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Library Services Volume 6 | Issue 7 Library Links ●
Destiny FAQ
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District Surplus Property Procedures
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Free Lib Books @ Lib Serv
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Talking Points ○ Building Instructional Partnerships ○ Future Ready Library Spaces ○ Use of Space & TIme: Building a Flexible Program Who To Call
What it mean to be librarian in the digital age? Notes &does Reminders
Notes & Reminders Follet Ordering Process Updates Per finance (DESE rules), ebooks/audiobooks that are accessed via a website need to be ordered separately from books. Audiobooks, like playaways (physical format) will also need to be ordered on a separate order. If you need clarification, feel free to contact Nancy. (email 7/16 & 9/20) A quick reminder, when placing Follett orders: 1. Email Nancy first. 2. Always wait for a response before ordering. 3. When creating an order for library books, remember to check you want CATALOGING and PROCESSING (email 10/11) 4. Place order and then print order as a PDF (under the print menu) immediately and share in Follett orders folder located here. The need to print immediately is of the utmost importance. This is when the order is pending and has not been assigned an invoice number. If an invoice number is created and showing on Titlewave before you print, the order will be canceled (email 11/5). If all of the above does not happen, your order may not have a PO generated, and then may be canceled.(emailed 7/18)
Elementary Tablets On Wednesday, January 30, when tablets are turned on they will be updated to include: Seesaw, QR reader, HP Reveal, and Bluetooth capabilities. These apps have been vetted and approved. Due to student privacy and other terms of service considerations the selection of apps that can be downloaded is limited. While we recognize that there are a lot of apps in the Play Store, we are a public school and there are strict guidelines by which we need to abide. After you turn on the tablets and they finish updating you will see a new selection of apps in the "Recommended apps" folder on the main screen. Tapping on any of the apps in that folder will take you to the Play Store and you can then install it. Once installed, a new app icon will appear where you will launch the app as you normally would. Cont’d on pg 2.
Notes & Reminders Cont’d Elementary Tablets It is important to note, the shortcuts to the applications that are already installed will disappear from the home screen. Teachers can either hold - drag a new shortcut from the all apps panel to recreate the shortcut or just open the apps directly from the all apps panel. The app is not deleted but in order to push out new apps the home screen shortcuts will disappear. Going forward, tablets will be updated two times a year; once in August and once in December. These updates will make additional apps available that the district would like to have in classrooms via the "Recommended Apps Folder."
Curates Digital Resources & Tools
Reminder, if you would like to request an app be added to the tablets, please complete this form. The apps requested on this form will be researched and vetted by both the Coordinator of Innovation and Library Media Services (Bill Bass) and the Coordinator of Elementary STEM (Jenn Abdel-Azim) for alignment with district curriculum, student privacy, and accessibility guidelines.
Posts from the Parkway Pin Canvas Google has a new drawing tool called Canvas. Access it at canvas.apps.chrome to begin your first sketch and save it to your Drive when using a tablet or Chromebook. You can also upload an image and layer a drawing on top of it. Note: If you use this app on a laptop or desktop the image will be exported and saved to the computer.
G Suite Design Updates Coming Soon! Keep an eye out for changes coming to the look of Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Sites. There will no functional change to how these applications work, just a new look to the editing and design tools.
Innovation & Technology
Builds Instructional Partnerships
Items to share with teachers, everything from the 4Cs to creating classrooms of the future, and 2019 Google feature updates.
Empowers Students as Creators
Educators are often left wondering what products they should purchase and which ones are right for their makerspaces, or even worse yet, they end up purchasing products other people do, just because they are trendy. In Laura Fleming’s Letter F post of the #MakerspacesAtoZ blog series, she touches upon the importance of 'Fundamental, not ornamental'. It is critical to select products that work best to support your makerspace. Check out the list here.
Empower Your Students with the 4 C’s Learning Menu YOU can empower students with this 4 C’s learning menu! If you’ve followed the shakeuplearning.com blog for very long, you’ve probably noticed Kasey Bell is a big fan of learning menus aka choice boards. Student choice is empowering. Combine that with the power of the 4 C’s, and you’ve got a supercharged lesson! Engage with the learning menus, the four Cs, and teacher guide at shakeuplearning.com
#ParkwayReads - Literacy Cultivates Community Partnership
Teaching Digital Citizenship with Picture Books We typically think of teaching digital citizenship while students are engaged in digital activities online, but children’s picture books offer unique opportunities to discuss digital practices, learn through the actions of book characters and develop ideas and understandings about what digital citizenship is. Here is a collection of children’s literature titles to support the Common Sense Education digital citizenship curriculum. Have one to add? Submit it here. Organized by Stephanie Affinito
As a librarian, you recognize that reading is a key to success in school. Numerous studies point to the fact that children who do not read over the summer experience greater loss from “summer slide” than those children who are reading. St. Louis County Library’s Summer Reading Club (SRC) will begin May 20, and the goal is to reach as many students as possible in order to encourage reading over the summer. Students can choose to participate in SRC with a print log or online account. In addition to reading, participants earn points by attending library events and visiting local cultural institutions and parks. Here is how you can help: ● Schedule a visit from a library staff member to promote SRC. ● Offer incentives to your students who complete the SRC. SLCL encourages you to share this information with other educators in your school. St. Louis County Library appreciates your commitment to the importance of reading and we look forward to working with all of you. If you have any immediate questions, please contact your local branch or contact Nicole at: Nicole Clawson: Manager, Youth Services 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. | St. Louis, MO 63131 tel 314-994-3300 ext. 2230 | fax 314-997-7602
Use of TimeInstructional & Space Partnership
SLCL Oak Bend Branch
Seven Tips for Designing a Great Knowledge Commons As we get deeper into the 21st century, the way we think about schools and learning is changing. Libraries filled with books no longer are the first place people go to conduct research . students today have a different expectation for information gathering and knowledge generation than their predecessors. Today main library space emits an active vibe with separate rooms that provide those wishing to study quietly a place. When thinking about renovations we need to enable ideas to blossom by creating more casual, adaptable spaces better equipped to support modern pedagogy. Here are seven insights that will help schools create and optimize a great knowledge commons: ● ● ●
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Make the library seen, providing user-friendly access to maximize its use - advertise the possibilities Provide a commons where students can merge the hands-on and virtual aspects of a project and maximize their creative potential To accommodate modern learning styles, incorporate technology infrastructure for multimedia and video production into the learning commons Students live in a multimedia world and constantly use media to express themselves. In a knowledge commons with a maker space adjacent to multimedia rooms, students can build a robot, create a multimedia presentation about its features, and develop a manufacturing plan to mass produce it. This expansion beyond the core library invokes the concept of an “exploratorium,” where students can engage a variety of skills and knowledge. Create a commons with a casual “coffee shop” atmosphere. Students want a study space that breaks free from a rigid chair at a table, that offers comfortable seating so that they can work with their laptops in their laps, as they might do at home. With furniture on casters, students can reconfigure seating arrangements for individual or group assignments. Design a commons with agility so that as a large space it can easily adapt to support a wide range of functions like an adaptable space such as this may be a classroom, presentation or collaboration space, or it may accommodate professional development and community events. When librarians develop a knowledge commons as a destination point, students enjoy the energy that comes from seeing and being seen. In small group collaboration rooms, glass walls provide transparency, and writable surfaces turn the remaining walls into display boards. Incorporate many types of activities in a learning commons to optimize its ability to support many learning styles. Providing different learning opportunities through multi-use zones promotes the idea of discovery, where concepts are presented in a variety of engaging ways.
When students are more participatory through the use of hands-on equipment, collaborative opportunities and the flexibility to study in a way that makes them comfortable, their excitement grows and the library becomes the heart of the school. Adapted from the American School & University
New Signage for Literacy Promotion
Personalized Use ofProfessional Time & Space Learning
Is it time to update your “READBOX” display to a BOOKFLIX look and meet your users where they are today? twitter.com/MrsMcDonal dSGF The image below is from a Google Doc that you can make a copy and change for your students.
Personalized Professional Learning
Program Evaluation Guidelines
Would you like to engage and collaborate with teachers from beyond your building or district? Are you curious to hear how the latest ideas in education are actually being used in other classrooms?
Personalized Professional Learning
Are you wanting to try something out, but not sure where to start? Do you want to participate in FREE professional development? If you answered “Yes!” to any or all of the above questions, we encourage you to join hundreds of teachers from around the greater St. Louis metro and beyond at EdCampSTL! It will be held on Saturday, February 9th, hosted at Mehlville High School (3200 Lemay Ferry Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125)! Click here to register now!
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STEM for Little Sprouts Tuesday, January 22, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST Leading Transformational Learning Through Making Wednesday, January 23, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST Social-Emotional Learning in the Library Wednesday, February 27, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST
Topic 1: Advocacy Parkway libraries will strive for clear communication of the role of school librarians. Topic 2: Responsiveness to Community Parkway libraries will be responsive to the community and have a finger on the pulse of each individual building. Topic 3: Instructional & Programming Parkway libraries will support classroom instruction and provide relevant, timely programming to meet the needs and interests of each individual community. Topic 4: Educational Leadership & PD Parkway librarians will strive to be seen as leaders in buildings and will have access to just in time, targeted professional learning for librarians. Topic 5: Library Physical Spaces Parkway libraries are multi-use spaces that are inviting and available for learners of all ages.
Parkway Credit One option for earning Parkway credits is to participate in webinars and events, such as Edcamps, SLAA events, makerspace open houses etc. In order to earn participation credits watch the webinar or go to an event, then record your participation at tinyurl.com/webinars-events. 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.
Contact Information Vendor Contacts: Bill Bass Contact for Post Dispatch Innovation Coordinator: Instructional Technology & Library Media inquires: service@stltoday.com Twitter: billbass Kim Lindskog Library Support Specialist Twitter: klindskog Amy Johnson Digital Learning Specialist Twitter: ajohnson106
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Nancy Ikemeyer Administrative Assistant Twitter: NancyIkemeyer What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?