Parkway School District Volume 2 | Issue 29

@your Library

ContactInformation

Bill BassTwitter: billbass

Skype: bill.bass3

Kim LindskogTwitter: klindskogSkype: klindskog

Scoopit:www.scoop.it/t/know-goISSUU Newsletter Stacks:

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Nancy IkemeyerSkype: nancy,ikemeyer.pearl

Twitter: NancyIkemeyer

Access the Library Services Webpage using the QR code or

www.tinyurl.com/libserv

What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?

Nancy’s Nook & Other Reminders

Mark Your CalendarThe Welcome Back meeting with all librarians will be Friday, August 7th, 8:00-3:00 at West HIgh in the Library Classroom.

Google Academy InformationRight now we are really low in terms of the number of people registered for Google Academy. So, please consider telling your friends about the event and post the Academy and Camp flyers in strategic places in your buildings. Google Academy will be offered as a salary credit opportunity for you and teachers in your building. All the information can be found at this link (http://goo.gl/uQu8BS). As a presenter, you have the ability to earn salary credit as well.

2015-2016 Award eBooks on the WayI ordered all 2015-2016 award books that came in electronic (eBook) format. I will be pushing those titles to school shelves in the next few days. Elementaries will see all Show Me's, Mark Twain's, and Truman's. Middle School's will see all Mark Twain's, Truman's, and Gateway's. High School's will see all Mark Twain's, Truman's, and Gateway's. Any books that are 12 month access will not show up on your shelves until June 1. If you wish to 'hide' any of the titles on your shelf, you will have to log on to your administrator account and hide them.

InventoryJim put put together a set of inventory instructions if you are still need of those.https://sites.google.com/site/faqofdestiny/inventoryinstructions. In addition to those directions, there is also a set of instructions from Follett. http://legacyhelp.fsc.follett.com/content/inventory/library_inventory/inventoryform_overview.htm

#Parkway ReadsFor our students to meet the Mission, Vision and Learning Principles of the Parkway School District we know that students must be curious, creative, and confident learners but we also know that they must have strong literacy skills both in and out of school.

Use the hashtag #ParkwayReads to highlight the reading lives of the Parkway community. Post to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with #ParkwayReads and #WhereIRead with pictures of the places that you do your reading. Whether it's at the pool, on vacation, on a plane, waiting for a practice to finish, in the backseat on a road trip or even just at home on the couch, help us celebrate reading in the Parkway community with #ParkwayReads.

Well Said...The library may be the only area in our schools where learners can direct learning!

~ Joyce Valenza

GOT NEWS Button Do you need help, got an idea, have a suggestion, or have an event planned? Then share it by clicking on the red Got News button.

GOT NEWS

Library Services Answers to FAQs

● Librarians List 14-15

● Who To Call

● Ordering procedures

● Follett ordering

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● Follett Acct #'s

● Follett req Instructions

building budget

● Sample budget

● Substitute librarian list

● Sub Training Videos

● Standing orders

● Ordering/renewing

databases HS only

● Destiny FAQ Page of

Answers

The Top 50 School Library BlogsThis list features the top school library blogs ordered by website popularity metrics and social media engagement including the number of websites that link to a blog and number of followers on Twitter.

Know & Go Makerspace survey - http://goo.gl/forms/zzV4IaIx0D

look at eoy data to determine what’s needed and share out

What does it mean to be a librarian in the digital age?

tech terms they should know to get to the table -

see infographic on pinterest

March Weeding

Celebrate School Library Month

Promote the theme Where Learning Never

Ends @your Library throughout the month

by showing, how the school library program

and the LMS support, promote, and enable

learning. Need talking points, infographics,

or ideas take a look at:

School Librarians Transform Learning

Strong School Libraries Build Strong

Students

You have the influence to be the change

agent that brings a participatory culture to

the community through the library

experience. Think about the way you

empower students, staff, parents, and

administrators.

E - Education Technology

M - Media Literacy

P - Participatory

O - Outreach

W - Welcoming Atmosphere

E - Evolving Spaces

R - Rethinking Library Snap Shots

Looking Forward Thank you taking the end of the year survey. From the data collected we found LMSs are are thinking about how the following topics might fit in their library or would like to create a plan:

● Gaming/Gamification 63%● Makerspaces 56%● Genrefication 40%● Rethinking library spaces 38%

Professional Learning topics that are of most interest:

● Technology Integration 83%● Library Advocacy 76%● Collaboration/Co-teaching 73%● eContent/Digital Reading 70%● Digital Citizenship 68%● Media Literacy 68%● Public Library Partnerships 55%

Our attention will focus on these topics as we think about the best way to disseminate information and resources to help meet your needs for the upcoming school year.

Looking BackWhen looking at the overall themes and hot topics for the year it is interesting to see the trends for Parkway libraries. Themes emerged from conversations had throughout the year that included: libraries of today, role of the librarian, programming (makerspaces, gaming, production, etc.), scheduling (flex/fixed), and partnerships. Specific topics that increased over the past school year were:

● Number of Presentations outside of Parkway +67%

● Newsletter Inquiries +59%● Makerspaces +56%● Genrefication +50%● Weeding +50%● Rethinking Library spaces +48%● Scheduling (fixed/flex) +43%● Digital Citizenship +31%● Tablets/Mobile Learning +25%● Partnership work +20%● Technology Integration +11%● Gaming/Gamification +10%● eContent unchanged

Timely TopicsDigital Resources, eBooks, Learning Commons, Scheduling, Leadership, Programing, Makerspaces

Summer Reading

In the May-June 2015 (Volume 31 Number 7) issue of School Library many resources were shared about summer reading (students and librarians).

● Another article offered suggested packing a summer suitcase of vacation picture books.

● Ideas for moving past the required summer reading list.

● The final resource contained book lists beyond our summer reading lists in .pdf format.

● As the school year comes to an end, some librarians may be thinking about their own learning network and professional summer reading list. There are many resources to inform and inspire (2014).

**percentages were calculated between last year and this years data collection

Mason Ridge author visit and SWM Literacy Night

Helpful Resource for MS & HS Math Teachers http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/12/by-request-ten-helpful-resources-for.html#.VDwtGWddU1I in addition to that provide math chat app http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/10/math-chat-solve-problems-together-in.html#.VDwtI2ddU1I

What Your Students Really Need to Know About Digital CitizenshipNine proactive tips -- plus some clever lesson ideas -- to help students feel safe and engaged online. Developing a Culture of Trust and TransparencyWhy not change your acceptable use policy to be an "empowered" use policy instead? The BIG List of Digital Citizenship ResourcesTeach smart digital literacy and fight cyberbullying with this curated collection.from Edutopia supporting our growth measures

digital bytes from common sense media - digital citizenship for teens - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/digital-bytes

Additional Resources ● STEM books for Children ● Books for Little Inventors

& Engineers

New Summer Reading List This summer Parkway will be circulating new summer reading lists in a brochure format for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and high school. The lists were adopted from ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children), MISL (Missouri Association of School Librarians), and YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association).The criteria for many of the books on these lists were based on overall appeal, exposure to authors, diversity, genre variety, and relevance. The brochure format creates a manageable list with adequate choice to encourage students to read for fun. Summer reading is a chance for students to learn to read for pleasure. This lists and additional resources can be found on the Library Services page. Also be sure to use the hashtag #parkwayreads to organize social media posts about reading in Parkway.

St Louis County Summer Reading ProgramSummer Reading Club starts on May 18. The promotional videos showcasing how the club works are now available on the library’s YouTube channel. Here are the direct links to put on your library webpage:Kids’ Reading Club (Kindergarten-Grade 5) Kid Club Promotional VideoTeen Reading Club (Grades 6-12) Teen Club Promotional VideoThe video is to promote the club to students and parents. Ideas for sharing the video include:

● showing the videos to your students during class or assemblies

● posting the video to your school’s website● sending the link in an electronic newsletter or

other communication to parentsEncourage your students to not only participate in the club this summer, but to strive to complete the club.

Resource RoundupTechnology, Research & Learning Resources

~ Unlimited Possibilities are available

@ your library every day!

Creative Displays @your Library

What if we had makerspaces or art clubs that could take our weeded books and create sculptures that represent our schools in some way? https://www.pinterest.com/pin/329114685244886220/

Your ideas can come to life with +Made with Code. What will you create in honor of National Ideas Month? http://goo.gl/ppwhRS

About Books

Humans, Machines and In-betweens

The focus in the current School Library Journal is on Robo Reads! This article has something for all grade levels from fiction to nonfiction. The list contains titles of excellent robot literature from the last few years. What a great way to encourage scientific minds to read over the summer or to create a list the library should probably keep for makerspaces. Who wouldn’t want to read something like Zoobots. The article also contains quick digital picks which includes websites and apps.

Here are this week’s most popular posts from Richard Byrne’s FreeTech4Teachers.com: ● 20 Good Map Creation Tools for Students ● What2Learn – Create Your Own Review Games ● Thousands of Elementary School Math Practice Activities Aligned to Common Core Standards ● How to Eliminate Choices as They’re Used on Google Forms ● 12 Good Tools for Creating End-of-Year Review Activities ● A Short Summary of Best Practices for Using Images in Blog Posts ● Three Helpful Updates to the Google Classroom iPad & Android Apps● By Request – Five Options for Creating Videos on Chromebooks ● 3. Ten Sites and Apps to Inspire Creative Writing ● 4. Mystery Science – Great Science Lessons for Elementary School Students ● 5. Story Prompts – 20 Random(ish) Pictures at a Time ● 6. How to Privately Share Videos Through YouTube