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Library Services final PO date for 2013‐2014 will be Friday, April 18th. The earlier you order, the higher the percentage of DNE fill rate. It seems some request lists are not being pulled and filled. PLEASE check your list daily. If you do not want to honor a request, you can "Keep List" which will then send the request back into the queue to be filled by another library. If you need assistance contact Jim or Nancy. Folle Shelf —if you change the admin password, please let Nancy know. If you buy eBooks—Folle is now offering 12 month access eBooks. At this me, PLEASE DO NOT ORDER THEM. While they will disappear a er a year from your Folle Shelf, they will not disappear from the catalog. Know & Go will be on hiatus the week of METC. See you again the week of February 17th.
Other Reminders MSPLC— Just a friendly reminder that late start day is on Wednesday, February 5th at the Central High Library. We are coming together as a large group for a couple of reasons. We want everyone to be able to spend some me together in a "non‐mee ng" kind of way. Secondly, there are things that you can learn from each other regardless of your level and I want you to share what your PLC is doing with others. To do that, once everyone is at CHS, Bill will facilitate a me of sharing for each PLC. This If you already have your topic that you will be looking at this year, that's great. You can share your goals or ideas. If you're not there yet, that's OK too. Share your thinking your ideas or what your direc on might be. It doesn't have to be solid. The idea is that everyone has a basic idea of what everyone else is doing. Each of the PLCs start at different mes and that is not going to change here. Please remember that traffic pa erns (and weather) will more than likely be different so plan your me accordingly. We also understand that there is much sharing of food and treats at the PLC mee ngs and usually it's a scheduled thing. In the spirit of sharing feel free to bring a treat and don’t worry about bringing enough for all 35 of us. Contribu on will be le up to each PLC group.
Google Drive Cer fica on Update At the end of last week Google made a change to their cer fica on and tes ng system that has a few small implica ons for us. The only thing you really need to know is how to navigate the new site and find both the tests and the study materials for Drive. Google Drive now has level 1 and level 2 training and you'll want to complete both of them. The good news is level 1 is really short and is more of just an overview. Level 2 is more comprehensive and will provide most of the answers that you will need for to pass the test. This is where you should spend most of your me. In this level, there are many videos that help to illustrate the topics and concepts covered. In Lesson 8 you'll find a link that will be important for the cer fica on test as well. Here are the per nent links: Drive Level 1 (basic overview) ‐ h p://www.google.com/edu/training/tools/drive/level1.html Drive Level 2 ‐ h p://www.google.com/edu/training/tools/drive/level2.html Google Tes ng Center ‐ h ps://google.star est.com/ If you've already taken the test, there is nothing else that you have to do. If you have studied the materials from before, the informa on is s ll the same and the tests have not been changed. It's just their delivery of the training program materials.
District Sharing... Peggy Sharp Last week a few librarians had the opportunity to see What's New in Children's Literature by Dr. Peggy Sharp and here is a Top 10 must have books list that was shared with me. They are in no particular order, they are different levels, and vary by in grade level. Take a peek and assess how they might meet the needs of your collection. Maybe the come in eBook too!
Doll Bones by Holly Black Bully by Laura Vaccaro Seeger Hold Fast by Blue Balliett Little Red Writing by Joan Holub Odd Duck by Cecil Castellucci That is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems Fallout by Todd Strasser Locomotive by Brian Floca The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown
Teacher‐Librarian Collabora on Award This week at North High Social Studies teacher Amy Grich was chosen by the Missouri Associa on of School Librarians as this year's winner of the Teacher‐Librarian Collabora on Award! Chris and Eve nominated Amy because of her idea to create four essen al research lessons to be taught in conjunc on with the MUSH Reconstruc on Unit at the beginning of this school year. These lessons covered the key concepts of avoiding plagiarism, note taking, keyword searching, and web evalua on. Congratula ons to all!
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Conference Sharing— A er returning from a conference or workshop, please take some me to reflect on your learning and share with your colleagues your insights from the experience. In the Google form, h p:// nyurl.com/C‐sharing please give a brief synopsis of what you personally took away from the conference and how you might apply it to your library. Be sure to include links or resources that might be helpful.
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Are eBooks eComplicated? (Part 3) This week we will look at the benefits and realiza ons that come with entertaining the idea of bringing eBooks to the school library. Some of those benefits include: Equity to broader collec ons across the district Email me if you would (this is something that Bill and I are looking at like to get started or through a new library management system) need help with your No renewal reminders, fees, or lost books Folle Shelf. Being a great pla orm for CTA (Campus Technology Access), otherwise know as BYOD Boos ng reading programs A bonus advantage—the thought of reaching students who wouldn’t typically come through the library doors Some things to think about as you are considering eBooks: Titles tend to be in flux because vendors are at the mercy of the publishers Because publishers are inconsistent ‐ reach out to as many librarians as possible to gain insight Learning how to properly catalog all the eMedia items (this too is on our radar) The system is far from perfect, but it’s improving each year
Enlight Informa on—Your eReading App from Folle On this website you will find a four minute video overview of Enlight, and a downloadable reference guide that might be nice to add to your library Edline page.
Latest eBook Trends
School and Public Partnerships—In our area we are looking at the partnership between St Louis County Library for a number of reasons, with one of them being access to Overdrive. This partnership promotes life long learning and building connec ons with community. There are a lot of different ideas as to how vendors offer eMedia, this can be used to our advantage to find the best possible product for the culture of your school library. Viewing collec ons through a larger lens—meaning that collec ons are being created at a district level to build equity and access for students. As textbooks are being phased out and bring your own device is being ushered in, libraries are heavily weeding nonfic on collec ons and replacing them with digital copies. Which also allows libraries to have more space for specialty areas, collabora on spaces, media rooms, and gaming centers.
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Highlighted & Underlined Technology, Research, and Learning Resources The Academy of Nutri on and Diete cs celebrates Na onal Nutri on Month in March by offering downloadable classroom ac vi es, quizzes, and games on their website at www.eatright.org. Learning anywhere at any me! Edutopia has pulled to‐ gether some mobile learning resources from their site and around the Web, including eReader infor‐ ma on: www.edutopia.org/mobile‐learning‐resources The Na onal Geographic Society celebrates its 128! Check out h p://educa on.na onalgeographic.com/ educa on to find mul media ac vi es, lessons, and units on a wide variety of subjects. It also includes topics in Common Core, current events, and a geo‐literacy.
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@your Library School Library Month @your Library For those that like to look ahead, April is school library month. Every year AASL celebrates school librarians and their programs. AASL encourages everyone to create ac vi es to help their school and communi es celebrate the essen al role that school library programs plan in a student’s educa on career. In 2010 the theme was Communi es thrive @your library and 30 days of fun ac vi es and resources were put together. The list was definitely a great spring board for ideas and a fun way to promote par cipa on @your library. The list can be found at ala.org.
Library Lovers' Month @your Library February is Library Lovers' Month is a month‐long celebra on of school, public, and private libraries of all types. This is a me for everyone, especially library support groups, to recognize the value of libraries and to work to assure that the Na on's libraries will con nue to serve.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Digital Learning Day@your Library ‐ www.digitallearningday.org Digital Learning Day (February 5th), presented by the Alliance for Excellent Educa on and other na onal educa onal associa ons and organiza ons, with ALA's American Associa on of School Librarians (AASL) as a core partner, calls on teachers, schools, principals, community leaders, parents and students. The event celebrates innova ve teaching prac ces that make learning more personalized and engaging and encourage explora on of how digital learning can provide more students with more opportuni es to get the skills they need to succeed in college, career and life.
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“Using technology effec‐ Jason Ohler— Author, keynote speaker, and vely, crea vely and wisely professor with over 30 years of professional —To live, learn, work, and development experience in technology integra on play in the Digital Age” with a digital ci zenship focus. h p://www.jasonohler.com/index.cfm On Twi er: @jasonohler He also has a Digital ci zenship Wiki ‐ This wiki was created as a companion resource for the book Digital Community, Digital Ci zenship, as well as, a general resource for anyone interested in the issues of digital ci zenship.
Student Opportuni es What will YOU be doing this summer? Summer Expo 2014 is a great opportunity for families to plan their children's summer ac vi es. More than 75 local and regional exhibitors will be in a endance to provide informa on about their summer offerings and provide answers to your ques ons. From outdoor camps to sports clinics to music programs and more, there is something for everyone at Summer Expo 2014! Sunday, February 9, 2014—11 a.m. ‐ 3 p.m. Marque e High School Gym 2351 Clarkson Rd. Chesterfield, MO 63017 Admission is FREE and open to families throughout the St. Louis area!
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~Margaret Meade
Contact Information Bill Bass Twitter: billbass Skype: bill.bass3 Kim Lindskog Twitter: klindskog Skype: klindskog Nancy Ikemeyer Skype: nancy,ikemeyer.pearl Twitter: NancyIkemeyer
Learning Opportunities Parkway Library Media Webinar Series 10/10/13—Google Collabora ve Tools Archived Link 11/12/13—Elements of Digital Ci zenship Archived Link 12/10/13—AASL Conference Wrap‐up ‐ Archived Link 1/16/14— Seeing Horizon Through Student Eyes ‐ Archived Link 3/4/14—TBD 4/8/4—TBD
Each webinar will be held using Google Hangouts (google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/) and will be archived on a Parkway Library YouTube Channel which we will set up soon. If you want to par cipate in the webinar and ask ques ons, you are free to do. You can also just watch as it's happening, or you can watch it a er the fact as it will be archived on the YouTube channel and a link put on our website.
Make it Yourself: Students as eBook Creators Thursday, January 30th 4:00PM This webinar will provide ideas and examples of how you and your students can create your own eBooks. Crea ng your own eBooks is a great way to align with Common Core standards for collabora on, cri cal thinking, and crea vity. Topics covered in the webinar include:
How to get students to create their own content and eBooks Different pla orms available to create eBooks Why crea ng eBooks promotes literacy Register here
Par cipa on Credits A er you have par cipated in the webinar, in order to get credit, you will need to click here or go to nyurl.com/LibWebinars and record your par cipa on. Remember that district credit is based on the number of hours that you par cipate. Six hours will get you .5 credit and 12 hours will get you 1 credit.
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Organizing Your Google Drive Once you start sharing, cre‐ a ng, and uploading a lot of file to Google Drive, there will be a need to get orga‐ nized and use those folders. They work just like the fold‐ ers on your computer and GCF Learnfree.org has great pictures to guide you through the process.
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Face out shelving with ligh ng on the bookshelf edges
Back room at Library Services—where the books get cataloged and processed. Did you know in a full month (like October) Joan and Denise will touch about 5,000 books? That is amazing! Ligh ng & Dua l Fun c on Furn iture
A lot of ligh ng to spot light books!
Under counter, lockable storage that can also be used as seats.
Mul media shelving
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