PLN: A Slambook by Kel https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln Throughout the course of this semester I followed key players in the library world and beyond to build my Personal Learning Network (PLN). Here are some of my faves. en-us 2018-01-29 01:39:32 UTC 2024-05-15 17:35:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png Kelsea Rowan kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254071066 Slambook Creator. 24 year old Rutgers Master of Information Student with an affinity for coffee, books, and music. I'm an LGBTQ advocate and future Teen Services Librarian currently working at a county community college, doing what I love: helping students!  

I've spent the last four years running a teen volunteer program each summer for my local library, where I grew up and found my love for libraries. My ultimate goal in my profession is to give back what has been gifted to me: empowerment and mentorship. 

An internet lurker working on the art of participating.
]]> 2018-04-21 18:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254071066 Library Crush & Key Player kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254071634 Neil Gaiman is a fierce library, written word, and independent book store advocate (among various other worthy causes) and prominent author of great children's books, graphic novels, and films - a perfect library crush! ]]> 2018-04-21 18:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254071634 Honorary Chair of National Library Week in 2010 kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254073075 Librarians are the thin red line between civilization and barbarism. 
Free books are
]]> 2018-04-21 18:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254073075 Quotes, quotes, more quotes kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254074029 Know all those library quotes you love? He said them.]]> 2018-04-21 18:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254074029 Fellow Classmate: Jasmine Riel kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254074259 I don't know how she does it, but she does! 

Jasmine is the active book champion on the internet we all aspire to be. 
]]> 2018-04-21 18:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254074259 #1: We rejoiced about the Eagles Superbowl win! kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254075035 2018-04-21 19:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254075035 #2: Retweeting kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254075086 Jasmine comments and retweets about some topics very important to me (closed captioning, the importance of the right book at the right time!). Here's one of my faves she's retweeted, it reminds me of my favorite passage from the Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie]]> 2018-04-21 19:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254075086 We Empower Teens! kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254075297 “Do you understand how amazing it is to hear that from an adult? Do you know how amazing it is to hear that from anybody? It's one of the simplest sentences in the world, just four words, but they're the four hugest words in the world when they're put together.

You can do it.” -Sherman Alexie]]> 2018-04-21 19:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254075297 #3: Charming work stories and daily musings kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254075747 2018-04-21 19:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254075747 kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077024 2018-04-21 19:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077024 kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077088 2018-04-21 19:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077088 kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077229 2018-04-21 19:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077229 kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077257 2018-04-21 19:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077257 kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077393 2018-04-21 19:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077393 kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077702 2018-04-21 19:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077702 kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077735 2018-04-21 19:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254077735 Quotes kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254078139 One of my most consistent contirbutions to my network has always been quotes, Goodreads used to email subscribers everyday the "Goodreads Quote of the Day" which I would always make a point to share. After they ended this, I began to slack on my contributions but always enjoy sharing my posts from years back. So here's a collection of past posts and a few current ones.]]> 2018-04-21 19:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254078139 The Library THINK TANK kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254078348 My first foray into PLN's was before I even knew what they were and one of my supervisors for my library summer position recommended I join the ALA Think Tank group, which has since been renamed the Library Think Tank. This is an amazing online community of different librarians and aspiring librarians from around the world! This group truly is a think tank and you never know what you're going to find on any given day. From librarian jokes to polls and advice to newbies, this group is a gold mine! ]]> 2018-04-21 19:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254078348 Creating Polls about Social Media use in Libraries! kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254078566 2018-04-21 19:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254078566 Job postings! kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254078620 Network, network, network.]]> 2018-04-21 19:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254078620 MLS Program suggestions anyone? kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254079046 2018-04-21 20:05:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254079046 No seriously, these librarians are everywhere! kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254079089 2018-04-21 20:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254079089 Seeking advice for 3D printers! kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254079128 2018-04-21 20:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254079128 And advice on some unique #librarianproblems kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254079217 2018-04-21 20:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254079217 Key Player: Teen Librarian Toobox kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254079531 This blog and Karen Jensen's twitter have been my favorite finds during the PLN journey! I love all the content curated specifically for teen librarians and the sensitive topics they're not afraid to approach!]]> 2018-04-21 20:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254079531 Post-It Note Reviews kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254079807 This was a stellar collection, especially for the demographic it's targeting! These "byte-size" reviews are perfect for Generation Z who have shorter attention spans but are great at multi-tasking, preferring their information comes in "bytes" (the rising popularity of the list article ...) like the mini-reviews on these post-its!]]> 2018-04-21 20:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254079807 From Poverty .... kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254080409 2018-04-21 20:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254080409 To Body Image... kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254080502 Critically examining the representation of bigger bodied people in Everyday by David Levithan ]]> 2018-04-21 20:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254080502 To building LGBTQ collections for teens! kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254080625 2018-04-21 20:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254080625 Some wisdom from Karen kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254081059 2018-04-21 20:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254081059 We empower teens! kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254081106 2018-04-21 20:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254081106 My Go-To For: kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254081514 New ideas on using technology to share your book reviews and musings!]]> 2018-04-21 20:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254081514 My Go-To For: kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254081583 What's trending in the minds of librarians! What a more up to date way to see what our community is thinking about than browsing through the questions they're asking their peers?]]> 2018-04-21 20:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254081583 My Go-To For: kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254081645 Bridging the gap between TED talks, writers, and libraries!]]> 2018-04-21 20:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254081645 Bridging gaps! kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254082020 Neil recommends a great article from School Library Journal. ]]> 2018-04-21 20:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254082020 My Go-To For: kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254082129 Happiness! I love my future profession and empowering teens, this blog really peaks my interest. I love all of the book recommendations and know this will continue to me my go-to as I support teens in my library!]]> 2018-04-21 21:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254082129 Klout & Social Rank kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254082805 As I suspected my twitter Klout is quite small, at only 15 but I'm getting into the explore feature to hopefully increase it!

I liked that Social Rank was able to tell me that my most frequent hashtag is #trust, probably because of my conversation with Kristin Fontichiaro about building trust with students while teaching them to critically engage with their environment and question everything!

Social Rank also gave me insight on my followers, listing their top 3 bio words as school, blogger, and librarian, and the most popular hashtags as #RU515, #tlchat, and #booksnaps (I'm sure we can attribute that last one to Jasmine!).

]]> 2018-04-21 21:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254082805 Key Hashtag: #StuVoice kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254089299 also: #StuVoiceChat]]> 2018-04-21 23:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254089299 @StuVoice on Twitter kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254089654 "We strengthen the #StuVoice movement by empowering students to take action on issues that most impact their education"]]> 2018-04-21 23:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254089654 kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254089886 2018-04-21 23:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254089886 kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254089904 2018-04-21 23:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254089904 StuVoice.org kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254090237 They also have a website, with amazing resources for students and educators. They release a podcast three times a month, which you can access on soundcloud or itunes!]]> 2018-04-22 00:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254090237 Student Voice: Adult Allies kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254090376 How can we better help students? By listening to them. ]]> 2018-04-22 00:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254090376 Student Voice: Student Bill of Rights kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254090403 An infographic! ]]> 2018-04-22 00:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254090403 #StuVoice kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254090549 Using my favorite quote! You don't know what you don't know! Take the journey with your teens.]]> 2018-04-22 00:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254090549 #StuVoice: Students as PARTNERS! kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254090601 2018-04-22 00:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254090601 Students illuminate their power kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254158199 This comment about young people's power to use what critics often see as negative (their ability to swiftly communicate and harness the power of the internet) is exactly what I hope to promote throughout my career as I empower young people and rally others around them. ]]> 2018-04-22 17:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254158199 Pinterest kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254171326 I love using Pinterest each summer to pin ideas for different book displays and programming ideas to my "Librarian Things" board. I enjoy watching my teens bring these ideas to life each year - here are a few I've actually used.]]> 2018-04-22 19:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254171326 Trying to find a way to get your signs to stand up with limited resources? kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254171547 Binder clips!]]> 2018-04-22 19:09:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254171547 Harry Potter Wands! kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254171786 I had my teens test out this craft for an upcoming Harry Potter drop-in craft hour. ]]> 2018-04-22 19:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254171786 Book Inspired Directionals kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254171911 My supervisors loved these so much when my teens made them that they laminated them and still have them up!]]> 2018-04-22 19:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254171911 FAVORITE! kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254172109 This was a great interactive display for both patrons and the teen volunteers. I had the volunteers come up with the examples to start the display and then invited patrons to create their own!]]> 2018-04-22 19:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254172109 Reflecting . . . kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254173223 2018-04-22 19:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254173223 Contact Me! kelrowan https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254214467 Instagram: @kelseasbooked

Twitter: @kelsearowan

Email: kelsearowan@gmail.com or kelsea.rowan@rutgers.edu]]> 2018-04-23 01:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kelrowan/515discovery1pln/wish/254214467