Volume 2 | Issue 12
Parkway School District
Know & Go
Updates @your Library November is Picture Book Month Research shows that the multisensory aspect of picture books helps to stimulate language, brain, and attention span development in students. what do we do allday.com - 11 books to inspire inventors and enginners http://picturebookmonth.com/
Discovery Education Link Please make sure that you are using the correct Discovery Ed link. pkwy.discoveryeducation. com
You don’t build it for yourself. You know what the people want and you build it for them. ~Walt Disney
HEC-TV HEC-TV is offering an archived program on Social Media & Current Events: Impacts and Implications. Materials can be found at http://goo.gl/E0xbVU. The hour long presentaion is at http://goo.gl/1FCp7A
Share the Joy of Reading this Season! In this infographic the top 12 reason are given as to why books make great gifts. Enjoy! See it at http://goo.gl/BNMSXw 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
Books are always the right size. Books are easy to wrap. Books are a good way to impress people. Books can be shared. Books are a present you can open again and again. Books are cheaper than diamonds. There’s a book for everyone. Books last longer than fruit cake. Books are low in calories. Books are always in style. Books can take you anywhere. Books serve multiple purposes.
GOT NEWS
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Highlighted & Circled Technology, Research & Learning Resources
Power My learning http://powermylearning.org/education/learning/educational-games-activities PowerMyLearning is a free K-12 platform to personalize instruction and inspire studentdriven learning. The site curates thousands of academic games, videos, and interactives and then tags them by subject, grade, Common Core Standard, and more. Spark 101 http://www.spark101.org/ Leverages short, interactive STEM videos; educator resources; industry ties; and the success of the 114th Partnership, a national non-profit focused on graduating all students prepared and inspired to thrive in college and careers.
MU Professors Announce 175 Must Reads Professors at the University of Missouri celebrate its 175th anniversary by recommending 175 influential books. If you did not get your free copy of the poster (22.5 wide x 28 inches long), contact Laura Roloff at 573-882-9143 or RoloffL@missouri. edu http://libraryguides.missouri.edu/mustreads
Tween Tribune Smithsonian Articles for kids, middle school, teens from @Smithsonian. Features topics about animals, fashion, entertainment, school, science, technology, national and world news written by kids and professional journalists.
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Minecraft resources If Minecraft has taken over your students and you don’t know who they are or what they're talking about anymore, you're in good company. The game supports 21st-century skills such as creativity, innovation, and collaboration, want to know more so you can speak the language? http://goo.gl/ql7wd0 If students aren’t playing Minecraft they are looking at video about Minecraft. The top 10 videos Minecraft video channels on YouTube can be found at http://goo.gl/lTuuAR
National Geo The National Geographic Education Portal offers free multimedia geography, science, and social studies content resources for K-12 educators, learners, and families.
Newseum Digital Classroom http://www.newseumdigitalclassroom.org/digital-classroom/default.aspx A free, cross-disciplinary classroom resource featuring interactive timelines, archival videos and downloadable historic front pages through the lenses of historical connections, media literacy and civics.
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About Books
Want to bring technology into your classroom? Looking to discover new ways of creating meaningful learning experiences for your students? Check out this self-paced, online course is intended for anyone - of any technical skill level - hoping to use Google's educational tools in the classroom. Through videos, use-cases, and examples you'll get ideas about how to bring Google for Education (including Google Apps for Education with Classroom, Google Maps and more) into your teaching. http://goo.gl/Tp4VdO
Typing Accent Marks in Google Teach Foreign/World Languages and need your students to type in Accents? In this week's 30 Seconds of Google, we take a look at a new add-on called "Easy Accents".http://goo.gl/x1JmSF
Simple Search Tools & Strategies for Students In October Richard Byrne presented a short webinar about ten Google search tools and strategies for students. The slides are available on his site at http: //goo.gl/QnZ6m0
In relation to those slides you might also like: How Google Search Works & A Whole Bunch of Tips - http://goo.gl/Sh43Db Lesson Plans and a Road Map for Teaching Search Strategies - http://goo.gl/Ets6cD Google Search Strategy for Students Infographic http://goo.gl/hPB1FF Search Tips for Students - Thinking Before You Search - http://goo.gl/J0QimQ
You now have unlimited Drive Storage in your Parkway Google domain!
Great reads for high school students as well! http://www.weareteachers.com/
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Personalized Learning Library Fun Global Education Conference The fifth annual Global Education Conference, a free weeklong online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, will be held Monday, November 17 through Friday, November 22, 2014 (November 23rd in some time zones). The Global Education Conference is a collaborative, inclusive, world-wide community initiative involving students, educators, and organizations at all levels. It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for building education-related connections around the globe while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity. Last year’s conference featured 200 general sessions and 19 keynote addresses from all over the world with over 8,000 participant logins. To attend this year's conference and to be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, please join this network.
http://www.seussville.com/ Brain-Friendly Teaching and Learning in Your Think Tank Library Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time
Dynamic Databases: Revolutionizing Today’s Research, Teaching, and Learning Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time
Rebranding Digital Citizenship Thursday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time REGISTER HERE
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Library Lessons
Student Opportunities
From the kidshealth.org page students can learn about plagiarism in kid friendly vocabulary and use the quick checklist when working on projects.
2015 White House Student Film Festival The Impact of Giving Back
The White House announced that from now through January 20, submissions are open for the second White House Student Film Festival. The theme of this year’s festival is The Impact of Giving Back, and it’s open to U.S. students, grades K-12. So tell a story about paying it forward, about community service, or what making a difference looks like in your eyes and through your lens. It can be a fictional story or a short documentary, so break out the lights, write a script, get the camera ready, and show us your passion for service and giving back. For inspiration, take a look at the official selections from last year's White House Student Film Festival, when the theme was the power of technology in education. Films can be short – in fact, they must be 3 minutes tops. The official selections will be featured on the White House website, and shared across the world on White House sites and official social media accounts. If selected, you may have a chance to attend the film fest yourself at the White House. Submission Guidelines: ●
All films must be shorter than 3 minutes.
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All films must be made by students in grades K-12.
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No film may use copyrighted material including music, TV shows, or movies.
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All films must be uploaded to YouTube
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All film submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on January 20, 2015.
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