Social Media For Media Specialists Librarians
Facebook, Twitter & Instagram Social media is so prevalent in our daily lives and including it in our professional lives is a given. I believe that using social media for our benefit is a great way to grow our PLN (Professional Learning Network). Many times a campus only has one librarian, and while there are other librarians in the district they work in to work with, at times turning to a virtual PLN is very beneficial. I know that for myself, I have been able to make connections on social media beyond my campus and district to learn from and share information and ideas with. Not only have I been able to get help and ideas from others, but I have been able to share ideas with others & help them. Facebook Facebook is a platform that allows users to share images and text with others. This is available as an iOS app, Android app, and can also be used on the web. There are a lot of library and librarian pages on Facebook, some are listed as “Pages” &