know & go volume 1 | issue 14

@your Library Know & Go

Volume 1 | Issue 14

Highlighted & Underlined Technology, Research, and Learning Resources

Flipsnack EDU— This online network for you class allows you to share assignments, read materials, and view various projects as flip books. This resource might be an extension to

e‐learning or the flipped classrooms. It was also selected by AASL as on the best websites fro teaching learning for 2013. You can add .pdf files, .jpg files, and embed/share the flipped book. Right now they do not have an Android or Apple app. Also, be sure to sign up for the EDU edi on of this tool. There is a free and premium package available. h p://edu.flipsnack.com/

Tapestry—Need a crea ve storytelling tool that could possibly work great with CTA (BYOD)? Tapestry is a place for expression and connec on for readers and creators. The ideas is to let users create and experience stories by tapping through them on their mobile devices . h ps://readtapestry.com/

TimeMapper h p:// memapper.okfnlabs.org/ This handy and open source meline creator is as east as 1, 2, 3. 1. Create a Spreadsheet Add your dates and places to a Google Spreadsheet. 2. Connect and Customize Connect your spreadsheet with TimeMapper and customize the results. 3. Publish, Embed and Share Publish your TimeMap at your own personal url, then share or embed on your site.

Zunal Do you use or want to use WebQuests? Zunal is a web‐based, and now mobile‐friendly app that allows you to create and collaborate on the making of WebQuests. Features include templates, embed codes, and thousands of already created WebQuests. h p://zunal.com/

Connect to More Apps in Google Drive This Google p is brought to you by The Digital Learning Series. This blog is a place where discoveries, thinking and understanding about the digital world occur on an almost daily basis h p://goo.gl/vhh1yd

What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?

AASL 2013 Edition

Reminders Google Drive Cer fica on If you are planning on taking all five tests and becoming fully cer fied, then Library Services needs to know, specifically Nancy. Library services will either pay for all five tests once you've passed them and have turned in your cer ficates, or give you two district credits (if you complete all five tests). Once you finish your tests, to become cer fied through Google you have to fill out an applica on and make a video.

If you are planning on taking the Google Drive test only, then the district needs to know. Contact Laura Warren to register. For addi onal informa on to h p://www. nyurl.com/parkwayapps.

Hour of Code This may be coming to your building...What is it you ask? It’s a campaign to introduce students ton Computer Science. The purpose of this event is to foster crea vity, curiosity and innova on! This one‐hour introduc on is designed to demys fy "code" and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and innovator. The informa on that was given to your Administrator is as follows: Handout at h p://bit.ly/forschools YouTube program introduc on at h p://goo.gl/isbJhP. Sample tutorials, check out: h p://goo.gl/Tf5Chq

Your school may or may not par cipate in this event (check with an administrator) but now you are in the loop! What do you need to do for this event? That will be up to your building and your involvement might be something like promo ng the event or providing the space!

Reques ng NEW Books in Horizon for Interlibrary Loan

Being a part of the AASL conference I heard many great discussion on various topics. One of those being professional e que e. When I heard this it reminded me of things that we just expect everyone to know, but may not necessarily be the case. For example Reques ng NEW Books in Horizon—through the years there has a been an unwri en rule about reques ng new books.

Books that are considered hot or popular (usually less than a year old) or award winners should not be requested in Horizon. If you have a special circumstance that requires such a request, call and specifically make arrangements with the librarian. Remember, “The most important thing in communica on is hearing what isn't said." ‐ Peter Drucker

Message from Folle As the needs of our customers con nue to evolve, we’re working diligently to be er meet those needs by reloca ng our servers to a new facility. This reloca on will require us to shut down some of our websites, online products and services. The impacted websites, online products and services will be unavailable from Thursday, November 28th through Saturday, November 30th (coinciding with the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend). Outage mes vary per website, so please visit folle updates.com for informa on. Once the move is complete, your products and services will be back online. For suggested workarounds to help you mi gate any inconveniences this reloca on may create, dra messages you can share with your patrons, students, faculty and parents on this reloca on, as well as detailed informa on during the actual reloca on, please visit folle updates.com.

Budget Mee ngs & Other Required Mee ngs During the course of the year all librarians will be required to a end two all librarian mee ngs.

December ‐ Budget Mee ngs ‐ two mee ngs on different days— Choose your date: December 4th or 11th

May ‐ End of the Year Mee ng ‐ Q & A session, celebra on of the year, reflec on and goal se ng for the summer and upcoming year: May 8th


The opportunity to go and learn among a mul tude of librarians was very engaging and s mula ng! So much informa on and great minds condensed into one space and me. Many resources were collected and will be shared over next few weeks.

The top 3 Resources for all things AASL would be:

1. Access to the 2013 Handouts from AASL ‐ h p://www.ala.org/aasl/ecollab/aasl13‐handouts

2. In her usual flair, Gwyneth Jones and a few others put together a couple of websites that you might absolutely love from the conference. The AASL Smackdown Google Doc, a repository of links and tools from many contributors— nyurl.com/aaslsmackdown and...

3. The 9:00pm‐Mindnight Uncoference wiki— h p://aaslunconference.wikispaces.com/home

This weeks highlights from the conference:

Essen al ‐ Resources for School Library Program Development The wiki is comprised of a working bibliography of resources and informa on about tools that librarians need to do their job efficiently and well. It’s a place to learn, adapt, and remain current on topics of interest and foster personalized learning. h p://goo.gl/SKuTgg

Literary Lists for the 21st Century Teacher & Librarian— The purpose of this wiki is to provide the best book list for librarians and teachers at the point of need. It is divided into categories for easier searching: comprehension, if you liked…, values, write traits, topics, and many, many more. They also invite librarians to be contributors, so join in and share your knowledge. h p://best‐book‐lists.wikispaces.com/



Learning Opportunities Parkway Library Media Webinar Series 10/10/13—Google Collabora ve Tools ‐ Bill Bass ‐

Archived—h p://goo.gl/q6mBxy 11/12/13—Elements of Digital Ci zenship—Tom Swoboda Archived—h p://goo.gl/KZeF2g 12/3/13—TBD 1/16/14— Seeing Horizon Through Student Eyes ‐ Ka e Stafford ‐ 4 PM 3/4/14—TBD 4/8/4—TBD

Global Educa on Conference—THIS WEEK!

"An awesome gathering of educators from all over the world with valuable contributions to improve education as a whole. A fantastic demonstration of a global learning event." -Almerinda Girabaldi The 2013 Global Educa on Conference (h p://www.globaleduca onconference.com/) starts today! If you haven't a ended our annual Global Educa on Conference, you are in for a treat! This free event runs all week and is open to anyone to a end: spread the word with Twi er hashtag #globaled13. Ge ng started with Global Ed Con—h ps://www.smore.com/6fgd . You can also sign up for daily event schedule reminders. It’s a great opportunity to hear perspec ves from around the world!

It's Elementary! Great eBook Resources for K‐8—Wednesday, November 20th ‐ 5PM Eastern Time

Even our youngest readers need eContent, but what kind of eBook resources are available for elementary students? How will elementary students best u lize it? What are some op ons for using it in the classroom? This month we’ll be doing our best Sherlock Holmes inves ga on into eBooks! Are they elementary, my dear Watson?

View recent Webinars from EdWeb at h p://goo.gl/JrwMW3. If you missed some of the latest tles from the past couple of weeks they have been archived. (scroll down the page to see the link to each webinar): Classroom Tools to Teach Point of View and Purpose

Teaching copyright and Fair Use to the Remix Genera on

What is Text Complexity? Steps to Implement Common Core Expecta ons

Using the Big 6/Super 3: More on Pu ng the Common Core to Work Par cipa on Credits—A er you have par cipated in the webinar, in order to get credit, you will need to go to h p://nyurl.com/LibWebinars and record your par cipa on. Remember that district credit is based on the number of hours that

you par cipate. Six hours will get you .5 credit and 12 hours will get you 1 credit.

Each webinar will be held using Google Hangouts (h p://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/) and will be archived on a Parkway Library YouTube Channel which we will set up soon. If you want to par cipate in the webinar and ask ques ons, you are free to do. You can also just watch as it's happening, or you can watch it a er the fact as it will be archived on the YouTube channel and a link put on our website.

A definition of school is "four walls surrounding the future."

~RolandBarth

Contact Information

Bill Bass

Twitter: billbass Skype: bill.bass3

Kim Lindskog Twitter: klindskog Skype: klindskog

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

http://tinyurl.com/libserv

Access the Library Services Webpage using the QR code below.


Student Opportunity Show‐Me a Movie is a digital storytelling contest for students grades 2‐12 in Missouri and its Border States. These students are invited to demonstrate their crea vity and digital moviemaking skills in one of five categories.

Cash prizes go to the school of the winning movies in each category. See last year's winners and winners from past years.

All winning movies are show‐cased at a recep on on February 11, 2014 during the Midwest Educa on Technology Conference (METC). The students from the winnings movie are invited to a end along with their teachers and families. Informa on, Contest Timeline & Submission Guidelines can be found at h p://goo.gl/u579z4

StudentCam is C‐SPAN’s annual na onal video documentary compe on that encourages students to think cri cally about issues that affect our communi es and our na on. StudentCam’s theme for 2014 is “A Message to the U.S. Congress: What’s the most important issue the U.S. Congress should consider in 2014?” Maximum award includes $5,000, plus $750 to spend on digital video equipment for his/her school. Students grades 6‐12, individually or in teams, are eligible. Deadline is January 20, 2014. h p://www.studentcam.org/faq.htm (from AASL )

Librarian Input Needed @Your Library

In order to provide a refreshing and inspiring image of school librarians and school library programs, AASL has launched two na onal surveys to examine the brands of the profession. The surveys will determine what the brands “school librarian,” “L4L” and “@your library” mean to current and future school library professionals and educa onal stakeholders. School librarians are not only encouraged to complete the profession‐focused survey, but to ask members of their educa onal communi es to take the stakeholder survey as well. The comparison between the data collected from each survey will help AASL determine how it can best address gaps and meet the needs of both groups. School librarians survey: h ps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M6BD8K2 Stakeholders survey: h ps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LM3Q7DF Want to Contribute or Have an Event to Share? Got an idea, tip, or suggestion that you would like to share for the newsletter? Submit it here: http://goo.gl/c4r9AD

Weekly Camera Uploads!

Scenes from AASL

Decora on—The above bun ng would be an ideal project for student helpers or library volunteers to create for your learning commons —wifi, collabora on, computers, microphones, eBooks, etc. all being adver sed. Bags of Resources This is one of three bags collected at the conference, can’t wait to share all this with you. Groups of 3 Furniture was on display as a way to elicit conversa on about various spaces in the learning commons (no ce the art work too). Sea of Librarians at the Idea Exchange—where ideas were flying!


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