What Is a Poster Session Anyway?

By |2017-02-23T12:30:14-05:00February 23rd, 2015|Blog Posts, Howtos, School Libraries|

Have you volunteered to do a poster session at the Library Symposium? Congratulations! Now, you may be wondering what is expected of you, as poster sessions can mean different things at different events. At the Library Symposium, the posters sessions are a relaxed and friendly, one-on-one way to share what is happening in your library. After

Beth Holland’s 4 Tips to Transform Your Learning Space

By |2016-11-07T10:57:45-05:00February 19th, 2015|Blog Posts, Howtos, School Libraries|

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

Great Webinar Recording on Makerspaces

By |2016-11-07T10:57:45-05:00February 19th, 2015|Blog Posts, Howtos, School Libraries, Videos|

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

Inquiry Based Learning and a Tour of theinquiryprocess.ca – Information Literacy All the Way

By |2016-11-07T10:57:46-05:00February 3rd, 2015|Blog Posts, Cool Tools, Howtos, Videos|

I just finished this how-to-use theinquiryprocess.ca video today.  I hope that you can find the time to share this with teachers and library staff. I've also made a video on what inquiry based learning is involves. There are so many video out there on this, but I thought that after viewing quite a few, something

Yoda Knows…and so should you!

By |2016-11-07T10:57:46-05:00February 3rd, 2015|Blog Posts, Digital Citizenship, Howtos|

Here's a great video that teachers are going to love, especially if they're Star Wars fans. It presents useful guidelines for anyone working with students and technology. Our own Julian Taylor gives the lowdown on how we all can protect ourselves on the Internet or as Yoda might say, "Careful you must be!" This is

Lesson Plans on Google Search, K – 12

By |2017-11-13T12:15:37-05:00January 21st, 2015|Blog Posts, Cool Tools, Howtos|

I found Jeff Utecht's blog, The Thinking Stick through a website that lists resources for teaching Information Literacy, the Resources page for Next Vista for Learning. In adding content to theinquiryprocess.ca, I'm always on the look-out for material for Kindergarten and Cycle 1.  That's where Jeff Utecht comes in.  His lesson plan for Grades K

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