@your Library

• Preview Books—Last week at lunch in the cafeteria a display was

setup to preview new books from the publishers. While no books

were checked out, valuable sugges�ons were given by some

students. A link was also set up for students to request a book,

genre, or series. I highly encourage them to give their input for the

library collec�on (h!p://�nyurl.com/bk-request)

• Folle� Enlight App—With

eContent everywhere and any�me,

Folle! (our Districts library resource

for books, eBooks and audiobooks)

has released their latest reading

environment focused on universal

access. This is great for our District

CTA/BYOD ini�a�ve. Once we have

established which eBooks we would

like in the collec�on for Fern we can

begin to support and promote this

App to the students.

• Check out what Gale has to offer for

nonfic�on and your curriculum at

h!p://goo.gl/K2yFBX. Do send me

anything you are thinking about in

regards to your units of study.

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"Those who say it can't be done, shouldn't interrupt

those who are doing it.

~Unknown

Highlighted & Underlined Technology, Research, and Learning Resources

7 Simple Google Tips to Search Like a Boss

The ar�cle put out by TeachThought presented a great infographic on effec�vely

maximizing Google search in seven steps that students (or yourself) might remember.

The larger version can be found at h!p://goo.gl/ZQ14mR

Mashpedia h!p://www.mashpedia.com/ - is an

interes�ng service that matches reference ar�cles

from Wikipedia to materials from YouTube and news

websites. The purpose of drawing materials from

mul�ple sources is to provide users with a comprehensive view of news stories and reference

topics. Mashpedia also presents Amazon lists of books related to your chosen topic. It could be a

great resource for a current events class. Adapted from www.freetech4teachers.com

Authors Who Skype with Classes & Book Clubs (For Free)

The list contained on this webpage h!p://goo.gl/3Zalri has free 15-20 minutes

Q & A sessions with classes or book clubs that have finished reading one of the

author’s books. The age range is from elementary up to adult. More in-depth

virtual visits are offered for a fee. Also note that you should make contact with the

author to be sure he/she s�ll offers the Skype sessions before planning lessons and

purchasing books.

Illustra-ve Mathema-cs is a free resource for K-12 mathema�cs. They offer correct,

educa�onally sound, Common Core aligned lesson ac�vi�es and illustra�ons. They are accessible

to all and if you register you can rate and share ac�vi�es. h!p://goo.gl/vkDkm4

How to Overcome Stage Fright

I heard that the students at Fern are preparing speeches. This resource, a TED-

Ed mini-lesson, will assist those students who are completely freaked-out by

the prospect of having to speak to a public audience. So why do people get

stage fright and what can be done about it? This TED-Ed lesson

(h!p://goo.gl/xsVYpX) has the answers. Understanding why something

happens and accep�ng it are the first steps to changing it. This four minute TED

-Ed video could be a great li!le lesson to share with students in the weeks

before they give presenta�ons in your classroom.

Adapted: www.freetech4teachers.com

Learning Opportunities

Discovery Educa-on's Common Core Academies are free events arranged

around the themes of Common Core Math, Common Core Language Arts, and

leadership of Common Core implementa�on. The highlights of each academy are…

• prac�cal strategies to implement CCSS

• research-based instruc�onal prac�ces

• best prac�ces in using digital content

• resources and digital tools for immediate classroom integra�on

Discovery Educa�on will be in town to present these academies on November 13th for ELA Literacy &

Common Core in the Digital World (Register h!p://goo.gl/T6KDwn) and November 14th for Teaching &

Assessing Common Core Math in the Digital World (Register h!p://goo.gl/74eY3J)

NOTE: Currently there is a wait list.

Loca�on: Brentwood School District Admin Conference Center from 8:30 to 3:30

Last week of Connected Educator Month!

What is Connected Educators about? It’s an online professional network supported by

the Department of Educa�on. The mission is to help educators like yourself thrive in a

connected world. Connected Educators combines research, development, and outreach

all year long, but invites you to celebrate and par�cipate the whole month of October.

To get you going, Connected Educator has created a Starter Kit for you to peruse in

order to get the best experience. The kit is a!ached to this weeks updates. Visit the

official Connected Educator Month site at h!p://connectededucatormonth.org.

K-12 Online Conference h!p://goo.gl/3QHVoL

This online conference is organized by educators for educators around the world

interested in integra�ng emerging technologies into classroom prac�ce. The goal is to

help educators make sense of and meet the needs of a con�nually changing learning

landscape The conference is organized into four strands and each strand has an

invited keynote speaker. This week’s strands are:

Week of Oct 28 – Nov. 1: Leading Learning and Building Learning

Parkway Library Media Webinar Series

Library Services is presen�ng our own webinar series to librarians and the good news is

that they are archived so that anyone can view them. Please feel free to watch the

archived webinar from October 10th on —Google Collabora-ve Tools

presented by Bill Bass. Take a peek at —h!p://goo.gl/q6mBxy