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• Add a Live Chat to Your Website

  By Becca Munson on 03/26/2020 • ( 2 )

  

  My school district in Kansas announced that we will go to online learning soon (no set date yet) in lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a high school librarian, I have so many questions. What is our role in a… Read More ›

• Reflecting on Our Practice through Micro-credentials

  By Becca Munson on 03/13/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A micro-credential is like a digital badge displaying new learning and accomplishments. A series of tasks are evaluated by a panel to earn the micro-credentials. Educators are utilizing micro-credentials offerings available online to pursue professional learning that is practical. It… Read More ›

• Blogging Ideas

  By Becca Munson on 02/14/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Do you have a blog or wish to start a blog but are not sure what to write about? When blogging, I have this problem, too. What topics do I write about? Is it interesting to others? Blogging is a… Read More ›

• Embed Instagram Posts into Your Library Website

  By Becca Munson on 01/10/2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Instagram is a great way to advocate for your school library by posting images of library activities. It gives a great impression of your library as visitors can see actual photos of the events. If you have a library Instagram… Read More ›

• Embed Wakelet into Library Website

  By Becca Munson on 12/03/2019 • ( 1 )

  

  For an upcoming assignment, I needed to embed videos to an instructional page of the library website. I desired a list of videos for students to access, but I wanted to be able to easily add without linking each video… Read More ›

• Time Saver: Locate Old Tweets with Twitter Search

  By Becca Munson on 10/30/2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Have you ever needed to locate an old tweet from your Twitter account? I recently did as I needed to remember what I tweeted last year for Digital Citizenship Week. Each year, I tweet fun facts or interesting ideas regarding… Read More ›

• Lessons Learned for Advanced Placement Capstone Class

  By Becca Munson on 10/02/2019 • ( 2 )

  

  I had the opportunity to attend a week-long workshop covering the Advanced Placement Capstone courses provided by the College Board. I attended with the two classroom teachers who are the course instructors at my high school. As a new course… Read More ›

• Makerspace Tools: Fancy Die-Cutting Machines

  By Becca Munson on 09/12/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Summer can be a time to relax. It is also a time to learn new tools that can enhance the school library’s services to staff and students. We recently purchased a fancy die-cutting machine that cuts fabric, wood, leather, vinyl,… Read More ›

• Positive connections to end the year

  By Becca Munson on 06/20/2019 • ( 1 )

  

  The last two weeks of school are hard. We see the finish line in sight, but there are so many steps to reach it. Our classroom teachers feel the same way. This is a great time to encourage others and… Read More ›

• End of the Year Report and Reflection

  By Becca Munson on 05/31/2019 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s that time of year — the time of year for usage reports and analysis of databases and collaborative projects. Each semester, we create a library usage report highlighting the activities in the school library. We know our administrators are… Read More ›