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A Library In Every Pocket: Virtualizing Your Library for Mobile Learning

The Daring Librarian

Not if, but when your school turns to mobile learning, will your library be ready? Information technology presents librarians with an opportunity to facilitate the transition to mobile learning. We will be publishing our resources on the Wiki and probably be live Tweeting, too! You know I did!

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Teach with Comics! 15+ Tips & Tools

Teacher Reboot Camp

Many of the comic creation tools are easy to use and allow learners to choose from a library of characters, props, scenes, and templates. Best one in my opinion that allows adding your own images along with their library of characters, backdrops, and more. Embed in a blog or wiki. Frames set and students can fill in the story.

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Comics for Engaging Students! 22+ Resources & Ideas

Teacher Reboot Camp

Many comic creation tools are free, easy to use and allow learners to choose from a library of characters, props, scenes, speech bubbles, and templates. Students add their own images or can choose from their library of characters, backdrops, and speech bubbles. Embed in a blog or wiki. Students can draw in the comic.

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HOT QR Codes in the Classroom & Library

The Daring Librarian

On the back of my Sephora catalog, windows of shops, and in my library! A Quick Response (QR) code is a two-dimensional or 2D bar code which can be interpreted by any mobile phone with camera capabilities. QR Codes in the Classroom - and the Library! QR Codes are popping up everywhere! but what heck ARE they?

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9 Best-in-Class Digital Storytelling Tools

Ask a Tech Teacher

When done editing, students can add music from an included royalty-free library. Freemium; mobile app. Free for educators; web and mobile app. Besides saving their own masterpieces, students can view the works of other students in the walled garden of their private Storybird library. Sound confusing? VoiceThread.

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QR Code Quest: a Library Scavenger Hunt

The Daring Librarian

( UPDATE : This is the original post about this mobile media digital discovery lesson but I''ve also updated it recently in Part Deux ! You can also use this lesson for special needs classes, Library Media orientation, or even re-mix the questions, QR Codes, & hints for just about ANY subject area! Want the whole lesson?

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Learning Revolution Free PD - GlobalEdCon Details! - What Is Success? - Library 2.014 Submission Deadline Approaches

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Our vision is to build sustainable libraries and support their custodians and advocates — librarians.