Parkway School District Library Services
Volume 4 | Issue 3
Know & Go Updates @your Library
Nancy’s Notes & Other Reminders ●
4th grade Growth Measure Assessment The Growth Measure Assessment window will close September 30th. During that time period, EVERY 4th grader in your building needs to have taken the assessment. This includes students who are absent the day that you give it to a specific class so be sure that you keep track and get those who have missed the assessment at another time. Point your students to the following short URL www.tinyurl.com/4thgrowth *** Also it’s extremely important that your students get their student number correct.
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Gmail and Google Calendar Migration On September 26th, all librarians in the district will be part of the first mass migration to Gmail and Calendar along with a handful of buildings. Thus far, only a small pilot group has been moved over to the new system but it has gone well. The rest of the district will be moved at towards the end of this year or the beginning of next year. As a Future Ready librarian, you will get early access to this system in preparation for the rest of the district's migration.Here are some things that you should know: All email that is currently in Gmail will be deleted before September 26th. Over the past 2 years, all email that has been sent to your @parkwayschools.net account has been being delivered to both Groupwise and Gmail. This will allow you to "start fresh" with Gmail. All email that is currently in your Groupwise account will be transferred over to Gmail. This will include all of your folders and the email in those folders. What it won't include is your archived emails that are stored on your computer. Directions on how to get that information in your new Gmail account will come. Your main Groupwise calendar and all appointments on it will be moved over to Google Calendar at that time. There are resources available at pkwy.info/parkwaygmail that will help guide you as you learn this new system. Additionally, the help desk is available to help as you need it. As always, you can contact myself, Kim or Amy as you work through this transition.
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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 Mobile Makerspace Kit Request Mobile Makerspace Site Mobile Makerspace Stories & Quotes
Notes & Reminders Cont’d Follett Order Info to Know The minimum order for Follet is 25 items. Also, be aware that it can take upwards of 2 weeks for PO's to be processed through Parkway’s system. It is only after PO approval that Nancy is able to forward it to Follett. Once the PO is received Follett will ship the first shipment within 20 business days (4 weeks), and the second ship, if needed, 40 business days, per Parkway's contract with Follett.
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Tinkercad for Teachers Tinkercad now allows teachers to invite students to their Tinkercad Classroom through Project Ignite using an invite code so that students don't have to create their own accounts. This allows teachers to have students under the age of 13 use Tinkercad for their class. Check out Project Ignite here…
Projectignite.autodesk.com
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.
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.
MakerEd What about Book Making as a Maker Activity Picture it: A Program by himissjulie.com is a program that celebrates book making. This creative endeavour allows students to tell their amazing stories inside a blank book. The blank books are purchased (very affordable) from Bare Books and students can create paperbacks, picture books, graphic novels board books, etc. On the blog Miss Julie has several book theme ideas, offers the suggestion of cataloging them, and has a designated location for these books to be displayed. Just think #parkwaymakes and #parkwayreads in the same creation.
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Google Hangouts on Air is now YouTube Live
#FutureReady - Curates Resources & Tools STEM - Science Resources to Use and Share 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. The activities introduce students to underlying STEM concepts such as binary numbers, algorithms, and data compression, separated from the distractions and technical details we usually see with computers. 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 – It is time for you to bring aerodynamics to life in your STEM Classroom. 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 – You and your students will enjoy this site inspired by the Educate to Innovate Campaign to promote a renewed focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education. 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. While you are at the site check out all the other possible resources that might just work for your classroom. Tech Rockets – Students ages 10 to 18 can create a Tech Rocket account and gain access to amazing tech courses. These include Python, iOS, Java, Minecraft, 3D printing. Each course contains lessons, support materials, and interactive challenges. Students can even gain points and badges along the way. From Tech & Learning
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Google moved its Hangouts On Air live video-streaming service to YouTube on Sept. 12. Users of Google Hangouts On Air will now use YouTube Live.
Easy Shortcut to Share a Preview Copy of Google Docs Super easy shortcut to share published versions Google Docs, Sheets and Slides! There is an even easier way to allow others to preview Google Docs, Sheets or Slides. Instead of going through the sharing settings, or grabbing the shareable link, simply change the word, “edit,” in the url to “preview.” No matter if there are characters after the word edit or not, this should work. (Note: This shortcut is still respective of the sharing settings of the document, so enable viewing rights in order for this to work. Also notice this gives you a preview version that looks different than the “published to the web,” version.) www.shakeuplearning.com
Include Video Feedback in Google Forms Use the "Go to section based on answer" feature in Google Forms to provide video feedback based on how a student answers a question. Click for more details.
#FutureReady Empower Students as Creators It’s Not Too Late for a Back to School Selfie Adventure
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Library Card Sign-up Month Banned Books Week Each September, librarians, teachers, and students celebrate their right to read and fight censorship by observing Banned Books Week. World Smile Day (Oct 7) 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
This is the best time to connect with students and getting them to connect with peers as part of a community. Get students to talk about themselves by presenting selfies they have taken as part of a mission you have sent them on, maybe it’s about books they read, makerspaces activities they have participated in, places they’ve been, or other experiences. First, get students to watch the video, Around the World in 360° Degrees, and reflect on it. Then show students the sample teacher selfie adventure. The next slideshow is a Google Slides template (better yet, let them design their slideshow and topics) for students to use for uploading their selfies. You can set this template to transition with slide timings of 20 seconds. The idea is to get students to share their completed selfie missions in a 6 minute, 40 second presentation or Ignite (explained below) presentation 5 minute presentation. Present to the class or in small groups. Selfies are an important part of your students’ digital identities. Their selfies help them humanize their digital experience. With this activity we can get students to transform their selfies into meaningful adventures with them at the center stepping out of their comfort zones and exploring the world around them. Adapted from Tech&Learning
ISTE Student Standards Make IGNITE Presentations with Students! Take students to a new Google presentation dimension through an IGNITE event. When students create an Ignite presentation they get only 15 seconds per slide and 5 minutes total (20 slides). Ignite presentations are interesting since they are literally on any topic—you might have one speaker talk about making chocolate truffles while the next one discusses the math of songs! How fabulous is that? The other wonderful thing about Ignite is they often are recorded and posted to YouTube, meaning you can show many of them to students as examples! Some of them even show the timer at the bottom so students can see when the slides will automatically advance. These videos are a great tool for teaching students about presentation skills, and I will share some of my favorites later on.Pecha Kucha and Ignite both create an interesting framework to use with students while they learn about different presentation techniques, though the question remains: should all student presentations be live? Educators are not always aware of the myriad tools out there that allow students to create pre-recorded, interactive presentations. In addition to being much more comfortable for students, this type of presentation offers the ability to give more feedback. Adapted: Techout your What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
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#FutureReady School Libraries Work! Scholastic seeks to empower librarians, classroom teachers, school and district leaders, policy makers, parents and communities by arming them with the most powerful research-based frameworks, recommendations, and support for school library programs. This booklet is a great way to connect with your principal. This information will help address student needs which can be tied to the program plan you have in mind. The vocabulary provided takes the conversation from just ideas to action. As we have mentioned in the past, school librarians have contact with every student and teacher and are able to connect the dots between resources and curriculum. Principals are looking for leaders that are ready, solution oriented, connected to the school’s improvement plan, concise, and student-centered when it comes to elevating student learning. As librarians we can support student learning through collaboration, co-teaching, technology access, and collection development. The School Libraries Work booklet makes a series of recommendations based on current research that summarizes what can done today and how to plan for tomorrow in order to create an effective library program that supports student achievement. To download your copy of School Libraries Work! Fill out the form and a downloadable link will be emailed to you. http://www.scholastic.com/SLW2016/
#ParkwayReads Recreating Your Favorite Book Using Scratch Jr. ScratchJr is an introductory programming language designed for younger students and is setup to work well with student narratives. A few ideas for using ScratchJr: ●
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Recreate a scene from their favorite book Create their own adventure where students change the ending of the book Advanced coding: students create a mystery with clues found and riddles solved
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Student Opportunities
Discovery Education 6-8 grade students can win up to $10,000 in the LockheedMartin Video challenge https://t.co/sTL7zfLtlbhttps://t.co/PJ6HVCgEEc
www.slcl.org/teens/poetry-contest
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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Chromebook storage (chargers mounted in the drawer and paper organizers mounted to shelves) and custom Read Box at McKelvy Book talk at Claymont Library lessons at Bellerive
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“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” ~ Winston Churchill
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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