Heather Turner
Teacher Librarian and Trainer at O²CM School Library Systems (BOCES) in Central New York. I am a tech enthusiast who enjoys inspiring colleagues to increase engagement and creativity. President of Central New York School Librarians and a library advocate who loves to #leadoutloud #edtech #EduTooter #tlchat
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End of the Year Review Game Madness
There are so many options for helping students review content for finals but which ones are the best? I have used several and below are some of my favorites. Flippity…
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Live From Olympia
Project Inspiration: Students are fascinated with Ancient Greece and I thought it would be interesting for students to take their inquiry questions and interest video-making and combine it into a…
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WeVideo & GreenScreen
With the shutting down of Jaycut quite a few years ago I was crestfallen to be able to edit videos with greenscreen (chromakey) online. On the chromebooks this is challenging.…
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Google Classroom: Share to the Classroom
I was very excited about Google Classroom when it first came out and was one of the few that got access pretty early on. My Tech coordinator was intrigued as…
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Slides Carnival
Google Slides is a wonderful tool to use with students for presentations. However the selection of created templates is rather limited. You can of course go to the plethora of…
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Google Classroom & LLC
Google Classroom has been written about quite a bit in the past few months but I have a take on it from a Librarian perspective. I really like the ease…
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Edmodo vs. Schoology
Updated: 7/23/18 Learning Management Systems are a big part of the Flipped Classroom movement. However, you do not have to use a flipped classroom to utilize these tools. Some are…
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PBL & Librarians
I have had quite a few teachers collaborating with me this summer. It is the first time I have been 4 years in the same place and it is pretty…
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EasyBib & Google Addons
EasyBib is a great app and it has recently been included in Google Docs Addons. Addons are a recent addition to Google Docs and a great one. I can…
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Google Forms @ Lib
Very quickly during my first year at the middle school level I discovered the need to automate the pass system. In the past study hall teachers gave permission for a…