Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. If a parent can’t, have available a group reading event (via a free virtual meeting tool like Google Hangouts or Skype) where you or another teacher will read a story to children on that special evening. Simon & Schuster, 2015. Charlesbridge, 2015. by Sandra S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2019

Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. If a parent can’t, have available a group reading event (via a free virtual meeting tool like Google Hangouts or Skype) where you or another teacher will read a story to children on that special evening. Simon & Schuster, 2015. Charlesbridge, 2015. by Sandra S.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 18, 2017

Apps bring technology, functionality, and creativity into your school library program. In “ Virtual Library Program Development ,” Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT, reviewed an A to Z list of 50 apps to virtualize your school library program.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

With personalization becoming a growing initiative in schools, the library is a valuable asset for personalizing instruction around student needs. Michelle and Jackie discussed how the library can personalize instruction through assessing, reading, learning, and making.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

DECEMBER 31, 2014

I''m a Google Apps Gal through and through, from way back. So even though I explore a lot of non-Google apps for people, only a few actually make it into my personal toolkit. I''m taking them with me into 2015! Here''s my favorite design that I created for our Google Rocks! I invite you to try them. Hawaii weekly hangout.

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EdTechTeacher

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Jonathan Werner: Library to Librar-E. werner (@MaineSchoolTech) October 22, 2015. On November 16th, we have limited space available in our NEW Pre-Conference workshops , AppSmashing and Making Thinking Visible with iPads, Google + iPads Unleashing Student Creativity, and Advanced Creation in the Elementary Classroom.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

For several years, I have dedicated a portion of our library budget to be completely controlled by students. It’s so much more than just asking students what they think I should buy for the library. million dollars to school libraries. I was one of the lucky libraries to receive this grant in the amount of $5,000.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

OCTOBER 22, 2015

— Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) October 22, 2015. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) October 22, 2015. Choate’s Kindergarten class came to the library to enjoy a live Google Hangout with Kelly Bennett reading Not Norman and sharing the answers to several questions about being an author and getting ideas for writing.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

With a financial boost from Google.org, which has donated more than $110 million in the last five years to education initiatives, Learning Equality aims to increase its content library by adding to what the platform has already accomplished with KA Lite. More than 90 percent of the lowest income population is offline,” he says. “In

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

DECEMBER 8, 2015

This meant 45-50 students in the library with their computers. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) December 7, 2015. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) December 7, 2015. Students spread out around the library and got to work. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) December 7, 2015.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 10, 2015

Again, we broadcast each reading through Google Hangouts and encouraged people to Tweet about our poetry using the hashtag #barrowpoems. Today I added a little sign to help with our traffic in and out of the library for checkout. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) April 10, 2015. You can read about yesterday here. barrowpoems.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 9, 2015

Each year, I reserve a portion of our library funding and allow students to make the decisions about how that money is spent. Then, I created a Google form that was shared with all of our 4th and 5th graders to tell why they would want to be in the student book budget group. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) April 7, 2015.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Learning.com ‘s Curriculum Foundry, a solution for seamlessly accessing, organizing and sharing digital content, is now fully integrated with Google Drive and Google Apps for Education. schools in the third quarter of 2015 were Chromebooks. schools in the third quarter of 2015 were Chromebooks.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 14, 2015

Finally, we all met in the library for an official meeting to look at the data on the survey. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) April 13, 2015. We decided to make a list of our ideas on our shared Google doc. The students voted on these ideas by putting tallies in a table on the Google doc. There were lots of ideas.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 9, 2015

It’s always a day to come to the library and share poems into our open microphone, but we like to mix things up a bit each year. This year, I decided to try Google Hangouts on Air. Ahead of our event, I setup a Google Hangout on Air for each session on our schedule. Click to visit our Google Site. barrowpoems.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Our higher education system formed around libraries. In a world where the largest software vendors like Apple and Google don’t write the apps, we are at a tipping point as the worldwide gap widens between skills delivered by the current educational systems and those required by the digital economy.

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 31, 2021

GoogleForEdu released a Google Slides template for teachers with a variety of resources. Sticker Library ? candytechideas used Google Slides to make this slick soundboard! apsitjen has questions to help you choose Google Slides, Google Drawings, or Google Jamboard. ✏️ Weekly Journal ? Participation Chart ?

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 20, 2015

It's very much a networked initiative: individuals and organizations (schools, libraries, etc.) Visit the 2015 website for more information. Google Good to Know - online safety and data info Google Family Safety Center - help promote safety online. -. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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EdTechnocation.com

JUNE 4, 2015

EdTechTidBits from last week include a vetted repository of student projects by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Khan Academy's search for new talent, a brand new Chrome extension by Google, and an update for Goobric. Tool : Google Tone Chrome Extension Have you heard of the new Chrome extension, Google Tone , created by Google?

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

We all came into the Google Hangout early to test our cameras and microphones. All of our Picture Book Smackdown content can be found on our Smore. — Christy Brennan (@christybrenn) November 19, 2015. — Tilbury House (@tilburyhouse) November 19, 2015. — Christy Brennan (@christybrenn) November 19, 2015.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

MARCH 20, 2015

March 20, 2015 A wonderful variety of goodies this week! Library of Congress celebrating " Women''s History Month" on Pinterest. Library of Congress on Pinterest, with 32 boards and 790 pins ( follow ) -- pretty cool! Jx A photo posted by Johanna Basford (@johannabasford) on Mar 12, 2015 at 5:03am PDT #creative !

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2015

Join us on April 30th, 2015 for the free, online Library 2.015 Spring Summit - The Emerging Future: Technology and Learning , a three-hour conversation about technology issues and trends in the future of library and information services. The Spring Summit has been inspired by and orchestrated in partnership with Library 2.0

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 9, 2019

It was created by a group of 3rd graders and is just outside the library. — Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) September 22, 2015. I made an example of a book poster on a Google slide and had students point out things they noticed. For posters, I created a blank set of Google Slides, which Ms. View this post on Instagram.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

The second conflict-of-interest related news story (set of stories, really) involves New America and Google/ Eric Schmidt. Google – which maintains close ties to the think tank – was alleged to pressure New America to push out a scholar and his team after they made a series of sharp statements about the behavior of the company.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Post the image as your profile picture on all of your most-used social media venues (Skype, Facebook, Google+, and Twitter). I pulled all of the plush book characters from around the library and put them on cushions at the front of the library. I wanted to involve my students in this experience, and I’m so glad I did.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 18, 2015

May 18th - June 1st, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Learning Revolution Blog | Partner Spotlight | Daily Education Quotes and Commentary To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Future Ready Schools: the School Leadership Summit will be held online using Google Hangouts on Air.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 28, 2015

— Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) April 27, 2015. The tools that we have in today’s libraries and classrooms are just amazing. Today, a 4th grader came to the library to hold an interview with Joey Shea at Southface Energy in Atlanta. Love how a Google Hangout can connect a student researcher to an expert. .

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 28, 2015

— Andy Plemmons (@plemmonsa) April 27, 2015. The tools that we have in today’s libraries and classrooms are just amazing. Today, a 4th grader came to the library to hold an interview with Joey Shea at Southface Energy in Atlanta. Love how a Google Hangout can connect a student researcher to an expert. .

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 7, 2015

The thing about Poem in Your Pocket that people look forward to the most is our poetry cafe in the library. I decorate the library with tables, tablecloths, lights, and poetry. Every class in the school comes the library across 2 days to share poems into the open microphone. Each class has a Google Hangout setup.

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Bryan Alexander

JUNE 22, 2015

Short form: I’ve listened to around a dozen short stories in podcast form ( some of what I listen to ), and read perhaps one hundred articles and blog posts, plus some number of social media updates (Twitter and Facebook primarily, plus Google+ and LinkedIn). Spme of my reading technologies in 2015. Let me explain.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 29, 2015

May 29th - June 8th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Learning Revolution Blog | Partner Spotlight | Daily Education Quotes and Commentary To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. And, of course, we hope you'll join us to continue the conversation at Library 2.015 in October!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 24, 2015

March 23rd - April 6th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. The Call for Proposals will open May 1st , immediately following the Library 2.015 Spring Summit. Please share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2015

Summer PD 2015 just ended. Once a week we got together virtually (via Google Hangout or a TweetUp) to share ideas, answer questions, and discuss nuances. Because the weekend get-togethers were online, via Google Hangouts or Twitter, students were able to join from wherever they were. Failed and tried again. Asked questions.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 8, 2015

June 8th - June 22nd, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Learning Revolution Blog | Partner Spotlight | Daily Education Quotes and Commentary To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Future Ready Schools: 2015 School Leadership Summit will be held online using Google Hangouts on Air.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

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. More information and signup at [link] Google for Education Recordings Available. Is your library mobile friendly?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2014

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. We’re taking Google education summits online! How does your library manage digital collections? September 6th + 7th!

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Each class came to the library and we spent some time talking about “making our mark” and what that really means. After this quick mini-lesson, students had a chance to tinker with Google Drawing. I showed them where it was within Google Drive, but really gave no instruction on how to use it.

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