Library
Welcome to the Library! Hello from Dr. Cathy Collins, Library Media Specialist
Happy New Year, SMS Students! Looking for a good book to read? Check out the SMS Library Newsletter linked to our SMS Library website as well as recommendations listed here. Also, stop by the library and take a look at our new book display! As always, send me a Schoology message to let me know about any new books or digital resources you would like to see in our library. Warmly, Dr. Collins
Phone (781) 784-1560 ext 6404
Email: ccollins@sharonschools.net
Library Services Menu and Noodle Tools Info
Menu of Library Services
Online Tools for Teaching and Learning
Israel-Hamas War: Resources for Educators
AI 101 for Teachers
AI Text Detectors
AI for Educators: Time Saving Tips
Professional Development Library-All books listed are available to borrow.
AASL Learning Standards
ISTE and AASL Learning Standards Crosswalk
Ten Criteria for Choosing Diverse Books for Your Classroom
Best African American History Resources
For Students and Staff:
NoodleTools NoodleTools is the platform we use to organize and support the research process, create citations, notecards and more!
Log-in with your school Google account to get started. NoodleTools can also be accessed through the waffle menu in Google Drive.
SMS Library Mission
The Sharon School Library Program Mission is to teach 21st Century information literacy skills while being fully integrated into and supportive of the district curriculum, ISTE Standards and the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner in Action.
Helpful Links
- SMS Library Resource Handout
- Boston Public Library Databases and Resources
- Generative AI: Responsible Use Guidelines
- Eagle Eye Citizen: Teaching and Learning with Primary Sources
- Digital Public Library of America
- International Children's Digital Library
- Podcasts To Enjoy
- Poets.org
- Digital Transgender Archive
Student Book Reviews
SMS Library Newsletter: Spring Edition
SMS Library Mission Statement
The Sharon School Library Program Mission is to teach 21st Century digital literacy skills while being fully integrated into and supportive of the district curriculum, the ISTE Standards, and the AASL Standards.
More About Dr. Collins
For SMS Students: Meet Your Librarian!
"If someone else tells your story, it comes out crooked." Indigenous Elder
What is your story? Would you like to share it? Let's celebrate each other's stories in a book which will be printed and available at the SMS Library circulation desk. To participate, make a copy of this "All About Me" Google Doc, fill it out and send to: ccollins@sharonschools.net
Link to Dr. Collins Bio and Articles published in AASL's Knowledge Quest
Awards & Recognition: MSLA Virtual Influencer 23; MSLA Service Award 23; MSLA Super Librarian; AASL Intellectual Freedom Award; Fulbright/TGC Fellow; MSLA Web Seal of Excellence, 2014-2020; Reynolds Institute for High School Journalism Fellow; Ellen Berne Pathfinder Award for Innovative School Library Programming; Teacher of the Year Award for Excellence in Teaching About China, Primary Source; MASCD Innovative Tech Grant; SEF Grants (multiple years); HUB Tech Makerspace Grant
Professional Activities: ISTE and ASCD Board of Directors 2020-2026; News Literacy Project Ambassador, 2021-2024; Past PD Chair & Board Member, MassCUE 2014-2019; Mass Library System Executive Board Member 2012-2015; Past Executive Board and Advocacy Chair, MSLA; ALA Intellectual Freedom Roundtable
Publications/Recent Presentations: (scroll down to view complete list...)
We Can Teach That: Information Literacy for School Librarians, 2024, Contributing author, chapter on Visual Literacy
ISTE Book, "Teaching News Literacy in the Age of AI: A Cross Curricular Approach": scheduled for publication, November 24
Rex Academy CS Podcast: Engagement and Equity in Computer Science June 2023
Brainwaves Video Anthology: Freedom to Learn May 2023
STEM Innovations and Global Competence ECA of US State Dept., IREX · Feb 22, 2022. View publication Spring 2022 online course addition to Teacher Suite- K12 professional development offerings. Lead Instructional Designer.
NLP Celebrating Change Makers; NLP (News Literacy Project) · Jun 9, 2022 Full program of NLP Changemakers Celebration including comments on the importance of Media Literacy education for all students
English Journal National Council of Teachers of English · Jul 1, 2016 Article co-written with ELA teacher, Lori Ayotte, about collaborative work in the area of visual literacy, digital literacy and technology integration.
"Searchlights and Sunglasses: Journalism in the Digital Age" Knight Foundation/Reynolds Journalism Institute · Sep 5, 2013
View publication Contributing author to "learning layer" of innovative teaching activities and lesson plans related to Eric Newton's essays on the changing state of journalism.
Literacy in the Digital Age ISTE · Sep 5, 2013 Contributing author: chapter described a collaborative digital literacy project using the Web 2.0 tool, "Animoto."
Articles Written for ALA's Intellectual Freedom Blog
Work featured in School Library Journal's "Let Teens Take Charge of STEM Learning," 06/20
MA Credentials/Licenses: Supervisor/Director; Library Media Specialist; Instructional Technology Specialist; Digital Literacy & Computer Science