Volume 2 | Issue 15
Parkway School District
Know & Go
@your Library Nancy’s Nook & Other Reminders
METC Registration & Session Information If you have not done so, please fill out a form 303 and submit it to your building admin for approval. Typically, this form needs to be approved before registering, BUT, in order to receive the early bird registration, it needs to be done before December 18th. Once you have registered, and all forms (travel pre-approval and form 303) have been approved, Nancy can then reimburse you for your registration. For those librarians attending on February 11th, please also register for the Librarians Luncheon and you will be reimbursed for the event after METC. In addition to the early bird registration costing less, Parkway will also receive 10% off registration fee's. Please check your email from Nancy for discount the code. Visit metcconference.org and you'll find the searchable program. Look up sessions alphabetically, by author, category or date. They also have drafts of program grids available for those interested in an overview of the days. MASL Preliminary Award Nominees The preliminary nominees for MASL's 2015-2016 Readers Awards are out. The titles will be narrowed into a Final List of nominees to be released sometime this month. The Final List will then be voted upon by students in March of 2016; the recipients of the awards will be announced at the 2016 MASL Spring Conference . Check out the list here: http://www. maslonline.org/?page=1516PrelimNoms End of Life for Panda & Horizon As of January 1, 2015, the Horizon system and the PANDA pages that were used in the past will no longer be available. If there is any information that you would like from the Horizon database or on the PANDA pages, be sure you do that before we return from winter break. If you have questions about how to access or retrieve that data, please talk with Jim.
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Creating Multimedia Year-In-Review Collages As we round out 2014 you may be thinking about having students create a summary of their year. Besides using a video format, students could create collages images, clips, sounds, and text for creation. This article from freetech4teachers.com highlights three tools to use across various platforms and/or devices.
School Library Websites This site contains examples webpages of effective practice for elementary, middle, and high schools. Effective practice categories include: reports, book and reading promotions, digital storytelling, PLNs, bloggers, resources, digital citizenship, and virtual cafes. http://schoollibrarywebsites.wikispaces.com/
Web Based Audio Recording and Editing tools Whether it is a audio card, a voice recording of a student reading, or voice over for some powerful images, freetech4teachers has put together a great chart to answer the question, what should I use to record student voice? Check out the 5 web-based audio recording and editing tools used in the comparison. Bonus: in this post it was also mentioned that there are charts comparing student response systems, timeline creation tools, and mind mapping tools.
Curious George STEM Activities WGBH Education has developed new resources for the Curious George STEM Collection on PBS LearningMedia, including activities focused on the five senses and family take-homes. The Curious George STEM Collection is a great way to help young students understand science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts, such as measuring, building, and simple machines. the site also contains lesson plans with videos offer hands-on investigations. You may also want to check out the interactive whiteboard games specifically designed for teachers!
HEC-TV Live Programming Update In this update program offerings and curriculum materials are available for: ● Let Talk Trash - January 14th - What do environmental awareness, community activism and theater have in common? ● Jackie & Me: Issues and Themes ● A Conversation with Lois Lowry - Author the The Giver ● The Giver: Bringing the Character to Life and Producing the Play ● Battledrum, Drummer Boys, and the Civil War ● OF Monroeville and Mockingbirds
Personal Productivity Apps Want to explore some apps that you personally may enjoy? Check out the post from sheownsit.com A site where they celebrate, support, and conncet women entrepereneurs. There is a list of 4 apps to try out: Trello (organize anything with anyone), Expensify (expense reports and tracking), TripIt (organize your travels), and Any.do (syncing life, work and personal tasks). All are available on Android, iOS, and Web.
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Leadership Resources AASL provides many tips throughout the year that support leadership. For example:
ISTE Standards in Our Setting
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According to a study from the National Center for Literacy Education (NCLE), school librarians are highly involved leaders playing a critical role in their schools through consistent and sustained collaboration with other educators. From Edutopia, here are Tips for Coaching Teacher Teams: http://www. edutopia.org/blog/tipscoaching-teacher-teamselena-aguilar
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President Obama launched a new effort to assist school leaders in their transition to digital learning with the Future Ready Digital Pledge. The Pledge is part of the President’s ConnectED initiative, which empowers teachers with the best technology and the training to make the most of it, and empowers students through individualized learning and rich, digital content. Has your superintendent signed, and if yes, do they know how important your role as is digital learning? http://tech. ed.gov/pledge/ This pledge could be motified to use with other groups within a district or builidng.
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As a leader following trends will help coaches stay on the cutting-edge and stay innovative. Just out is the eLearning Trends to follow in 2015. The infographic covers topics such as: data analysis, gamification, personalized learning, mobile learning, augmented learning, MOOCS and much more. elearninginfographics.com
The Coaching Standards The first of the six standards is Visionary Leadership. It’s about making a shared vision a reality. The idea is to inspire and lead patrons down avenues that are manageable, interesting and even uncomfortable. Part of the role of a coach is to take students and teachers to places and do things that they may not have considered.
The standard reads: Technology Coaches inspire and participate in the development and implementation of shared vision for the comprehensive integration of technology to promote excellence and support transformational change throughout the instructional environment. A. Contribute to the development, communication, and implementation of a shared vision for the comprehensive use of technology to support a digital-age education for all students B. Contribute to the planning, development, communication, implementation, and evaluation of technology-infused strategic plans at the district and school levels C. Advocate for policies, procedures, programs, and funding strategies to support implementation of the shared vision represented in the school and district technology plans and guidelines D. Implement strategies for initiating and sustaining technology innovations and manage the change process in schools and classrooms Activities of a Visionary Technology Leader: ● Define, contribute, and lead schools in planning and supporting digital-age education for all students ● Analyze, contribute, lead teams in developing technology infused strategic planning ● Identify, advocate, and lead activities for technology guidelines, procedure, and programs ● Identify, implement, and design strategies for initiating and sustaining effective technology innovation and change ● Provide evidence of improved teaching and learning as a result of coaching others ● Produce resources related to shared vision, planning, advocacy, and innovation beyond your building
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About Books
Three Google Drive Updates Edit Images in Google Docs Google Drive users, a few new features have been rolled-out this week that you might find to be helpful to you. First, you can now edit images within Google Documents. This is feature is similar to the one that has been available in Google Slides for the last few months. To edit an image, right-click on it then select the image editing options that you want to use. Alternatively, you can click the image once and choose image editing tools in the toolbar at the top of your document.
Meet NPR's Book Concierge, a new way to discover this year's standout ... NPR Books is breaking the "best of" list convention with an app that uses filters to explore 250 favorite books from this year. If you want even more recommendations you can see their favorites from 2008 to current.
Slide Numbering in Google Slides The second update to note is the addition of slide numbering in Google Slides. You can have numbers automatically added to all slides or you can skip numbering on title slides. The slide numbering option can be found in the "insert" menu in Google Slides. Note:This option is currently available in your personal Google Drive and not your Parkway Domain.
Library Reads: An excellent website that provides "the top ten books published this month that librarians across the country love."
Support for File Conversation Third Google Drive update to note this week is expanded support for file conversion. When you upload a file to Google Drive you can choose to convert it to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides formatting. Click here for a list of the file types supported.
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A roundup of recent favorites reviewed in the BuzzFeed Books newsletter.
Follett Destiny
Library Lessons
Destiny FAQ Page of Answers
Destiny Upgrade from 12.0 to 12.5 Last week Follett release Destiny Library Manager 12.5. There were two updates, one to WebPath Express (which we do not have as of now), and Searching. ● In Universal Search patrons can access their reading history from the Bookbag tab— including any Follett eBooks they opened or checked out, as well as checked-out print books. ● In the classic Destiny Library Search patrons can limit search results by reading level, interest level, or reading program.
Using Follett TitlePeek for Promotion Use A question has come up about the use of TitlePeek’s information/pictures for the creation of promotional items and use on the school library site. According to Follet you can prepare what is needed for your schools using the TitlePeek, so long as it is not used commercially for other financial gains.
Follet Chanllenge Here's the basic description: The Follett Challenge showcases and rewards educators who are aligning their curriculum and approach in order to teach the skills needed in the 21st century, and who are implementing a collaborative program with others in their school. In order to enter, applicants must demonstrate how the program is preparing students for the demands of the 21st century and complete the entire online application, which includes a 3-5 minute video about the program. Entries close on Jan 9th. http://www.follettchallenge.com/
This post is from an Educational Technology and Mobile Learning post, February 2014
Adding a Fine The question was how to add a fine when it's not specific to a book (like if a book has been withdrawn but you forgot to add a fee, or a high school charges fines for students to use the printer, or damage to uncataloged stuff). The answer is actually buried with Destiny Help, so Jim was able to put the directions together for adding a fine. Basic instructions: 1. Log in as your librarian or circ desk login. 2. Bring up and select the patron in the Circulation tab. 3. Go to the Fines area on the left. Then Click Add Fine button. (right side) 4. Now, where it says Reason, there's a button to the right that says Other. Click this. 5. On this screen, on the line that says Fine Type, the drop down menu will say Copy Specific. Change this to Patron Only. 6. Make up a name for the fine (this will show up in the circulation area like a standard fine). Hit Save. It'll take you back to the main fine area. 7. Now just change the amount to what you want, add some Fine Note information if needed, and hit Save.
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Book-opoly The game squares could have book/reading suggestions. Whenever someone lands on a square, they'd be encouraged to do as the square suggested. .
@your Library Humor @your Library Packing for the holidays? Here's hoping your experience is better than Mr. Bean's! Selfie Station @your Library Check out the picture under Camera Uploads Yoga pose of the week @your Library
Personalized Learning One option for earning Parkway credits is to participate in webinars. In order to earn participation credits watch the webinar and then go to http: //tinyurl.com/LibWebinars to record your participation. 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. Top 5 Digital Tools of 2014 Monday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time Bringing the Classroom to Life with Green Screen Technology Thursday, Dec. 18 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time Dynamic Databases: Revolutionizing Today’s Research, Teaching, and Learning Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time
Top Apps @your Library Google - apps movies and music Make Reading a Hobbit @your Library - Fire up Tolkien fans in time for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies—in theaters December 17.
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You Need It: Reading Promotional Programming That Really Works! Tuesday, Mar. 31 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time
Other Opportunities Write for LibrarySparks LibrarySparks, a magazine which publishes articles on engaging activities for children in grades K-5, is accepting article submissions for the 20152016 volume year! Their upcoming themes include: Technology Diversity Games and Gaming Food Collaboration Beyond the Classroom Inventors and Making Art Financial Literacy Sports and Fitness
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Hot Topics in Our Profession Digital Resources, eBooks, Learning Commons, Scheduling, Leadership, Programing
eBooks & Digital Collections School Library Monthly, March 2014 In the past three years many changes have occurred in the course of the technological revolution. Those changes include: ● personal devices that are better designed for digital content ● publishers changing and adding to the eContent offerings ● platform modifications ● widespread acceptance of eBooks and content. ● the adoption of BYOD in our district The eBooks and eContent available are no longer and novelty but rather an expected part of the library’s collection. The amount of eContent being used is huge, students are accessing music, film, photo, and social activities in digital format. Just how much growth has there been? Overdrive (digital distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, music, and video titles) reports that eBook use in 2009 was 8.7 million digital titles being checked out, compared to 70 million in 2012. When thinking about what to offer in the library as far as eContent there is a wide variety, such as: eBooks. eReference, eMagazines, and streaming film. With all of this available eContent we have a way to encourage the BYOD initiative in our schools and libraries to meet the students where they want to be, online. Students enjoy being online, mining information and data quickly, and want access even when the library is closed, so investing in digital content is a natural part of the library evolution. Digital Acquisition Suggestions: ● Study the digital landscape and make purchasing decisions based on student needs ● Needs may include research, interest, or curriculum content ● Budget - take the money planned for digital content and divide it up into categories, for example: ○ 40% scholarly collection ○ 10% recreational streaming ○ 20% reference collection ○ 20% eFiction ○ 10% specific to supporting your unique patron base (STEM, eLit, or professional development)
Feeling overwhelmed to keep up with digital collections? Check out the No Shelf Required, a blog discussing the news and issues surrounding eBooks for librarians and publishers. The author, Sue Polanka is on Twitter as well @noshelfrequired What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?
DEN A Powerful Community Full of Resources What is DEN? A global community of education professionals - Discovery Educator Network (DEN) that utilize new technologies and digital media to help transform learning. You can become a Discovery Education Network educator, join events, participate in the blog, and receive weekly updates.
One feature of the blog that is particularly helpful is the special tab called S.O.S (Spotlight on Strategies). The blog updates a new strategy each week on Monday.
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Searching Quest at Sorrento
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Researching at Oak Brook
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Exploring the Dewey Decimal System at Henry
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Participating in the Hour of Code at Claymont
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Learning how to do selfcheckout at Wren Hollow
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