Reinventing Ourselves in the Digital Age

Jennifer Alfonso-Punzalan

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Hammond, J. & Barnabei, C.  (2013, May/June).  Reinventing ourselves in the digital age.  Library Media Connection.  31(6), 14-16.

This article is about Chris Barnabei, who is the teacher librarian for the Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School in Pennsylvania.  The high school is project-based and Barnabei helped to create the Knowledge Commons.  He writes about how he collaborates with teachers, the management of the 1:1 iPad initiative, partnerships with local businesses to identity real-life problems and solutions, etc. 

This is a fascinating look at how one teacher librarian is at the cutting edge of what we have been discussing in our LIBR 250 class.  It is an exciting read because it shows the potential of what communities can do to engage their students and solve real-life problems.  One thing that I noted was that the magnet school is competitive and only some students are allowed entrance.  I wonder how project-based learning could apply to everyone in every public school.

One helpful thing was that he has an app libguide that he mentions in the article.