Parkway School District Library Services
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Nancy’s Notes & Other Reminders Program Evaluation Update Day of Learning On Monday, October 17th the core group of librarians working on program evaluation had the opportunity to learn from local, regional, and national leaders. Looking through the #FutureReady lens we thought about trends in personalized professional development, creating collaborative spaces that encourage parton engagement, and the impact of the #FutureReady framework on our work as librarians. Takeaways and new terms:: Personalized Professional Learning ● Teacher selected topics ● On demand competency based learning ● Badging and Micro-credentialing ● Flex Form Learning Designing Collaborative Spaces - Key Elements ● Circ Desk in the center of the library for approachability ● Keep spaces open and clutter free ● Zones - Active spaces for programming, quiet areas, librarian works spaces hidden (clutter free), student areas (soft seating) with an ownership feel, classroom space, project space - reconfigurable spaces ● Upgraded electric infrastructure ● Dynamic displays with broad topics - The interactivity creates an opportunity for patrons to be a part of the library community. ● Programing kiosk boards: Flyer station for students, staff, and community #Future Ready & Project Connect ● Step out of your comfort zone - and then keep stepping - it’s not about being comfortable - this is how we become leaders ● Be a key part of the principal’s building goals - but know that it’s an evolution over time - you may have to put down some things you are doing to join in the bigger picture ● Project Connect Goals: ○ Connect librarians with the curriculum and digital transformation ○ Advocate for the role of librarians and librarianship ○ Elevate the role of librarians to leaders in their districts What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
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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
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#ParkwayMakes What, you still haven’t tried Google CS-1st CS First is an initiative from Google to promote computer science classes and clubs in schools. CS First features computer science lesson plans based on nine themes: storytelling, friends, fashion & design, art, social media, sports, game design, music, and animation. The activities in CS First are based on the Scratch programming interface. The lesson plans are intended for use with elementary & middle school students and would work great with Hour of Code! The lesson plans on CS First are quite detailed. Beyond the lesson plans CS First offers a thorough set of training materials for teachers who have not previously taught computer science and or previously used Scratch. It is a great point of entry into coding with kids! Taken from.freetech4teachers.com
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 a shared (with Nancy) Google Sheet with your school name in the file title (Fern Ridge_Makerspace_Purchase). On the Google sheet please include the following column titles: ● item ● quantity ● cost ● link to vendor or page where the exact item for purchase can be located Please allow plenty of time for items to arrive because Nancy will be bundling PO orders together for efficiency.
Follett Destiny Updates Permalinks to Titles Another area where Destiny has added functionality is around getting content to students/teachers outside of Destiny. What that means is….You can create Permalinks or QR codes to point users directly to content. So you can point a patron to a particular ebook where they see directly the Title Details page and get directly to the content. DEMO: Go into Destiny, look at an ebook, select a specific ebook, click on the share icon, copy the URL or download the QR code.
Hour of Code The Hour of Code takes place each year during Computer Science Education Week. The 2016 Computer Science Education Week will be December 5-11. Get started at https://hourofcode.com/us.
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Library Services Makerspace Order Form Vendors List: Mobile Makerspace Kit Request Mobile Makerspace Site Mobile Makerspace Stories & Quotes
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3 Tips for Saving Time & Space in Google Chrome
#FutureReady - Curates Resources & Tools Kids Love Comics - Try Pixton Pixton is an online tool used to create comics, graphic novels, and storyboards. Pixton provides users with huge galleries of artwork to drag, drop, and manipulate. Learn how to use Pixton by watching the short video found here. Some lessons that might fit nicely with cartoons might include: ● Create short biographies of historical figures. Have students select a key moment from a person’s life. Then ask your students to illustrate that moment. ● Illustrate a timeline of an event or series of events. Pixton offers a free lesson plan designed around this concept. ● Students can use some of the artwork available in Pixton to simulate text message and or email exchanges between characters or historical figures. ● Create storyboards to show what they know about a particular subject. Read the post at www.freetech4teachers.com
5 Resources for Creative Commons or Public Domain A common question is where can I direct students to images that are acceptable to use in their slide presentations, videos, or other multimedia projects. It is tempting to them to simply perform a Google search. Instead they should be consulting sources for images that are either in the public domain or that have been labeled for reuse with a Creative Commons license. Richard Byrne created the a video that provides an overview of five sources of public domain and Creative Commons licensed images: Google Advanced Search, Flickr/commons, Pixabay, Photos for Class, and Morgue File.
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To get the most of Google Chrome see how these three little-known tips from bettercloud.com can save you time, space and sanity. ● Use bookmarks more efficiently ● Easily mute audio in an open tab ● Search faster App-A-Day Highlights The PowToon app is a great way for you or your students to make animated videos or presentations. It's very similar some of the other video creation tools in that you can customize the content using the preset templates. Whether you're trying to explain a concept or introduce a project, PowToon can help you to engage your students or give them a platform to create. Newsela app is a site that provides news and nonfiction articles for grades 2-12. The site adds multiple new current event articles each day from trusted news sources, each at five different reading levels and organized by category and reading standard. Categories include topics such as arts, astronomy, economics, geopolitics, music, sports and zoology.
. #FutureReady - Builds Instructional Partnerships Helping Teachers & Students Learn with QR Codes! In the blog post by techlearning.com take a peek at the 22+ apps, web tools and activites that inspire student criosity and get them out of their seats to engage, discover, and create. QR codes are mostly attached to websites or text, but we can also attach QR codes to audio, video, games, polls, or multimedia presentations. The post contains a few ideas on how to make your QR codes more interactive. Once comfortable implementing a QR code activity, try getting learners to create their own QR codes. Below are a few tips and resources to get students started with learning with QR codes.
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@your Library Upcoming Events ● Media Literacy Week highlights the importance of teaching children and teens digital and media literacy skills to ensure their interactions with media are positive and enriching. Oct 31 Nov. 4 ● November is Picture Book Month ● International Games Day Nov 19 ● Hour of Code The Hour of Code takes place each year during Computer Science Education Week. December 5-11. Get started at hourofcode.com/us.
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A good way to introduce students to QR codes is to get them to notice the QR codes around them. ○ Students collect QR codes they see outside of class on cereal boxes, coupons, the mail, or pamphlets. ○ In small groups, students share these examples with their peers to scan and discuss the following: What did the QR code link to? Where was the QR code found? How would you make the QR code more engaging or interesting? Student can jigsaw with QR codes. One student’s QR code has the information matched to another student’s QR code. ○ One student can have a question and another peer have the answer. ○ One student can have a vocabulary word and search for the peer with the definition. ○ One student can have a character description and search for the peer with the character’s name. Students can create QR codes for science fair or poster projects. ○ The QR codes can direct the audience to a Works Cited or Reference list. ○ The QR codes can be attached to interactives or multimedia that supports the research topic.
See more activity ideas, recommended web tools, and ways to create/scan QR codes by Shelly Terrell.
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#FutureReady - Professional Learning 9 Steps to a Future Ready Education Future ready goes beyond adopting technology, it’s about meeting the learning demands of the future. Earlier this year, the Department of Education released its 2016 National Technology Plan and celebrated the first anniversary of its Future Ready Schools initiative. For school districts like Parkway to truly be future ready, it goes beyond the acquisition of devices and web tools. There are nine steps for schools to consider in order to bring future-ready momentum to the library and classroom: ● Embrace a powerful vision of student-led learning. The first step to approaching a future-ready education initiative is to identify and envision your organization’s end goal. In today’s learning environment, it should be students at the center, not the educators. ● Align leadership, management, and resources with goals. ● Assess where your schools are now. ● Identify the future-ready skills to focus on. Education needs to evolve, so as to teach and prepare students for the needs of our future workforce, and the skills needed to drive this continue to change. ● Create a professional development plan for future-ready skills. ● Grant students equitable access to technology and information. ● Develop assessments to measure student progress in future-ready skills. ● Collaborate with outside partners and community. It takes the support of an entire community to build a successful future-ready initiative. ● Plan collectively and strategically for the future. Ultimately, future-ready education is about making content relevant to students’ lives and creating opportunities for students to interact with each other, with teachers and with other knowledgeable adults in authentic learning experiences. Read the article in its entirety at Ed Tech
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#ParkwayReads According to a 2016 survey by OverDrive and ASCD, educators agree that ebooks and audiobooks have the advantage over print materials when it comes to delivering individualized instruction. Students can absorb content at their own pace and explore learning online or offline with familiar devices like Chromebooks or tablets. For younger students, ebooks offer a gateway into technology. Many eBook platforms offer features such as an exportable note-taking and highlighting tool, and a built-in dictionary. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A LINK TO THE STUDY GO TO http://www.techlearning.com/ blogentry/11160
#Future Ready - 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.
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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: ●
#edcampKC will be hosting their 7th Edcamp on November 5, 2016 at Truman High School in Independence, MO. Join educators from all over the Midwest and the United States and learn together!
Designing Your Classroom to Prepare Students for 2020 and Saturday, November 5, Beyond 2016 ● Meet the Makers: Makerspace Tips and 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Trends Truman High School ● Student-Led Game 3301 S. Noland Rd Making and Learning Independence, MO Upcoming webinars: 64055 ● Pack More Relevancy and Engagement into For additional details and Social Studies! registration visit ● Building a Digital edcampkc.wikispaces.com Collection ● Personalizing Instruction Through the Library What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
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Program evaluation group learning about spaces at SLCL Breakout EDU on Banned Books at Claymont Graffiti Wall at Carman Trails Lego Wall at Mason Ridge
Well said: "You weren’t hired to maintain the status quo. You were hired to make a difference and make an impact. @justintarte
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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