Parkway School District Library Services
Volume 4 | Issue 11
Know & Go Updates @your Library Program Evaluation Update Between now and March 31st, as a part of the each core program evaluation committee member conduct a student focus group as a part of your program evaluation. The focus group will be led by the librarian with a select 6-8 students lasting between 30-45 minutes. The participants should consist of students who you already know value the library, as well as those who may not be quite as engaged. Their task will be to engage students in conversation around their experiences with the library.We are looking for anecdotal library stories as opposed to specific "multiple choice" type answers. We are trying to get different types of information than we will in our larger survey to be sent out later.
Groupwise to Gmail Notes The Technology Department has created a website to help with common questions regarding Gmail and Google Calendar. It is the GroupWise Migration to Gmail site. The web address is https://sites.google.com/pkwy.k12.mo.us/migration/home. Within the site is the GroupWise DL's to Gmail Address Groups. This list displays the District's Distribution Lists as they were in GroupWise and how they are in Gmail. For any questions or concerns, please contact your building's Technology Specialist or the Parkway Technology Help Desk helpdesk@parkwayschools.net
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Destiny 14.5 is Here There was a new Destiny update (14.5) recently implemented. Here are some of the changes, and there's a few worth noting for librarians: ● Report Builder reports now support Excel output. That will make manipulating Report Builder data much less cumbersome. ● Current Checkouts/Fines report can now include purchase price. ● Some customization of what is and is not displayed in Destiny Discover. ● Library copy reports can now include the copy notes. You can read through the detailed notes on the upgrade here: Destiny 14.5 upgrade PDF
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Librarians List 2016-17 Who To Call Ordering procedures Follett ordering w/screenshots Follett Acct #'s Follett req Instructions Building budget Sub librarian list Sub Training Videos Ordering/renewing databases HS only Destiny FAQ Free Lib Book District Surplus Property Procedures
#ParkwayMakes How can we get more of our students engaged in our makerspaces? It is hard to get away from direct instruction when it comes to engaging students in making experiences. While there can be a place for some skill-building instruction in a makerspace, it is not the only strategy used for engaging students. We can encourage our students to be creative or innovate by providing conditions that inspire students to WANT to make. As a result of so much discussion surrounding this topic, Laura Fleming created and tweeted out a Padlet that asked educators to contribute their ideas for how we can best create the conditions to inspire in our makerspaces. The Padlet received 30 contributions. See the responses and full article at
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#FutureReady Builds Instructional Partnerships Building Instructional Partnerships through Library MakerSpaces The world of library is dynamic and on the forefront of new ideas. Makerspace has opened the door to instructional partnership, equity and access to all. Everyday teachers and librarians are looking at new ways to incorporate making through flexible spaces and utilization of high and low tech ideas. Once the school community understands the maker concept they will collaborate and begin brainstorming ways to incorporate the maker materials into student learning. For example, when fourth grade teachers want to do a book report the instructional partners decided on making book trailers. The students were divided up into small groups (rather than large group instruction) and the librarian works with them in the Makerspace area to create the videos. This method makes for a better experience and product. Librarians work with all students while students had the opportunity to help each other. This provides opportunity to also teach digital citizenship skills, like citing images, through one on one conversations. In the small groups, students also have the freedom to work at their own pace and ask questions based on what they were doing, not what was being taught. Facilitating a student-centered learning opportunity also give the librarian more chances to talk to students about their books and get a better idea of their reading interests. This teaching and learning experience leads to the next collaborative connection with teacher, such as, creating stop-motion videos for Greek myths. Having a visible makerspace area also leads to more opportunities to collaborate with teachers because it is out in the open. As teachers pass through, they stop to see what the classes are doing and ask to plan similar opportunities for their students. This article was contributed by Jill DeFarno on the Future Ready Blog
Bonus Resource from SLJ’s Top 10 Tech
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Library Services Makerspace Order Form Vendors List: Mobile Makerspace Kit Request Mobile Makerspace Site Mobile Makerspace Stories & Quotes
A favorite resource, the Smithsonian Learning Lab hits a sweet spot in curation. Offering millions of digitized objects, the Learning Lab is a first-ever assembly of treasures from the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, nine research centers, and National Zoo. The image-driven interface is optimized for discovery. Rather than provide a set curriculum, the Learning Lab features educator-created collections—from “Catcher in the Rye” to “Mummy Science”— teachers and students alike are encouraged to add their own content and annotations. Flip the learning and have students curate their own collections. What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
Google Classroom Update
#FutureReady - Curates Resources & Tools Thinking about Digital Storytelling Help students use creative and artistic formats to express personal learning while participating in the social exchange of ideas, both electronically and in person. Adobe Spark Adobe Spark defines itself as “a bit of art, a smidge of science,” and that is just what it delivers. With a gigantic collection of professional fonts, thousands of photos, layouts and icons, this powerful tool helps you and your students create beautiful social media graphics, videos, and web stories that can be shared anywhere on the web. The inspiration gallery is a wonderful place to browse for ideas, but to also help students consider message design in engaging media literacy lessons. Appropriate for grades 3-12 Biteable Biteable is a three-step animated video maker that lets the user choose from animation styles, upload pictures, select and change font, colors and text, in an incredibly easy process. Final videos can be emailed and shared at the click of a button. With new video templates added frequently, Biteable makes for a great addition to your digital storytelling toolbox. Appropriate for grades K-12. There is a free and paid version. Office Sway Office Sway is a great tool for creating interactive reports, newsletters, presentations, and personal stories. All the user needs to do is upload content and then select a design. Sway does the rest! Add video, music, pictures and more to enrich the interactive component and take advantage of Sway’s suggested search result features (pulls in tweets, images, and other relevant content). Formatting is automatically taken care of and templates can be swapped with ease. Creations are easily shared online and privacy settings help you determine the breadth of your audience. A good website for use with grades 5-12. This is a microsoft product with options to create in the web browser. Taken from the ALA Best Websites for Teaching & Learning www.ala.org/aasl/standards/best/websites/2016
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For those of you who use Google Classroom, it has added a differentiation and grouping feature that will allow you to assign and grade work to individual students and groups. Here is a link that explains how to use the feature and includes some ideas for applying this new feature in the classroom.
Are You Using Add to Google Classroom Extension? The extension Add to Google Classroom from the Chrome Web Store allows you to easily save websites to Google Classroom as Announcements or Assignments.
What About the Classroom Split Extension? Another helpful extension for students to add is Alice Keeler Classroom Split, which will allow students to have a split-screen of Classroom open and a split-screen of a Google Doc or a website so that they can refer easily to Google Classroom as they are working. To add a Chrome extension, simply go to the Chrome Web Store, search for the extension, and select Add to Chrome. These tips from Brigid Dolan, CHS LIbrarian.
#FutureReady Build Instructional Partnerships Something to Share with Teachers New Future Ready Schools (FRS) Programs
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Celebrate February ○ Black History Month ○ National Library Lovers Month ○ Take your child to the library 2/4 ○ Send a Card to a Friend day 2/7 ○ Safer Internet Day 2/7 ○ President’s Day 2/10 February 23rd - Digital Learning Day 2017 March 5 - 11 - Teen Tech Week March - Freedom of Information Day April - School Library Month April - Celebrate National Library Week with the Libraries Transform campaign May is National Pet Month so celebrate being a participatory library by hosting a pet’s reading photo contest.
Last summer FRS announced its new Future Ready Librarians program that supports school librarians as they lead, teach, and assist their school’s and/or district’s FRS goals through their professional practice, programs, and spaces. Due to the program’s tremendous success, FRS will be adding additional educator programs throughout 2017, including Future Ready Teacher, Future Ready Students, and Future Ready Principals, with more on the horizon. Together these programs build on FRS’s belief that all educators’ voices should be heard and supported throughout the digital transition from planning to implementation.
The Daring Librarian: The Future Ready Librarians Professional Learning Series This series is an opportunity for you to both learn together with your colleagues AND with other librarians. While this series is set up for New Hanover County Schools, it is a great opportunity to look at the archived broadcasts and share them with your teachers. See the series and resources at nhcsdtl.wixsite.com What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
#FutureReady - Professional Learning 13 Things To Do at the Library Besides Borrowing Books A lot people think of libraries as the space where all the books reside, story time is heard and those cool card catalogs prevail. libraries today are still full of books and story time but there are so many more things you can do at the library now—and those cool card catalogs? Well, they’ve been replaced by computers. If you haven’t invited teachers, parents, and administrators into your library lately, you are way overdue to share. You really need to showcase what patrons can do at the library today. This article adapted from Marie Leslie’s blog shares suggestions for marketing things you can do at the library in addition to checking out a books.
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Learn and download eBooks Host (or attend) a makerspace activity Research your family history Check out a movie/watch a movie that was created from book Learn a new skill or make a craft Download and listen to an audio book Check out a camera and use the video production equipment See an art exhibit or create one Listen to a story or author Buy a power cord or charge a device Play or design a game Learn to use a new tech tool Learn about another culture Ask students: What have you done at the library lately besides check out a book? What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
#ParkwayReads The Power of Teaching with Magazines Shannon Arish Booysen has take the time to research and compile articles and blog posts and has found evidence that the use of magazines to promote literacy in school, at home and in the classroom is an essential factor when trying to reach a diverse group of learners. The resources presented in this digital article were put together to help educators, librarians and parents utilize magazines when developing lifelong readers. See the eight keys to magazines over textbooks and curriculum on her Smore. Links to Support Keys Five Ways Using Magazines in the Classroom Improves Student Performance from Ebsco The Power of Magazines and Comics for Literacy from Magazine Literacy Magazines in the 21st Century Classroom from Scholastic
#FutureReady - Personalized Professional Learning It's that time of year (Feb 11th) to think about a nd register for EdCamp St. Louis. It is the region's largest and best unconference. In an unconference, participants decide the topics of conversation and the direction of the learning. It is truly a conference by you and for you. It includes free breakfast and lunch as well as a ton of great prizes to finish the day.
Parkway Credit 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 record your participation at tinyurl.com/webinars-events. 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.
If you are interested, a PEERS course will be available for credit. You'll just have to send Bill something showing that you were actually there on that day. A picture would work wonderfully. I'll let you know when the course is up but I would encourage you to go ahead and register. Link to site and registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/edcampstl-tickets-27507537786
EdWeb Webinars Edweb.net offer many free, relevant webinars. Check out their monthly calendar and register through edweb.net They also have access to archived webinars that are also applicable. Some archived webinars include: ● Designing Your Classroom to Prepare Students for 2020 and Beyond ● Meet the Makers: Makerspace Tips and Trends ● Student-Led Game Making and Learning Upcoming webinars: ● Personalizing Instruction Through the Library ● STEM PLAY: Integrating Inquiry into Learning Centers
American Libraries Live Join library experts and hundreds of your colleagues for interactive discussions on pressing issues in modern librarianship. American Libraries Live webcasts cover the full spectrum of library topics and give the ALA community a chance to learn about and discuss issues it deals with daily. Each program lasts 60 minutes. Register for upcoming episodes of American Libraries Live at the links below.Upcoming episodes: ● February 16: Makerspaces ● March 17: How to Design Your Own Library READ Poster ● April 13: Taking On New Job Responsibilities ● May 19: Social Media: What’s Next? ● June 16: Mindfulness for Librarians ● July 7: ALA Annual Tech Wrap-Up All hourlong episodes begin at noon, Central Time..
TechSoup Archived Webinars Another place to look for personalize professional learning is at TechSoup. Check it out at techsoupforlibraries.org
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Claymont students create book recommendation display WHS surrounds the media area to view inauguration Dry erase paint makes this wall interactive - Liberty SD Imagine if each teaching area had a media center where students could go out and work SHS has a new seating area that highlights natural lighting and cafe seating Julie, Hollie, Eve, Stacia, and Jenny presented at the EdPlus PLN on makerspaces
Well said: Innovation is a process, not a product. The Innovator’s Mindset, George Couros - @gcouros
Contact Information Bill Bass Innovation Coordinator: Instructional Technology & Library Media Twitter: billbass Kim Lindskog Library Support Specialist Twitter: klindskog
Vendor Contacts: Undelivered Post Dispatch: Russell Ham rham@post-dispatch.com
Access the Library Services Webpage using the QR code or www.tinyurl.com/libserv
Undelivered USA Today & New York Times: Wesley Trammell wtrammell@ebsco.com
Amy Johnson Digital Learning Specialist Twitter: ajohnson106 Nancy Ikemeyer Administrative Assistant Skype: nancy,ikemeyer.pearl Twitter: NancyIkemeyer
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