-Comal+ISD+May+2012

NISD Presentation to Comal ISD Librarians June 4, 2012

= Everything we do needs to begin with the TEKS and College Readiness Standards from Elementary to High School =
 * ===NISD Library Standards aligned with ELA TEKS/AASL Standards : [[file:NISD_Library_standards_webversion[1].pdf]]===
 * ===AASL standards aligned with ELA and Reading TEKS : teksalign===


 * === College Readiness Standards via Pathways to College and Career Readiness (PACC) : ed.gov -(see pg 54, etc. )===
 * ===TEA - College and Career Readiness Standards Pay special attention to the cross-disciplinary standards starting on page 29 (.pdf pg 40). This is what we can focus on.===

= Activity: = > (Be sure to use their recommended browsers: safari, chrome, etc.) > (Be sure to use their recommended browsers: safari, chrome, etc.)
 * ===Brainstorming using Stixy===
 * ===@http://www.stixy.com/guest/202275===
 * ===Brainstorming via phone, ipad, etc., using CorkboardMe===

=Reading Programs: =

Programs:
> Read-O is a genre based program, but it is also leveled (without student knowledge) for ease of finding suitable materials for students. The files are kept on a shared drive so that teachers have access to them. The student picks a genre and either the teacher or librarian prints out the game board that is best suited to the student's level and needs. The students do not know that there are levels assigned to the books they will be reading to complete the game board. > The parent or teacher initials each square after the student completes the reading. When the board is completed, the student receives a free book of their choice. > Kuentz Elementary Reading Program > Each year there is a special kickoff for the Coyote Call school-wide reading program. Students receive specially designed dog tags as they progress through the program. They attend a mid-way celebration and are honored at an end of year program if they earn all 10 dog tags. > > The Knightly Reading program at Mireles ES provides reading incentives, as well as free choice reading. The program focuses on different genres and encourages at home reading. The incentives are provided at the end of each 9 weeks. There is Flashlight Reading, Duct Tape Bookmark Making, Camp Reading in the Library, and literacy performances by authors and presenters. > > The librarian states that the students seem to "get it" when discussing genres and that their academic vocabulary seemed to flow as they discussed books they'd read.
 * === Reading Around the World: [[file:ReadingaroundtheWorld.pdf]] ===
 * === Student Read-O Boards:[[file:Student Read-O Boards.zip]] ===
 * ===Burke Elementary Reading Program: [[file:Burke ES Reading Program.zip]]===
 * ===Kuentz Elementary Reading Program: [[file:Kuentz Elementary Readiing Program.zip]]===
 * ===Knightly Reading Program: [[file:Mireles ES Reading Program.zip]]===

Creating a Book Review Blog:

 * ===Example of Middle Schooler's blogging: Vale Library===

Creating a Book Trailer:

 * ===Example of trailer: MrT's students===
 * ===Get accounts for your students and more creation time with the Animoto Educators Account-(Takes a few weeks - but, once you have your account you can email them to request more than 50 accounts)===
 * ===Sign up students and create with animoto - How-to-video===
 * === learn how to teach students create them : booktrailersforall.com/===
 * ===Create a playlist on YouTube to stream trailers all daylong: example of mine===

View 1,000's of booktrailers of YA or children's books

 * ===[|booktrailersforall.com/]===
 * ===School Tube===
 * ===slimekids.com/book-trailers/===

Create online-posters using Glogster about books, etc:

 * ===Example - student used main themes of 'Trino's Choice' by D. Gonzales to create poster===
 * ===Glogster educator's account: @http://edu.glogster.com/===

Overdrive:

 * ===View the choices at NISD library ===

= What we do -other than check out books! =

Let people know via Newsletters:

 * ===Example of Newsletter - Elementary School: [[file:Locke Hill EOY Newsletter.pdf]]===
 * ===Example of Newsletter -Secondary School: [[file:MiddleSchoolEOY.pdf]]===


 * ===Example of Newsletter for librarians - NISD: Books & Beyond===

Google Custom Search:

 * ===How to create a Google Custom Search: Freetech4teachers===

= Building your Teacher and/or Student Resource Pages: =

Wikispaces for presenting or __collaboration__:
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 * ===Teacher page example: MrT===
 * ===Student page example: MrTedesco===
 * === What is a Wiki? - view video: commoncraft===
 * === Wiki-how-to & why create a wiki & video on step #1-how to sign-up for a wiki===
 * ===Step #2 video- how to create a wiki *I will embed this wiki here:

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 * ===Teacher flyer (pdf): handout===
 * ===Simple way to create a wiki: wikispaces===
 * ===Presenting Wiki to others: toolkit===

Examples of great library websites/wikis & blogs:

 * ===Collection of various great library websites: schoollibrarywebsites===
 * ===Best blogs for 2011: Edublogs===

= Resources/websites for including in your site: =
 * ===Best websites for teaching and learning: AASL===
 * ===Keep up on great technology & other trends via a blog collector: Google Reader/Feedly===

= Reflection -discussion board: = > Instructions: > - Student: Open a second computer/smartphone and go to ** m.socrative.com ** > - Student: Join the Room ###.
 * ===Socrative===
 * === How to use Twitter hashtags for groups/subjects: learnitin5 ===

Zondle - for making educational games
-have library aides create questions