Instant Messaging

IM isn't a particularly new technology. I used to IM my husband (10?) years ago, but stopped doing it because we haven't had the need since he's not traveling so much. My husband IMs our daughters from work, so I went ahead and signed up with MSN in order to be able to IM in their network. (librarybridge@live.com) IM is a great tool, if you have use for it. School librarians (particularly at the elementary school level) often work in isolation. If the other librarians in the district were all in the same IM network, they could IM one another with quick questions throughout the day. It is more time efficient than waiting for email responses. I like the abbeviation dictionary- useful for texting as well.