Competency 3: Educational Technology Podcast

For me the most daunting aspect of the school librarian's role is as the media specialist. In most schools, the librarian provides education not only to the students but to the teachers as well in terms of how to use technology to supplement and facilitate learning. As a result, I tend to look for resources that give ideas and examples for how to incorporate media and technology into the classroom and library settings. One resource is a series of podcasts I happened to find on the reference list of an article suggested by my professor "Podcasting 101 for K-12 Librarians." This podcast www.nausetschool.org/podcasts.htm is managed by the Nauset school district's administrator for technology Kathy Schrock, and it provides podcasts from many educators about incorporating different forms of technology into the educational setting. Topics are very specific and practical, ranging from using basic search engines for research to using technology to provide homework assistance. This is a great resource for any school librarian to use in his or her library and as a tool for collaboration with teachers.


Eash, E. K. (2006). Podcasting 101 for k-12 librarians. Information Today, Inc., 26(4).