Hi, All, here are the English version of the two books that our keynote speaker, Carol Koechlin presented this morning at our Library Symposium 2014. Q Tasks: How to Empower Students to Ask Questions and Care About Answers by Carol Koechlin, Sandi Zwaan INFO Tasks for Successful Learning: Building Skills in Reading, Writing and Research
A study on what teenagers use to do research: Google or other online search engine (94%) Wikipedia or other online encyclopedia (75%) YouTube or other social media sites (52%) Their peers (42%) Spark Notes, Cliff Notes, or other study guides (41%) News sites of major news organizations (25%) Print or electronic textbooks (18%) Online databases
The Ultimate list of Free Stock Photos Sites for eLearning: The link below takes you to a blog that lists websites containing photos and clip art that either have Creative Commons licenses and/or are in the public domain. http://elearningindustry.com/free-stock-photos-sites-for-elearning Submitted by Ellen Goldfinch, ETSB
http://www.edsocialmedia.com/2011/11/7-tips-for-citing-an-app-in-mla-format/ How do you cite information retrieved from an app? This site provides one solution using MLA principles. Hopefully, both APA and MLA will address this directly in their next editions. Submitted by Ellen Goldfinch, ETSB
This is an invitation to learn more about Sarah Ellis, recipient of the BC Lieutenant Governor General Award in 2013. http://www.sarahellis.ca/
The author Malorie Blackman has been chosen for the Waterstones Children!s Laureate 2013-2015. Her main goal will be the promotion of reading to children in UK. Malorie Blackman named as new Waterstones Children's Laureate 2013-2015 Picture credit: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maloriesmall.jpg
Livres en fete 2013 happened from April 21-28, 2013. Activities and Cool Youth Choices can be found here.
Ever wondered about all the wonderful things you do in your library? This is an amazing infographic that demonstrates all of the fantastic things that a school librarian does! Check out this link
The 2012 School Library Journal report on the state of ebooks in 1427 U.S. school libraries. It also links to reports on public and academic libraries. http://www.thedigitalshift.com/research/ebook-usage-reports/
If you use Facebook, here's a great group to join that gives ideas on how iPads can be used in the classroom. You have to ask to join but it seems as if they do accept educators. It's another resource for asking questions and getting suggestions and may be useful for teachers using iPads. Submitted
