Eliterate Librarian. I have been harassing teachers for years in a sad attempt to convince them to try blogging with their students. Until this year I have been unsuccessful. I'm very excited that I finally found a teacher that is adventurous enough to give it a go. Last week I introduced blogging and Smore to her 6th grade gifted and talented related arts class. We are using Kidblogs and so far it has been super easy to set up for us and easy for the kids to get started. They will also be using Smore, Google Sketchup, Gamestar Mechanic and other web 2.0 tools for some of their projects. In addition to looking at their test scores I surveyed their teachers about which standards or topics they felt could use the most review before state testing this Spring. Students will be using Gamestar Mechanic to create games that will review plants and weather for science. Students will use Smore to create flyers about one of the social studies standards that they wanted reviewed.
Why I Chose it. Hey Jude. Why I Chose it. No Shelf Required — A moderated discussion of the issues surrounding eBooks, for librarians and publishers. From the OverDrive blog: OverDrive conducted an end user survey from June 26-July 15, 2015. Administered via library websites, the survey collected input from 16,756 respondents. Their full report examines the positive effect the shift to digital content has had on the role of libraries in their communities by helping attract new readers, serve existing patrons better and reach beyond their physical walls. There is a nice infographic on the original OverDrive blog post. Click here to see the full report and survey. MADISON, Wis. “We’re excited to add the Boopsie team and software platform to our global organization because their people, technology and user-centric approach are designed to deliver a superior experience for librarians and their patrons. I am the former Editor-in-Chief of TeleRead, the Internet’s first blog devoted to ebooks.
This is a listing of those tweets for the last week. (Denver, CO) September 15, 2015: Why are libraries screwed by ebooks now? Toshiba BookLive! Why I Chose it. Library Displays. Why I Chose it. Why I Chose it. The Centered School Library. Why I Chose it. Mean Old Library Teacher. Why I Chose it. Proseandkahn.
Why I Chose it. The Daring Librarian. Why I Chose it. Library Advocate. Why I Chose it. ALSC Blog. Here is a story, told in pictures, of five things I wasn’t prepared for before I became a storytime librarian: [Making finger puppets after a day at ALA Midwinter. Image courtesy of the author; originally posted on Instagram.] 1. That I would chose to spend so much of my free time doing things I love that happen to relate to work. First of all, this is 100% my choice to spend my time researching beginning readers and making flannelboards. And I wouldn’t do it if it didn’t make me happy. Working with felt and sewing finger puppets have become my favorite way to relax. [Me, dressed as Princess Anna from Frozen. 2. Do you need a musical instrument? How about a Frozen costume? [Storytime scarves in the washer! 3. My weekly routine involves taking our scarves home to wash after every use.
My daily routine involves washing shaker eggs and wiping down board book pages. [Ukulele & accessories. 4. The great thing about storytime is that there are always new books and songs and rhymes to explore. Why I Chose it. Kid Tested, Librarian Approved. I was reading through my Google Reader this morning, and came across the news that Maurice Sendak had died. I made one of those little noises, that "Oh! " of combined horror, sadness, and disbelief. Here's his obit at the New York Times. Now, the NYT doesn't exactly have a shining track record as far as children's and YA book coverage goes, but I have to give them props for this lovely obit, which acknowledges Sendak as a picture-book creator that both defined and stood outside the genre.
Even now, Sendak's books have teeth that you don't often find in the picture-book shelves. He wrote a small-form picture book called Alligators All Around. We'll miss you. Why I Chose it. AASL Blog. Ideas for Using AASL Best Websites: Blendspace April 10, 2014 Posted by Heather Moorefield-Lang in Best Websites for Teaching and Learning, Technology. Blendspace, one of AASL’s 2013 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning in the Manage and Organize category, offers both teachers and librarians a very intuitive, option-rich environment for sharing content online with students and other teachers.
With Blendspace, you can: build a simple “playlist” of websites, videos, images, and text you can share in a presentation or live lessonembed a playlist in a website or blog to share resources onlinecreate flipped or blended lessons that have students watch videos, visit websites, and respond to short quizzes to monitor participation and comprehension Blendspace first came to life in 2012 as Edcanvas, offering an easy way for educators to blend “materials together from all over the web into beautiful lessons,” as described in the Blendspace blog. Posted by Brooke Ahrens in Check this out!. Mission: Why I Chose it. The Adventures of Library Girl.
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