Parkway School District
Volume 3 | Issue 7
KNOW & GO Updates @your Library
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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
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Nov 2 PD Day @ Lib Services High School morning only
3 PD Day @ WMS Elementary & High School All day Middle School morning only
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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?
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Access the Library Services Webpage using the QR code or www.tinyurl.com/libserv
Tech Integration in the Library
@your Library October ●
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National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month - Wiki & Resources National Reading Group Month National Book Month National Go on a Field Trip Month Teen Read Week Oct18-24 Digital Citizenship Week - October 18-24 #havethetalk
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Picture Book Month International Games Day - Saturday, November 21st Aviation History Month explore this with makerspace activities on gravity and flight Monopoly was released in November 1935 - try using gaming in the library this month American Education Week - Nov 16th - 20th Plan events from NEA. org
AT a recent Educational Technology Association (ETA of STL) the topic of discussion was favorite online tools for use with BYOD or mobile learning environments. The list is for the areas of Formative assessment, student projects and collaboration/back channels. A great thought when thinking about technology tools is: date the tool, marry the ability (Adam Bellow)...because tools come and go. Formative assessment ● Quizlet ● Quizizz ● Socrative ● Exit ticket ● Padlet ● Answer Garden ● Kahoot ● Plickers ● Pear Deck ● NearPod ● Edpuzzle
Just For Fun @your Library from Buzz Feed Books check out the 19 Hilarious Jokes All Books Nerds Will Appreciate, such as, Bookmark? You mean quitter strip? What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
Back Channel/Collaboration ● Blog ● Today's Meet ● See saw ● Padlet ● Backchannel chat ● Twitter Student Projects ● Powtoon ● Lucidpress ● WeVideo ● Thinglink ● Haiku Deck ● Board Builder: Discovery Education ● Prezi ● Glogster ● BigHugeLabs ● GoAnimate ● Explain Everything ● Piktochart ● Smore ● VoiceThread ● Canva ● Weebly
Resource Roundup Technology, Research & Learning Resources
Digital Citizenship Scope & Sequence Digital Citizenship is part of the invisible curriculum, meaning that it should seamlessly fit into all curricula. Check out the Common Sense Media Scope & Sequence tool to find age-appropriate lessons that address digital literacy and citizenship topics for your classroom. Browse by grade band or click a category to highlight the lessons that address that topic. From professional development materials, to student interactives, to lessons and assessments, and family outreach materials, our comprehensive curriculum is turnkey to implement.
Are You Getting the Most Out of YouTube? Google Certification for Educators has great resources for learning the ins and outs of all their products. YouTube has high quality educational videos with channels such as Khan Academy, Crash Course and Veritasium that are just a few examples of offerings you may want to subscribe to. When you ‘subscribe’ to an educational channel, you will get an update every time that channel uploads new content.As you continue to subscribe to channels you are letting YouTube know what you like. YouTube will continue to give you updates when your channel subscriptions upload new content, but it will also start suggesting other channels that you might like, too. Every time you go to YouTube you will be greeted with videos and channels that are tailored to you based on your likes, watched videos, and channel subscriptions. This is called the ‘What to Watch’ page. As you continue to use YouTube, it gets better and better at helping you discover content you can use to engage students and teach concept.
Game Based Learning + Makerspaces = Engagement in the Library As many of you are working hard on makerspaces, there has been a cross over to gaming as well. The makerspace movement is blending in with the gaming aspects of learning. Which is a positive direction so long as you are ready and able to answer the questions from parents and administrators about how this fits into library programming. I am a huge proponent of gaming and gamification (there is a difference) in the library, but it may need to be defined for your stakeholders, because they will want to know the importance of gaming to student’s learning. In a recent edutopia news post there were many great resources and tips. ● ● ● ● ●
Gamification vs. Gaming Game-Based Learning: Resource Roundup Gamify Any Subject 5 High School Novels about Gaming PBL & Gamification (this would work with a makerspace too)
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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.
In-service Courses Computational Thinking for Educators The goal of this course is to help educators learn about computational thinking (CT), how it differs from computer science, and how it can be integrated into a variety of subject areas. As a course participant, you will increase your awareness of CT, explore examples of CT integrated into your subject areas, experiment with examples of CT-integrated activities for your subject areas, and create a plan to integrate CT into your own curricula. The course is divided into five units, each focusing on the following: - Introducing Computational Thinking: What is CT? What is computational thinking, where does it occur, why should you care, and how is it being applied? - Exploring Algorithms - Walk through examples of algorithms used in your subject area. Recognize why algorithms are powerful tools to increase what you can do and that technology can be useful for implementing and automating algorithms. - Finding Patterns - Explore examples of patterns in various subjects and develop your own processes for approaching a problem through pattern recognition. - Developing Algorithms - Increase your confidence in applying the computational process to a given problem and recognize how algorithms can articulate a process or rule. - Final Project: Applying Computational Thinking Create a statement of how computational thinking applies to your subject area and a plan to integrate it into your work and classroom.
At the end of the class, you will receive a certificate of completion that you will need to turn in to Bill Bass at wbass@parkwayschools.net by December 22nd. Designing Digital Media for Teaching & Learning Whether digital media sparks fear or intrigue, it is a fundamental part of students’ lives and can enrich teaching and learning in and out of the classroom. This online course will examine how the creation and consumption of digital media can enhance education by engaging and empowering teachers and students. Throughout this project-based course, you will learn how to use free web 2.0 tools to create, implement, and assess digital media. Website - http://digitalmediaeducation.org/ Syllabus https://goo.gl/AhmXvz PEERS Description At the end of the class, you will receive a certificate of completion that you will need to turn in to Bill Bass at wbass@parkwayschools.net by December 7th.
Events EdSurge - Educational Workshop Free Educator Day on Saturday November 14th . Try out the latest innovations for supporting teaching. Give feedback so companies know how to tune their products to fet your needs. Meet other teachers and expand your network of friends and colleagues.
Website - https://goo.gl/XkuvHL or PEERS Description
What will you make @ your library New to Parkway Mobile Makerspaces Zooligical Bitsbox, littleBits and Q-BAMAZE
#ParkwayMakes It’s Google Doodle Time
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Celebrating #molibraries with an author visit at SWM CMS citation lessons through the window Goosebumps Book Club #molibraries Reading under the loft at Claymont #molibaries Finding just in time books with life long readers #molibraries
#ParkwayReads St Louis Magazine & Local History Check out the Memorial Milestones: Important Moments in Arch History - 50 fun facts.
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