KNOW & GO Updates @your Library

Parkway School District Volume 3 | Issue 6

Contact InformationBill BassInnovation Coordinator: Instructional Technology & Library MediaTwitter: billbass

Kim LindskogLibrary System Support Specialist Twitter: klindskog

Amy Johnson Digital Learning SpecialistTwitter: ajohnson106

Nancy IkemeyerAdministrative AssistantSkype: nancy,ikemeyer.pearlTwitter: NancyIkemeyer

Access the Library Services Webpage

using the QR code or www.tinyurl.com/libserv

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● Librarians List 2015-16

● Who To Call● Ordering

procedures● Follett ordering

w/screenshots● 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● Mobile

Makerspace Kit Request

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Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

19 FollettContinuation of Connected Educator month

20 Follett Library 2.015 Virtual Conference

21 Follett

EdSurge St. Louis - from ConnectEd Learning Event

22 Follett 23 Follett

26 FollettConnected Educator Month

27 Follett 28 Follett 29 Follet 30 Follett

Nov 2PD Day @ Lib Services High School morning only

3PD Day @ WMSElementary & High School All day Middle School morning only

4MSPLC Late Start

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Dates at a Glance

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Nancy’s Nook & Other NotesFollett Visits Gina Donato is in the District doing visits until the end of the month. Nancy shared a Google Calendar with you titled Follett visit's. Feel free to make appointments to discuss anything: Follett, Destiny, ebooks, Brytewave, etc. If possible, but not required, if you notice a school in your area scheduled an appt., try to schedule around that. Please be sure you are on the calendar titled Follett visit's (under my calendars). If you don't, you are only creating an event on your own Google calendar.

Distribution of Catalog Search TabletsMost of the Samsung Tab4 Tablets have been distributed, if you don’t already have an appointment with Kim then they will be distributed at the November 2nd and 3rd PD days. A couple of things came up while talking with librarians about the tablets:

● What if I want to purchase my own stand? That is totally up to you but be sure that it is locking and that the power cable fits into the mount. Also, be sure to let Kim know that you purchased a stand so that we don’t order another one for you.

● Are you new to the Google Apps for Education Play Store? Which is different than the public Google Play Store. check out the kick start guide to using the Google Apps for Education Play Store here.

● Where can I get help on my new Android tablet? In the Google Apps for Education Training Center they have a entire unit of study devoted to tablet development.

Device Grants | Google Education Chromebooks and Tablet grants and funding resources are available. To get involved look over the Google Doc and if you are interested be sure to get in touch with Denise Farinella, the district contact for grants and funding.

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Hi everyone, this should be the last email you'll get from me today. Last year as we were preparing to implement Google Apps I offered any librarian who was interested the opportunity to either be reimbursed for a passed test or given district PD credit. I want to extend that opportunity to you once again. If you are interested in learning more about Google and Google Apps, this is a great, self-paced development opportunity. There are a number of librarians who already participated last year so ask your fellow librarians (or Kim) to get some insight on this. All information (including study materials and the tests themselves) can be found at http://www.google.com/edu/training/certifications/. You can take any or all of the required and/or elective tests that you want. Click on the "Certification" tab to get to the information. If you are interested, please let Nancy know and she will begin to form a list so we can keep track. Each test is $15 and, upon submitting your certificate we will get your credit (at the end of the year) or reimbursed. I hope that some of you will take advantage of this opportunity. Let me know if you have questions.

Hi everyone,If you haven't received it yet, sometime today you will get an email with an invitation to become Google Drive certified. All of the information that is there is valid for you save for one thing, the district is going to support teachers in taking the Google Drive test which is awesome. However, this does not get you recognized as being certified through Google. If you are interested in taking all of the tests, I will support you in that. There are 5 tests total and each of them are $15 each. If you choose to go this route, you have two choices. I will either pay for all five tests once you've passed them and have turned in your certificates, or I can give you 2 district credits (if you complete all five tests). Once you finish your tests, to become certified through Google you have to fill out an application and make a video. Kim and I can help you through this process as well. I'm excited to offer this opportunity to you and support you in it. I think I have all the relevant information here but if I've missed something or you have other questions, please let me know.

>>> Bill Bass 07/07/15 3:11 PM >>>Google announced their new certifications last week. Everything is now available at https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/certification Each one builds upon the other. I can't tell you what to expect at this point but there are two levels of assessments before trainer. It's brand new so I don't know what the format even is at this point. Here's the FAQ page https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/certification_faq Trainer applications open up tomorrow and I imagine it will close end of August. Here's another more complete breakdown of the certification programs.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FLSjKWqgjHYW3FF3BWUg7IY4hv_CAjWKlYgjsHTRJ60/edit?hl=en&forcehl=1#

Library Lessons

@your LibraryOctober

● National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month - Wiki & Resources

● National Reading Group Month

● National Book Month● National Go on a Field

Trip Month ● Teen Read Week Oct-

18-24● Digital Citizenship Week

- October 18-24 #havethetalk

November ● Picture Book Month ● International Games

Day - Saturday, November 21st

● Aviation History Month - explore this with makerspace activities on gravity and flight

● Monopoly was released in November 1935 - try using gaming in the library this month

● American Education Week - Nov 16th - 20th Plan events from NEA.org

Just For Fun @your Library

from Buzz Feed Books check out the 19 Hilarious Jokes All Books Nerds Will Appreciate, such as, Bookmark? You mean quitter strip?

Timely TopicsMakerspaces, Gaming,, Library Spaces, Advocacy, Genrefication, and more

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Thinking About our Profession

Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a few leadership sessions with TLA (Teaching, Learning, and Assessment). What can you influence. ..tla retreat video and reflection

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Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a few leadership sessions with TLA (Teaching, Learning, and Assessment). What can you influence. ..tla retreat video and reflection

“I believe each of my students must craft an individual reading life of challenge, whim, curiosity, and hunger. I believe in the collecting, noticing, living work of designing lessons to empower writers. I believe teachers provide vision for students; we live a belief in their success every day we teach." - Penny Kittle

Resource RoundupTechnology, Research & Learning Resources

MOREnet 2015 Google Tips & TricksAt the MOREnet conference two Google Certified Teachers went head-to-head on the best tips, tricks, and strategies for using Google Apps for Education and other Google products. Below are the items you might try out. (Thanks to Amy Johnson we have the complete list). Imagine the possibilities.

Google Docs● Link Chooser an “Add on” lets you link to a doc or folder

in your Drive to automatically open it from the Doc you are working on

● Voice Typing- Click on voice typing under “Tools” and speak to convert to text

Google Slides● Use Slides to create Infographics- While in Slides create

placeholder templates for images, graphs, and text● Change Slide Orientation- File>Page Setup>Custom 8.5

x11 makes it a portrait page

Google Sheets● Pivot Tables- (a tool that allows you to summarize and

explore data interactively) in Sheets, Data>Pivot Table>fill in report editor

● Explore button- the plus sign in lower right hand corner of sheets will graph data instantly

Google Forms● A Spreadsheet list copied into Forms- You can copy a

list from Sheets into Forms to create multiple choice questions

● Pre-filled URL- under Responses>get pre filled URL - this allows you to have pre-filled fields with consistent naming so that sorting data is accurate

Google Drawing● Create Slide Templates- create template in Draw (using

same page layout) and download as jpeg, then drag into Slides, and duplicate slide

● Interactive Images with Google Sites- Link images in Drawing and insert into Sites as an interactive header

Google Classroom● Share to Classroom extension - It pushes a website out

to students in your Classroom - bonus: students can also push to the teacher

● Classroom Calendar shared to Parents- This latest update automatically creates a Calendar for each Classroom which can then be made public and embedded into a website or blog.

From ALA best websites 2015 www.ala.org

Google Summit 2015 Updates

At the Missouri Summit featuring Google for Education this past Saturday Kira created a Doc to use and pass along. The Doc contains the latest updates in Drive and Classroom.https://goo.gl/mD63ZS

Teen Read Week Activity - Edible Books

For Teen Read Week and created by the Chelbrarian, Take It and Make It Edible Book Craft. Teens will sign out a kit that contains everything they need to make edible books at home. Adapted from Teen Read Week website. The project cost around $15 for about 25 kits.

If you’re interested, the Chelbrarian uploaded the files for the kit label and edible book instructions.

And remember to post pictures on social media with the #parkwayreads hashtag.

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Resource RoundupTechnology, Research & Learning Resources

What will you make @ your library #ParkwayMakes

Professional LearningOne option for earning Parkway credits is to participate in webinars and events, such as edcamps, slaa events, makerspace open houses etc. In order to earn participation credits watch the webinar or go to an event, then go to http://tinyurl.com/webinars-events to record your participation. Remember that district credit is based on the number of clock hours that you participate. Credit is issued as follows: six clock hours will get you .5 credit and 12 clock hours will get you 1 credit.

EventsLibrary 2.015 is all day on Tuesday, October 20th. Anyone from anywhere in the world can participate for free (as long as they have an Internet connection)! Links for the conference are below. There are 50 sessions and 3 keynotes, and the schedule with connecting information is listed for time zones throughout the world. For our pre-conference event this year, Library 2.015 is excited to announce Teacher Librarian Day on Monday, October 19th, a five-hour special (and also free) series of online sessions around the topic of "Teacher Librarians and School Culture" - organized by Joyce Valenza, with lots of special guests, and supported by CiSSL, the Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries at Rutgers. The conference has inherited the Global Teacher Librarian Ning network, with over 7,000 members--learn more and connect with others at http://www.teacherlibrarian.org. Earn participation credits by completing the http://tinyurl.com/webinars-events form to record your participation.

The Connected Educator Month (CEM) initiative networks educators and education stakeholders through connected professional learning experiences worldwide. Over the past three years, millions of educators and others around the world have participated in hundreds of professional development and other educational opportunities, offering highly distributed, diverse, and engaging activities to all stakeholders at all levels. See the calendar and join the events to earn credit! #CE15

EdSurge St. Louis - from ConnectEd Learning Event - November 13 & 14 the - 8:00-3:00Imagine what happens when the smartest, most motivated educators engage with the most creative edtech entrepreneurs. Register for the free event here

● Workshops give education leaders the inside track on emerging tech & trends● Engage in small group sessions with leading edtech companies selected based on your district priorities● Take part in thoughtful conversations around critical issues such as data management, evaluating tech &

building partnerships● Meet & share your experiences with peers from other schools & districts

Webinars● 12 Innovative Reading Ideas! New

Ways to Inspire Your Students - Wed, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m.

Archived Webinars Worth a View● You Need It: Reading Promotional

Programming That Really Works!● Makerspaces: The Now Revolution

in School Libraries● Getting the Most out of Integrating

eBooks in the Classroom: 10 Proven Lessons You Can Use Now!

● Getting the Most Out of eBooks in School: 50 Proven Tips That Really Work

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@MakerCamp: Make the AWESOME Fridge Light Bag! Find instructions at http://makercamp.com/

Google Certification Last year as we were preparing to implement Google Apps I offered any librarian who was interested the opportunity to either be reimbursed for a passed test or given district PD credit. I want to extend that opportunity to you once again. If you are interested in learning more about Google and Google Apps, this is a great, self-paced development opportunity. There are a number of librarians who already participated last year so ask your fellow librarians (or Kim) to get some insight on this. All information (including study materials and the tests themselves) can be found at http://www.google.com/edu/training/certifications/. Click on the "Certification" tab to get to more information. There's an FAQ page https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/certification_faq as well.

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Well Said...

Snapshots

● Mason author visit● McKelvey - Take a bite out of

reading #parkwayreads●

#ParkwayReads.

Source: http://bit.ly/1JOgQ8t

● There are a few sets of matching carts if you are in need for your makerspace area

● New library classroom/makerspace area being created at SWM

● Digital collaborate furniture acquistion at WMS● Skype author visit in the student lounge area at SWM

Create bookmarks to help students take notes without writing in library books. Read about it on bookriot.com