AASL 2011 National Conference

Books, E-Ink, and Databases, Oh My! Collection Development in the 21st Century

iPads in the School Library

Angela Carstensen

Background

Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York, NY690 students, PK3-12, all girls~50 students per grade

Two librariesLower/Middle School (grades PK3-8)Upper School (grades 9-12)

Technology & Research

Technology • Mac school• Laptops available, but not 1-1• Smartboards

iPad Proposal

NYSAIS Workshop

“If you build it, they will come”

“How iPads will be used in the US Library”

Initial App Suggestions, March 2011

• EbscoHost• Gale Access my Library• Google Books• Overdrive (NYPL)• Stanza• Keynote• Dropbox

Reality

• Teachers need access• App budget for experimentation• Designated Tech staff• Decide on productivity apps• iPads are 1-to-1 devices– Email– Saving work– Personal ebook libraries

Library iPads

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Library iPads

Teachers• sign-out sheet• locationStudents• Downloading apps / AUP • Videos & Games

Adding Apps

Self Service Folder

Casper

Adding websites as apps

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Safari

Purchasing Apps

• iTunes Gift cards

• App Store Volume Purchasing Program

Use in the Classroom

• Math – Algebra I

• Spanish

• Religion

• Science

Recommended Apps

Teachers• TeacherPal (free)• Splashtop Whiteboard ($9.99)

All• Scan to Pdf ($3.99)• iAnnotate PDF ($9.99)

Research in the Library

WHAT’S NEW:

•Intuitive & engaging homepage

•Improved navigation & organization

•Dynamic subject tree

•Results show book covers

•Enhanced relevance search & filtering

• Multi-page viewing

• Switch interface to another language

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STILL RETAINS THE SAME FEATURES YOU’VE COME TO EXPECT:

•Single-source unlimited user access to thousands of full-text authoritative reference works

•Hundreds of award-winning titles

• Over 70 leading publishing partners and growing

•Toolbox allows email, download, listen, print, send articles to portable devices, MP3, and translate into 13 languages

• Seamlessly cross-search your collection within PowerSearch, InfoTrac and other digital resources from Gale

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Research in the Library

Google Search App

Making a shared device work

• Google Books & Google Docs• Email– Teach students to add & delete an e-mail account

per use, when needed• Dropbox– Free App, 2G of storage free ; log in & out each use. – If a student wanted to use Dropbox instead of a

flashdrive, they could pay monthly for more space. Each user has their own account.

Bluefire Reader App

Overdrive App

Recommended Resources

• Ipads in Education,http://ipadeducators.ning.com/

• Apps in Education,www.appsineducation.blogspot.com

Angela CarstensenHead Librarian, Convent of the Sacred HeartNew York, NY

Twitter: @AngeReadsBlog: Adult Books 4 Teens (SLJ)