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Embracing Equity: The Power of Interactive Digital Notebooks
Interactive Digital Notebooks (IDNs) are one of my favorite digital tools that can offer many benefits for educators, students, and school librarians alike. Let’s explore some of the advantages of uses these with students and in my case teachers. They positively impact education in so many ways. Interactive Digital Notebooks are a way to organize information in their essence. “A tool that allows students to learn interact with, reflect on, fill out, all digitally. It empowers students by teaching 21st century skills as well as taking ownership of their study time using digital tools. It is not just a Just a slideshow with links and pictures. It is so much…
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It is beginning to look like CREATE-MAS!!
I love the holidays and I wanted to give a gift to everyone! Welcome to the 14 Days of Create-Mas!! I love educational technology and literacy so I decided to combine them both. It is that time of year again where I take some time to share some of my favorite tools, resources, and creative ways to use technology and literacy. With each reveal of a new website/resource/idea. This concept was first introduced to me in 2019 by Ryan and Brian from the Check this Out Podcast. Quite a few different educators are continuing this tradition and creating their own versions such as the 12 Days of Chrome-mas, 12 Days…
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Google Squiggly Line: Game Changer
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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 collaborative project. This project could be for grades 6 and up depending on the curriculum. Essential Question: What if we lived in Ancient Greece? What is the importance of Ancient Greece to us today? What can we learn about ourselves from the Ancient Greeks? The Situation: A film crew has been transported back in time to report on Ancient Greece. It is your job to do research on an aspect of Ancient Greek life for the film crew. You are also…
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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 exciting. I have a good idea of who I will be connecting with and what my year will look like. Of course the projects are always changing but I am feeling great. Librarianship in schools and really anywhere is all about collaboration and innovation. If you are not changing you are sure to loose your position and (gasp) perhaps the library itself. We all have seen the results of libraries that have lost their librarians. It is true sadness. Project-Based…
