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I just returned from the ALA Conference which I attended as SUNY Albany's Student to Staff Volunteer. This is a program in which each Student Chapter of ALA chooses one student to attend the ALA conference. The registration, hotel, and a per diem for meals is provided by ALA. The student volunteers for one of the ALA divisions, I worked for AASL. I highly recommend this program for any of you LM-NET readers who are still in library school. It was a great experience for me. I would not have been able to afford to attend the conference on my own. I attended some really great programs. Hip-Hop Library Arts was presented by an English teacher from an inner city school in LA. He connects contemporary hip-hop songs and classic poetry. Once the students have looked at the elements of poetry through a song they can relate to, they are more able to engage in a poem. His basic message was to get the students engaged and interested in what they are learning. Another great session was Slippery Slope, Ethics for Teens. This program was about teaching students to use technology ethically. The speaker got everyone involved by having us look at scenarios about unethical uses of thechnology and respond to them. This is the same way she works with her students. The idea is to get students to connect the virtual world to the real world. If it is wrong to steal, then it is also wrong to use someone else's email address to send mean messages to people. Because I was a volunteer for AASL, I got to attend the awards luncheon for free! Mo Willems was a wonderful speaker. He's very funny. Finally, I want to put in a plug for AASL (American Association of School Librarians). Everyone should join! They are the national organization that advocates for school librarians. We need their support, and they need ours. Chris Putnam-Pouliot Recent graduate of SUNY Albany Soon-to-be Teacher-Librarian Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School Elizabethtown, NY -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------