Category Archives: General
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Teaching That AI Is Biased
1June 18, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
According to several studies, AI has built-in stereotypes (Barath, 2024). Some stereotypes may encourage natural talents. Others may force gender-based …
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AI Is My Secretary
1June 12, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
In this year of learning about AI, I am still trying to decide what is worth exploring and what isn’t. …
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EOY Report for ‘The Year of a Full-Time LMA’
1May 29, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
In one school year, I went from running the library alone to a full-time Library Media Assistant (LMA). What a …
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Why I Love to Present at Conferences
Leave a commentMay 5, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
I love to present at conferences because: As a side note, last year’s ALA Conference also brought me into the …
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Who Cares About the School Library?
Leave a commentApril 21, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
Answer: Students do. In all of the doom and gloom presented in the past year of school libraries being shuttered …
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School Librarians = Sharks?
Leave a commentMarch 16, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
One morning, last Spring semester, I decided to list what I was doing over a three-hour period. Here’s what I …
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School Librarians = School Engineers
Leave a commentFebruary 11, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
School librarians are the engineers of the school making sure that everyone can get what they need to keep the …
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Using MS Bookings for Parent-Teacher Conferences
Leave a commentJanuary 15, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
This past Fall, we had our 5th semester of using Microsoft Bookings for Parent-Teacher Conferences. Our district added Bookings to …
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Mid-Year Check-In
2January 2, 2024 by Dr. Robbie Barber
While I do a year-end review every year, sometimes it’s worth it to do a mid-year check. Once, when I …
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Fulfilling is My #OneWord for 2024
1December 26, 2023 by Dr. Robbie Barber
New Year’s Resolutions have given way to focusing on #OneWord. 2023 was guided by the word “Experiment”. The quote from Claude …
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