Parkway School District Library Services
Volume 4 | Issue 4
Know & Go
Updates @your Library Nancy’s Notes & Other Reminders Program Evaluation Update The core group of librarians who are going to be involved in this year's program evaluation has met and have decided on the following topics of study for the program this fall. ● Evaluation Systems - How is the work of the librarian reflected in the employee feedback/evaluation systems that we use? How do we evaluate the effectiveness of the library initiatives/programming that we bring to our schools? ● Digital Content Strategies - As the world continues to change and more content is being digitized, how do we balance the traditional materials that we order with digital content? How do we utilize resources that are already available on the web (OER, Public Library, Overdrive) and from our vendors to meet the curricular and literacy goals (love of reading)? ● Developing Services - What services do we need to develop for our individual and collective libraries to meet the needs of our students? What should we be offering that we are not and what should we discontinue? ● Flexible Programming - Similar to the services that we offer, what kids of attributes will make our program flexible enough to meet the needs of our students over time? In other words, we are not creating a program for only today's students but for students to come. How do we need to structure that programming in order to stay relevant to students five years from now ● Student Choice - We have talked a lot about how we can influence our buildings. How do we help to provide choice for students in and out of the library so that their learning is relevant to their interests and so that they can be flexible in their approach to learning? What is the role of the library and the librarian in that process? ● Librarian Role - What is the role of the librarian in a digital age library program?
District Surplus Property Procedure for Librarians Changes by the Board of Education now require both schools and libraries to track Parkway property removal. Library Services is required to oversee weeded books and media. This means the librarian is responsible for sending Jim Hepler a brief email summary of the amount and types of weeded materials including the removal date. Jim will then update the District Surplus Property sheet to be in accordance with the new policy. For items such as furniture and technology, the building will locally complete the District Surplus Property sheet. Directions here.
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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 Mobile Makerspace Kit Request Mobile Makerspace Site Mobile Makerspace Stories & Quotes
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Notes & Reminders Cont’d Google App-A-Day & Extensions Too
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.
LEGO Challenges More and more libraries have Legos readily available and sometimes it is nice to have prompts to get the creative minds thinking. On this site there is a 30 day Lego Challenge Calendar and other additional Lego resources. One example from the challenge is: The local bank has been robbed. Build a better safe that no one can crack.
We are excited to let everyone know about a new project that we have going on between now and Thanksgiving. As we get more Chromebooks in the district, we've had many requests for how to get more functionality out of Chrome and suggestions for ways to do some of the things we've traditionally done on a laptop. As you probably know, on a Chromebook, if it's not on the web, you can't do it. However, there are tons of ways that we can do similar (if not identical) tasks using the Chrome browser. So, for the next few weeks, every day you will find a new Chrome app or extension highlighted on this site. Take what makes sense for you or that you need and leave the rest. You will always be able to go back and find other things when you're ready. Look for daily posts on the Google+ PIN network too.
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 Audio Visual Orders As you know we have a contract with Follett to supply and process our orders. As a reminder, our contract with Follett requires that all of our audio/visual items be processed (MARC records) through them. This is crucial to the accuracy of our Destiny Library Manager system.
Looking for Lego compatible bricks that are a little more price friendly, check out Toysopoly. The building brick also come with downloadable instructions for various missions, such as the Rescue the Penguins and Horse Racing.
As orders are placed be vigilant in selecting the following Cataloging & Processing Specifications: ● I WANT cataloging and processing for items on this orders ● Yes, according to my processing options on file ● Use the next number on file with Follett School Solutions
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MindMup 2.0 App with Google Drive integration
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Computer Science Unplugged – CS Unplugged is a wonderful collection of free learning activities that teach Computer Science through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around. Tynker – Along with great programming opportunities, the Hour of Code activities are designed to teach students computational thinking and the basics of computer programming. Students solve each puzzle by programming visual code blocks to achieve a goal. Accelerator Nation –You and your students can dive into hands-on aerodynamics experiments and dynamic STEM activities that support core science lessons in force, momentum, and speed. Along with the main link… check out this special area for teachers National STEM Video Game Challenge – The National STEM Video Game Challenge is a multi-year competition whose goal is to motivate interest in STEM learning among America’s youth by tapping into students’ natural passion for playing and making video games. Tech Museum of Innovation – Check out these challenges available from an amazing museum. Tech Rockets – Students ages 10 to 18 can create a Tech Rocket account and gain access to amazing tech courses. Each course contains lessons, support materials, and interactive challenges. NASA Kids Club – Students take part in some amazing technology based missions as they engage in various missions. Center for Game Science – Discover this unique site that has created games focused on the importance of scientific discovery, discovering optimal learning pathways for STEM education. Smithsonian Science and Technology – Make sure you take the time to look at these lesson plans that emphasize the idea of science and technology through culture and history. What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
MindMup is one of my favorite online mind mapping tools. MindMup works in your browser and it can be integrated into your Google Drive account where you can then collaborate with other users. Creating mind maps is one of my favorite ways to organize ideas and information. I've often had my students create mind maps as an exercise in making visual connections between important concepts, events, and people in a unit of study. The new multiple roots option in MindMup could make a good tool for having students illustrate the connections between ideas originating from different places.www.freetech4teachers.c om Most Popular September Google Posts from Richard Byrne ● How to Create a Check-in/ Check-out System In Google Forms ● My Go-to Google Tools for Social Studies Classrooms ● Flubaroo Compared to the New Google Forms Auto-grading Feature ● 7 Good Tools for Creating Timelines ● How to Create Comic Strips in Google Slides ● How to Insert Columns Into Google Docs
#FutureReady - Curates Resources & Tools Bonus Resource Bring Math and Science to Life Using Hockey Scholar Engage your students with Hockey Scholar, a web-based course that leverages hockey to teach foundational Math and Science concepts. This no-cost course covers topics such as rates and ratios, states of matter, force and energy, and careers in STEM.
#FutureReady Use of Space & Design Creating Successful Spaces
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Cyber Security Month (Oct) Take the pledge to make Digital Citizenship a National Priority Teen Read Week Oct 9-15 teenreadweek.ning.com National Friends of Libraries Week Oct 16-22 bitly.com/Jnyt77 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.
One of the cogs in the Future Ready Schools initiative is Use of Space and Time. For librarians that means designing collaborative spaces. In a recent article from American Libraries Magazine ideas and strategies were shared for creating successful spaces. Some things to consider as we think about our spaces and how we want to make them collaborative, flexible areas that promote inquiry, creativity, and community include: ● Students see the library as their space ● Flexibility to accommodate a wide range of needs and preferences ● A place where we help students manage their own learning and model for each other ● Engage users in unexpected moments of discovery and delight while they were in the space ● A place where students are interacting with content, peers, experts and the space itself (individually & groups) ● Since the students own the library - use peer-to-peer language on signage ● Space, lighting, and furniture are designed to cue users on how to sort themselves into areas of need collaboration vs quiet study. All of these things should be fluid in nature in order to expand and contract designated areas ● An important accessory to these newly created areas portable and stationary dry erase boards ● In order to stimulate serendipitous learning pique curiosity and expand awareness and understanding of the world beyond our library - be sure to include video displays, exhibitions, art work, events, programs, new technologies, etc. What does it mean to be a
Creating Successful Spaces Americanlibraries magazine.org Sep/Oct librarian in the digital age? 2016
Personalized Professional Learning Join in on the LearningIt’ Connected Educator Month (CEM) This initiative networks educators and education stakeholders through connected professional learning experiences worldwide. Over the past four years, millions of educators and others around the world have participated in hundreds of professional development and other educational opportunities, offering highly distributed, diverse, and engaging activities to all stakeholders at all levels. Ten ways to get involved See the month long events
New Facebook Groups for Librarians From the 5 Minute Librarian blog comes 15 new FB groups for librarians. They highlighted Facebook Groups that are for Public Librarians last year, but recently updated the list and have some new additions! Conference Materials from State and SMALL CONFERENCES Another resource from the 5 Minute Librarian is this list of conference materials including presentations and handouts online, freely available to anyone. Check them out after their conference ends! Some examples: Massachusetts Library Association Missouri Library Association (Google Drive Folder) Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy Texas Library Association
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.
#MizzouEdCamp October 15, 2016 http://mizzouedcamp.weebly.com/
Student Opportunities
slcl.org/teens/poetry-contest
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Read you must! October is Star Wars Reads month at SLCL. Several branches will host fun, Star Wars themed activities for the whole family including Jedi training, scavenger hunts and more. More info.
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Expeditions Pilot at Highcroft and Henry Google Apps for Education Summit SWM 2016
Well said: "As a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow." @DrHenryCloud
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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