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Know & Go Updates @your Library Updates & Reminders EOY Meeting - Save the date As part of the library program, we will still continue to create a year-end, reflective narrative based on any data collected and anecdotal information. This narrative to be shared with both Bill and myself should be constructed in a digital format such as Google Drive, Smore, Pictochart, Sutori, etc.This reflection provides a great deal of insight to your individual school program and helps make connections across schools and other programs. The meeting will be Wednesday, April 29th at Grand Glaize, Meeting Room 2 at 4:30. Library Narrative - It is my distinct hope that this narrative gives you an opportunity to reflect on your library program and highlight what is special about your school and your library program in relation to the Future Ready Librarian framework, ISTE Student Standards, or AASL Standards for Learners. The narrative is an opportunity to advocate and highlight the amazing things that you do in your building, so think of this as a campaign to let your community (think about the larger audience) know what a great job you do and how crucial you are to the students in the district. Please know that there is no specific format, length, or approach that you are required to follow in this narrative but the way the library is presented represents your practice, program and space.Check out the suggestions and tips for the EOY narrative at canva.com. When sharing the narrative, please submit your shareable link on this Google Form. As a part of your building evaluation, you may need to complete an ePortfolio in PEERS that you share with your principal. If you are comfortable doing so, please share your ePortfolio with Bill as well before the end of the year. Reflecting on these pieces helps him to know what to focus on for you in terms of development and how to approach our long term goals. Please let us know if you have concerns, thoughts or questions. We welcome any feedback that you may want to share.
Library Links On the Library Services Resource Hub website at bit.ly/pkwylibhub you will find: ● The many resource websites created to support teaching and learning ● Library Program - guiding documents ● All the helpful links from previous newsletters ● Librarian Talking Points ● Makerspace approaches, purchasing, and reflection survey
Notes Cont’d Current Elementary Technology Update: Fall 2020 Grade
Refresh Equipment
K-1
1:1 Chromebooks (w/ current Chromebook model) Supplement w/ additional PLTW Tablets Rollout of Clever badge login
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New touch screen Chromebooks
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Chromebooks from 5th will follow students into MS.
Refresh Equipment 1:1 Touch screen Chromebooks
New Chromebooks to follow students into MS.
Hangout > Chat Just a friendly reminder that Google Hangouts will be unavailable after the end of the school year and has been replaced by Google Chat.
It’s Not Too Late… Online PEERS Courses are Still Open You can still sign up to take Spring 2020 digital learning PD courses until March 9th. There are several courses of interest, from Google Certification, to Media Literacy, and Digital Citizenship. See the flyer here.
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Notes Cont’d Destiny Discover Updates: Now you can: Filter search results by Sublocation A new filter lets you narrow search results by Sublocation.
Enhancements: Improved display of Collections by DestinyÂŽ Collections featured on your homepage and in search results now show the images and colors assigned to each collection, In addition, Collections search results appear in a grid layout, making it easier for students to quickly find what they are looking for.
Easier-to-find Search Options Previously, you accessed Search Options by clicking the icon next to the Search bar. To make this feature more visible, it is now labeled "Search Options." Once Search Options are enabled, the label changes to "Options are Set." This new design gives more visibility to the powerful Search Options feature and helps students know when they have been set.
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Advocacy - National Library Week From ALA...Celebrate National Library Week, April 19-25
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Celebrating Library Month - April Soon you will be receiving postcards celebrating Parkway libraries. Use them as you see fit. Additional copies of the postcards can be printed from here.
Fire up the Ole Polaroid and Celebrate Readers or Makers! At a school in California they have taken pictures of each student and celebrate their learning with stickers and positive comments on the Polaroid! What a great display! Thanks to @greglawrence for sharing this photo.
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Curates Digital Resources & Tools Helping students become Knowledge Constructors through the curation of information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions (ISTE Student Standards 3C).
Digital Age Reading Resources The following resources provide options that encourage readers to develop digital reading skills.
TweenTribune - non-fiction readings offered at various reading levels, similar to Newsela
Wonderopolis - meant to provide a fascinating reading outlet supporting learning, discovery, and curiosity
Rewordify, which allows students to paste a link and get back a version with simpler words and sentence constructions
OER’s OASIS - Openly Available Sources Integrated Search (OASIS) is a search tool that aims to make the discovery of open content easier. OASIS currently searches open content from 98 different sources and contains 368,234 records.
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Curates Digital Resources & Tools METC 2020 Share Out of Presentations
This crowdsourced Google Slide deck contains the presentations from the conference are posted to encourage personal learning. Topics include anything Google, Makerspaces, PBL, BooksSnaps, Wakelet, Genius Hour, Podcasting, HyperDocs, Creativity, Authentic Learning, PLNs, AR/VR, and more. bit.ly/METC2020ShareOut Shannon Burger also created a Parkway Google Doc on what jParkway participants saw, comments, and links to presentations.
VirusTotal is an online service that analyzes files and URLs enabling the detection of viruses, worms, trojans and other kinds of malicious content using antivirus engines and website scanners. How does it work: VirusTotal inspects items with over 70 antivirus scanners and URL/domain blacklisting services, in addition to a myriad of tools to extract signals from the studied content. Any user can select a file from their computer using their browser and send it to VirusTotal. VirusTotal offers a number of file submission methods, including the primary public web interface, desktop uploaders, browser extensions and a programmatic API. The web interface has the highest scanning priority among the publicly available submission methods.
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Empowers Students as Creators Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
Doodle for Google 2020 - Contest in Progress, Ends March 13, 2020
Canvas This resource was shared last year, but there has been renewed interest in it. Canvas is a great tool to use for student creation as well as making a connection to the arts in STEAM. Canvas can be accessed at canvas.apps.chrome. Want to know more about Google Chrome Canvas app? Try the www.howtogeek.com
Magtronix A circuit kit for the littles! Magtronix is an exciting hands-on activity where students piece together circuit blocks in different combinations. Children become more familiar with how a circuit works and develop their cognitive and problem-solving skills. Contains 10 electronic pieces with activities and can be purchased with Scholastic dollars (or Amazon).
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Empowers Students as Creators
Add Pizzazz, 24 DIY Bookmark Ideas Take time to know your students, let them be creative, and get excited about creating bookmarks. In the photo bookmark example to the right, students have the opportunity to use photography, movement and making. For more DIY bookmarks, check out weareteachers.com and the post that has 24 ideas for combining art and reading.
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Builds Instructional Partnerships Model for colleagues the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and tools for learning. (ISTE Student Standards 2C).
Posts from the PIN (Parkway Innovators Network) - Amy Johnson
Improve student writing with originality reports and rubrics in Google Classroom Over the next month, originality reports will roll out to all Classroom instructors whose language is set to English. With this launch, instructors can enable originality reports on three assignments per class for free. Upcoming features Google also announcing two new betas to originality reports for the top-requested features from our instructors. With student-to-student matches, available to G Suite for Education institutions, they are expanding originality reports to include checks against previous student submissions. With this, instructors can receive originality reports with student-to-student matches within the same school along with the usual web matches. This allows schools to have their own database of student submissions—owned by your school, not Google. Once this feature is enabled for your school, student submissions on assignments that use originality reports will automatically be added to the school’s repository and administrators will be able to add or delete files manually. There’s also a beta for international languages to enable originality reports for those whose language is set to Spanish, Portuguese and French. Full article at blog.google.
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Designs Collaborative Spaces Provides flexible spaces that promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration, and community.
Design Trends Influencing STEM Education When it comes to supporting STEM education, many educators think about utilizing advanced technology and increasing online engagement. However, the overall design trends influence the field in many subtle ways. By incorporating the ideas below, from active learning spaces to constant connectivity, educators can better engage students and improve learning outcomes.
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Informal Spaces A traditional classroom with numerous desks facing the front can stifle creativity. During one study, experts analyzed students' knowledge of technology and engineering literacy. It also looked at learners' experiences in these topics outside of school. Results revealed that those with more frequent excursions outside of the classroom scored higher than those with fewer opportunities to explore. With intentional design and meaningful schedule coordination, schools can create informal environments that are crucial to learning. A vast array of experiences also allows students to learn the context around ideas and skills. Active Learning A decade ago, you could walk into any classroom, and each would look the same. Today, however, many educators understand the advantage of active learning spaces. Instead think about how libraries areas feature mobile round or oblong tables with moveable seating. Students can face one another and participate in small group work, and each setting often comes with a whiteboard for collaboration. Constant Connectivity When it comes to a STEM, widespread and accessible technology is key. Students have a variety of devices, including tablets and laptops, which they can connect to the wireless network. They should also have various software programs digital tools, including virtual reality, which immerses students in hands-on learning activities in an active learning setting. Arts Education By incorporating the arts through maker explorations and discovery, we can attract students who would otherwise find education inaccessible. With this type of curriculum, learners can build projects and gain hands-on experience that expands on critical concepts. In makerspaces, students get inspired by the arts, take photos, write stories and use technology to edit what they've created.
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Designs Collaborative Spaces Provides flexible spaces that promote inquiry, creativity, collaboration, and community.
Design Trends Influencing STEM Education- Cont’d By transforming STEM into STEAM education through makerspace design, students can understand the information better. They have a chance to combine traditional art concepts with LEDs, motors, electronics and more. As a result, they can learn to transfer their knowledge to other things they interact with. Color Combinations Many design trends influencing STEM education focus on technological improvements and furniture.Yet colors in the active learning spaces can make a significant difference. In one study, researchers studied 78 students in three schools. As a result, experts learned that the color purple elicits the highest levels of attention, followed by blue and green. On the other hand, the color red lead to the lowest levels of concentration. Since these spaces — and their colors — have a significant impact on learning outcomes, schools should analyze interior components of all learning in relation to STEM. Final Thoughts Science, technology, engineering and mathematics are crucial parts of today's curriculum. When it comes to maximizing learning outcomes, many schools focus on the equipment and technology available. However, design also has a significant impact, so think about intentionally designing the library space to include the 6 active learning zones. Informal spaces, for instance, can relate concepts to real-world concepts. The arts can offer kids hands-on activities that make topics more accessible. Plus, colors themselves can promote improved attention spans and accelerate the adoption of knowledge. Challenge What changes could you make in the next few weeks to make the library space more accessible? What could you change for next year? What might the library look like in three to five years? Adapted from Emily Drinks spaces4learning.com
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#ParkwayReads - Literacy Inspires and supports the reading lives of both learners and teachers. Creates inclusive collections that acknowledge and celebrate diverse experiences and provide instructional opportunities to empower learners as effective users and creators of information and ideas.
100 Ways to Raise a Reader Research indicates that ALL students should read each and every day. This can be challenging for many schools and families! The idea is to provide students and parents with a plethora of suggestions to make it exciting and engaging for the entire family. One size does not fit all. The list of ideas compliment any assigned reading homework and do not cost any money. The poster shows how adults can make some small adjustments to their normal daily routines that will make reading an enjoyable and natural habit for any student.~ ccsd.net
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Personalized Professional Learning Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning.
Free Online Courses from National Geographic National Geographic’s online courses strive to make professional learning better! The courses are innovative, adventurous, and fun. Teachers are loving these free PD offerings from Nat Geo! What types of courses does National Geographic offer? Tired of teaching the same-old, by-the-book lessons? These completely free online courses will help you foster an explorer’s mindset in your students. ● Connecting The Geo-Inquiry Process To Your Teaching Practice ● Collecting Data To Explore Plastic Pollution In Our Communities ● Mapping As A Visualization And Communication Tool In Your Classroom ● Teaching Global Climate Change In Your Classroom ● Integrating Service With Learning Goals ● National Geographic Educator Certification
National Online Safety At National Online Safety, the mission is to make the internet a safer place for students. This can be achieved by equipping school staff, parents and children with the knowledge they need to understand online dangers and how best to react should an incident arise. The site contains (mostly) free and paid content in the areas of course work, lesson plans, guides, and webinars that can be filters, sorted and searched for just the right information.
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AASL: The Librarian’s Role in Reading Recently AASL posted a position statement on the role of reading for school librarians. The American Association of School Librarians supports the position that “reading is the core of personal and academic competency” (AASL 2018, 11). Ready access to a wide variety of reading materials increases the chances that learners will become readers and choose to read (Krashen 2004). Deep reading for comprehension and meaning making is the foundation for constructing knowledge (Todd 2015, 13). As literacy leaders, school librarians are positioned to elevate the importance of reading as well as reading proficiency to support all learners’ academic success. Decades of research indicate that there is a positive correlation between learners’ attending schools with full-time, state-certified school librarians and higher scores on standardized reading tests (Gretes 2013). Reading promotion, instruction, resources, and services provided by school librarians (through the school library) are developed around six essential Shared Foundations—Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage. To see more about the role of reading in each of the six essential shared foundations click here.
Contact Information Bill Bass Innovation Coordinator: Instructional Technology & Library Media Twitter: @billbass Kim Lindskog Library Support Specialist Twitter: @klindskog Amy Johnson Digital Learning Specialist Twitter: @ajohnson106 Nancy Ikemeyer Administrative Assistant Twitter: @NancyIkemeyer
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