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Teaching Librarian (Toronto, ON: Ontario Library Association, 20030501), Spring 2018, p. 17

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The Teaching Librarian 25.3 17 Social LEADia: Moving Students from Digital Citizenship to Digital Leadership by Jennifer Casa-Todd Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc. 2017 ISBN 978-1-946444-11-0 Is a resource designed to provide all educators, from Kindergarten to administration, with examples of why there should be resounding support for the necessity of embedding social media into classroom programing. Social media is seen by many as the home of cyber-bullying and the gateway for predators into our students' lives, but Jennifer Casa-Todd knows that our students are already immersed in this world. She encourages us to move beyond one-stop digital citizenship lessons or the banning of social media tools to using them to exemplify how social media can empower students, connect them to experts, and move student learning beyond our classroom walls. Curated stories from Jennifer Casa- Todd's family, teachers she's worked with as a teacher-librarian in her school and at the district level, to teachers and students she has connected with through her own well-developed PLC, fill the book. These stories are potent examples of student digital leaders and teachers who use the connecting aspects of social media to engage in learning. as she so succinctly states, "It isn't the tool, but the tool's user that makes the difference" (2). Beyond using real-life examples as mentor texts to demonstrate why social media should be an essential aspect in the classroom, she explores various pedagogies that social media can support. are you looking to incorporate self-regulation, digital citizenship, or 20 per cent time into your classroom? every chapter provides you with common sense explanations of how and why we should approach the topic, sites to explore, stories of teachers who have accomplished a similar task and an exemplary student with a website and Twitter handle for you and your class to study. Jennifer Casa-Todd's teacher-librarian persona is fully visible at her companion site, socialleadia.org. not only will you find provocations for each chapter to support a book club or the websites of the students showcased in the book, but you'll find direct access to the articles, resources, videos and guides mentioned in each chapter. Social LEADia provides you with all the support you need to help your students and yourself engage in social media to make your classroom and the world a better place. Professional Resources Stefanie Cole continued on page 18

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