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Library Services
What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
Volume 5 | Issue 3
Notes & Reminders Makerspace Purchases from Lib Service Budget As you know you have up to 10% of your Library Services budget to purchase makerspace items for the library. In order to accommodate these orders and make purchasing the most efficient, please complete your orders in the this Google Form. Please allow plenty of time for items to arrive because Nancy will be bundling PO orders together for efficiency.
Answers to FAQs ●
Library Services Site
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#Future Ready Resources
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Library Services Policies (Schoolwires login required)
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Librarians List 2017-2018
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Who To Call
BOE Travel & Reimbursement Changes
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Makerspace Ordering Sheet
The Board approved new policy and guidelines for travel reimbursement in June 2017. Please take a few minutes and review the following Board Doc at https://goo.gl/Zs71YE. There has been a number of changes.
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Ordering procedures
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Follett ordering w/screenshots
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Follett Acct #'s
Google Earth Update
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Follett req Instructions
If you've tried to use the online version of Google Earth with students under 13 years of age since the school year started, you found that it was blocked due to an issue with the terms of service. Google has gotten that changed and Google Earth is now open for students under 13 again. Enjoy!
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Building budget Sub librarian list
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Sub Training Videos
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Ordering/renewing databases HS only
District Surplus Property Procedure Last year the BOE started requiring schools to track Parkway property removed from our schools. This of course includes weeded books and media. Basically, this means you will need to send Jim Hepler a brief email summary of the amount and type weeded when you want it removed, and he will update the district surplus property sheet to reflect this. Instructions and schedule for surplus property pick up can be found here. Great detail is not required, the number of boxes and a brief description of the media in each is enough. For example: 1 box of books, 1 box DVDs, 1 box mostly books with some VHS tapes. As a quick reminder, please use medium boxes, keep them under 50 pounds, and do not send them to Library Services.
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Destiny FAQ
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Free Lib Books @ Lib Serv
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District Surplus Property Procedures
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Record a PD event
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Travel & Reimbursement (BOE) Guidelines
Notes & Reminders Cont’d Destiny Email Notices A minor change in Destiny 15.0 was brought to our attention. When running email notices via the current checkouts report, on the final step it has generally defaulted to not checking any of the email addresses in the "Send To" area - it used to default to Email. This means if you run the report without changing this, it won't be emailed to anyone. This means you need to check email 1, email 2 or both before running the notices. As a reminder, email 1 is the parent email, and email 2 is the student email. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jim Hepler.
Chromebook Questions: In a recent development session the following questions were asked about Chromebooks. How do you rotate (flip) the screen? Simply hit ctrl+shift+refresh. The refresh key is the one with the spinning arrow. It'll rotate the screen 90 degrees. You need to press CTRL + ALT and arrow button on your computer then it will make your screen default. How do you change the way the touchpad works? You can tap your touchpad to click, or change the direction you scroll. Here's how: Click your account photo > Click Settings > In the "Device" section, click Touchpad > Change how your touchpad works: Turn tap-to-click on or off, Turn on tap dragging, Swap your primary mouse button, if you use a mouse, Adjust how quickly your pointer moves: Move the sliders next to Touchpad speed or Mouse speed, or Choose type of scrolling: Traditional (swipe up to move up the page) or Australian (swipe up to move down the page).
Community Partnership
NEW SLCL Educator Bundles Educators interested in requesting books to supplement their collection on a specific topic(s) can complete the form below on the SLCL site. ● Requests should be made at least two weeks in advance of needing the material. ● The quantity requested may be altered by staff due to the availability of items in the system. ● Once the material has been gathered a notification will be sent. ● Pick-up and return of the material should be completed by the dates given.
Teen Read Month SLCL will celebrate Teen Read Month throughout October with special programs for teens to read, relax and make new friends. The theme this year is “Unleash Your Story!" A variety of fun programs are scheduled, including stop motion animation workshops, Frankenbooks (transform a picture book into your own story), laser tag, trivia, DIY crafts, blackout poetry and more. Learn more.
Leading Beyond the Library
Principal Partnership: Communicating Library Program Success In the last issue of the Know & Go strategies were provided to help build a flexible library program in the future. That requires us to think about scheduling for next year now. The key is to have a relationship with administration, the principal, the the person responsible for creating the master schedule, and the community so that everyone understands what it is that you do in the library.
Communication around those elements will assist with building influence. The key areas of communication are: ● Awareness: strategic From the webinar Your “Principal” participation in school Partnership: Communicating Library committees and advocating for Program Success the librarian guest students in relation to mission speakers provided this description of their ● Trust & support: share the presentation (which I think will speak to planning, collaborating and many of us): You’re doing a terrific job professional development collaborating with teachers and getting provided to teachers students to read independently, but – ● Demonstration: doing an end of who knows what you are doing? the year report is great way to Communicating positively and regularly show value of the library with your community is the key to program, but the end of the partnering for student academic year is too late. achievement. Learn effective ways to Communication must be communicate evidence of school library regular, which means inviting program successes that appeal to the people into the library for community’s communication and work specific events/activities, styles. sending short readable reports regularly, and use the The first thing to understand is the accumulated weekly, monthly, perceived notion of how the school is and grade-period viewed. It’s about perspective, the communications to produce the librarian sees the library as the hub of the annual report. school, teachers see the classroom as the center of the learning, and Knowing your community and being administrators see the school as a people smart will help you decide the constellation of interacting elements. best way to communicate. Here are More than likely the library as its own some things to hone in on: island (in isolation). Therefore, ● What does the building hope to relationships are the foundation of accomplish this year? influence (~Gary Hartzell). ● What is professional Both schools and its administrators are background of the people you seen as successful based on reputation. are communicating with The elements that show success are: (especially if they are new to ● Student achievement you building)? ● Quality of school climate ● Based on your experience, ● Community’s perception what your community’s educational beliefs on: teacher autonomy, student learning, libraries, technology, etc
What is being people smart? This is about understanding how people like to work. Are they: ● A controller or delegator ● Detail oriented or big picture ● Extrovert or introvert ● Task or relationship oriented ● Organization lover or free agent Also thinking about how you might reach each audience. How does your community prefer to communicate: Format: reader or listener Meeting: formal or informal Time: morning or afternoon Style: techie or traditional Place: office or library Your communication should have a brand, everyone should know immediately that it’s from the library. Your communication is your avatar and when you meet in person you are the brand. This look represents the library and reinforces your message. Some key things to consider: ● Use a logo, graphic, short quote, tagline (see what’s happening @your library or libraries transform, etc.) Consider a readable, distinctive font, color, or design ● Use bullet points instead of paragraphs ● Mix text with pictures/logos ● Own it - always include your name and contact info Next newsletter we will dive into gathering evidence/data and how to share it.
Empowers Students as Creators
#ParkwayMakes #GlobalMakerDay Is Coming Up On October 24....Here Are Resources (Collection, Books and More) For You! There is something exciting to celebrate in October that is focused around making. It is called #GlobalMakerDay and will be held on October 24 virtually with others around the world in YouTube Live. Each session will be 30 minutes long and the super fun part....each session will include a maker challenge for your students to participate in as they solve problems through creativity and play. The Maker Challenges will be posted one week before #GlobalMakerDay. Register, get resources, and see Follett’s collection board for this event at Shannon Miller's Library Voice Blog.
Builds Instructional Partnerships Parent Newsletter Idea In a recent find on the #FutureReadyLibs page the following parent newsletter example may be a springboard for librarians to think about what they may want to share with parents. In our recently adopted program evaluation goals (Main Topic 1: Advocacy) it was stated that Parkway libraries will strive for clear communication by. ● Create multiple avenues for communicating with the school community (students, parents, teachers, administrators, etc.) ● Develop district materials outlining the role of the librarian in the digital age If there is not time for an entire newsletter, what about a postcard highlighting makerspaces, or the bookfair, or reading contest? Check out this librarians parent newsletter at https://app.edu.buncee.com
Curates Digital Resources & Tools
Love Kahoot? Now there is a mobile app Kahoot, the free student-response tool for all platforms, allows teachers to run game-like multiple-choice answer quizzes in real time no comes in a the form of a mobile app. Kahoot released a new mobile app earlier in September. The new app, available for Android and iOS, will let students participate in Kahoot games both in the classroom and at home. The Kahoot mobile app offers a "single player mode" which will let students see questions and answer choices on the same screen. This removes the need to have a second screen in order to participate in a Kahoot game. The single player mode is the mode that students will want to choose when they are playing Kahoot games outside of your classroom. Being able to play games outside of your classroom is another new feature of the Kahoot mobile app. You can now send "challenges" to students to complete in Kahoot. Challenges are quizzes that you assign to students to complete outside of your classroom. You can give challenges to students by sharing a link via email, sharing in Google Classroom, or by just sharing a game PIN assigned to the challenge. If you previously installed the apps, you should see the new features when you update the app. Taken from www.freetech4teachers.com
How to Create a QR Code for a Google Form
At Library Sevices we often get asked about apps or extensions. Someone asked if it was possible to make a QR code for a quiz that was created in Google Forms. The process is rather straight-forward as it requires that you add a Chrome extension (goo.gl URL shortener) outside of Google Forms before trying to create the QR code.. To create a QR code for a Google Form click the view live form button in the upper-right corner of the Form,
highlight the link in the omnibar, click on the goo.gl URL shortener extension, and click on QR code from the drop down menu that appears, and right click > copy image. Viola paste where needed.
Omnibar
6 Ways to Create Screencasts with Chromebooks The number options for creating screencast videos on Chromebooks has increased every year since Chromebooks first hit the market. For a while there was only one option, last year there were four tools and today there are six free tools that recommended for creating screencast videos on Chromebooks. Read and see which tool will work best for your needs:Loom, Soapbox, ViewIt, Nimbus Screenshot, CaptureCast, and Screencastify at www.freetech4teachers.com
Personalized Professional Learning
Program Evaluation Guidelines Topic 1: Advocacy Parkway libraries will strive for clear communication of the role of school librarians.
Missouri 4th Annual Summit - Featuring Google for Education Don't miss your chance to get all the Googly Goodness at #gafemo17 Missouri Summit on Saturday, October 14th. The Missouri Summit is intended for...educators, administrators, and leaders of all levels, formal or informal. Registration is $80 (Early Bird pricing available).Breakfast, lunch and snacks will also be provided. Rockwood Summit High School (Rockwood School District) 1780 Hawkins Rd, Fenton, MO 63026
Visit the edWeb Calendar for upcoming free webinars. Now you can also easily search and view over 1300 recorded edWebinars.
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.
Contact Information
Vendor Contacts:
Bill Bass Innovation Coordinator: Instructional Technology & Library Media Twitter: billbass
Undelivered Post Dispatch: Russell Ham rham@post-dispatch.com
Kim Lindskog Library Support Specialist Twitter: klindskog
Undelivered USA Today & New York Times: Wesley Trammell wtrammell@ebsco.com
Amy Johnson Digital Learning Specialist Twitter: ajohnson106
Topic 2: Responsiveness to Community Parkway libraries will be responsive to the community and have a finger on the pulse of each individual building. Topic 3: Instructional & Programming Parkway libraries will support classroom instruction and provide relevant, timely programming to meet the needs and interests of each individual community. Topic 4: Educational Leadership & PD Parkway librarians will strive to be seen as leaders in buildings and will have access to just in time, targeted professional learning for librarians. Topic 5: Library Physical Spaces Parkway libraries are multi-use spaces that are inviting and available for learners of all ages.
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Nancy Ikemeyer Administrative Assistant Twitter: NancyIkemeyer What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?