This is a blog entry from Joyce Valenza's NeverEndingSearch blog. While I am not on her level (yet!), I still make a difference! Many of the things she talked about, I either see on a daily basis or I cant wait until I figure out how to see it :)
http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/neverendingsearch/2010/11/27/what-librarians-make-a-response-to-dr-bernstein-and-an-homage-to-taylor-mali/
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Do you really make a difference?
This video has a little bit of cussing. If that offends you, please do not watch it. Thank you!
We all have the potential to make a differance! Are we doing it to the best of our ablity? Or could we give just a little bit more. I know that I can give a little bit more. Im going to start making an even bigger difference!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Voki.com
One of the blogs that I follow (Joyce Valenza) has an entry about Voki.com and how it is can help in the classroom.
http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/neverendingsearch/2011/01/27/voki-for-education-not-just-for-avatars/
I have a voki on the library blog. It is the cute little flower that talks.
-mrs. w-
http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/neverendingsearch/2011/01/27/voki-for-education-not-just-for-avatars/
I have a voki on the library blog. It is the cute little flower that talks.
-mrs. w-
Saving...
This is an article from the YALSA Blog. I get questions every week about saving correctly and opening a document from home. I think this can really help our students and teachers who need help saving.
If you have any questions, ask! :)
-mrs. w-
When the kids come in with files from Office 2010 and Mac Office we always have issues. Our machines have Windows XP and Office 2003. How do we cope?
1. Google Docs is your friend. In almost any situation, Google Docs will take a file and open it so that a student can edit, print, save in another format.
2. Teaching students how to save in another format is NOT a waste of time but a time saver when the going gets tough. We prefer Rich Text because that format is available in all the platforms with all the software.
3. Emailing files can help provide evidence that the student had the work, they just can’t open it today. If we get the chance we try to ask them to copy and paste the document into their message, rather than attach it. Then we can copy and paste into our available word processing program or print directly from email.
4. Open Office is important for those students who have a computer but no money for software. Become familiar with it so you can help.
Coping with out of date technology is the fine art of making it work for your patrons. They can struggle to make technology work too, they just don’t obsess about it. They find a way around it. Take their attitude and make it your own.
If you have any questions, ask! :)
-mrs. w-
28 Days of Teens and Tech #6: When you can’t keep up ;>)
When the kids come in with files from Office 2010 and Mac Office we always have issues. Our machines have Windows XP and Office 2003. How do we cope?
1. Google Docs is your friend. In almost any situation, Google Docs will take a file and open it so that a student can edit, print, save in another format.
2. Teaching students how to save in another format is NOT a waste of time but a time saver when the going gets tough. We prefer Rich Text because that format is available in all the platforms with all the software.
3. Emailing files can help provide evidence that the student had the work, they just can’t open it today. If we get the chance we try to ask them to copy and paste the document into their message, rather than attach it. Then we can copy and paste into our available word processing program or print directly from email.
4. Open Office is important for those students who have a computer but no money for software. Become familiar with it so you can help.
Coping with out of date technology is the fine art of making it work for your patrons. They can struggle to make technology work too, they just don’t obsess about it. They find a way around it. Take their attitude and make it your own.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Blogs and Wikis
Wednesday, March 2nd at Tech Wednesdays, we will be talking about Blogs and Wiki's. I will be bringing pineapple upsidedown cupcakes. This can be applied to every content area and at the very least, you can see mine and learn where to get all of these great resources. :)
-kelly-
-kelly-
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Tech Lunch
Our first Tech Lunch will be Tomorrow 2/23. We will be talking about Drop Box and Encyclopedia Britannica's learning materials (they have a bunch of stuff for SMART Boards). I have Brownies and Blueberry Muffins :)
All of the links are on the Wiki (the link is on the right side of this page).
-k-
All of the links are on the Wiki (the link is on the right side of this page).
-k-
Friday, February 18, 2011
METC
Hello everyone!
This week I attended the METC conference in St. Charles, MO. It was AMAZING! I attended many sessions on COOL internet gadgets and met many knowledgeable people. I will be presenting many of these in the upcoming weeks, either in the Brittany Woods library or on this blog and accompanying wiki. Don’t worry if some of this seems like a foreign language; it is strange and new, but is what is best for students J I can’t wait to share all of these wonderful resources! I will be sharing on Wednesdays during lunch. I know what you are thinking- I only get 30 minutes! But in 15 minutes I will show you two cool new toys and give you a baked good (brownies or cupcakes or whatever I feel like making that week).
So my discussion question for the week J. What is your favorite internet gadget, piece of software, or website? And why? (also please explain what it does?)
Also, I am obviously just starting to make my Digital Footprint. What advice do you have or suggestions? (Basically what should I add to my blog and wiki to make it useful to you?)
Thanks,-mrs. w-
This week I attended the METC conference in St. Charles, MO. It was AMAZING! I attended many sessions on COOL internet gadgets and met many knowledgeable people. I will be presenting many of these in the upcoming weeks, either in the Brittany Woods library or on this blog and accompanying wiki. Don’t worry if some of this seems like a foreign language; it is strange and new, but is what is best for students J I can’t wait to share all of these wonderful resources! I will be sharing on Wednesdays during lunch. I know what you are thinking- I only get 30 minutes! But in 15 minutes I will show you two cool new toys and give you a baked good (brownies or cupcakes or whatever I feel like making that week).
So my discussion question for the week J. What is your favorite internet gadget, piece of software, or website? And why? (also please explain what it does?)
Also, I am obviously just starting to make my Digital Footprint. What advice do you have or suggestions? (Basically what should I add to my blog and wiki to make it useful to you?)
Thanks,-mrs. w-
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