Social media can be a great resource to help teacher librarians in the 21st Century Library. Specifically, Facebook and Twitter can aid the teacher librarian in promoting the library, as well as in collaboration and teaching. This presentation will give examples and resources for teachers who would like to use social media in their school library. Blogs, Destiny Quest, and GoodReads will also be addressed.
Utah pays for Utah Write for 5th graders, but it is a very affordable option for other grades as well. Take a look at what Utah Write can do for you and your students including giving immediate feedback for students on their writing.
Utah Write www.utahwrite.com
Take a look at these two Math Practice programs and what they can do for you.
MOBY www.runmoby.com 30 day free trial, $199/year for 30 kids for 12 months
IXL www.ixl.com 30 day free trial, $59 teacher 12 months, $299 school 12 months unlimited
SPOTLIGHT – In this session, we will explore some of the major Blogging-Social Media platforms and give you tips on how to safely and effectively use them to engage students and enhance the learning experience in your classroom. Learn how Blogging-Social Media is changing the way teachers and students are interacting with each other, content and the world!
Social media can be a great resource to help teacher librarians in the 21st Century Library. Specifically, Facebook and Twitter can aid the teacher librarian in promoting the library, as well as in collaboration and teaching. This presentation will give examples and resources for teachers who would like to use social media in their school library. Blogs, Destiny Quest, and GoodReads will also be addressed.
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Don't' have time to read a good book? Do you what to engage your students in the reading process by listening? Do you have a long commute and want to listen to something along the way? I want to tell you about how and where to get audiobooks. Free. Getting audiobooks is really easy. I'll show you how to combine tracks from CD's, add album art, add your audiobook to your phone and tell it to remember where you left off. From the public library to LibriVox to iTunes University there are books to read with your ears everywhere.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how powerful can a video be in your teaching. There are video resources all around us, from Youtube to DVDs. We'll show you how to download a video from Youtube, convert different formats of video to fit your needs, and pull that perfect segment from your favorite DVD.
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SPOTLIGHT – Are you excited to use your new iPad in your classroom, but have not had the chance to go through the over 750,000 different apps in the App Store? Join me for this session where I’ll highlight 60 of my favorite iOS apps for productivity, core education, general education, as well as some apps that are just plain edu-tainment. Hold on to your hats - it’s going to be a fun ride!