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Volume 1 | Issue 15

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Technology, Research, and Learning Resources More from AASL 2013—Idea Xchange Increasing Student Agency Through Reading and Response to Literature A presenta on on cross curricular reading for knowledge & success—bit.ly/a acktracks Kelly Arbuckle—The Cra y Librarian— She has a blog, but I believe most of her posts occur on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ KellyTheCra yLibrarian. She recently posted The Hungry Games: Catching Fur is Just Like The Hunger Games, but Funny from the Huffington Post. www.youtube.com/watch? v=eT7nD02Im5E Nothing like a li le humor @your Library!

Make a Difference—Social Ac on Research Project What happens when middle school students are challenged to chose to make a difference in their world? In this LibGuide students research a social issue, its causes and current solu ons and how they can get personally involved. The presenta on can be found at lms.lps.libguides.com and the website is goo.gl/C7Brrx

iStaff Rules— nyurl.com/pgistaff

iStaff is a student leadership that is run through the library. Students can apply to work during their study halls, before school, or a er school.

In Control (InCtrl) from Cable in the Classroom A free digital ci zenship curriculum for grades 4‐8. Great lessons on Digital Ci zenship, Privacy, Cyberbullying, Media Literacy, Ethics & Copyright, and Informa onal Literacy. www.ciconline.org/DigitalCi zenship

Literary Lists for the 21st Century Teacher & Librarian— The purpose of this wiki is to provide the best book list for librarians and teachers at the point of need. It is divided into categories for easier searching: comprehension, if you liked…, values, write traits, topics, and many, many more. They also invite librarians to be contributors, so join in and share your knowledge. best‐book‐lists.wikispaces.com/ What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?

Nancy’s NOOK 

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.  Purchasing! Please be sure to check with Nancy before making ANY purchases for your library when using the Library Services Budget.  The NEXUS 7 tablets that are available for check out and will now be checked out through the LMS in each building. Arrangements for checkout will need to be made with Nancy.

Other Reminders MSPLC Wednesday  

Be sure to upload your agenda to the I drive. This is how you document that you and your people were at your PLC and that will give you credit.

Remember, you can extend your work into next year if you choose.

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 to www. nyurl.com/parkwayapps.

Hour of Code This may be coming to your building...What is it you ask? It’s a campaign to introduce students ton Computer Science. The purpose of this event is to foster crea vity, curiosity and innova on! This one‐hour introduc on is designed to demys fy "code" and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and innovator. The informa on that was given to your Administrator is as follows:  YouTube program introduc on at goo.gl/isbJhP.  Sample tutorials, check out: goo.gl/Tf5Chq

Your school may or may not par cipate in this event (check with an administrator) but now you are in the loop! What do you need to do for this event? That will be up to your building and your involvement might be something like promo ng the event or providing the space!

Mee ng Updates During the course of the year all librarians will be required to a end two all librarian mee ngs.  Budget Mee ngs ‐ Postponed un l a er the winter break.  January—2nd and 3rd. Agenda to follow.  May ‐ End of the Year Mee ng ‐ Q & A session, celebra on of the year, reflec on and goal se ng for the summer and upcoming year: May 8th

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Learning Opportunities

Parkway Library Media Webinar Series 10/10/13—Google Collabora ve Tools Archived—goo.gl/q6mBxy 11/12/13—Elements of Digital Ci zenship

Archived—goo.gl/KZeF2g 12/10/13—AASL Conference Wrap‐up 1/16/14— Seeing Horizon Through Student Eyes ‐ Ka e Stafford ‐ 4 PM 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.

SimpleK12.com SimpleK12 has 207 free educa onal webinars based on trends and topics in the areas of technology, strategies, and tools to master the art of teaching in the 21st century. You will need to set up an account if interested. Register at goo.gl/Zm5znP

EdWeb December Calendar of Free Webinars Title include: Innova on, Authen city, and Games, Using Digital Por olios to Help Students Demonstrate Learning, Common Core and Text Types: What Should Students be Reading?, The ABCs for Wri ng a Good Thesis Statement, and more. goo.gl/ew7g7c

View recent Webinars from EdWeb at goo.gl/JrwMW3.

If you missed some of the latest tles from the past couple of weeks they have been archived. (scroll down the page to see the link to each webinar):  Classroom Tools to Teach Point of View and Purpose  Teaching copyright and Fair Use to the Remix Genera on  What is Text Complexity? Steps to Implement Common Core Expecta ons  Using the Big 6/Super 3: More on Pu ng the Common Core to Work

Booklist Webinar—Common Core 101 Understanding the Basics Sponsored by Capstone, this webinar offers a endees a chance to develop a prac cal understanding of the standards and how librarians are uniquely posi oned to support them, as well as a sneak peek at the top 10 resources for K‐5 support.

Register at goo.gl/rwE3eG.

Par cipa on Credits A er you have par cipated in the webinar, in order to get credit, you will need to 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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@your Library Fun @your Library Here is a funny video, "March of the Librarians," (parody of March of the Penguins) It was from an ALA Conference a few years ago. Hopefully it brings a smile to your face youtu.be/Td922l0NoDQ. Going Green @your library A blog about environmentally friendly prac ces for libraries. It has great ideas like how to recycle book covers to make tablet cases. Enjoy at greeningyourlibrary.wordpress.com/

Student Opportunity Show‐Me a Movie is a digital storytelling contest for students grades 2‐12 in Missouri and its Border States. These students are invited to demonstrate their crea vity and digital moviemaking skills in one of five categories.

Learning is not a product of schooling but a lifelong attempt to acquire it. ~Alber t Einstein

Cash prizes go to the school of the winning movies in each category. See last year's winners and winners from past years.

All winning movies are show‐cased at a recep on on February 11, 2014 during the Midwest Educa on Technology Conference (METC). The students from the winnings movie are invited to a end along with their teachers and families.

Informa on, Contest Timeline & Submission Guidelines can be found at goo.gl/u579z4

StudentCam is C‐SPAN’s annual na onal video documentary compe on that encourages students to think cri cally about issues that affect our communi es and our na on. StudentCam’s theme for 2014 is “A Message to the U.S. Congress: What’s the most important issue the U.S. Congress should consider in 2014?” Maximum award includes $5,000, plus $750 to spend on digital video equipment for his/her school.

Students grades 6‐12, individually or in teams, are eligible. Deadline is January 20, 2014. www.studentcam.org/faq.htm (from AASL )

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

Camera Uploads!

Students at Green Trails teach each other how to search inside of Horizon.

The items on this poster were released in 2011 from AASL’s president. The list can be found at outstandingschoollibraries.org

The Fern Ridge library is coming along, shelves are

full and weeding has started.

I thought that the Planning P’s were and interes ng way to express to students how to be both consumers and producers of informa on.

Author, Peter Lerangis visits Henry and shares his thoughts about wri ng...one of those being, none of us are the best judge of our own work. So edit, edit, and edit some more. Informa on about what he’s currently wri ng can be found at sevenwondersbooks.com.

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