Going Dewey-Lite…or even Dewey-Less

By |2016-11-07T10:57:44-05:00May 8th, 2015|Blog Posts, Howtos, Library Hangouts, School Libraries, Videos|

I'm ashamed to say that when dumping the Dewey Decimal System was suggested to me by an elementary school library volunteer, I huffed and puffed and continued to classify with those numbers.  If I only knew then, what I know now! Going Dewey-Lite has many benefits in an elementary school library and if you're still

Media Smarts Launches Use, Understand, and Create – A Bilingual Digital Literacy Framework for Canadian Schools

By |2016-11-07T10:57:44-05:00April 21st, 2015|Blog Posts, Cool Tools, Digital Citizenship|

According to Media Smarts: "Young Canadians need to be able to make good choices about privacy, ethics, safety and verifying information when they’re using digital media, and they need to be prepared to be active and engaged digital citizens. Based on our research on digital literacy education in Canada, USE, UNDERSTAND & CREATE provides a

Links to Films Advocating for School Libraries and the Library Learning Commons

By |2016-11-07T10:57:44-05:00April 13th, 2015|Articles, Blog Posts, Cool Tools, Howtos, School Libraries, Videos|

Lists, lists, and more lists. I keep saying that we librarian love lists.   Edutopia provides a hyperlinked annotated filmography of films that talks about the importance of school libraries in Five Minute Film Festival: Reimagining the Library. The article goes from the general to the specific in its coverage of school libraries, with all the

Readers Theater – An Article That Tells You How To Do It In Your School Library

By |2016-11-07T10:57:44-05:00April 13th, 2015|Articles, Blog Posts, Howtos, School Libraries|

Kids love to put on plays.  Reader's theatre is a wonderful technique to make books come alive and to have students bring books to life. According to the article, Taking It to the Stage With Readers Theater (the article is from School Library Journal, hence the American spelling!), readers theatre helps students to become more

Inklewriter for Interactive Story Telling

By |2016-11-07T10:57:45-05:00April 1st, 2015|App Reviews, Blog Posts, Cool Tools|

For teachers who are looking for a way to mix creativity, computer skills and storytelling, there is a new and free app called Inklewriter.  According to the web site: The inklewriter lets you write as you play, branching the story with choices, and then linking those branches back together again. It keeps track of which

Apps to Help Students Study

By |2015-03-10T14:10:46-04:00March 10th, 2015|App Reviews, Blog Posts, Cool Tools|

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

Looking for New Ed Tech? Check Out edtechteacher.org

By |2016-11-09T09:40:09-05:00February 10th, 2015|Blog Posts, Cool Tools|

App Recommendations for Mobile Devices is a convenient way to find apps for various devices and learning activities.  As you can see from the photo on the right, the website gives you a choice of searching either by device type or by learning activity. The app evaluation is done by experts in educational technology, (check

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