Know & Go Volume 4 | Issue 13

Parkway School District Library Services

Volume 4 | Issue 13

Know & Go Updates @your Library

Standing Order Info FYI, if Guinness Book or World Almanac is on your standing order list, we will no longer order. I will be removing them from our standing order renewal list for 17-18. Parkway did not receive our orders for the academic year 16-17. If you wish to purchase, please do so through Follett. All other standing orders will be ordered/purchased.

Surplus Book & Sale The District annual book sale will be at Central Middle this year and open to the public on June 16 from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm and on the 17th from 8:00 am until noon.

As you get your books together and send Jim the notification that your surplus books are ready to be picked up, please make sure to follow the following guidelines. ● All books should all be in boxes with lids and not weigh more than 50 pounds. ● Please be sue that the boxes are not much larger than the size box that contains copy paper.

Both of these help with logistics and moving those books. Please do not use larger sized boxes. Anything box that we send to you from library services should suffice.

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Follet Endof-the-Year Orders Due to BOE policy requiring all checks to be approved by the Board of Education, the last day to order using LMS budget funds is March 31, 2017. Follett orders will be finalized and shipped by May 19th. The earlier orders are placed, the higher the fill rate. Please refer to your school Google budget sheet, shared in July, for funds available. Contact Nancy for questions.

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Destiny Student Photos Student pictures have all been updated inside of Destiny. Let Jim know if you see any issues.

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Destiny Final Due Dates Set Jim set the final due dates in Destiny, which means that these dates will be the last possible day a book will be due, depending on patron type.For faculty members, the final day is May 25th. For students, May 11th.

If you would like to move up these dates to an earlier time, you have the ability to do this. It's under Back Office --> Library Policies. Under Patron Type, change the Final Due Date for the ones you'd like. Contact Jim if you have any questions.

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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 Novel Engineering…

A Makerspace Approach Novel Engineering projects are designed around books that teachers choose, generally trade books with interesting plots, rich characters and detailed descriptions of the setting. As they read the text, students are prompted to identify problems faced by characters in the text and whether these problems are ones that might be addressed with a product or process that the students could design in the classroom. There are examples of books on the Novel Engineering site. You can also click on a book to view problems identified by the students and solutions designed and built by students.

#FutureReady Empowers Students as Creators Thinking About the “A” in STEAM 4 Innovative Lessons to Bring Magic to Your Makerspace The ISTE Connect community shared a blog post that also contains a video sharing how to empower students to combine ideas and create new things between seemingly unrelated concepts, such as using edtech and analog methods. The activities below engage students and inspire creativity while addressing the 2016 ISTE Standards for Students. The activities presented below can be altered to use the digital equipment available at each school.

1. Students scan pieces of a large mural with their phones or tablets and digitally enhance the patterns they capture. Then, they send their designs to a 3D printer, which transforms them into delicate tiles that became part of a collaborative community art installation.

2. First-graders learn about animals while building digital skills.

“They’re using augmented reality to build informative imagery,” Hunt explained. “They’re learning about animal classification, and control over the camera is happening at the same time. These skills can be learned simultaneously as we collect close-ups of creatures and knit cross-curricular opportunities together.”

3. Kids generate gorgeous symmetrical mandalas on their iPads and then print them on paper, paint them with watercolors and fold them into 3D fractals. These patterns became starting points for tessellation. These fractals they produced spin in the air or pop out of an outside fractal garden.

4. For older students, tap into their interest in taking selfies to teach digital citizenship. “Meeting the students where they are at is so important. This projects ends with a very critical analysis of those camera rolls, and we all know how important that is as we look for opportunities to talk about digital citizenship and visual language to create and construct meaning.

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Library Services Makerspace Order Form Vendors List: Mobile Makerspace Kit Request Mobile Makerspace Site Mobile Makerspace Stories & Quotes

To watch the Ignite session from ISTE 2016 and see many more art lessons that expand the boundaries of students’ creativity check out Cathy Hunt’s five minute video.

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#FutureReady - Curates Resources & Tools Poetry Month is right around the corner!

This is such a special time to bring poetry books, poets and lots of wonderful ways to create, read, share and celebrate poetry in your libraries and classrooms.

Shannon Miller updated the Poetry Poetry Poetry Symbaloo and it is ready to use and share as you plan Poetry Month in your school community too. You will find it here! Another post from Nikki Robertson also highlights things to do with secondary students. Check on National Poetry Month here.

12 Ways to Create Videos on Chromebooks Creating a video on a Chromebook is a commonly asked question. At the beginning of March Richard Bryne shared some great options. He also included a planning template.

See them all at www.freetech4teachers.com

Finding Creative Common Images Earlier in February Creative Commons released a new image search tool. When you use the new Creative Commons image search tool all of the images that you find will include all of the image attribution information that you need. The attribution information is formatted for digital and printed use.

In the video embedded below you can learn how easy it is to use the new Creative Commons image search engine. Taken from practicaledtech.com What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?

How to Insert Video into Slides w/o using YouTube You can now insert videos into Google Slides without them being hosted by YouTube. When you go to insert a video, you now have the option of choosing a video in your Google Drive.

See how at freetech4teachers.com Google Keep The great tool is now linked to Google Docs! In Google Docs, look under the "Tools" menu for "Keep Notepad." The video below shows how it works. https://youtu.be/59A8PFj-boU 30 Ways to Use Chromebooks in Education This presentation goo.gl/nknsmV was created by Google Certified Innovators a few years ago but still has some good ideas to think about in regards to integration. It is also a great follow up to the February IAT meeting conversations.

Search for the best Chrome Apps & Extensions to use in your classroom!

The Chrome App & Extension Database created by Kasey Bell of Shake Up Learning. You can filter the 150+ apps and extensions by category, subject area, and grade level.

Remember...if you find one you want students to use, be sure to send a request to the helpdesk to get it on the whitelist if it isn't already. www.shakeuplearning.com

#FutureReady Build Instructional Partnerships Something to Share with Teachers Ideas for Using Comics in theClassroom

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School Library Month April - Celebrate National Library Week with the Libraries Transform campaign D.E.A.R. Drop Everything and Read Month (April) April 30th Children’s Day/Book Day - Dia

There are several tools that students can use to create comics, and earlier this school year Richard Byrne hosted a webinar on the topic(the recording is available here).

Regardless of which comic creation tool you choose to have students use, the ideas for using comics in your classroom are the same. Here are some ways that students can use comics in the classroom. ● A fun alternative to traditional book reports. ● Illustrate an alternate ending to a favorite book or an epilogue to a book ● Create biographies ● Create autobiographies (maybe a superhero) ● Create goal or vision boards ● Illustrate procedures ● Summarize events Pixton offers some extensive lesson plans based on that idea ● Craft a visual timeline of events ● Write and illustrate fiction stories ● Illustrate concepts and or vocabulary terms ● Model conversations

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May 1- 7 -Children’s Book Week May 4 - Star Wars Day May is National Pet Month so celebrate being a participatory library by hosting a pet’s reading photo contest.

Summer Reading Ideas

5 Tools for Creating Comics Storyboard That and Pixton both offer comprehensive lesson plans that incorporate the ideas listed above. Of course, you don't need to use those tools to create great comics. You could also use Google Slides to create comics which is demonstrated in this video. To create simple, single frame comics you could try a tool like ToonyTool. Or you might try Make Beliefs Comix for creating comics in multiple languages. Make Beliefs Comix also provides PDF comic templates that you can print for your students.

Adapted from http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/10/10-ideas-for-usi ng-comics-in-your.html#.WNQnLm_yuM8 What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?

#FutureReady - Professional Learning “Document Don’t Decorate” That quote is from Jennifer Lagarde (Library Girl @jenniferlagarde) in reference to making connections to our school communities, keeping data, and making it visible. As the end of the year approaches and we have kept data either personally or in our MSPLC work, think about how you might make that data visible, like a an infographic. If you would like some inspiration as you reflect on your work check out this library infographic from ebookfriendly.com. The message in this post is that libraries matter and clearly show that being a librarian today is no long about surviving but rather thriving.

Infographics have the power to change perception and create a mindfulness for our library users. It’s a way to make all the data interesting and visual thus capturing limited attention spans.

Tools to consider when making data visible: Google Draw Pictochart -infographic templates Sutori - timeline style Smore - flyer templates Canva - desktop publishing Read more on creating infographics with Kathy Schrock’s guide to everything.

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#ParkwayReads

World Literature Map One of the things that makes books so powerful is that they can let you sample other cultures and experiences you'll never get to have in your own life. With that in mind, do you want to expand your reading world a bit?

Check this out at www.indy100.com Bonus Thought Try using a word cloud generator to collate and display the number of requests or circulation numbers for a given period of time!

#FutureReady - Personalized Professional Learning 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.

The Digital Age Thought Leaders Cohort Are you interested in technology and its impact on education? Are you willing to learn, lead, and share your knowledge with colleagues? Please view the attached flyer and consider applying for the Digital Age Thought Leaders Cohort or click HERE to access flyer.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 31, 2017.TEACHERS SELECTED FOR THE PROGRAM WILL BE NOTIFIED BY APRIL 17, 2017. The Digital Age Thought Leaders Cohort will begin summer 2017.

TO APPLY Complete the application here: http://tinyurl.com/Digital17-18 Digital Age Thought Leaders Cohort coming to Parkway fall 17. Spots are limited so be sure you submit your application by March 31st.

STL Summer Coding Institute 2017 to be held at UMSL June 20-22

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.

Tynker Cad Learning Opportunity Blue Ribbon Educators get access to tools, curricula, premium PD, local and national presentation opportunities. Most importantly, they're part of the larger coding-teacher community with a broad mission: Making computer science for everyone a reality. Are you ready to go beyond an Hour of Code? Click on the logo below.

from 8:30-4:30. This institute is held by the eMINTS National Center in partnership with with Agent Sheets and the University of Colorado, Boulder.Stipends for a total of $500.00 will be paid for completion of the institute and for implementing in the classroom.

For more information, please contact Carla Chaffin chaffinc@emints.org Sign up for UMSL Coding Institute

Student Opportunities Think Camp your little tinkerers the perfect chance to experiment, create, and build at The Wilson School’s Think Camp. Think Camp is led by experienced and enthusiastic teachers dedicated to ensuring that your child’s camp experience is safe and fun with tons of opportunities to explore and learn.

Think Camp gives kids hands-on experiences in science, technology, engineering, and math. Throughout the week, campers will learn to apply critical thinking methods to fun and creative problem solving activities.

Think Camp combines hands-on labs, STEM challenges, digital investigations, game design and more. www.wilsonschool.com

Vocational & College Fairs @ SLCL The St. Louis County Library will be hosting two different fairs for high school students in April at our Headquarters branch (1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, 63131) in the Auditorium.

Vocational Fair on Saturday, April 8 at 2:00 4:00 p.m. Click on the flyer for details.

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Augmented Reality sandbox making its first venture out to Highcroft Ridge Celebrating Read Across America Day at Craig #ParkwayReads on the Claymont playground Bloxels in use at Mason Ridge

Well said: The modern learners newfound capacity to take full control of his or her learning is The Educational Shift of our times. ~ www.gettingsmart.com

Contact Information Bill Bass Innovation Coordinator: Instructional Technology & Library Media Twitter: billbass Kim Lindskog Library Support Specialist Twitter: klindskog Amy Johnson Digital Learning Specialist Twitter: ajohnson106

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