Social+Networks


 * Ning**
 * http://www.ning.com/**

Description: Ning is a social network open to people seeking like minded people to discuss interests. Ning is no longer free, but offers a customizable website that others can join. It provides a variety of options such as videos, forums and events that allow users to touch base with others who share the same interests. You can join blogs and forums and choose to keep track of friends with similar ideas. Incorporation: There are many networks on Ning related to librarians. Just by searching "teacher librarian" you can pull up several different networks that are open to librarians including "readkiddoread: which provides book lists and library 2.0 which provides links to a variety of library blogs and forums. Submitted by Liz Fleskes

www.LiveJournal.com Description: LiveJournal is an online, interactive journal. It allows community users to view and discuss a variety of topics. Livejournal adds networking, like Facebook, that blogging doesn't offer.
 * Social Networking: LiveJournal**

Incorporation: LiveJournal is a great tool for a school librarian to use that will foster relationships with students. A school librarian could create an account on LiveJournal that could serve as a venue for news, announcements, contests, and upcoming events. Students could set up their own LiveJournals, add the library to their Friends list and interact with the library. This would also be a good place to post discussions on a book or author study. Using LiveJournal as a book club can also bring like minded readers together in their own time, instead of meeting like a traditional book club.

Submitted by: Jennifer Eaton 11/12/10

"Brooklyn Heights Montessori School's Library Blog" [|http://www.blogger.com] [] Description: This blog was created by the librarian of Brooklyn Heights Montessori School. The blog features information about current events in the library, such as the Summer Reading Program, as well as a place to spotlight various books in the library to encourage students to expand their reading horizons. This would also be a good opportunity for older student to review books and post written reviews to share with peers. A "blogging" club could also be established, and be mostly student run in the fashion of a school newspaper publication or student-directed television broadcast.
 * Social Networking Technology: Blogs (Blogger.com)**

Submitted by Kara Day 11/12/10

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Social Networking Technology: Edmodo

Description: Edmodo is a "trusted Web 2.0 environment where teachers can safely share ideas, files, and assignments with their students and others." It is free and the format resembles Facebook's which creates a high buy in for students.

Incorporation: A librarian could create several different groups for different things such as: book clubs, new arrivals blogs, book recommendations, links to author websites and other library-related topics, research skills, and the like. In addition to creating different groups, librarians can host real-time chats through Edmodo; this could mirror a professor's office hours, or might be offered when students are in the midst of a research unit. Another great chat idea would be to invite an author to 'speak' with students or a book group. (The chat idea is especially useful to today's youth because Edmodo is mobile-friendly!)

Submitted by Karen Myers
 * __Technology__: Skype **


 * __Web Address__: ** [|www.**skype.com**]

** __Description__: Skype is a low cost voice and video call software that allows users to connect with other users all over the world via the internet. **

** __I__ **** __ncorporation__: Skype would be wonderful to use as a library book review pen-pal service with other schools. Schools can have a "pen-pal" anywhere in the world, and each school can share what they are reading and review books. Our school has a pen pal school in Australia, and we are reviewing the Bluebonnet Award winners for them while they share books that were given awards in Brisbane. It has been very interesting to see which books we have in common, and our library has acquired some books that were suggested from our pen pals. **

** __Submitted by__: Andrea Ortiz **

// **Technology**: LinkedIn // // **Web Address**: [] // // **Description**: Linkedin is a social networking site used primarily for making professional connections. This site allows users to create a list of working connections they have made in their professions. Through these connections one is able to make contacts via mutual contacts. This can allow for possible job opportunities, and can allow employers to find potential candidates to fill a vacant position. Users maintain their profiles, complete with a picture and resume of their job experience. Users can bookmark companies that peak his/her interest and can receive notifications about potential opportunities within these companies. Users can use these bookmarks to research the background and statistics of each company. //

// **Incorporation**: I think access to the LinkedIn website would be very useful in a school library setting, particularly for a highschool. Using this website can give students experience with thinking about what they would like to do careerwise. Students can research fields that they are particularly interested in, discovering such things as what they should major in, volunteering suggestions, and/or jobs that could provide apprenticeships for this field. They can also begin to create his/her profile, and, starting at a younger age, can begin making contacts through LinkedIn at a much earlier age. It seems more logical to begin making connections as soon as possible, than after one has graduated from college. //

// **Submitted by**: Monica Ramirez //



// ** Blogs offer a great way to connect parents, students and educators through a growing interest in social networking. A school library blog can offer these kinds of connections on several levels. For one, as seen in the rrhs example listed above, blogs can add a kind of energy and enthusiasm for students to use the library space. I loved how this librarian included a quirky video from “Michael Scott on Wikipedia”. It is perfect because it uses pop culture with which students can readily identify and links it with the library. There are also book trailers creating excitement about new novels the library has to offer as well as open forums that allow students to discuss books they are reading. ** //
 * TECHNOLOGY: Blogs or Online Journals (ie blogspot.com)**
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// ** A school library should offer not only resources for students to learn, research and read recreationally but also to help connect parents to the school. This could be done by having information about upcoming events or links to photo galleries of events that parents, students, teachers, faculty have attended in the last school year. There is also the opportunity to allow teachers to offer contributions of their latest events in the classroom. The library blog could essentially connect all departments, students, and parents into an appealing and interactive format. It offers a way to visually make the connections that the library should already be making in practice. ** //


 * Submitted by: //Cate Sweeney//**



__// **Technology:** Shelfari //__

__// **Website:** [|www.shelfari.com] //__ __// **Website for uses of Shelfari in a library:** [] //__

__// **Description:** Shelfari is a social networking site revolving around books. It allows you to create a bookshelf to display books you’ve read, would like to read, and are currently reading. It also allows you to tag books, write reviews, and assign a rating. Because it’s a networking site, you can also view what your friends are currently and have previously read and read their reviews and ratings as well. Users may discuss books with other users and join groups of users with similar interests in reading. The site allows you to discover other books you may want to read and hear what others had to say about the book before you check it out from your library or buy it on your e-reader. Current users have stated that they have used Shelfari in their classrooms and libraries as a catalyst for book talks. The site allows the students to see books recommended by their teacher or librarian, look at the cover of the book, read a review and look at the user assigned rating. Students can also use the site to search for books that others have tagged. Other librarians have shared that they link the library’s Shelfari page to the library website and update it with library picks of the week or new additions to the library. Bonny Eagle High School Library ([]) maintains a Shelfari bookshelf with new arrivals as seen here: []. //__

__// **Incorporation:** I would incorporate Shelfari into my school library as a reading promotion tool. I would set up a library account and encourage faculty to participate. Teachers, administrators, counselors and other school staff could add books they recommend to the shelf, write a review, and rank the book. I would also include the call number of the book on the review, so that students could easily find the books in the school library. This could be linked to the library web page so students and parents could see the faculty recommended books from home. Students could set up shelfari accounts (with parent permission) and become “friends” with the library and each other, establishing a school network of recommended books by teachers, librarians, students, and parents. As the librarian I would email out the link to advisory teachers each time the shelf is updated so that advisory teachers could visit the site during advisory and look at the books with their advisory students. Hopefully this would encourage a book discussion, impromptu book chats in the advisory classroom, and a renewed interest in reading for students. Students not sure of what they would like to read could also use the library computers to access the library’s Shelfari recommendations. //__ __**Submitted by Paige Watkins** __

__**Technology Project #4 Building a Wiki** __ __**Technology: onlin** **e library catalog**__ __**Website: [|www.librarything.com]**__

__**Description: Librarything is a social networking site that connects users to people who read what they read. It has been described as the "largest book club". It allows users to catalog books from Amazon, the Library of Congess and 690 other world libraries. It also allows users to find people with similar tastes and find new books to read. The site provides "Early Reviewer" books from publishers and authors and allows one to enter 200 books for free and a small yearly fee for unlimited books.**__

__**Incorporation: I would encourage teachers and students to contribute to the site and give a heads up on what books to read and not to read. The reading teachers use the Accelerated Reader program, provided by the library, to get students to read and grade them on it. Teachers could also require students to contribute to the website by writing a review and recommending other books that they have read. Teachers could also contribute to the site by listing the books they have read, finding other books to read, writing a review and making recommendations. In an educational setting, the website could be used to set up an actual book club for students to join. Teachers and students could use the website to find books that students might be interested in reading; then students would meet on a weekly basis to discuss the book. It has been proven that book clubs, which encourage reading, can lead to higher reading fluency,which in turn leads to higher test scores.**__ __**Submitted by Mary Lopez//**__

__Technology: Social Network - Facebook __ __[|www.facebook.com]__ __The use of facebook in the library has many advantages and disadvantages. The main goal of a librarian getting their library on facebook is to reinvent the image of the library. With the digital age continuing to develop, librarians must create a need for today's young people. The digital student must realize their need and decide they can solve that need with the library rather than on the computer. Facebook is a great place to advertise events at the library, and new books. Facebook is also a great place to start a discussion about certain books. It is a great place to encourage young students to post their thoughts and comments about their experiences at your library and about books they are reading. It would also be a great place to post photos of fun, exciting events. You can even post a how to use your library on facebook. __

__I am currently a 5th grade reading language arts teacher. Facebook is not a website that allows 10 and 11 year olds on. Most of the students that are on facebook have not posted their correct age. It has been a great site for me to discuss and answer questions about homework. I would recommend having a separate facebook page for your personal information and one for your professional information. This way, the information students have access to is appropriate. I know what I post is good but you do not have control over what your FB friends post. Your R/LA FB can be used to dialogue with parents and students about homework. about books. I know that in the past, I have had students get on my FB to discuss a book they were reading. It was very fun. __

__Submitted by Terrie Money 11/7/2010 __

Technology __ : Zotero __ Website __ : [] __ Description __ : Zotero is a social-networking site for research. Users can collect data and archive entire web pages with the click of a button. They can also type notes that are viewable alongside the pages. Those items can then be organized into collections and tagged in various ways for later reference. A school librarian could use Zotero to create at database of research items that are relevant to topics the kids will research during the year, or help students set up group accounts for collaborative projects. __ Incorporation __ : This technology can be used in multiple ways in an educational setting. Teachers can compile a set of web pages ahead of time for students to use on a specific project. Students can archive pages and make notes alongside their research to use when they create their product, and they can produce a perfect bibliography with just a few clicks. Older students can access their files from any device with internet access, including their cell phone. This is also a great platform on which to teach citing sources, and the side-notes feature can be used to teach students how to take notes in such a way as to avoid plagiarism when writing reports and papers. __ __Submitted by Jennifer Sugars 11/7/2010 __

__Technology__: Twitter __Website__: http://www.twitter.com __Description__: Twitter is a micro-blogging website that caps user's posts to a 140 characters or less. Originally used to answer the question of "what are you doing?" Twitter has evolved thanks to its users who have changed its original purpose to suit their specific needs. From teenagers to grandparents, sports teams to car dealerships, and astrologers to school libraries, with the ability to build a network of friends and strangers, Twitter is an effective tool that reaches the masses and disseminates messages as frequently as needed. Another great feature of this uber-popular website is the ability to also tack on pictures and video to your tweets. __Incorporation__: The use of Twitter is limited only by your imagination. Twitter can be easily used to broadcast relevant information, not only from the library, but administration as well in regards to important events. This technology can also be used to highlight new books received, when guest speakers or authors are visiting, or reminders as to when your book may be due. It can also be used as a way to remind students of monthly book themes, be used as a homework hotline or a portal to see if particular books are in stock. Again, the possibilities are limitless with Twitter. Another important factor is that this is a free technology that can be used as many times as needed, and can be accessed anywhere in the world.

Submitted by Cristina Strong

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Description: LiveJournal is a social-networking site where people can blog and journal. Users can write and share with a social community and find friends. There are journal starters on the main page that can case assist in a topic. The author can also jazz up their posting by adding pictures. There is even a mobile app for this website. The user agreement says that if the user is under 13 then a parent must sign up for the account for them. In a library setting, this could be used to have students write up a small book report or summary of a book. The students could then share their LiveJournal when meeting at the monthly book club. This could also lead to book recommendation. =====

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Implications: There are so many possibilities with this particular social-networking website. Students could incorporate LiveJournal into all aspects of their schooling. For example the students could use this site to take notes when working on a research project. They could add to it each day taking notes and keeping citations and references on there. Also students could use this to for a brainstorming when trying to come up with ideas for other research reports or iSearch reports. =====

Submitted by Michelle Zamora 11/7/2010
Technology: GoodReads Website: goodreads.com

Description: GoodReads is a social networking site for book lovers. It allows users to create a profile, which includes personal information like other social networking sites, but which also includes searchable lists of books created by the user. For example, on my GoodReads page I have a list of books I've read, books I want to read, and books I'm currently reading. I can also categorize them in multiple ways, such as books I want to read for book club or young adult books I want to read for work. Additionally, I can rate and review those books and publish the ratings among my friends and publicly on the site. I can search for books I am interested in reading more about, and I can find out how my friends and others have reviewed them, in addition to getting suggestions for other books I might like. The catalog of books listed on GoodReads is large, but it is also linked to Amazon so that I can search for titles externally if they haven't been cataloged in GoodReads yet. GoodReads is social because I have a group of friends with whom I share information. Like Facebook and other social networking sites, GoodReads searches my email address books to help me find friends, and as with other similar sites, I can request that others join or become my friend. I can then keep up with what others are reading by checking the site or by receiving email updates. Another important feature is the ability to form and join groups, such as the one created for school librarians and teachers. Also, it is often possible to communicate with authors via GoodReads. I have known of users who posted reviews of books and then were contacted by the writer for a one-on-one discussion.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Incorporation: I can see several uses for this site in the high school library. First, kids love social networking, so teachers and librarians can harness this passion by allowing or requiring kids to join. Teachers can use the site to promote discussion about class texts, particularly in situations where students might need to discuss books during school breaks or when their classes do not meet daily. Librarians can create online book clubs in which students can discuss and comment on the books they are reading. Librarians can also publish reviews of books they think their students will enjoy, and they can invite students to join a school GoodReads group to keep up with these reviews. Submitted by Debra Squires 11/8/10

Technology: MySpace and or Facebook []

Description: MySpace and Facebook are popular and accessible social networking sites that are increasingly used for commercial and community purposes and not just for individual postings. The sites have a number of different security options and features that allow for configuring home and profile pages in a number of ways. It is possible to post both still pictures and video. Links can be added, allowing users to venture out and explore topics that are related to the original site in some way.

Incorporation: The article referenced above focused on MySpace, but it is my feeling that Faceook is a little more current and could perform all the same functions. A MySpace (or Facebook) account is set up to reperesent the library. The page contains a calendar of events coming up in the library. The calendar should contain such items as times for student visits, days reserved for class visits and research projects, and special events such as book fairs and guest speakers. The page should also include a blog option that will allow students to comment on library services or post book reviews. Students are often interested in anyone they percieve as having celebrity status and might be encouraged to investigate different authors if links to writer's sites are provided. One caveat is that such sites need to be sensitive to students needs and establish boundaries at an appropriate level. Adults, especially those in positions of authority, are sometimes perceived as intruders in territory that young people feel belongs to them.

Submitted by Holly Baker 11/9/10

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Technology: Glogster <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Address: http://coltlibrarian.glogster.com/new-age-of-libraries/ <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Description: Glogster is a social networking site that lets you create Glogs( graphic blogs).These posters are interactive and commonly used by educators to teach a book or concept. Other sites can be linked to the poster and audio or video may be added to enhance the glog.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Incorporation: The site above demonstrates the "new age of libraries" Librarians can create eye catching Glogs for the school library. This would draw students to the library site because the glog is easy and fun to use. Glogs could be used to promote new books or special events at the library. Glogs are also a great way to get kids involved with library. Librarians could have students do Glog book reviews. The Library could sponsor contests to see who could create the best Glog for a book or event. Glogs are great because they encourage students to be creative. The fact that Glogs can be shared appeals to students' social needs. by putting libarian information in a Glog, we are approaching kids in a way that is fun and comfortable. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Submitted by Paula Thomson 11/10/10

Technology:Facebook Address: [] Description: The slide show presents several technologies that can be used in the library. There is a section about Facebook that suggests "going where the patrons are". Ways to used Facebook include sharing up to the minute library news, providing links to library websites, and sharing book reviews. Incorporation: Many of the same things that are posted on a library website can be posted on facebook...video reviews, news, Q & A, links to research sites, just to name a few. Students may be more likely to check out these items when they scroll down their Facebook home page. Contests to find specific information in the website would be a great way to encourage the students to look through the pages. They just might get hooked! Creating a status introducing a specific book or book related question would encourage the students to participate while still communticating with their peers. Submitted by Judy Steen 11/10.10

Technology: Flickr [|www.flickr.com] Description: Flickr is a photo hosting and social networking site. You can create and be a part of groups, share photos and short videos, have friends and choose favorite photos. Incorporation: Flickr is great for housing virtual tours of the library, sharing event photos, creating excitement for new books, and promoting events like book fairs and bake sales. A librarian could also create a group on Flickr where patrons share photos of the library, events or even pictures of themselves enjoying their favorite book. Flickr is just another way to reach out and involve your students and community. Jamie Little

Technology: Myspace www.myspace.com Myspace is a social networking site that could be used to share information about a particular library's programs at any given time. By incorporating this type of social networking into the

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library, this would allow patrons to keep up with the happenings in the library. This would also allow members of the network to have discussions and ask questions they may have pertaining to the library. As an added convenience, patrons could check the Myspace page when they are checking other social pages since all would be housed within the same site. When designed correctly the web page could be a reference tool to offer suggestions for useful links or to create notes grouped together for specific types of research.======

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In my own library I would create a Myspace page based on the needs of the patrons. I would create a space for suggestion comments and provide useful tips and links to patrons in the text featured on the page daily. This page would also include information to inform patrons of library scheduling and special programs.======

Kathryn Evans 11/11/10

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">[] <span style="background-color: #0000ff; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Karen Huddas, the Media Specialist at Miller Elementary School, added a page to the school library's website and created a WebQuest as a fun and exciting way for 4th and 5th graders to learn about the library. This WebQuest has a space theme and asks that the students pretend they are aliens from another world, and they have been asked to find out what the thing the earthlings call a library is. The students must find out what the difference between fiction and non-fiction is, the ten basic Dewey Decimal System categories, what call numbers are, who Melville Dewey was, and create a PowerPoint about what they have learned.
 * <span style="background-color: #0000ff; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Technology: WebQuest **

<span style="background-color: #0000ff; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Students could also use WebQuests in the English classroom to find out background information about the book they are about to begin reading or about the author of that book. For example, students could complete a WebQuest about gothic romance and Emily Bronte before reading Wuthering Heights.

<span style="color: #ff005c; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|www.myspace.com]
===<span style="color: #ff005c; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">In a list of the positive uses of social networking for the library, Myspace pages for YA authors are mentioned as a resource for students. Many YA authors have pages where they talk about book tours, upcoming projects and even comment on a status that mentions their books. They are using Myspace as a marketing tool, and libraries can do the same. Libraries can promote connections with authors and link students straight to the authors in a way that makes them feel close to the creation of the works. In my library, I would love to have lists of books for students along with links to the author's Myspace pages to provide a great social learning experience for students. Being able to connect directly to the author may encourage some of the reluctant readers to become involved in the lives of the authors and in the books as well. ===

__**Technology:**__ Facebook
__**Website**__:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2605034/ __**Used:**__ Since Facebook has over 90 million users and is the most visited social webiste. They use it to promoted their services and the different kinds of surveys they do using facebook to thier users. __**LIbrary Setting:**__ Students will be able to go online and check what kinds of services their library offers. For example, hours of services, phone numbers, addresses and introduce the staff. Students can also ask questions using the automatic response feature which will help them to find information quicker. The best feature that facebook can offer is to announce upcoming events to all of their patrons, which will allow a better publicity of the event and it will increase the numbers of people attending. LIbraries can also announce the eventes that will take place, like bringing in authors to promote their books or just announce something imporatnt going on inthe community. __**Name:**__ Julio Veliz

Technology: Twitter Websites: http://twitter.com/ http://acceleratedbachelordegree.org/100-ways-to-use-twitter-in-your-library/ http://twitter.com/mrrl http://twitter.com/adalib Twitter is a tool used to relay short messages of no more than 140 characters. Twitter could be used in a library setting to alert patrons to upcoming events and classes being held at the library. Libraries can also use a feature on Twitter to establish Tweet groups, (http://www.tweetworks.com/) like book clubs, to discuss books, authors, genres, etc. Patrons could be updated on new materials that arrive at the library, provide links to interesting new articles, community events, and other informative tweets to follow such as Library of Congress. Twitter Twrivia could be used to post trivia questions to make the Twitter interactive. I would use Twitter as a way to keep teens connected to a group research project. I would establish Tweet groups (http://www.tweetparty.com/) which would allow them to collaborate on a project while I would also be able to access their progress and provide instruction if needed. The possibilities are endless. Nancy Robertson

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Technology: Meet Me at the Corner <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Website: [] <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Description: "Virtual field trips for kids takes you to meet fascinating people from all over the world" <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Incorporation: Students can make videos of interviews and other educational videos and share them with other students and teachers. Also can be used to create book clubs and podcasts. Great tool for social studies, language arts, geography and all subjects. Also a good resource for teachers in finding lesson plan material. Great for bringing global learning communities together! <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Submitted by Allyson Ellis 11/12/2010

Technology: Social Networking (Facebook)
[|http://www.facebook.com/#!/houstonlibrary?v=wall] [|http://www.facebook.com/houstonlibrary?v=app_4949752878#!/pages/Austin-TX/Austin-Public-Library/23296672318] DESCRIPTION: I found that the Houston and Austin Public Libraries are on Facebook! They use their FB pages to publicize library events-- and what an effective way to reach your audience! Everyone checks their FB news feed! HPL's FB page is more developed that APL's. It includes an "Ask the Librarian" reference tab. Also, it shows photos of all branch locations. In an educational setting, it would be fabulous to get students and/or their parents to "like" the library's page. The school library's reading program(s), special events, and fund-raisers could be publicized as well as new acquisitions and other resources.

Brekka Larrew



Technology: Social Network Website: [] Description: James Patterson's Read Kiddo Read website is a user-friendly site that is dedicated to books and bringing together those who enjoy books. It contains a large variety of book reviews divided by age groups and offers suggestions of other books the reader might like to try. Incorporation: The Educators tab is a useful source that can be used in the classroom and the library; it offers lessons plans that have been created for a large amount of books and various age groups. Educators and librarians can pick specific books and plans that correlate with thematic units and add age appropriate books for students to read. This site also allows for everyone to communicate with other professionals by reading and posting ideas and projects under the Community blog tab. Amelia Crumpton

Technology: Blogger Website: [|www.blogger.com] Description: An online blogging system that allows you to keep your own blog while also following other people and their blogs. Incorportion: Librarian or teacher can keep an open blog for the students to follow. The librarian can post announcements or news that are realated to the library. Teachers can have students follow their favorite authors (if they are blogging) and post book reviews or make book suggestions for their fellow students.

Melissa Piedra