Know & Go Volume 3 | Issue 15

Parkway School District

Volume 3 | Issue 15

KNOW & GO Updates @your Library

Dates at a Glance

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Librarians List 2015-16 Who To Call Ordering procedures Follett ordering w/screenshots Follett Acct #'s Follett req Instructions Building budget Sample budget Substitute librarian list Sub Training Videos Standing orders Ordering/renewing databases HS only Destiny FAQ Page of Answers Mobile Makerspace Kit Request Mobile Makerspace Site Mobile Makerspace Stories & Quotes

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LittleBits STEM Set Preview In case you haven't heard, LittleBits has created a new STEM learning set and Barnes & Noble locations are celebrating with an event. Check out the Educator Appreciation Days, April 9th-17th at any Barnes & Noblel location: http://link.littlebits.cc

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The suggested last day for Library book checkouts is Friday, May 6th.

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End of the Year Meeting - Thursday, May 12th - 6:00pm at Central High Library Classroom

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Nancy sent out via inter-office mail, your periodical statement. Please complete and return to me ASAP. Instructions for renewing/canceling, as well as standing order renewal/cancellation are included in the following link https://goo.gl/ueWVBm

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Budget Spending The last day to use the Library Services budget is April 15th, and Follett will ship all orders by May 13th.

Just for Fun @your Library For next April Fool’s Day… Wish I would have seen this earlier!

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

Amy Johnson Digital Learning Specialist Twitter: ajohnson106 Nancy Ikemeyer Administrative Assistant Skype: nancy,ikemeyer.pearl Twitter: NancyIkemeyer

What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?

Access the Library Services Webpage using the QR code or www.tinyurl.com/libserv

Resource Roundup Technology, Research & Learning Resources

Discovery VR A New Way to See Your World

The Google Goodies All About those Forms!

Google Forms is a powerful, full-featured program that allows you to create forms, surveys, polls, quizzes, and more. However even with all its options, there may still be some features missing from the Forms that you would like.

If you would like to see all of the add-ons demonstrated check out the 1-hour recorded webinar and then record it for credit in the Personalized Learning form.

Choice Eliminator 2 -Forms Add-on link Choice Eliminator will eliminate options from a multiplechoice, list, or checkbox type of question. Great for signing up for time slots or having students choose topics without doubling up.

Form Values - Forms Add-on link Form Values allows you to store and use lists that you use regularly in forms. This could be a list of staff, students, timings, rooms, resources or anything you want. formLimiter - Forms Add-on link formLimiter automatically sets Google Forms to stop accepting responses after a maximum number of responses, at a specific date and time, or when a spreadsheet cell contains a specified value. Great for time-bound assignments, event registrations with limited seats, or other first-come, first-served sign-up scenarios.

For more than 30 years, Discovery has told stories like no one else — transporting you to places you didn’t know existed and sparking curiosity at every turn. Now we enter a new chapter. Virtual Reality can take you to new worlds like never before, immersing you in time, space and story. Here’s a first look at our latest productions in this exhilarating new space — from shark-infested shipwrecks to freeboarding the windiest street in the world — with much more to come.

Discovery VR 360 videos can be viewed on your desktop in most modern browsers. For more immersive Virtual Reality experiences, download the app for your iPhone or Android device and watch using your mobile device, Google Cardboard, or Gear VR.

Highlights from Practical Ed Tech Handbook - Download a Free Copy Last summer Richard Byrne published The Practical Ed Tech Handbook. Since its initial release more than 10,000 educators have downloaded it. If you haven't downloaded it, you can do so here. In the free document he outlines seven categories of ed tech tools and shares his favorite tools in each category and they are: communication with students and parents, web search strategies, digital citizenship, video creation, audio recording and publishing, backchannels & informal assessment, and digital portfolios.

CheckItOut - Forms Add-on link Used for checking in and out items, this add-on will create a question set or multiple sets. One question is for items that are IN and another for items that are OUT. Questions can be Multiple-Choice, List or Checkboxes. When someone fills out the form selected items will be moved between the two questions. This allows a for a very easy check in/out form.

See more at Eric Curts blog - Control Alt Achieve

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Timely Topics & Trends

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Makerspaces, Gaming, Library Spaces, Advocacy, Genrefication, and more

April is National Poetry Month See thirty ideas for celebrating at https://www.poets.org. More resources at Edutopia.

April 10 - 16 National Library Week - Celebrating “Libraries Transform” This is a great time to share the data stats you’ve been collecting. Resources: http://www.ala.org, #NLW16, #LibrariesTransform April 22 Earth Day - Celebrate with resources from Edutopia April 23-30 Money Smart Week http://www.ala.org/ April 24-30 Preservation Week Saving Your Stuff - http://www. ala.org/ April 30th - DIA Children’s Day/Book Day - http://dia.ala. org/ ○ Kick off your Día year by thinking about Building STEAM with Día!

May 1-7 - Choose Privacy chooseprivacyweek.org/ National Readathon Day - May 21st #Readathon2016, #Parkwayreads - Not only does Readathon Day present an opportunity to generate excitement among readers of all ages, but it also enables children and students everywhere to get involved in an effort that supports youth literacy - Readathonday.com

Why is Media Literacy important? ...Media literacy is not media bashing; the goal is not to ridicule the media. Media are dominant forces in our culture and an important part of our teenagers’ lives. Media should be evaluated fairly, not denigrated. Media literacy is also no silver bullet or magic wand; it will not instantly solve all of our problems. But it is our best defense in resisting manipulation and keeping a perspective on the images and messages that are a part of media and youth culture. Excerpt taken from toosmarttostart.gov Get Involved - Join NAMLE (National Association for Media Literacy Education Join the movement to improve media literacy as an essential part of learning and integrating media literacy across the curriculum, . It is free to join and they provide resources, connections, and opportunities Join at www.namle.org. They are also Supporters of Media Literacy Week Oct 31st - Nov 4th. Follow them on Twitter @MediaLiteracyEd Fun with Media Literacy from Richard Byrne’s Blog Over the years Richard has written quite a bit Dan Russell's work and the concept of using images as the basis of web search challenge activities for students. Last month, Dr. Russell posted another fun search challenge that could be completed by middle school and high school students. That challenge is called Real or Fake? You can read the challenge set-up here and the solutions here.

There are three parts to the Real or Fake challenge. In the first part students have to decide if a picture is real or fake. The second part of the challenge asks students to determine the validity of a Trip Advisor review. The third aspect of the challenge tasks students with determining the authenticity of quotes posted in social media memes.

Applications for Education The thing that I like most about the Real or Fake challenge is that the emphasis is on critical thinking and not on technical tricks or deep knowledge or search engine operators. If they take time to evaluate the information in front of them and think critically about it, most middle school and high school students should be able to solve the three Real or Fake challenge activities.

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http://www.freetech4teachers.com

More MakerED Pixar in a Box This is not the first time this has been mentioned in the newsletter but is worthy of another shoutout. Pixar in a Box is a collaboration between Pixar Animation Studios and Khan Academy and is a way to teach about the mechanics of animation through math. This is an excellent digital learning experience for #parkwaymakes.

They use interactive lessons to teach school concepts. See the overview on YouTube.

Professional Learning One option for earning Parkway credits is to participate in webinars and events, such as edcamps, slaa events, makerspace open houses etc. In order to earn participation credits watch the webinar or go to an event, then go to http://tinyurl.com/webinars-events to record your participation. Remember that district credit is based on the number of clock hours that you participate. Credit is issued as follows: six clock hours will get you .5 credit and 12 clock hours will get you 1 credit.

Mark Your Calendar for Google Academy & Camp!

This year, Google Academy will be held on July 25th and Google Camp is July 12th. Register through PEERS.

Celebrate Poetry Month Kwame Alexander, poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author, is the featured speaker for the Maryville Talks Books series presentation at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, in the Maryville University Auditorium.

Follett eBooks aren’t just books. They’re interactive, teaching tools, research aids and more!

Encourage teachers to lean more about Follett eBooks with this free training webinar. There are several dates on the calendar to choose from for this one hour webinar. Follett also assembled a host of tools and ideas that show how eBooks can be used to support teaching and learning.

What will you make @ your library In case you haven't heard, LittleBits has created a new STEM learning set and Barnes & Noble locations are celebrating with an event.

Check out the Educator Appreciation Days, April 9th-17th at any Barnes & Noble location. Details here.

#ParkwayMakes Mobile Makerspace Webpage The Parkway Mobile Makerspace Page is now available at tinyurl.com/mobilemakerspaces. The site contains all of the kits, and resources for getting started. The site also explains the rationale and how it works.

Makerspace Shoutouts and Stories This link will take you to a Google Form to record the great quotes and stories that should heard throughout the district about makerspaces.

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March Madness book voting at Claymont Learning about digital and print encyclopedias at Ross Lego Wall installed at the Claymont Makerspace End dap shelving idea from Brentwood Public Library

Well Said...

#ParkwayReads How to Get Kids Hooked on Books? Use Poetry… Listen to the NPR interview or see him live at Maryville University. See details below.

Kwame Alexander, poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author, is the featured speaker for the Maryville Talks Books series presentation at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, in the Maryville University Auditorium.

The event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required.Seating is first-come, first-served. The presentation will be followed by a book signing, courtesy of Left Banks Books.

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