I saw a great question on a Facebook school library group. This person was wanting a template for an infographic similar to this one from the Framingham Public Library. I decided to refresh my memory on a few design tools so I recreated it in Canva, Genially, Adobe Express, Google Slides, PowerPoint, and Adobe Illustrator.
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AI Issues
Hey everyone! If you aren’t aware of AI (artificial intelligence) applications, now is a good time to give them at least a cursory look. As information, media, and technology specialists in our schools, we need to be aware of how powerful these tools are becoming. We also need to be able to support our teachers,...
Primary Sources
Tom Bober Tom Bober, school librarian in Missouri, is an expert on this topic. He has a podcast on this topic here. He also has written a book on it: Elementary Educator’s Guide to Primary Sources, Strategies for Teaching. He has a whole series of posts on this for AASL KnowledgeQuest: Picture Books and Primary...
Doodle & Chat with friends
This was a fun chat with two good friends! Mandi Tolen and Carrie Baughcum. Check out their work here.
Library Media Updates
Good morning! I hope you are all doing well. Here are a few library media updates for you. #KyLChat Please join us TONIGHT for #KyLChat. We will be talking about ways to support nurture our readers. December 8, 7 PM Central, 8 PM Eastern. #KyLChat is super-easy to join. Here are some directions if you...
KY Library Leaders AASL19
Here is a list of Kentucky school librarians presenting at the American Association of School Librarians National Conference, here in Louisville! If I’m missing your session, please add it here. Your browser does not support iframes.
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Genially Portfolio
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ISTElib Webinar
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Yesterday I had the pleasure of being part of an ISTE Librarians Network webinar. I presented an introduction to Google Geo tools. Thank you, Donnie Piercey, for your resources. The recorded webinar is below as well as slides. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/EWfmonQA-n0″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]