FR Know & Go Volume 3 | Issue 16

Volume 3 | Issue 16

Know & Go Updates @your Library High School Summer Reading List The 2016 high school reading list was adopted from MASL (Missouri Association of School Librarians), YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) and the International Literacy Association.The criteria for many of the books in the brochure were based on overall appeal, exposure to authors, diversity, genre variety, and relevance. The brochure format creates a manageable list with adequate choice to encourage students to read for fun.

Summer reading is a chance for students to learn to read for pleasure. Soon all the K-12 lists and additional resources will be updated and found at pkwy.info/parkwayreads. Also be sure to use the hashtag #ParkwayReads to organize social media posts about reading in Parkway.

2016 High School Brochure Link

Contact Information Kim Lindskog Library System Support Specialist Twitter: klindskog Amy Johnson Digital Learning Specialist Twitter: ajohnson106 Bill Bass Innovation Coordinator: Instructional Technology & Library Media Twitter: billbass

ISSUU Newsletter Stacks: 2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014 Access the Library Services Webpage using the QR code or www.tinyurl. com/libserv Parkway Innovators Network

Professional Learning ●

St. Louis 2016 Day of Discovery- May 14, 9:00-3:00, Ladue Middle School Register today for the St. Louis leg of the 2016 Day of Discovery tour, a free professional learning experience brought to you by the Discovery Education Community. Focused on three simple but important goals: learn, share, connect, these full-day, professional learning events help teachers and administrators learn more about integrating digital content into their curriculum, provide opportunities for participants to share strategies that are working, and connect attendees to their most valuable resource... each other.

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Edcamp St. Charles School District - June 4 - 8:00 am - 12:00 noon The St. Charles R-VI School District is sponsoring an Edcamp!

What is Edcamp you say? Well, Edcamp is an UNCONFERENCE where the participants decide on that day what sessions will be offered. Want to share an idea? Sign up to facilitate a session that day. Want to learn something new? Pick a session and be prepared to come away with tons of new ideas to use in the classroom.

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Mark Your Calendar for Google Academy & Camp!

This year, Google Camp is will be held on July 12th and Google Academy is on July 25th. Register through PEERS. In Columbia, MO on July 25th? Consider Technopalooza at Battle High School It's the fourth annual Technopalooza conference. It’s a free event open to any teacher willing to come out. Last year, they had around 70 sessions and 350 attendees from districts around mid-Missouri. Click here to be a presenter or attendee.

Well Said... www.buzzfeed.com

#ParkwayReads

Resource Roundup Technology, Research & Learning Resources

Sites That Fuel the Love of Reading for K-12

The Google Goodies Digital Storytelling with Maps & Google Earth Tour Builder Google Earth Tour Builder is a slick tool that was introduced awhile ago and is still in Beta.

It’s a browser-based tool for creating Google Earth tours. Placemarks in your Tour Builder tours can include up to 25 images and videos, that's the best feature of the platform.

Richard Byrne published a video about using the new Google Earth Tour Builder shortly after it was made available to the public.

Imagine the possibilities for students to create digital stories based on places or applying this tool to their reading. Think about the options in various subject areas: Social Studies ● mapping a trip around specific countries or continents, ● learning about the local community Science ● mapping scientific discoveries ● creating a geological map of prominent world features ELA ● Story setting Digital Makerspace ● Create the dream vacation ● Family tree

Random Writing Prompt Generator for Google Sheets Now you can generate over 2 million random writing prompts for student poems or stories, learn about the Rhyme Finder add-on for Docs, and see how to share student writing with the world. ~from Control Alt Achieve

With summer reading just around the corner graphite.org has several suggestions for giving students a reason to love reading with the use of tech tools to help them discover new authors, genres, and books. These resources would make a great bookmark to pass out to students along with the SLCL website, our Tumblebooks page, and Follett’s e-Book shelf link. Check out Bookshare, Bookopolis, and many more.

Create Screencasts on an Android Device AZ Screen Recorder is a fantastic free app for creating screencasts on your Android phone or tablet.

To create a screencast with AZ Screen Recorder on your Android device simply install it then open it and tap the record icon. You will see a three second countdown timer appear on your screen and then you'll be recording. You can talk over your recording to explain what you're showing on your screen. When you're done just tap the stop button and your recording is saved on your device.

You can share your recording directly to Google Drive, YouTube, or any other file storage service that is connected to your Android device.

See Richard Byrne’s sample AZ Screen Recorder recording in which he demonstrates the Padlet Android app. See more at www.freetech4teachers. com