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 * Paper** **submission #004**

Podcasting for School Media Specialists: a Case Study from Central Minnesota
 * Title**

Plamen Miltenoff, Learning Resources and technology, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, USA, pmiltenoff@stcloudstate.edu Jo Flanders, Learning Resources and technology, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, USA, jlflanders@stcloudstate.edu Jennifer Hill, Learning Resources and technology, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, USA, hije0202@stcloudstate.edu
 * Presenter(s)**

The advent of technology, computers and the Internet has changed the ways of interaction in education. In the school library profession the school media librarian replace with media specialist is left isolated, and disconnected from the profession. Four library and media specialists are exploring podcasting as a medium to rally school media professionals into a community that can benefit from each other’s experience. The experience of podcast creation is dissected as a perfect opportunity for school media specialists to enhance needed technological skills and create a venue for communication among colleagues and other professionals.
 * Abstract**

Paper accepted for proceedings
 * Notes & Comments**