@your Library Know & Go

Collected the Week of October 14th

Highlighted & Underlined Technology, Research, and Learning Resources

Folle� Enlight App—eContent anywhere, any�me! Folle� has released

their latest reading environment focused on universal access, which is great

for our District CTA/BYOD ini�a�ve. A�ached is the quick

reference guide.

7 Simple Google Tips to Search Like a Boss The ar�cle put out by TeachThought presented a great infographic on effec�vely maximizing

Google search in seven steps that students (or yourself) might remember. The larger version

can be found at h�p://goo.gl/ZQ14mR

Mashpedia h�p://www.mashpedia.com/ - is an interes�ng

service that matches reference ar�cles from Wikipedia to

materials from YouTube and news websites. The purpose of

drawing materials from mul�ple sources is to provide users

with a comprehensive view of news stories and reference topics. Mashpedia also presents Amazon

lists of books related to your chosen topic. It could be a great resource for a

current events class. Taken from www.freetech4teachers.com

Authors Who Skype with Classes & Book Clubs (For Free) The list contained on this webpage h�p://goo.gl/3Zalri offers free 15-20 minutes

Q & A sessions with classes or book clubs that have finished reading one of their

books. The age range is from elementary up to adult. More in-depth virtual visits

are offered for a fee. Also note that you should make contact with the author to

be sure he/she s�ll offer the Skype sessions before planning lessons and

purchasing books.

Illustra(ve Mathema(cs is a free resource for K-12

mathema�cs. They offer correct, educa�onally sound,

Common Core aligned lesson ac�vi�es and illustra�ons. They are accessible to all and if you

register you can rate and share ac�vi�es. h�p://goo.gl/vkDkm4

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Learning Opportunities

Parkway Library Media Webinar Series 10/10/13—Google Collabora�ve Tools - Bill Bass -

Archived—h�p://goo.gl/q6mBxy

11/12/13—Digital Ci�zenship—Tom Swoboda—4 PM

12/3/13—TBD

1/16/14— Seeing Horizon Through Student Eyes -

Ka�e Stafford - 4 PM

3/4/14—TBD

4/8/4 TBD

Yep, it is s(ll going on...Connected Educator Month!

What is Connected Educators about? It’s an online professional network supported by the Department of

Educa�on. The mission is to help educators like yourself thrive in a connected world. Connected Educators

combines research, development, and outreach all year long, but invites you to celebrate and par�cipate the

whole month of October.

To get you going, Connected Educator has created a Starter Kit for you to peruse in order to get the best

experience. The kit is a�ached to this weeks updates. Visit the official Connected Educator Month site at h�p://

connectededucatormonth.org.

DENapalooza Oct. 26! Brought you by Discovery Educa�on

On Saturday, October 26th Discovery Educa�on will present a full day event with formal presenta�ons

in the morning on topics like Digital Storytelling, Project-Based Learning, and Building Your PLN with

the DEN. Then, the aLernoon will be spent unconference style. A�endees will choose the topics and

lead the conversa�ons. More ques�ons about DENapalooza check out the wiki at h�p://goo.gl/qTxlei

The event will be held at Ritenour Middle School, 2500 Marshall Ave., St Louis, MO 63114.

Register at h�p://goo.gl/sBbmpy

K-12 Online Conference

Please join the organizers of the 2013 K-12 Online Conference in congratula�ng our selected presenters

for this year’s conference! As in past years, our conference is organized into four strands. Each strand

has an invited keynote speaker and (at least) nine addi�onal selected speakers. Our conference begins

October 14th with a pre-conference keynote presenta�on. Strands for 2013 are: Week of Oct 21 –

25: Open Learning and Outside Learning

Week of Oct 28 – Nov. 1: Leading Learning and Building Learning

Struggling Readers & Common core—October 22nd, 1:00 PM Central—

The goal of the Common Core is to accelerate students’ reading achievement to

grade level by the end of 2014, but educators can’t begin to make an impact on

young adults who are reading below grade level without rich resources to aid them.

In this hour-long, free webinar, an expert panel will offer �ps about how to

implement the Common Core State Standards with struggling and striving readers in

the middle- and high-school classroom.

Register at h�p://goo.gl/XUo�Q (video archive available if you register)

E-Books in Schools: Lessons Learned from A-Z—Tuesday, November 5th, 1:00 PM—

In this hour-long webinar sponsored by OverDrive, a panel of school librarians will

discuss their successes with implemen�ng an e-book plaPorm and using e-books in the

classroom and school library.

Register at h�p://goo.gl/RJM7Rk (video archive available if you register)

Par(cipa(on Credits—ALer you have par�cipated in the webinar, in order to get credit, you will need to go to h�p://�nyurl.com/

LibWebinars and record your par�cipa�on. Remember that district credit is based on the number of hours that you par�cipate.

Six hours will get you .5 credit and 12 hours will get you 1 credit.

Each webinar will be held using Google Hangouts

(h�p://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/)

and will be archived on a Parkway Library YouTube

Channel which we will set up soon. If you want to

par�cipate in the webinar and ask ques�ons, you

are free to do. You can also just watch as it's

happening, or you can watch it aLer the fact as it

will be archived on the YouTube channel and a link

put on our website.

We need to stop

thinking of the

library as a grocery

store—

a place to

“get stuff”

and start thinking of

it as a kitchen—

a place to

“make stuff.”

~Doug Johnson

Contact Information

Bill Bass

Twitter: billbass Skype: bill.bass3

Kim Lindskog Twitter: klindskog Skype: klindskog

Nancy Ikemeyer Skype: nancy,ikemeyer.pearl Twitter: NancyIkemeyer

http://tinyurl.com/libserv

Access the Library Services Webpage using the QR code below.

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@Your Library

Grins @ Your Library—by Doug Johnson - If you are looking for the edgy side of the library

and would like a Friday giggle check out Doug Johnson’s Not Recommended @Your

Library (sense of humor needed) h�p://goo.gl/ikBdXR

Fun @Your Library

Inspire teens to read Ender’s Game before it hits theaters November 1. It might also be

fun to pull those other books off the shelf that have also been made into a movie. How

fun would that display be!

Red Hot Crime during the coldest months @ Your Library—

As the fall pushes forward into winter what be�er �me to

pick up a good mystery. Generally, mysteries tend to be the

most circulated genre. Webinar available. Register at

h�p://goo.gl/Fyeo1u

PLNs

Jose Picardo - An assistant principal and modern

foreign language teacher, who is in charge of

developing the school’s digital strategy, which can be

summarized as follows: ensuring the integra(on of

technologies that enable and facilitate teaching and

learning into the life of the school and its wider

community. He is on Twi�er @josepicardo and has a

blog h�p://www.boxoLricks.net/

Research—Articles Worth Reading

Power Up! The New School Library—

by Doug Johnson (http://goo.gl/vm8Xpp)

This article in Educational Leadership, September, 2013, is all

about making it happen in the library. What is it you ask? Making

good technology choices! Topics include adap�ng current needs,

social learning spaces, produc�on and presenta�on spaces,

teaching spaces, and create a place where kids want to be.

“The emphasis has shiLed from teaching learners how to find and

organize to teaching them how to evaluate and use informa�on.

But students and teachers need guidance and instruc�on more

than ever.”

Want to Contribute or Have an Event to Share?

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Nancy’s Nook

Conference Approval’s

• Complete the Pre-Approval of Professional Learning Expenses applica�on. • Discuss your days of absence from Parkway with your supervisor. If you

need a sub, discuss that as well. Subs for aendance at conferences/

workshops are paid for with building sub alloca�ons. • If your supervisor approves your request(s), send the signed form(s) to the

content area coordinator (Bill), for approval. The coordinator of profes-

sional learning (Liz Morrison), and the superintendent associated with your

role in Parkway (Lisa Merideth), will also have to approve your request. • Once your Pre-Approval is approved, Laura Warren, in Professional Learn-

ing, will email the approved form. • When all of the above is complete, you will then need to complete a form

303, and submit for approval. • You may now register, BUT, some conference registra�ons, especially

when a group is going, may be paid for with a PO. Please consult with Nan-

cy, before paying for registra�on. As always, if you have ques�ons or concerns, please feel free

to contact me @ 58453 or nikemeyer@pkwy.k12.mo.us.

Ac(vi(es & Poems @Your Library

Poem is from Amy Ludwig VanDerwater. Follow her

on Twi�er @amylvpoemfarm or check out her poetry

website at h�p://www.amylv.com/

Picts Around Pkwy

• Author visits at Barretts and Henry this week

• Rosemary Z. at Ross

• Preview book day at Fern • And who knew there was a Diary of Wimpy Kid car

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