Volume 2 | Issue 25
Parkway School District
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@your Library Nancy’s Nook & Other Reminders Weeded Book Pick-up
It is Surplus Property time (equipment sale, book sale). All books are to be IN STURDY BOXES and weighing NO MORE THAN 50 LBS PER BOX. Ask your building where boxes/equipment will be stored, as the warehouse will be picking up in ONE CENTRAL LOCATION only. Find out who the "data entry person for surplus property" is in your building and let them know how many boxes of books you have. They lists are to be complete by Wednesday, April 8th. There was a lot of confusion this year as to the warehouse picking up weeded books. This is your chance to finally have them removed. If there are any problems, let me know, and I will do my best to get issues resolved. Books not in boxes Books in boxes that are not sturdy Books in boxes that weigh more than 50 lbs. SURPLUS BOOK SALE DATE: JUNE 19 & 22, 2015 - at Southwest Middle
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Access the Library Services Webpage using the QR code or www.tinyurl.com/libserv
12/24 Month eBook Access Expiration If you purchased eBooks with 12/24 month access be on the look out for an expiration email coming soon. In the email there will be a direct link to order again. An example of the email and the link to Titlewave can be seen here.
Year end PO’s for Follett The final day for Library Services PO's to be entered is Friday, April 17th, 2015. There will be no more orders processed for fiscal year 2014-2015 after this date. SPEND YOUR BUDGET! All Follett orders will be closed and shipped on Friday, May 22nd, 2015. As always, let Nancy know if you have any questions.
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Creative Displays @your Library What if we had makerspaces or art clubs that could take our weeded books and create sculptures that represent our schools in some way? https://www.pinterest.com
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Librarians List 14-15 Who To Call Ordering procedures Follett ordering w/screenshots Follett Acct #'s Follett req Instructions building budget Sample budget Substitute librarian list Sub Training Videos Standing orders Ordering/renewing databases HS only Destiny FAQ Page of Answers
Resource Roundup Technology, Research & Learning Resources
Libraries in the Internet Age Common Craft says they love libraries and librarians and want them to succeed. So they created a video to help the public understand how libraries have changed in the Internet Age. (Thanks for sharing Katie P.)
St Louis County Library Databases Many of you are looking for extra resources when it comes to biography units. Have you checked out the databases available at SLCL? In a recent visit to SLCL Headquarters, Colleen Hall in the Outreach Services Department showed me a few items that may be of interest to you. When accessing the databases for students go to http://www.slcl.org/research, click on For Students in the Subject Guides Grid. Once in the databases for students select American National Biography. Once a database is selected students will be prompted to put in their library account login information. (If they do not have a card they can sign up and get instant access to a library barcode and pin number at https://webpac.slcl.org/selfreg.) Colleen thought this resource would be appropriate for upper elementary on up.
Top Free Reading Skills Apps These Top Free Reading Apps are a fun way for K-5 students to practice their reading skills! These definitely can come in handy during reading workshop, reading time at home, tutoring sessions, long road trips, etc. These apps provide practice with sight words, phonics, grammar, and more. It also includes storybook apps where interactive stories are narrated and assisting students with fluency.
Show Me What's Wrong - Provide Tech Help to Students and Colleagues Screencast-O-Matic.com is the service that Richard Byrnes uses for the screencast videos that appear in his Practical Ed Tech playlist on YouTube. In addition to the screen recording tool Screencast-O-Matic offers a service that can help you help others with their tech problems. Show Me What's Wrong is a free service is designed to help you help others with their computer problems. To use the service enter your name and email address to have a custom URL assigned to you. You then send that url to the person who needs help. They open the link and can start recording their screens and talk about the trouble they're having. When they finish recording the screencast is sent directly to you. Applications for Education If you're the person in your school that everyone goes to for tech help, you know that trying to a fix a problem that someone can't quite describe correctly can be a trying experience. Show Me What's Wrong could make it easier for others to show you what they need help doing on their computers. Taken from http://www.freetech4teachers.com
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ISTE Standards in Our Setting “It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today/ No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but world as it will be (Isaac Asimov). With that thought students need to be responsible, digital citizens. As teachers we can foster this behavior by promoting proper use of technology by discussing ethical issues, digital etiquette, and modeling real-world examples of appropriate use of tools and resources. In standard four the idea is engage learners in researching the responsibilities related to use of tools and resources and consequences of misuse in a global information society. We need to work collaboratively with students in the development of policies and procedures for responsible use of technology and information resources. Standard four: Promote and Model Digital Citizenship & Responsibility Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. A. Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources a. engage students in developing a system for using digital information and technology resources, also include a plan for addressing misuse of resources B. Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources a. facilitate equitable access to digital tools and resources, use learnercentered strategies to employee features of universal access (in school, at home, and in the community) and include assistive technologies to meet the needs of diverse learners C. Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information a. model and promote careful use of digital resources through real-world examples of appropriate and inappropriate uses D. Develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital age communication and collaboration tools a. engage students in collaborative research and publication with students and experts from other countries to develop global cultural understanding
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Resources to Support Digital Citizenship & Responsibility The Path to Digital Citizenship In this article from Edutopia the health and wellness of online behavior is addressed. It also contains quick ideas for integrating these basic skillsets into the elementary grades.
Avatar Adventure by Susan Oxnevad This is an interactive thinglink learning experience designed to provide students with opportunities to focus on digital citizenship while engaging in constructive play. Also found on the gettingsmarter.com webpage.
K-12 Digital Citizenship Wiki of Resources This resource lists relevant resources for the education community: Organizations, General websites, Standards, Curriculum, Civic engagement, Cyber safety, Cyberbullying, Intellectual property (plagiarism, copyright), Intellectual freedom (and privacy), Critical thinking, Literacies (information, media, visual), Instruction, Lessons and learning activities, and Tools.
About Books College Bound Reading List
Mark Your Calendar - Google Education On Air - Free Online Conference: May 8th & 9th
A suggested reading list helpful tips to encourage reading! From homescholar.com
Do you wish for the chance to work more closely with other teachers? Now introducing Education On Air, a free online conference. http://goo.gl/wSYlMU You have the best seat in the house (your own!) All you need is a web browser and an Internet connection to learn with other educators. http://goo.gl/CNf1L4#GoogleEduOnAir
Google Fun Waka Waka Waka... Say goodbye to productivity. You can now play #PacMan on+Google Maps. Check it out at http://goo.gl/OyRS8R
Everything You Never Knew About Using Google in the Classroom from eschoolnews.com Did you know you can see all of your copy/paste history in Google Chrome? A panel of Google Certified Teachers share their tips and secrets for using Chrome, Docs, etc.
Searching the google Newspaper Archive One of the ways to get students to find and utilize resources beyond what they’ll find in a typical Google.com search is is to introduce students to tools like the Google News Newspaper archive. In the Google News Newspaper archive you can search for a specific newspaper, search for article titles, or as demonstrated below you can search for a topic. Taken from practicaledtech.com
YouTube Kids And now for something we've all been waiting for...YouTube now offers an app for watching family-friendly videos without having to sort through the stuff that isn't okay for kids to see. The YouTube Kids app is available for Android and for iOS. The app allows children to browse channels and playlists in four categories: Shows, Music, Learning, and Explore. The app has built-in controls that allow parents to set limits how much time their children can spend watching videos. Parents can turn off the search function if they want to limit their children to just the videos in a playlist. Background sounds can be turned off by parents too. Taken from freetech4teachers.com
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50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They’re 12 Common Sense put together a modern must read book list that includes: picture books, graphic novels, fantasy, and family fun. These must-read books have the power to hook both boys and girls. Whether you have a reluctant reader or budding bookworm, check out these sure-fire, kid-tested titles.
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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.
School Library Month @your Library The 30th Anniversary is coming up in April! It’s never too early to start planning the library program celebration. http://www.ala.org/aasl/slm Poetry Month @your Library April is National Poetry Month and there are many resources to help promote the celebration. http://www.poets.org National Library Week @your Library - April 12-18 Celebrate Unlimited possibilities @your Library Teen Literature Day @your Library Celebrate on April 16th with ideas from the YALSA Wiki page. Library Snapshot Day @your Library See the primer available for planning a Library Snapshot Day for ideas to create a Snapshot Day for your school library. This would be a great way to promote your space during School Library Month.
Creating a Makerspace at Your School Tuesday, Apr. 14 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE
Recorded Webinars If you would like to see some the previous webinars but were unable to make it, try an archived webinar on EdWeb View Using Google Drive to Streamline the Teaching and Learning Process View Writing a Winning Grant Application View Big G Game-Based Learning View Makerspaces: The Now Revolution in School Libraries ConnectED Learning Events 4/11 PlayDateSTL PLAYDATE stands for People Learning and Asking Y: Digital Age Teacher Exploration. No presenters. No agendas. Just playing. Explore the things you've never had time to explore. This is a new kind of conference. Think about the last time you attended an EdTech PD, conference or other professional learning event. Oftentimes, we leave full of new knowledge and a list overflowing with new apps, programs and skills to try out. However, once we return to "the real world" many of us lack the time and support to actually try out all of these new tools. Learn more here or REGISTER HERE Start connecting today using the hashtag #PlaydateSTL 4/28 and 4/29 Future Ready In support of the Future Ready Schools initiative, ConnectED Learning, in a partnership with the United States Department of Education, is hosting an event for district leaders. For us, Future Ready means having a comprehensive approach to the technology integration. Learn more here and pass this on for your district leaders to get involved! They can register here. Follow the hashtag #FutureReady 5/16 EdcampSTL Express Like EdcampSTL? Like learning? Imagine if you didn’t have to wait until next year! EdcampSTL express is all the awesome of EdcampSTL without all the extra stuff. No sponsors, no prizes, no t-shirt cannon, just passionate educators sharing their best ideas with one another in an UNconference format. Learn more and register here! Start connecting today using the hashtag #edcampSTLxp
Need More Ideas? School Library Monthly Almanac of Events for April.
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St Louis Summer Computer Camps @ Washington University iD Tech offers high-energy summer computer programs for kids and teens. Co-ed options include iD Tech Camps for ages 7-17, iD Tech Academies for teens ages 13-18, and iD Tech Mini for ages 6-9. They also offer Alexa Café, an all-girls program for ages 10-15.Visit https://www.idtech.com/locations/missourisummer-camps/st-louis/
Special: Time (magazine) For kids Talks to Jane Goodall! Presented by renowned chimpanzee researcher and conservationist Jane Goodall, with Jaime Joyce, Assistant Managing Editor, Education, TIME For Kids, and Laura Blackburn, Associate Editor, TIME For Kids Monday, Apr. 20 at Noon - REGISTER HERE
Parkway Summer School Registration is Now Open Registration for Parkway summer school begins April 2. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, unless otherwise noted in an individual program summary. Some classes have limited enrollment. Sign up early! Summer school for elementary/middle school students takes place June 1-19. High school summer school is June 1-July 2. Read More-
April Book Events for Kids and Teens Sponsored by Left Bank Books and St Louis County Library several book events are in place for April. Get more Info.
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Library Lessons The 8 Skills Students Must Have for the Future by edudemic.com Education has traditionally focused on the basic “3Rs” of reading, writing and arithmetic. However, as the ever increasing pace of technological innovation drives changes in the world, educators must re-evaluate whether the skills they teach truly provide their students with the best opportunities to succeed in school, the workforce, and in life overall. This naturally leads to the question of what those skills are or will be, and while there are other excellent suggestions out there, Pearson’s 2014 edition of “The Learning Curve” report lists the 8 skills as those most necessary to succeed in the 21st century. Read more at http://www.edudemic.com
Patron Engagement @your Library
Snap Shots Rethinking Library spaces ●
Selfie Stations Another twist on the library selfie. Create the selfie station that includes a book recommendation. See how it works and the impact that it has at techsoupforlibraries.com
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Pierremont - new paint and soft seating area NEM - New chairs and semi-circle configuration for this classroom space NHS - New configurable tables and chairs (that nest)
Digital Badges Using badges for completing literacy activities/ orientation/skills practice in the library. Want to know what badges are and how to implement them in the library. Read parts 1 & 2 of Badging the Library on webjunction.org
Patron Engagement @your Library ● To celebrate National Library Week coming up in two weeks, partons are encouraged to take library selfies at NHS
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Great use of digital picture frames at Pierremont Getting students interesting in reading with a March Madness at Carman
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