Daley Branham ISCI 761 Blog Summer 2023

This week I was eager to dive into learning about technology and student learning along with information literacy. Regarding the technology portion related to school librarians, there is a considerable relationship. As a media assistant who experiences school librarian duties to the school, I have learned that there is so much involved with digital media and information literacy. I was intrigued to gain a further understanding of fake news and how to identify it. After listening to the podcast Fake News & Media Literacy , it was overwhelming to hear how fake news is often identified. This would oftentimes become frustrating to learn. However, especially in middle and high school, students learning how to conduct research for projects and daily assignments is an essential need. Identifying what is true and false is a skill that takes practice. One goal for me is to teach students how to use technology to find true information and how reading and dissecting that information can b...

     After reading Mary Lou Caron O’Conner’s article, Now Serving An Appealing Menu of Digital Literacy Tools and Resources, I got a glimpse of the type of librarian I want to be in the future. Technology is a growing resource that we as educators must be ready to utilize and teach students to use. “School librarians serve as change catalysts, shaping curriculum and nurturing developmentally appropriate expectations of our learners” (O’Conner, 2019, p. 18). This is the inspiring part of being a school librarian. Sometimes I fear that I am not being creative enough or making makerspaces interesting enough. My goals as a school librarian include following the standards provided by AASL and ISTE to create the best program in the school library. I am incredibly thankful that librarians have a vast majority of resources, such as the standards created by AASL and ISTE, to provide frameworks that can be used. Throughout O’Conner’s article, she shared a multitude of ideas on how ...

Hello Everyone!       My name is Daley Branham. My pronouns are she/her. I work as a media assistant in a public middle school in Kershaw County. I have been a media assistant for three years. I have enjoyed working in the library and working with students. I have gained so much love for reading and once I get into a book, I cannot put it down! I continue to learn more daily and I can apply more skills as a media assistant. I had never considered working to earn a master’s degree but I have enjoyed it and I am so close to the end. This is my second year in the program and I plan to graduate in December of 2024. My dream job is to be a media specialist in an elementary school but also to experience middle and high school. I am open to gaining experience in all areas to see where I would be an excellent fit to utilize my skills. I enjoy spending time with my husband and family. My husband Tyler and I love going to the movies and spending time at home in the garden!...