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As an educator, I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. I have taught school for three and half years. However, I am substituted for the Montgomery Board Education. I have substituted for two years. I truly have grown as educator. However, I decided to go back to school to get a degree in Library Media. I have taken a number of Library Media classes. As a librarian, I want to inform how became successful in my career. One of my classes has prepared me for being a good resource for teachers. The class that has made this major influence in my life is Communication with Technology. I am able to share ideas with other teachers about using technology in the classroom. In addition, I am able to teach students about technology in the library. The communication with technology class taught me skills that I needed for being a successful librarian. I am at the bleeding edge level as a librarian. I am always eager to purchase the best software for the library and hardware. However, I take the time to make sure the software is not outdated or inefficient. I have a teacher assistant that double check the software to make sure none is outdated or inefficient. I want to make sure students have a great desire to read throughout life. Furthermore, the software I purchased is strictly for educational purposes.

     First of all, I learned how technology has changed the world in such a drastic way.  The way people communicate is by using mobile devices. Some mobile devices people use are the following: smartphones, ipads and iphones. However, I have change the way I communicate with other people. I communicate with my colleagues, parents and administrators by emailing. In addition, I use E-book readers in the library to teach my students how to download books and stories. I had to get permission from my principal to purchase E-books for the library. I showed students how to download books and stories to read.  The students enjoyed downloading books and stories to read in the library. The school purchased laptops for the library. I allow the students to watch educational videos on the laptops. They truly enjoyed watching these videos because the students think it is fun.   In addition, the laptops already had software programs for educational purposes. Students were able to work on programs geared toward helping them with their weaknesses in reading and language skills. Students that were gifted worked on programs that continue to enhance their reading and language skills.  In addition, I assist students in using the Internet by providing them with links that deals with literacy skills. For example, students were studying a topic on character education in their classroom. I assist students by showing them how to type a website on the Internet browser that dealt with character education. Students were able to view the information about character education. This allowed students to get a deeper understanding about character education. Moreover, upper grade students were able to do research on the Internet because I taught them some skills on how to use the Internet. They were able to write effective reports about any topic their teachers assigned them.  Furthermore, I allowed students to play reading games on the computer so they could have fun interest in reading books. I saw a great improvement in students reading in the library.

      As a librarian, I make reading fun for students so they would be eager to learn. Students are able to grasp information if teachers make it fun in learning the material. In addition, students dislike sitting in a classroom listening to lectures everyday of the school week.  One day, I brought in a Noble Nook for the students to see how it works. I did a quick library lesson because I was on time period. I showed students how to view magazines and books with photos on the Noble Nook. They were able to view reading articles and stories. Students were able to answer and ask questions about the Noble Nook. This was a great learning experience for the students. In addition, students were able to tell their classroom teachers how much fun they had with viewing magazines and books.

     All in all, I am librarian that is continuing to grow in technology. I take more classes in technology. I am growing in knowledge about how technology could be used in the library and classroom. I teach students about how to use technology in their everyday life. In addition, I share technology skills with teachers. Teachers use the skills that I share with them in teaching their lessons.  I use all kinds of technology in the library. Some technologies I used in the library are the following: E-books, laptops and Noble Nook. Furthermore, I share and exchange ideas with other librarians by posting blogs, wiki and google pages on the Internet.