So plan now for Teen Read Week! Encourage teens to Seek the Unknown during Teen Read week, October

13-19th. A celebration of reading for fun this year’s theme can be used to highlight a variety of genres - science fiction, mysteries,

nonfiction and more! Promoting the importance of pleasure reading in all its forms.

The @your library campaign that is being promoted around Parkway is an awareness and advocacy movement that promotes the value of libraries in relation to the our 21st century learners. It is a framework for academic and personal learning in today’s information-powered world. The focus is on the learner and to provide guidance so that they can: Inquire, think

critically, and gain knowledge

Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create

new knowledge Share knowledge and

participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society

Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.

Today’s libraries go beyond the accumulation of information for class assignments to in-depth academic learning, collaboration, and personal learning.

@ Your Library Campaign

E S P E C I A L L Y F O R

F E R N R I D G E Know & Go @Your Library W E E K O F A U G U S T 2 6 T H V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

“Whatever

the cost of

our libraries,

the price is

cheap

compared

to that of an

ignorant

nation.”

~Walter

Cronkite

Highlighted & Underlined Technology, Research, and Professional Learning Resources

A Digital Citizenship Toolkit

In an article from SLJ, Richard Byrne shares resources to help kids and adults become solid cyber citizens. A few of those resources are:

http://www.thinkb4u.com/ a site that contains webs safety videos and tutorials for three audiences, parents, teachers, and students.

Admongo.gov This site helps educate pre-teens about forms and methods of advertising. It is set up in a game format where students analyze the various types of ads.

Teachingcopyright.org Want a five lesson plans on teaching copyright? Then this is your site. School Library Journal, August 2013

Contact Information

Bill Bass 

Twitter: wbass3 Skype: bill.bass3

Kim Lindskog Twitter: klindskog Skype: klindskog

Nancy Ikemeyer Skype: nancy,ikemeyer.pearl Twitter: NancyIkemeyer

http://tinyurl.com/libserv

Learning Opportunities Discovery Education Back-to-School Webinars through the month of September. Register at http://teachers.discoveryeducation.com/professionalDevelopment/

In-Practice Curriculum Connections, Strategies, Literacy, & Best Practices

Graphic Novels & Common Core Graphic novels are ideal for differentiated teaching and are especially useful for point of view and visual literacy. Check out this Pinterest boards:

Graphic Novels for the Common Core: Middle School

Graphic Novels for the Common Core: High School

SMART Notebook The SMART Exchange site helps you to find, preview, and download over 40,000 classroom ready resources that can be used with a variety of classroom technology. It is searchable down to the standard. Most items are free while others are considered “premium” and cost a little. You will also need to create an account to download the files that you would like, but that is free! You can also search for lessons in Google by using the SMART Notebook extension in the search (Example: algrebra .notebook or algebra.xbk or algebra.nbk . SMART Notebook Express —is the online, lite version where students and teachers can open SMART Notebook files! No login required!

Planning Updates @Your Library! On the next page you will find the databases that you and your students have access to from the

Fern Library page. Some of them require a user name and password, which I’m still working on.

Attached is a list of preview books that we receive at the Library Media Center and are available to all libraries...let me know if you like any of these and I will get them cataloged for Fern Ridge.

I would also like to meet with staff members about what print resources would complement your curriculum. This would be a great start to building the Fern Ridge library collection.

Something else to ponder...In regards to students, what is the vision for the library space at Fern Ridge?

 

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