SLIK-12

SLIK-12 School Librarians Google Group

SLIK-12 School Librarians in Iowa K-12 is a teacher librarian Google group. All teacher librarians in Iowa may join this electronic forum. The audience for this discussion group will typically be teacher librarians who work in K-12 schools in Iowa. The purpose of this group is to facilitate professional communication among Iowa teacher librarians, provide mentoring, disseminate research findings, discuss intellectual freedom and share applications of the Internet and other online services.

Although this discussion group is hosted by the Division of School Library Studies in the College of Education at the University of Northern Iowa, nothing posted in this discussion group should be considered an endorsement of the opinions or information communicated by the posting party by the University of Northern Iowa, its College of Education, its Division of School Library Studies or its faculty and staff.

SLIK-12 is a public, unmoderated discussion group through Google Groups.

SLIK-12 FAQ

Do I need a Google account?

The SLIK-12 listserv is a Google Group, but Google email addresses or accounts are not required. Individuals with Google accounts, however, have access to the group archive, can view the member list, and can change their personal settings (e.g., request one summary email a day instead of receiving each individual email).

How do I join SLIK-12?

Go to the website: https://groups.google.com/a/uni.edu/group/slik-12/ Click "Ask to join group" and enter your email address and reason (since the group is specifically for those working as teacher librarians, please state the district name where you work as a TL ). Any type of email can be used but a Gmail address is recommended for accessing contents. Teacher librarians will get a confirmation email when approved.

How do I post to SLIK-12?

Send your message to: slik-12@uni.edu.

How can I tell if my post is working / see past messages / see the member list?

Your own post will not show up in your inbox because the Group understands that you have already seen your own post. Rather, if you are using a Gmail address, you can go to https://groups.google.com/a/uni.edu/group/slik-12/ and see past messages (including your own). You can also see the list of members.

How do I leave the group?

To leave the group, send an email message from your email account to slik-12+unsubscribe@uni.edu. Do not include a subject or message. In order to switch from one email address to another, you need to unsubscribe from the old email and join from the new one. If this is not working, send an email to librarystudies@uni.edu requesting to that your old address be unsubscribed.

Teachers meeting around a table in a library

SLIK-12 Etiquette

Don't post anything on SLIK-12 that you don't want the world to see or don't want the world to know came from you. All messages to SLIK-12 are archived in Google Groups and anyone who is part of that group now (or joins in the future) can access all past messages. SLIK-12 is an unmoderated group.
Engage in professional cordiality. Do not attack or challenge people on or off the list. If you wouldn't say it in a staff meeting with all teachers, administrators, and associates present, don't say it on SLIK-12. As always, preserve student confidentiality.
Do not forward emails from others to SLIK-12 without their permission. And do not forward emails a SLIK-12 member sent you privately to the list without the person's permission.
Even though all messages to SLIK-12 could be accessed by the public, you should still treat the messages you receive with care. Don't forward messages you think may be offensive to others on the list.

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