Parkway School District
Volume 3 | Issue 1
Know & Go
Updates @your Library Welcome Back! In my weekly search for school library news, the decision was made to discuss the library as a supportive hub for the school. As I work with all the librarians across the district there is definitely a change in school library landscape and their role as communicator, collaborator, coach, and teacher. School libraries are more relevant today than ever before... IF they are evolving to meet the needs of digital age learners. I love this quote from the Mediamorphosis, "The library, as we once knew it, may no longer be relevant. School librarians, as we once knew them, may no longer be relevant. And, yet, this is undoubtedly the most exciting time in history to be a librarian. For the first time in history we are moving from a time of information scarcity to one of information abundance." As we get started with this new and exciting school year there are some things that I want to do to support your efforts with the students: 1. Communicate regularly through newsletter, email, or face-to-face 2. Find time to collaborate 3. Make an effort to involve and try new library-related activities 4. Support the love of reading initiative #parkwayreads 5. Provide resources that support student and teacher needs
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
What’s happening... Help Grow the Story of Reading in Parkway For our students to meet the Mission, Vision and Learning Principles of the Parkway School District we know that students must be curious, creative, and confident learners but we also know that they must have strong literacy skills both in and out of school. They must read not only for academic reasons but also for pleasure and they must have choice in their reading to pursue their personal interests. #ParkwayReads is designed to help celebrate and build a social culture around the love of reading and is meant to be a way for all members of the Parkway community (students, educators, parents, etc.) to share what you're reading regardless of the medium (traditional books, video, websites, etc.), the connections that you are making with those texts or even where you are doing your reading. Make recommendations online using the #ParkwayReads hashtag and celebrate reading in parkway. Use the hashtag #ParkwayReads to highlight the reading lives of the Parkway community. Post to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with #ParkwayReads and #WhereIRead with pictures of the places that you do your reading. Whether it's at the pool, on vacation, on a plane, waiting for a practice to finish, in the backseat on a road trip or even just at home on the couch, help celebrate reading in the Parkway community with #ParkwayReads
If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you. ~curiano.com
Accessing the Fern Ridge Ebook Collection Fern Ridge now has over 300 books in either audio or ebook format. To take advantage of this popular selection on young adult fiction click on the this http: //wbb20046.follettshelf.com link. From there you will need to provide your Novell username and password to peruse the eShelf you can also stream the book live from here. If you would prefer to download the book and have more interactive reading experience, then download the BryteWave K-12 App from your App or Google Play Store to read the books on your device! Once the app has been downloaded open it and put in the http://wbb20046. follettshelf.com link and your Novell login credentials. To see the flyer on how to access Brytewave click here. If you need help understanding what all the buttons do, then take a peek at the Brite wave Quick Reference Sheet.
About Books 26 Books that will change the way you see the world on buzzfeed.com
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The 5th Wave - Hardcover - Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them. (science fiction, survival) And We Stay - Audiobook - Sent to an Amherst, Massachusetts, boarding school after her exboyfriend shoots himself, seventeen-year-old Emily expresses herself through poetry as she relives their relationship, copes with her guilt, and begins to heal. Anna Dressed in Blood - Hardcover - For three years, seventeen-year-old Cas Lowood has carried on his father's work of dispatching the murderous dead, traveling with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat, but everything changes when he meets Anna, a girl unlike any ghost he has faced before. Bluefish - eBook - Thirteen-year-old Travis, living in cramped quarters with his alcoholic grandfather, longs for his old life in the country, and struggles in school to hide the fact that he cannot read, but a persistent teacher and a special girl open his eyes to a new world. (realistic fiction) (teaching resources available for download) The Cemetery Boys - Hardcover - When Stephen moves to the small, midwestern town where his father grew up, he quickly falls in with punk girl Cara and her charismatic twin brother, Devon. But the town has a dark secret, and the twins are caught in the middle of it. Collateral - Hardcover - The gripping story of a woman torn between love for her boyfriend, a dedicated Marine deployed to Afghanistan, and the resentment she has for the war that is tearing their lives apart. The Death Cure - eBook - In a final effort to complete the blueprint for the cure, Thomas must rely on the Gladers, with full memories restored, but Thomas does not trust Wicked and he remembers much more than they realize. (science fiction) Earth Girl - eBook - Abandoned on Earth because of her inability to survive on other planets, Jarra crafts a fake background for herself to join a class of norms who are excavating the dangerous ruins of the old cities. (science fiction) The Eye of Minds - eBook - Michael is a skilled internet gamer in a world of advanced technology. When a cyber-terrorist begins to threaten players, Michael is called upon to seek him and his secrets out. (science fiction) Empire Night - Hardcover - Separated while trying to save the children of their village, twin sisters Ashyn and Moria must draw on all their power and influence to defeat enemies of legend and avert war in the empire. Everything that Makes You - Hardcover - In alternating voices, Fiona "Fi" Doyle experiences her teen years in two ways, with and without a disfiguring accident that occurred at age six, dealing with its effects on her brother and parents, her friendships, her dating life, her involvement in sports and hobbies, her future plans, and especially her self-image. Forged - Hardcover - After learning the truth about the Laicos Project and surviving betrayal by a Forgery in their midst, Gray Weathersby and his group of rebels plan their final attack on the Franconian Order. Grasshopper Jungle - Paperback - Austin Szerba narrates the end of humanity as he and his best friend Robby accidentally unleash an army of giant, unstoppable bugs and uncover the secrets of a decades-old experiment gone terribly wrong. (science fiction, survival) How to Win at High School - Hardcover - Partly for the sake of his brother Sam, who is paralyzed, Adam decides to go from high school loser to god by selling completed homework assignments, buying alcohol, and arranging for fake IDs, but before the end of junior year, he realizes his quest for popularity has gone way too far. I’ll Give You the Sun - Paperback - Release date in October - (alternative point of view, grief/loss) Lies I Told - Since Grace was adopted by the Fontaines, she has been carefully taught the art of the scam and has an uncanny ability to create a personality to help her "parents," but their latest job has her questioning everything she has been taught and the family she has grown to love.
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March. Book One - eBook - Presents in graphic novel format events from the life of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his youth in rural Alabama, his meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement. (autobiography, civil rights, graphic novel) (teaching resources available for download) A Monster Calls - eBook - Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss. Monument 14: Sky on Fire - Paperback - One group of survivors heads to Denver airport on a repaired school bus, the other remains in the Sanctuary and tries to rebuild the community they lost, but the world outside is dark and filled with dangerous chemicals that turn people into bloodthirsty monsters. No Parking at the End of Times - Hardcover - Abigail's parents, believing the end of the world is near, sell their house, give the money to an end-of-times preacher, and drive from North Carolina to San Francisco where they remain homeless and destitute, as Abigail fights to keep her parents, her twin brother, and herself united against all odds. Peak - eBook and Paperback - A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest. (first person point of view, survival, reluctant reader) The Rithmatist - Paperback - As Wild Chalklings threaten the American Isles and Rithmatists are humanity's only defense, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students learn the magical art that he would do anything to practice. (action adventure, fantasy) Shine - Hardcover - When her best friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover the culprits in her small North Carolina town. Siege and Storm - Paperback - Hunted across the True Sea and haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. Something Like Normal - Hardcover - When Travis returns home from Afghanistan, his parents are splitting up, his brother has stolen his girlfriend and car, and he has nightmares of his best friend getting killed but when he runs into Harper, a girl who has despised him since middle school, life actually starts looking up. Splintered - Paperback - A descendant of the inspiration for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," sixteen-year-old Alyssa Gardner fears she is mentally ill like her mother until she finds that Wonderland is real and, if she passes a series of tests to fix Alice's mistakes, she may save her family from their curse. (retelling, fantasy) Tangerine - eBook - Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight. (bullying, overcoming disabilities,soccer, realistic fiction) The Testing - eBook - Sixteen-year-old Malencia (Cia) Vale is chosen to participate in The Testing to attend the University; however, Cia is fearful when she figures out her friends who do not pass The Testing are disappearing. (dystopian) (teaching resources available for download) This One Summer - Hardcover - Rose and her parents go on vacation to Awago Beach like they do every year, but this year Rose's mom and dad won't stop fighting and she turns to her friend Windy for help dealing with her troubled family life. (graphic novel, realistic fiction)
Gaming in the Library! Thanks to Paul and Nick students are able to participate in daily chess games at lunch. What a wonderful experience for the students of Fern. From eSchool News check out the article 5 Ways Games Make Kids Smarter.
Highlighted & Circled Technology, Research & Learning Resources Education Week has 50+ blogs you can follow to stay on top of breaking news and controversial commentary. Topics vary widely including special education, charter schools, classroom management, ed tech, and more. Here are five of our most popular blogs: Curriculum Matters: News and analysis of issues at the core of classroom learning. Teaching Now: Education Week Teacher covers the latest in teaching, from the inspirational to the infuriating, from practical classroom tips to raging policy debates, and from news you can use to news of the weird. Politics K-12: This must-read EdWeek coverage tracks and analyzes federal and state developments, so you’ll immediately learn about policy changes and political posturing across the country. Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo: Award-winning English teacher Larry Ferlazzo addresses readers' questions on instructional practice and student motivation. Finding Common Ground: Former elementary school Principal Peter DeWitt writes about the social and emotional health of students and faculty.
Practical Ed Tech Tips Google Slides, like most good programs, has a number of features that often go overlooked even though they’re in plain view. One of those features is the drawing tool that can be used to create freehand drawings on a slide in Google Slides. If you’ ve never given it a try, take a look at the one minute video to see how easy it is to create a freehand drawing in Google Slides. All of the items of interest below are linked to a how-to page: 1. How to Create a Jeopardy-style Game in Google Spreadsheets 2. Five Good Google Tools for Social Studies Teachers – And How to Use Them 3. How to Create a Progress Chart in Google Sheets 4. A Quick Way to Access a Countdown Timer on Your Computer 5. Create a Random Name Selector in Google Sheets 6. Three Google Docs Format Settings 7. Three Ways to Map Stories
from Richard Byrne at FreeTech4Teachers.com