Technology Infused Instruction for the Educational Community: A Guide for School Library Specialists

The school library is a high profile program, and the rest of the school community assumes that the library media specialists know how to use the technology within the library. Since the major barrier for technology integration remains lack of training, the library media specialist can serve as the ideal model of technology learning and teaching. By closely examining how instruction and learning interact with technology, library media specialists have the ability to facilitate and optimize technology's impact on a formidable audience.This guide opens by detailing learning and instruction, with a focus on adult learners. Farmer then outlines how learning changes with the incorporation of technology, discusses the planning and management aspects of professional development, and offers a series of professional development workshops and instruction that incorporate technology. Each chapter focuses on a unique audience or a unique technology. Targeted audiences include K-12 school faculty, volunteer library staff, parents, administrators, board members, and community members. The volume closes with a convenient glossary and bibliography.