Volume 3 | Issue 8
Know & Go Updates @your Library Hour of Code is Coming December 7th -13th The Hour of Code event is a global movement by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries through a one-hour introduction to computer science and computer programming. This year’s tutorial theme is called Star Wars: Building a Galaxy with Code. Check out the article on USA Today. Minecraft is also apart of this year’s Hour of Code campaign.The Minecraft Hour of Code takes about 3,600 seconds to complete and will introduce students to programming logic like Repeat Loops and If Statements. If you don’t know what those things are, play through this thing and find out! If you would like to get started go to Start planning here by reviewing the how-to guide. Remember to take a lot of pictures, share them on social media, and use the hashtag #parkwayschools when posting. Bonus give away… edSurge is offering a free Bitsbox coding kit to celebrate computer science education.
gofollett.com Go Follett allows you to search your library's Destiny catalog or Follett Shelf collection in one easy place; no tricky school-specific URL required. Simply find your school to begin: once inside, you can search for books, eBooks, websites, and more using this Universal Search interface. You can also log in to Destiny or Follett Shelf to hold and checkout materials, using your provided login credentials.
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
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Resource Roundup Technology, Research & Learning Resources
Let students publish research in a newspaper format using two templates for Google Docs. The templates can be found at Educational Technology & Mobile Learning.
Professional Learning Every +Newsela daily news article is available at 5 different reading levels, so your students can all stay on the same page. Just use the #GoogleClassroom share button: https://goo.gl/KHe2Hy
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Well Said... The great thing about a library is that it’s large enough to fit the entire world inside, yet small enough to fit in the building ~adapted from belcastroagency.com
Getting the Most out of Integrating eBooks in the Classroom: 10 Proven Lessons Primarily Speaking: Tips and Tricks for Integrating Primary Documents into Teaching & Learning
#ParkwayReads Have you ever wondered how much audio can improve early literacy skills? Sound Learning, the website of Audio Publishers Association, has created an infographic that sums up all major benefits of reading aloud to students, and using audiobooks in schools. Just two essential facts. The spoken words: ● increase reading accuracy by 52%, ● improve comprehension by 76%.