Parkway School District
Volume 3 | Issue 1
KNOW & GO Updates @your Library Nancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nook & Other Notes New World Book Sales Consultant - Derek Rhoads Cell:314-580-4748 Fax 888-922-3766 Email: Derek.rhoads@worldbook.com<mailto:Derek.rhoads@worldbook.com> Check out the new 2015-2016 Catalog - http://mydigimag.rrd.com/publication/?i=265087
Magazine Orders Any magazine subscriptions that are 'Direct Order' are on hold for now. They may need BOE approval, no matter what the price/year. Nancy will update you on this as information becomes available.
Changes to MOREnet Business Insight Essentials and Discovering Collection were dropped from MOREnet's state provided databases, so we no longer have access to them. Jim removed the links from your Edline pages.
Professional Development & Conference Sign Up In the next couple of weeks be on the look out for the form to sign up for what conferences or events you may want to attend this school year.
Google Summit The second annual Missouri Summit featuring Google for Education will be Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Liberty High School (Wentzville School District) in Lake St. Louis, MO. Registration is $80 or go for free as a Presenter! Breakfast, lunch and snacks will also be provided.
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
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Access the Library Services Webpage using the QR code or www.tinyurl.com/libserv
More Notes... Destiny Information from Jim (Copy Categories, Access Levels, & Self-Checkout) There have been some changes to the naming of Copy Categories. You may have noticed duplicate variant names in many of these showing up last year for example, one Copy Category named "Fiction", another named "fic". This had to do with a variation in the way two different groups at Follett handled our records. Having the two names was, understandably, causing some issues. Names were merged or renamed for all the categories to a single consistent standard. An Excel sheet which has the detailed name of each copy category can found in the email from Jim dated August 10th. New items from Follett are already using these Copy Category names. Please adhere to this naming convention in the future. Access levels changed within Destiny. What does this mean for you? If you ever talked to Jim and had him make any local access level changes (examples include students being able to make holds, defaulting to Destiny Quest, MyQuest changes, and several other things), you will probably need to talk to him again to have the changes restored. Self Checkout logins should be working correctly, if not or you need a self-circ login ask Jim. If you are going to use the reset barcode be sure to print a clear copy directly from the website http://legacyhelp.fsc. follett.com/AutoSearch/library-circulation-commands.pdf. To see the directions for setting up self checkout
go to https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive
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
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Timely Topics Makerspaces, Gaming/Gamification, Library Spaces, Advocacy, Genrefication, and more
Welcome Back! In the weekly search for school library news, the decision was made to discuss the library as a supportive hub for the school. As I visit, collaborate, and plan with man of you, there is definitely a change in the school library landscape and your role as communicator, collaborator, coach, and teacher. As you know the school library is 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 start to get our daily routines in place and the school year is still new and exciting there are some things the library can do to create that hub of the school feel: 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
Snapshots
New spaces at Ross, Book Talks at WHS * Gaming at lunch for Fern Ridge
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Sphero chariot races *
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Library Card Sign-Up Month Video Game Day International Literacy Day Banned Book Week Banned Website Awareness Day
Well Said If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you. ~curiano.com
Soon to be makerspace at Carman Trails Marketing makerspaces to 5th graders at Claymont New spaces with eyepopping graphics at Wren
Notes from the Field The conversations in libraries and around the district for the beginning of school focused on: ● Makerspaces ● Data collection ● Technology Integration ● Library Spaces ● Self Checkout
About Books 26 Books that will change the way you see the world on buzzfeed.com
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Resource Roundup 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
Getting Started with Elementary Makerspaces This abbreviated list was created last week for an elementary school that is jumping in with both feet! ● Makerspace shopping list http://librarylearners.com/makerspace-shopping-list/ ● Makerspace starter kit - item list ideas http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2015/06/makerspace-starter-kit.html ● Free printable STEM challenge activity cards http://www.wellnurturedplantsandpillars.com/free-printables/ ● Tinker tray ideas - http://www.mericherry.com/2014/08/30/make-tinker-trays-kids/#_a5y_p=2337830 ● Early Learning - https://www.pinterest.com/jdaniel4smom/early-learning-science-activities/ ● Lego Learning activities http://www.happinessishomemade.net/2014/06/20/lego-learning-activities/ and activity cards http://encrafted.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/lego-building.pdf ● Digital making @common sense media -https://www.graphite.org/top-picks/apps-and-websites-for-makers-and-creators
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