Oregon Educator Network
for School Library Staff
What is OregonEdNet?
What is OregonEdNet?
The Oregon Educator Network is a place for educators to:
• Collaborate and engage in dialogue about professional practice�• Share, discover, and rate education resources�• Create and participate in groups, blogs, and events�• Find professional development opportunities�
What is OregonEdNet?
OEN is aimed largely at educators in rural schools, because they often work in isolation from others who work with their subject or grade level, minimizing their opportunities to collaborate effectively.
Sound like anyone else you know?
OEN and Libraries
OregonEdNet is a great place for librarians and library staff across the state to connect and share resources and information.
Getting Started
Getting Started
Choose “Groups” from the tab menu.
This will show you all the groups currently available in OregonEdNet.
Getting Started
Use the “Search Groups” box to look for OASL.
Getting Started
Join the OASL group, click “Read more” under the welcome message, and briefly introduce yourself in the comments.
Getting Started
Start a new conversation:
What would you like to have the opportunity to talk to your library colleagues about?
Resources
Take a look at the Resources tab.
If you’re not yet a member, take a look at the OASL resource.
You do not need to be a member of OASL to join the OASL group on OEN, but there are great benefits to OASL membership, whether you are certified or classified library staff.
Resources
Think of a resource you can access right now, from the Web or your Google Drive or elsewhere, that would be of interest to other school library staff.
Add a new resource to the OASL group.
Resources
Resources
Take a few minutes and look for other resources that might be useful to you and/or your colleagues.
You can mark resources as favorites, and copy them to add to another group you think may find them useful.
Groups
Are there other groups you may be interested in?
Take a few minutes and search through the groups.
Events
Know of an upcoming event that would be of interest to library staff?
Check back often
We will build OEN into a useful resource only by using it!
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