Volume 1 | Issue 12
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Technology, Research, and Learning Resources
Graphite.org—A Product from Common Sense Media Graphite™ is a free service from nonprofit Common Sense Media designed to help preK-12 educators discover, use, and share the best apps, games, websites, and digital curricula for their students by providing unbiased, rigorous ra%ngs and prac%cal insights from our ac%ve community of teachers. Watch the one minute video on how it works—h)p://goo.gl/ OSZGTb
Simplifying Text Complexity The Teaching Channel features a weekly selec%on of videos that support CCSS, strategies, and advice for the classroom. They can be found on Twi)er (@TeachingChannel), Pinterest, Facebook and YouTube. I like to think about this video as a mini-webinars. This nineteen minute video about simplifying text complexity and the CCSS. It helps define where literacy fits in with the integra%on of text and media. h)p://goo.gl/7VuAoq
Se ng Up Google Docs to Confer on Student Reading— This ten minute video created by Bill Bass explains how conferencing with students about their reading can be done in a collabora%ve space with mul%ple teachers and/or students. This instruc%onal strategy provides the opportunity for teachers to confer with students and groups of students, such as a book clubs, according to their reading levels. h)p://blog.mrbassonline.com/ How To See Leading zeros in Excel This week I had the opportunity to work with barcodes and found out that our library barcodes begin with a zero, which poses are problem when using an Excel sheet to print out over due books for example. By using the custom number feature while forma<ng cells, you will be able to see those leading zeros. To display one leading zero with variable-length numbers like our barcodes, create a custom format by typing in zero (0) (in quota%on marks, followed by the number sign (#). Like this: "0"# To see the demonstra%on video that is less than one minute go to h)p://goo.gl/77XZ4i.
Looking for Nonfic*on Literacy & Current Event Resources? NEWSELA—h)p://newsela.com/ is an educa%onal resource that is wri)en with mul%ple text complexity levels in mind. The site combines nonfic%on and daily news to help students build reading What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
Learning Opportunities Parkway Library Media Webinar Series 10/10/13—Google Collabora%ve Tools - Bill Bass -
Archived—h)p://goo.gl/q6mBxy 11/12/13—Digital Ci%zenship—Tom Swoboda—4 PM 12/3/13—TBD 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 (h)p://www.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 aLer the fact as it will be archived on the YouTube channel and a link put on our website.
Parkway Edcamp Nov 6th | 4:30—6:00PM | ISC Join us at ISC (Room A) to munch on some snacks, learn from your fellow peers, and collaborate with librarians, the professional learning team, technology facilita%on commi)ee members, instruc%onal coaches, progress monitoring coaches and math facilitators. What is Edcamp you ask? An edcamp is a user-generated conference - commonly referred to as an "unconference". Edcamps are designed to provide par%cipant-driven professional development for K-12 educators. Edcamps are modeled aLer BarCamps, free par%cipantdriven conferences with a primary focus on technology and computers. Educa%onal technology is a common topic area for edcamps, as are pedagogy, prac%cal examples in instruc%onal use of modern tools, and solving the problems technology can introduce into the classroom environment. Please watch the video to find out more about edcamps. h)p://vimeo.com/40267865 (2:05 min)
E-Books in Schools: Lessons Learned from A-Z—Tuesday, November 5th, 1:00 PM— In this hour-long webinar sponsored by OverDrive, a panel of school librarians will discuss their successes with implemen%ng an e-book plaNorm and using e-books in the classroom and school library. Register at h)p://goo.gl/RJM7Rk (video archive available if you register)
Gateway Media Literacy Week— It’s that %me of year when the Gateway Media Literacy Partners (GMLP) of St. Louis conducts their Annual Media Literacy Week, which begins on November 10th-17th. It is designed to engage the community in a great media literacy conversa%on. Check out the calendar of events at h)p://goo.gl/sKEHnf
Using the BIG6/Super3—Pu ng Common Core to Work—Tuesday, November 12th at 4pm ET I know many of you use BIG6 or Super3 or a combina%on of both— In this webinar, the next steps for designing, crea%ng, and managing Big6/Super3 within the Common Core K-12 informa%on & technology skills are shared. Register: h)p://goo.gl/Q6yo5H
Par*cipa*on Credits—ALer you have par%cipated in the webinar, in order to get credit, you will need to go to h)p://%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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Nancy’s Nook PLC Info for WEDNESDAY! Wednesday, November 6th is the next PLC late start date. Agenda’s, etc. are being posted to the District “I” drive. This is the only way I can accurately keep a)endance. If it is not posted to the “I” drive, your group will not get credit for a)ending. PLEASE LOAD YOUR AGENDA TO THE “I” DRIVE.
Literacy is more important than ever it was, in this world of text and email, a world of wri)en informa%on. We need to read and write, we
Direc%ons on loading your documents per Liz Morrison: Important Informa%on for MSPLC Leaders and Administrators MSPLC Documents will be stored on the I-Drive in the folder labeled PLC Document. - Click on the 2013 - 2014 Folder - Click on the Appropriate Month - Click on the Appropriate Folder (if you do not see a folder for your work - add a folder) - Add your documents
need global ci%zens who can read comfortably, comprehend what they are reading, understand nuance, and make themselves understood.
As always, if you have ques%ons or concerns, please feel free to contact me @ 58453 or nikemeyer@pkwy.k12.mo.us.
~Neil Gaiman
Reminders Mee*ng of the Minds—Thursday, November 7th When - Thursday, November 7, 2013 Where - Mike Duffy's - 1024 Schnucks Woods Mill Plaza, Chesterfield, MO 63146 (Clayton and 141) - Google Map for direc%ons h)p://goo.gl/KngtSF Time - 3:30 - 6:30 PM (of course you can stay longer if you choose) Food and drink are on your own Please RSVP at hHp://goo.gl/j4vkRI
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Interna%onal Games Day @ your library Game on November 16, 2013 Make it@your Library—Check out the Maker Space Project Website makeitatyourlibrary.org
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. 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 h)p://goo.gl/u579z4
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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
http://tinyurl.com/libserv Access the Library Services Webpage using the QR code below.
Picts Around Pkwy
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Skype with an Author—Shannon at SWM Book fair at NEM Check-out with Karen at Wren Lessons with Lauren at Claymont Clearing space at Fern
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Thinking About Library Spaces in Terms of Mission & Vision As we think about our library spaces as more of a learning commons we need to reflect on how those spaces might be used to necessitate our overall mission and vision. Students are our patrons and we want them to come to a place that inspires them to be capable, curious and confident learners who understand and respond to the challenges of an ever-changing world. Many of you have been talking to me about your spaces, that being said, it isn’t an all or nothing approach to design or funding. You can mix traditional furniture with modern décor. You can also work from year-toyear as money become available. So, dream big and create a vision for each area and work on just one section at a time. When laying out your space, imagine the space divided into functional, convertible areas that will entice your students to return to the area. Areas to consider may include: lounge/soft seating/ recreational, small group, computer, quiet /individual study, high-interest/popular/new display, collections, service, group collaboration/conference, project area, and café/vending. Things that are currently trending within library spaces are: soL sea%ng, study areas, and func%onal tables.
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DĂŠcor! Large graphics, soL tex%les, warm ligh%ng, ceiling art, and colorful modular walls help to deďŹ ne spaces.
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Ideas in Shelving! Mobility and ligh%ng are playing a big role in how shelves are being designed and used. Other ideas include how to arrange those shelves and how to use small areas to incorporate book shelve displays.
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Func%onal Spaces These areas include a gaming/media literacy space, self search catalog and checkout kiosk, a wall size dry erase board in a collabora%ve area, a charging sta%on counter, and a media pod that is as comfortable to the creators and as it is to the viewers.
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