with the Follet system, SGOs and inputting information into our system. 
Kay, Heather and myself, have also begun to develop a School Library Handbook for our district to ensure that future librarians have a guide to an easier transition into the role. We also believe that this will legitimize our role in the school among administration and our peers.
We have also collaborated with Larry Abrams, founder of BookSmiles, to help bring literacy to our students by soliciting book donations and distributing them to our students

]]> 2019-04-28 21:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354820532 cnw40 https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354821539 I joined the Camden County Association of School Librarians. I wanted to network with local librarians with similar issues and concerns. During our meetings we discuss:
PD.
the impact of legislation on School librarians
Steps to take to advocate for our profession
We also have presenters such as Tricina Beebe , the advocacy liaison form NJASL
I also am a member of NJASL and NJEA.]]> 2019-04-28 21:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354821539 cnw40 https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354829583 Facebook has been my main source of networking. These are the groups to which I belong:

• Learning Librarians
• Elementary Library Exchange
• The School Librarians Workshop
•  Future Ready Librarians
• Black Educators Rock!

]]> 2019-04-28 22:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354829583 cnw40 https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354831196 I wasn't initially comfortable with Twitter but when I found groups I liked to follow, I got more into it. In particular, I liked @sljournal the most but I see the potential for getting acquainted with some more.
 ]]> 2019-04-28 23:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354831196 cnw40 https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354840871 After viewing my network, I found that I still use more face-to-face and emailing much more than I probably should. As I came across my latest Twitter discoveries of @LecturaBooks and @LatFamLit, I have been inspired to return to this networking platform as I would like to learn more about how to serve my large Latino population at school. My goal is to have my Latino families more engaged with the library through literacy and activities as that I could provide as I grow more in this area.]]> 2019-04-29 00:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354840871 cnw40 https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354846134 This was my PLN as this is where I got many of my ideas for bulletin boards and lesson plans. This is where I did most of my following and was followed prior to this class. Now I realize I must curate this platform better. There may have been some "dumping" going on. I also stopped pinning when this project was introduced.]]> 2019-04-29 00:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354846134 cnw40 https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354855304 This was a good activity to see how developing a PLN can stretch your networking and provide valuable information you didn't know you knew or needed. I encountered several people in person and on-line that mentioned common source such as @joycevalenza, @TEDTalks, and @sljournal. because of the small community as well as the need to engage and support one another, some platforms had reoccurring themes such as management, whether to weed or not and how to deal with parents and administration who want to censor books. Since I have limited experience, my engagement was limited to likes and simple response to what I knew, such as management and titles for certain teaching themes. My data seems inconclusive mostly because I relied on face-to-face interaction, as I am currently in the library and need to handle issues as expeditiously as possible to maintain the library's flow. The data that was provided from Pinterest, Twitter and Facebook detailed that I do in fact have activity but mostly in responding to queries or liking them. I don't think I'm ready to initiate posts on my own yet.]]> 2019-04-29 01:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354855304 cnw40 https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354868369 Here we can see the activity of Twitter.]]> 2019-04-29 02:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354868369 cnw40 https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354870420 I was unable to retrieve the data from Pinterest but this site demonstrated that I was active with 85 Followers and 94 Following. I also had 497 pins pertaining to the library in general and 19 pins for bulletin boards.   
FaceBook Analytics were unable to be  retrieved as well but it did list six groups that I was actively engaged. ]]> 2019-04-29 03:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cnw40/upo6l0mzjl30/wish/354870420