On March 16th and March 17th, school library personnel from across Quebec got together for the annual MELS Library Symposium. This year's theme was Dream, Plan, Create. Keynote speaker Joanne de Groot got us thinking about the exciting possibilities that the Canadian Library Association standards can ignite right here in Quebec; a main focus of
If you liked my Eduslam at the Library Symposium about how to take notes using the Trash and Treasure method, just click on this hyperlink and it will take you to the slide-share site that provides more information than I gave in that 4 minute Eduslam. I also do have a Pinterest board and I
This short video explains how sites such as Youtube, Facebook, Google, and Twitter can recognize your password without actually having the password in their database. Yes, I know. That makes no sense, does it? Yet in three minutes, Tom Scott explains how this is possible and more importantly, why you should avoid any website that
This film shows the excitement of students, parents, teachers and the principal at the opening of their new library learning commons. It is apparent that project based learning is very much a part of the curriculum at Douglasdale Elementary School in Calgary. The principal in this film recognizes that students are using libraries very differently
Photo via Flickr Creative Commons by UBC Learning Commons Edudemic recently posted about cool tools to help distracted students get down to work in The Five Best Study Aid Apps. In fact, they even list an app called Self Control. Apparently, technology can help the "Distracted Generation" concentrate. For example, Self Control allows
February 22-28 is Freedom to Read Week, the Canadian equivalent of the American Banned Books Week. There are lots of free materials and kits to download at FreedomtoReadWeek.ca - just click on this link. There are banners and posters that you can distribute, so even if you feel that you might be a little late
Students at West Bay Elementary School, Courtesy of Chris Kennedy, used with permission Chris Kennedy is the Superintendent of Schools / CEO with the West Vancouver School District (West Vancouver, BC). I like the title of his blog, The Culture of Yes. When you study improvisation in theatre, you learn that blocking off ideas ends the
Courtesy of @Gwyneth Jones - The Daring Librarian, used with permission. @GwynethJones - The Daring Librarian is a rock star among librarians! She takes every traditional stereotype of our profession and throws them to the wind. If you've been following her blog or tweets, you know that she has a passion for helping
4 Tips To Transform Your Learning Space is another article for the Library Learning Commons file that you might want to compile. Holland breaks down the transformation from the traditional school library to learning commons with 4 general tips that are easy to remember: Photo from tinkerlab.com/tinkering-spaces-makerspace/ 1. Create an agile space
This past week, I participated in a webinar on Makerspaces entitled Makerspaces: The Now Revolution in School Libraries with Leslie Preddy, school librarian in Indianapolis, Indiana. She's also the author of the book, School Library Makerspaces, Grades 6 - 12. If you are a member of edweb (anyone can register for free), here is the
