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Make Life Easier with Google Add-Ons | Tech Tidbits
Just what we need! More work…Teachers frequently lament that administrators constantly add on things to their already over loaded plate! What is the message we always hear? This isn’t really extra...
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The Indispensable Library and Librarian | Tech Tidbits
I’ve had a lot of conversations recently about what school librarians currently do and what they will be doing in the future. For me, it all boils down to making the library and the librarian...
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Creating a School Library Makerspace: The Beginning of a Journey | Tech Tidbits
Our library at Silver Creek High School in Longmont, CO is an active hub for extracurricular activities. We host an Anime Club, monthly Poetry Slams, and Book Buddies, but I felt like we could do more....
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Flipped, Blended, or Stirred: Using Video to Enhance Learning in the...
Use of video in the classroom is a promising, effective tool for student and teacher learning and education. In her article “Understanding the Role of Video in Teacher Learning” Miriam Sherin,...
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The Maker Space Difference: Amazing Inquiry, Shared Learning | Tech Tidbits
Students work with the new 3-D printer. “Is it true? Do we have a 3-D printer?” When I put our new 3-D printer in the window of the school library, not only were my own maker space students interested,...
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Fun National Poetry Month Apps and Resources for Teens | Tech Tidbits
Image by takomabibelot Wow. April is in full swing, which means National Poetry Month is upon us. Teachers are already planning units and themed studies surrounding verse. We librarians are the ones...
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Supporting Students with STEM Programming at the Library | Tech Tidbits
Students at Silver Creek (CO) High School designing a program for their maker space’s NAO robot. The beauty of libraries utilizing STEM projects is that students are learning about real-world problems,...
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Six Back-to-School Goals for Teacher Librarians | Tech Tidbits
Librarians can jump-start the school year by setting some essential goals. Here, teacher librarian Phil Goerner tackles his top six objectives and lays out a plan for achieving these goals, which range...
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Using Pear Deck and Nearpod for Individual and Collaborative Learning | Tech...
In our school’s new 1:1 iPad environment, our teachers are redesigning their lessons and presentations so that they include more meaningful and engaging activities. Teachers who have Chromebook carts...
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Tips for Celebrating Hour of Code at Your Library | Tech Tidbits
Members of the Circuit Girls Club at Silver Creek (CO) High School trying their hand at coding. Photos by Phil Goerner. It was lunchtime in my library, and almost two dozen kids piled into our maker...
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Booktalks and Book Reports in a Digital Age | Tech Tidbits
Teens at the Silver Creek High School in Longmont, CO, record a scene for The Hunger Games book trailer using a makeshift green screen at their library’s maker space. Last fall, my school deployed...
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Copyright: Will We Always Be Behind the Times? | Tech Tidbits
I dusted off my copyright presentation the other day, getting ready to talk to a journalism class full of juniors. The task the teacher and I were hoping to accomplish was to help the students better...
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Audiobooks and the Summer Reading Push | Tech Tidbits
Summer’s here, I’m for that. Got my rubber sandals, got my straw hat. …I’m just glad that I’m here. ~ James Taylor Or should the above lyrics read: “I’m so glad that it’s hear?” Students often feel...
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Topics and Resources for the 2016 Summer Olympics | Tech Tidbits
On August 5, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will become the first South American city ever to host the Olympics and the Paralympics to follow. Athletes and fans will travel from 206 countries to compete for...
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The Educational Potential of Augmented Reality
I’m not sure about you, but watching my neighborhood—OK, the entire world—become obsessed with the augmented reality (AR) game Pokémon Go, I knew I had better do some serious research into AR’s...
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Breakout EDU Brings “Escape Room” Strategy to the Classroom | SLJ Review
A class about to open their locked Breakout EDU box during a game. Photo by Stephanie Harman Details on the Breakout EDU Kits Escape rooms have been popping up all over the country. That’s where a...
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Digital Badging and Microcredit | Tech Tidbits
This week, I was helping a teacher with our learning management system, Schoology. She had just designed a quiz but could not make it public for her kids. I am by no means an expert, so I enlisted the...
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Free Tools for SAT/ACT Test Prep | Tech Tidbits
Like so many other school libraries across the country, we held grand orientations last fall for our new students. We created database tutorials and led instruction. We ordered books and hosted poetry...
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Labdisc: A Data-logging STEM Device with Maker Potential |SLJ Review
Billed as an all-in-one STEM lab, the handheld Labdisc Gensci by Globisens is a useful tool to measure and record data for a wide range of experiments. The device resembles a large hockey puck with an...
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Tech Tidbits for National Poetry Month
“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion.” —Dead Poet’s Society With the wealth of...
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