Know & Go Issue 1 | Volume 18

Volume 1 | Issue 18

Know & Go @your Library

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MASL Registra on Reminder— Early registra on ends January 31st (a week from Friday). Please register yourself, and submit for reimbursement 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.

Other Reminders Google Drive Cer fica on If you are planning on taking all five tests and becoming fully cer fied, then Library Services needs to know, specifically Nancy. Library services will either pay for all five tests once you've passed them and have turned in your cer ficates, or give you two district credits (if you complete all five tests). Once you finish your tests, to become cer fied through Google you have to fill out an applica on and make a video.

If you are planning on taking the Google Drive test only, then the district needs to know. Contact Laura Warren to register.

For addi onal informa on click here.

Thinking about

Highlighted & Underlined Technology, Research, and Learning Resources

Are eBooks eComplicated?

Since the January PD day, there has been quite the buzz about eBooks and the Folle Shelf. It was very exci ng to hear that many of you had great ques ons and a vested interest in this endeavor. I apologize for not being there to par cipate, but I do have some other thoughts about eBooks. The past few months I have been a ending webinars and gathering informa on to share with all of you.

In the next few issues of the newsle er various topics about eBooks will be shared:         

Argument for going digital What students are saying about eBooks Recommenda ons for moving forward eBook trends Benefits Programming recommenda ons Promo ng eBooks Realiza ons Resources

Email me if you would like to get started or need help with your Folle Shelf.

The number of items circulated is up tenfold when offering both print and digital op ons. ~ SLJ

So, Why Go Digital?  Meet students where they are and right now they are online  It encourages educa onal uses of their devices—crea ng digital leaders  Promotes the reading program  Many of the apps allow for audio, video and interac vity (ac ve involvement equals ac ve reading)  Reaching out to reluctant readers  Ambiguity – no one knows if he/she is reading a remedial level book  In mida on is not a factor – in terms of the thickness of a book  It’s an electronic world and students need to be taught how to work with it – they may be tech comfy, but not necessarily tech savvy  Great for me sensi ve materials – need it now

Calling All Curators! Flipboard Magazine Many people, like 150 million, are using Flipboard to read, collect, and curate the news or their favorite stories into a digital magazine on their iPad, Android, or web browser. In your web browser you can flip pages, expand ar cles, bookmark ar cles, and share ar cles to your favorite social networks. If you would like to find publically created magazines visit the Flipboard community page or you may want to follow the Flipboard magazine created and curated by coolca eacher, Vicki Davis (Another person to add to your PLN).

Ideas for educa on use:  It could be a great ac vity for students studying current events to collabora vely share their findings. Students could share the ar cles and put them into one magazine for the whole class to read.  Maybe it is a way for students to curate all the digital ar cles they are collec ng for a research project.  As a professional development ac vity collabora vely crea ng Flipboard magazines could be a great way for Librarians to share ar cles with each other. Those shared ar cles as could be the star ng point for discussion during the next department mee ng, PLC, or Mee ng of the Minds event.

What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?

@your Library Youth Media Awards @your Library Each year the American Library Associa on (ALA) honors books and media for children and teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth Media Awards (YMA), which include the pres gious Newbery, Caldeco , Printz, and Core a Sco King Book Awards, do guide parents, educators, librarians and others in selec ng the best materials for youth.

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.

No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience

Digital Learning Day@your Library ‐ www.digitallearningday.org Digital Learning Day, 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.

~ Robert Greene

Contact Information Bill Bass Twitter: billbass Skype: bill.bass3

PLN Will Richardson, author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and other Powerful Web tools for Classrooms promotes the implementa on of read/ write technologies for K‐12. He also has an ac ve Twi er and YouTube channel.

Recent Tweet “Btw...have you seen h p://brilliant.org ?” @willrich45

Interview conducted by Connected Educators

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What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?

Kim Lindskog Twitter: klindskog Skype: klindskog Nancy Ikemeyer Skype: nancy,ikemeyer.pearl Twitter: NancyIkemeyer

tinyurl.com/libserv Access the Library Services Webpage using the QR code below.

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 Check out the latest do. You can also just watch as it's archived Parkway happening, or you can watch it Library Media a er the fact as it will be Webinar on Horizon.

Developing Library Collec ons for Today’s Young Adults—February 4th 1:00pm Young adults form a constantly changing popula on in today’s libraries, and what was hot can turn ice‐cold fast. Whether your current collec on needs refreshing or you’re working to create a new separate collec on for teens, Simmons College associate professor Amy Pa ee will have some useful ps for you. Join us for this free, hour‐ long webinar based on Pa ee’s book Developing Library Collec ons for Today's Young Adultsfor Scarecrow Press’s new library science line. Moderated by Rebecca Vnuk, Reference and Collec on Management Editor at Booklist. Can't make the date? Register anyway so a link to the video archive of this webinar can be e‐mailed to you a er the event. h p://goo.gl/h3ZqTq

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.

Poster Ideas @your Library If you would like the template for either of the posters, email me to send you the pdf file.

What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?

December Camera Uploads Wrap‐up

Hour of Code

 Green Trails  Pierremont  North High  Barre s

Library Views

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Showing transfer at Highcro View of the Fern Ridge Library Nice signage at West High Fairy tale discussions at Shenandoah Nonfic on lessons at River Bend

What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?