052. Information Organization with Meredith Butts

Fellow New Jerseyan Meredith and I randomly crossed paths on Bluesky, and I'm glad we did! Meredith's lesson is great, and our conversation blew my mind in about five different dimensions.

Guest: Meredith Butts, Library and Information Scientist

Grade(s) Taught: 5, 6, 7, 8

Resources:

• Information Organization Lesson: https://edushare.ing/organizinginformationbymeredithb

• Add'l Links: https://edushare.ing/deweychallengefororganizinginformationactivitybymeredithb

Book Break:

• Ways of Attending: How our Divided Brain Constructs the World by Iain McGilchrist

Where to find Meredith Butts, Library and Information Scientist:

• Handle: TheMeriLibrarian / @bemeredith.

• I can most regularly be found on: Bluesky, LinkedIn (I don't do much on there, except keep a profile)

• Bluesky: TheMeriLibrarian @bemeredith.bsky.social

• Other Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithbutts/

Check in with us, and check us out!

• Have an idea, a question, or a lesson you want to share? Email [e-mail]

• Check out the curated list of free online resources & events at www.SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org

Some Bluesky Resources

Starter Packs - These give you a list of accounts you might be interested in following. You can selectively choose among the accounts, or "Follow all" with one click!

• School Librarians by @techielibgrl.com

• UK School Librarians by @ljwattswales.bsky.social

• K-12 School Library Professionals in Canada by @dnevillebooks.bsky.social

Feeds - These are collections of posts that meet certain search criteria. They're a great way to see topics you're interested in! You can add feeds to your account for easy repeat viewing.

• School Librarians Feed by ‪@davidbfox.com‬: Follow the feed to see posts that include "schoollibrarian," "schoollibrary," "School Library Journal," "LMTS," "AASL"

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@tljamesa.com‬: This is a feed of posts from and for school librarians, teacher librarians, library media specialists, etc. #TLChat #FutureReadyLibs #SchoolLibrary #SchoolLibrarian #TLsky

• School Libraries Feed by ‪@debbieohi.com‬: Picks up posts that include hashtags related to school libraries and school librarians. Search parameters still being tweaked.

• TLSky Feed by ‪@techielibgrl.com‬: - TLSky is a feed for Librarians. Share by using #tlsky