It is my belief that coding is another form of literacy. As a librarian, I work to teach all forms literacy, so coding has become a part of my curriculum. I teach coding across content areas. This allows connections to… Read More ›
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What’s a Hashtag?
In last month’s post, What is a #ConnectedEducator, we looked at a few ways we can become more connected virtually and share online. Being a connected educator is one of the best ways to build your personal learning network, connect… Read More ›
Moving Beyond the Selfie: 21st Century Photography Skills to Improve Your Instruction
With music playing to greet session attendees, James Allen started his Moving Beyond the Selfie: 21st Century Photography Skills to Improve Your Instruction with a funny video from Bad Lip Reading and a survey to find out where his attendees were… Read More ›
DiscoVR Beyond Expeditions: Virtual Reality Creation in Libraries
In her fantastic session at AASL 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona, Katie McNamara laid out how to utilize virtual reality as a tool for creation with our students. She shared tools and ideas and led participants through creating their own 360-degree images (with… Read More ›
How to Create a Physical Instagram Display
I love the power of social media in libraries. It’s an amazing way to share what you’re doing, promote your programs, and reach out to students and community members. Being a visual learner, Instagram is definitely one of my favorite… Read More ›
Old Office Turned Production Studio
There is a room connected to the library that has had many lives. It has been an over-crowded storage room. Then it turned into an office. From there, it became a classroom. Finally, it ended up empty. Rather than turn… Read More ›
Plain Text Editor – Problem Solver
Formatting issues can make a simple website project take a long time to complete. It can lead to frustration and workarounds that take even more time. You may have struggled with the following scenarios too: When creating a document in… Read More ›
Two Tools to Create Stunning Graphics: Canva and Google Drawings
When browsing blog posts or Twitter, I find fabulous graphics displaying library signage, events, or even assignment directions. I used to wonder, “How did they do that? It looks so good, I could never be that creative.” Canva and Google Drawings… Read More ›
AASL announces 2017 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning
AASL announced its 2017 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago. The annual list honors 25 websites that provide enhanced learning and curriculum development for school librarians and their teacher collaborators…. Read More ›
AASL announces 2017 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning
AASL announced its 2017 list of Best Apps for Teaching & Learning at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago. The list of apps provides technology resources for school librarians and their teacher collaborators. Now in its fifth… Read More ›