Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 9, 2019

It was created by a group of 3rd graders and is just outside the library. 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. Have you noticed our rolling slideshow of book blurbs?

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

Providing families with used school-issued Chromebooks, adding access points outside the school buildings, and collaborating with community partners on projects such as youth centers and public libraries are providing students and the entire community with access to technology. Even more widespread in school districts are LTE hotspots.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

And there seem to be a few go-to digital tools to support engagement, discovery and setting a fun and participatory tone for what library (and the librarian) looks like. Using GoosechaseEDU scavenger hunt platform for iPhone or Android , you can create a new game or copy and adapt games from templates in the Game Library.

Libraries 54

Libraries Gamification iPhone Advocacy 54

Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Google Earth : SUCH a powerful tool for all content areas and ages. Local libraries, museums, historical societies and archives. We believe that schools must educate all students for full participation in a diverse democracy.”. Zoom in to measure sections of the river near your school. Map the journey of Lewis and Clark.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

It has been several years since our library was reorganized by genre. Having books grouped together by genre has helped many readers browse our library shelves and discover new books based on their interests. This picture matches the signs and labels in each area of the library.

Libraries 36

Libraries iPad Accessibility Google 36

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Every school had their individual Google spreadsheet, and there wasn’t a unifying place where any of us could look.”. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 2, 2015

It was also shared with our regular library volunteers and on our library and PTA Facebook pages. Readers gathered in the library, chose their books, and socialized before we took a group picture. Advocacy Art Events Reading Promotion community Dr. Seuss favorite books guest readers read aloud reading volunteers'

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Advocacy Libraries Facebook Google 28

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Although they would eventually change their model to focus on traditionally copyrighted textbooks, FWK’s over 100 openly licensed textbooks can still be found archived around the web in places like the Open Textbook Library and the Saylor Foundation’s website. Effective Advocacy.

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OER Advocacy Software Company 80

The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 20, 2018

How to be a Teacher Librarian Rock Star - Branding Tips & Tricks First thing I gotta say, I don’t know that I really love the term Library Rockstars because I think ALL Teachers and Librarians are rock stars or has an inner rock star waiting to come out. Consider, another word for branding is advocacy. Our kiddos and our community!

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How To Social Media Libraries Advocacy 56

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

Ideally professors need a way to synch attendance with an automatic mobile alert for students and have the option to quickly choose retention strategies differentiated for each learner’s specific on-campus needs (ex: a list of today’s available tutoring sessions, or upcoming MLA Citation workshops at the library).

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A priority was to give students seamless connection to the digital collections of the Lexington Public Library that serves our local area. The platform we selected—OverDrive Education’s Sora reading app —aligns with our public library system for easy access to its wealth of digital materials.

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Data Advocacy Libraries eBook 107

SpeechTechie

MAY 2, 2014

You could think up all sorts of other contexts for puzzles (In Las Vegas, I modeled a puzzle labeling the casinos on the Vegas Strip from a screenshot using Google Earth - you need Stick Around on your iPad to access this file)! Tap the + to add this from your Photo Library or other source. Your next step is the stickers.

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iPad Advocacy Libraries Conference 98

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

There should also be outreach to new partners such as libraries and local city councils in an effort to obtain resources and other support. She has also leveraged these skills to create employee onboarding and training programs at Apple, Facebook, Google and Uber. Staying Organized and Healthy.

EdTech 96

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Patrick Farenga is a leading and unique authority on homeschooling, bringing more than 30 years of fieldwork, advocacy, and personal experience (he and his wife homeschooled their three daughters) to help parents and children learn in their own ways. We're still taking session submissions!

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Chromebook Blendspace Libraries Conference 28

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

When we connect our students through Skype, Google Hangouts, or other web tools, they experience the power of the read aloud and realize that they are connected with a bigger world that is both the same and different from them. World Read Aloud Day “calls global attention to the importance of reading aloud and sharing stories.”

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Social Media Google Libraries Meeting 39

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Michelle Kruse, Content Lead for Libraries, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, Cedar Rapids Community School District Nominated by: Follett Michelle Kruse is the teacher librarian at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (RCCBA), a magnet middle school in the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD). Dr. Dana T.

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Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 115

The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Much like the Internets in general, (or the Googles, or the Facebooks, or the Twitters, or the YouTubes) many educators look upon Wikipedia with suspicion, sometimes derision, and occasionally with fear. And for gosh sakes, it comes up top 3 in just about any Google search you do. But who are we kidding? It ain''t goin away folks!

Advocacy 71

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 23, 2016

My name is Andy Plemmons, school library media specialist at David C Barrow Elementary in Athens GA @barrowmediacenter I will take over the DOE account this week. Partnering with Gretchen Thomas and her UGA Project Spark class to give students more access to our library makerspace. Post 2-5 photos per day.

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Robotics Libraries Social Media Education 28

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

Jenny Lussier, Cathy Potter, Shawna Ford, Kathy Kaldenberg, and I created the very first Picture Book Smackdown which was held via Google Hangout on November 21, 2013. Host your own picture book smackdown in your classroom, library, or district. Authors Laurel Snyder and Ame Dyckman joined us as well. A list of the books we reference.

Social Media 46

Social Media Libraries Elementary Twitter 46

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

This disparity in home computer and internet access, dubbed the “homework gap,” was a slow-burning problem for most districts in the days when schools were in session and students could get online at libraries, after-school programs, coffee shops and other community gathering spots. The Richmond (Va.)

Learning 69

Learning Laptops Smartphone Accessibility 69

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 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. For over two decades, CoSN has provided leaders with the management, community building, and advocacy tools essential for success.

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Conference Classroom Libraries Common Core 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2015

Thursday, April 30th at 3pm Library 2.015 Spring Summit - The Emerging Future: Technology and Learning , The technology landscape changes rapidly, and these changes have economic, social, and ethical significance for individuals, organizations, and the entire world. Library 2.015 Spring Summit: This Week! Register for free at [link].

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Education Libraries Game-Based Learning Conference 28

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 2, 2016

Courtney Tobin is a parent volunteer at our school who organizes my library volunteers. The link is put in my library newsletter, library facebook page, and grade level parent representatives send it out to lists of parents. We gather in the library, and readers check in with Kim Ness, another wonderful parent volunteer.

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Libraries Facebook Google Classroom 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

You can also import the entire calendar (Google) into your own calendar, or add selected sessions to your personal calendar to be sure that you don't miss them. Our social media page is HERE with links to Facebook , Google+ , Twitter , and more. Volunteering: We still need volunteers! and the world. Uganda, and India / Dr. Sherry R.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 3, 2016

When we connect our students through Skype, Google Hangouts, or other web tools, they experience the power of the read aloud and realize that they are connected with a bigger world that is both the same and different from them. Shannon McClintock Miller and I invite you to start posting your schedules on our shared Google Doc.

Social Media 28

Social Media Tablets Libraries Google 28

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 8, 2016

Last week I enjoyed the great variety of edCamp Global sessions across a variety of platforms–Periscope, Twitter chats, and Google+ Hangouts. The session got me wondering why so few of us seem to be gathering podcasts as resources for teachers and parents and our libraries. We need to know how we can better serve you.

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Edcamps Advocacy Exercises Survey 40

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

We kept a list of all of our books so we could remember them for our own libraries and to share with all of you. It was amazing to see that every student chose a different book, even though we didn’t plan that. Saadia Faruqi closed out our hangout by encouraging students to continue to read picture books and create their own stories.

Libraries 36

Libraries Elementary Advocacy Google 36

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators. Allison is a member of the Wake County Public School System’s Digital Learning & Libraries team where she serves as their senior director.

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Professional Learning Technology Learning Lenovo 98

edWeb.net

MARCH 7, 2023

CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. ClassLink® LaunchPad includes a library of over 6,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box cloud drives.

Technology 91

Technology Policies BYOD Advocacy 91

Reading By Example

MAY 7, 2016

They can be located in an empty classroom, the library media center, or wherever creativity and innovation can be encouraged. She started this experience by teaching students how to ask questions that could not be answered by searching on Google. The effects have been nothing short of inspiring. Makerspaces.

Survey 29

Survey Classroom Mobility Libraries 29

edWeb.net

MAY 9, 2023

CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. ClassLink® LaunchPad includes a library of over 6,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box cloud drives.

Technology 80

Technology Broadband Education BYOD 80

Reading By Example

MAY 7, 2016

They can be located in an empty classroom, the library media center, or wherever creativity and innovation can be encouraged. She started this experience by teaching students how to ask questions that could not be answered by searching on Google. The effects have been nothing short of inspiring. Makerspaces.

Survey 28

Survey Classroom Mobility Libraries 28

edWeb.net

JANUARY 18, 2023

CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. ClassLink® LaunchPad includes a library of over 6,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box cloud drives.

Technology 88

Technology Outcomes BYOD Advocacy 88

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Barbara Stripling, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University, and former ALA President, describes the history and goals of the project that builds on an earlier version developed by school librarians in 2009 under the auspices of the Office of Library Services and its former Director, Dr. Stripling.

Digital Citizenship 76

Digital Citizenship Libraries Secondary Social Media 76

edWeb.net

AUGUST 18, 2022

Give the whole school community a voice: In-person meetings, Google Forms, surveys, etc.—schools CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. ClassLink empowers your students and teachers with instant access to their learning resources.

BYOD 76

BYOD Advocacy Professional Learning System 76

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 28, 2022

CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. ClassLink® LaunchPad includes a library of over 6,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box cloud drives.

Guidelines 75

Guidelines Data Student Data Privacy Handbook 75

edWeb.net

JANUARY 26, 2023

CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation. ClassLink® LaunchPad includes a library of over 6,000 single sign-on apps and instant links to file folders at school and on Google, Office 365, Dropbox, and Box cloud drives.

Technology 72

Technology Assistive Technology UDL Guidelines 72