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Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 2:00-3:00 PM Garden Room 2 Jan Segerstrom & Lori Clark-Erickson, Teton County School Dist. #1
 * WLA Fall Conference, Oct. 1-3, 2009 **
 * __Copyright in the School Setting //(Conf. Presentation PPT)//__ - Administrator's Role**
 * Administrator Awareness Training PPT (Draft)
 * NPR Copyright Song - ""And I Copied It!" by Nancy White
 * Carol Simpson's Website
 * Hall Davidson's Website
 * Doug Johnson's Website
 * TeacherTube YouTube

**__Copyright Free (Friendly) Multimedia Resources //(Conf Presentation PPT)//__** Friday, Oct. 2, 2009 3:15-4:15 PM Garden Room 2 Lori Clark-Erickson & Jan Segerstrom, Teton County School Dist. #1 > **__Information Power - Saturday Post-Conference__** 
 * Copyright-Friendly (mostly free) Multimedia Resource List
 * Primary Sources - Delicious list
 * Web 2.0 - Delicous list

=INFO POWER 2009=

At the National Education Association Representative Assembly (NEA-RA), held in San Diego in July 2009, the following amendment to the NEA Legislative Program was approved. This Legislative Program guides the lobbying efforts of the National Education Association during the 111th Congress, Second Session. **//NEA supports //**  This can be found in the first section of the Legislative Program under: HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION/STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT [contact Sally Mack for more details]
 * From presentation at Info Power 2009 **
 * **including school library programs taught by certified or licensed media specialist (teacher/librarian) in the list of core subject areas under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. ** 

=INFO POWER 2009=

Join Pam Berger
[|InfoSearcher] [|Teacher Librarian Network Ning] - Pam Berger's page
 * Flyer of Program** [[file:Flyer for Info Power.pdf]]
 * Registration for Info Power 2009** [[file:Information Power Summer Institute Registration.doc]]

Riverton, April 17-18, 2009 SSLMP Meeting Minutes
 * __2009 SSLMP Spring Meeting__**

__**2008 WLA Fall Conference**__ Casper, October 1-4, 2008 SSLMP Meeting Minutes

Casper, April 18-19, 2008 SSLMP Meeting Minutes
 * __2008 SSLMP Spring Meeting__**

__**2007 WLA Fall Conference**__ Cheyenne, September 13-15, 2007 SSLMP Meeting Minutes

__**2007 SSLMP Spring Meeting**__ Casper, April 20, 2007 SSLMP Meeting Minutes

__**2006 WLA Fall Conference**__ Gillette, September 29, 2006 SSLMP Meeting Minutes

SSLMP Mission Statement: To network, encourage and disseminate information helpful to the school library media community in Wyoming.

Objectives:
 * To improve the quality of learning in both formal and informal settings
 * To support school library media personnel
 * in developing standards that promote effective use of the school library media center
 * by sharing and disseminating information, techniques, and standards
 * by informing state leadership of the importance of school libraries to the educational mission
 * by establishing and maintaining channels of communications between the organization, the profession and the public
 * by stimulating use of communication technologies throughout Wyoming
 * in assisting administrators, managers, and others responsible for planning communication technologies and materials in schools and libraries
 * by encouraging research on a statewide basis to determine current "best practices"
 * in collaborating with the State Department of Education and State Government in the formation of policies, standards, and practices in educational communications and technologies
 * in maintaining contact with agencies who are interested in educational communication and technology as well as establishing cooperation with the educational communications industry


 * Goals:**
 * To promote the use of information more efficiently and effectively
 * To encourage our local communities to support our endeavours within the schools as well as the State to enhance academic achievement for our students


 * Membership Fees:** $5.00 per fiscal year


 * Officers:** Chair (1-year term) Chair-Elect (1-year term) Secretary (2-year term)


 * Benefits of SSLMP Membership:**
 * Networking with other school librarians across the state regarding issues important to you and your library media center.
 * Staying informed of current practices, changes in organization bylaws, and many other state & at'l library media issues.
 * Taking advantage of educational opportunities and library media programming that SSLMP offers.
 * Supporting certified school library professionals, paraprofessionals, and support staff.
 * Working toward a common goal of implementing Information Power guidelines and the National Information Literacy Standards
 * Helping patrons become information literate.

2006-2007 Information Power Goals
Click here for revision draft - WLA 2007 //


 * Goal #1:** Continuously review and refine the Wyoming Information Power Implementation Plan.

A. Spring Section Meeting 2006 – David Loertscher “Ban Those Bird Units” B. 2006 Information Power Summer Institute (Joyce Valenza) C. Fall Conference 2006 – AASL past president (guest presenter) & AASL Leadership & Collaboration Institute D. Spring Section Meeting 2007 (strategic plan alignment & bylaws) E. Encourage strong participation in the program committee planning for conference. F. Utilize LSTA funding for school-library staff development
 * Goal #2**: Offer Information Power awareness opportunities and programming that informs community organizations and Wyoming librarians of the Information Power standards and principals.

A. Creation of a SSLMP wiki during the 2006 Info Power Summer Institute B. Creation of a SSLMP blog during the 2006 Info Power Summer Institute C. SSLMP mailing list D. Development of a SSLMP Handbook from the State Library => Website
 * Goal #3:** Promote use of electronic informational resources to school librarians and state population and other libraries and librarians outside the school population.

A. Invite the Academic Section to Information Power activities B. Fall Conference 2006 – AASL past president (guest presenter) & AASL Leadership & Collaboration Institute
 * Goal #4:** Encourage curricular collaboration between all types of librarians and educators.

A. Use the WEN (Wyoming Education Network) to communicate when face-to-face communication is not an option-especially for section officer meetings. B. Continue offering strong programming at the spring section meetings, Information Power Summer Institute, and fall conference which encourages more school library personnel to attend. C. Provide time during meetings for collaborative discussions and networking D. Support the formation of a joint section meeting in the spring between four of the sections, not just Children’s and School.
 * Goal #5:** Enhance communication, network capabilities, and collaborative efforts between library media personnel in Wyoming.


 * Goal #6.** Identify issues/concerns/needs of the school library media specialists in the state.

A. Conduct needs assessments following section meetings and summer Institute. B. Participate in school library questionnaires/surveys to generate data that may support the need for change due to issues, needs, and concerns that surface from the questionnaires/surveys.//

Upcoming Events:

 * Spring Section Meeting - Casper, WY, Holiday Inn, April 20-21, 2007

Information Power Summer Institute VII - August 13-14, 2007 Jackson Hole, Wy

2007 Fall Conference - Cheyenne, Wy, Little America, Sept. 13-15, 2007**

Past Events:
August 9th, 2006 UW Outreach Builidng, Casper, Wyoming
 * Information Power Summer Institute VI**
 * Joyce Valenza "21st Century Library Media Strategies"




 * Joyce Valenza's Resource Tools**
 * [|Joyce Valenza's Homepage]
 * Joyce Valenza's Power search tools and Power Search Tools Revisited (ALA publication)


 * SSLMP Membership**

Coming Soon!// Open source software links: Teacher Librarian toolkit Ontario Library assoc: Digital Storytelling: Possibly differentiatied by grade level Links to Tutorials -Web quests, blogs, wikis, rubrics Tutorials on plagiarism Tutorial on internet safety Tutorial on information process model similiar to the program available from Oregon Dept. of Ed. Tutorial on academic honesty Link to Kathy Schrock's resources Projects or work on ISTE or NETS standards to use as resources Powerpoints or presentations from conferences List of databases/automation systems subscribed to by individual libraries in order for individual to contact and request information - a recommendation paragraph would be helpful within this document Teacher page - resources for teachers, databases which could be helpful for specific projects Parent page Resources for librarians - lesson plans, databases, professional literature, collection development Links to our OPACs Description of WYLD databases that can be electronically given to staff members for newsletters.