GREAT Google Tips for Teachers

I posted a link to some Google Cheat Sheets on the library's Facebook page that I wanted all to see. I don't care for the use of the word "cheat" when it comes to education, but, that is what is used in the article title. There are all kinds of great tips here within the four sheets. Check it out!

4 Awesome Google Products Cheat Sheets for Teachers

This is one of them. Click the link and see all of them. REALLY good stuff for Google users!  :)

Creating a New Look for the Library Page

     I am working on a new look for the library web page. I have decided to use Weebly, a free web page creation tool. Moving away from Macromedia Dreamweaver, which I have loved using but ties me to one computer, is going to be a little out of my comfort zone. But, I really want to be able to work on the site from wherever I am.  I found Google sites to be less-than-user-friendly. So, Weebly, it is for me!!
    Please remember that my new site is a true work-in-progress.  But, I need feedback and suggestions.  I have not even gotten 50% of my old pages converted yet, just the simpler things first.  :)
Okay, here is the link:  

CPCS Library: Your Information Place

     Please let me know what you think and if you have ideas for improvement  and/or additions.  Thanks.

Best Apps for Teaching & Learning 2013

     Another great list from the AASL (American Association of School Librarians) is the list of "Best Apps".

Best Apps for Teaching & Learning 2013

     Click the link and find great things for your tablets and other devices.  It really is a great listing of resources!! This list, too, is divided up into broad categories to quickly find an app that is useful:

• Books
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
• Organization & Management
• Social Sciences
• Content Creation

Best Websites for Teaching & Learning 2013

     The American Association of School Librarians compiles different "best" lists for the year. They are great lists of resources! The following is a link to great websites to use in education.

Best Websites for Teaching & Learning 2013

      Click the link and check out what is there. Remember that I am happy to help out with any project, especially when it comes to the Common Core, finding information, evaluating information, and/or citing sources.  We are here to help!

      It is arranged in broad topics:

• Media Sharing
• Digital Storytelling
• Manage & Organize
• Social Networking & Communication
• Content Resources
• Curriculum Collaboration
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

SYNC YA Literature into Your Earphones Week #4

     This week's selections are Once by Morris Gleitzman and Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr.

      Here is the link:

SYNC YA Week #4

Summer Reading for Staff

     Finally the summer reading list for our staff is done. This is a long list of fiction and nonfictions to read just for fun!! Hope you enjoy it and find something that you love.  Be sure to let me know.

2013 Summer Reading for Staff

Freedom Flix ~ Great new resource

     Great news!! We are adding Scholastic's Freedom Flix to our great bank of databases. It will start July 1, I believe.  For now, we have a trial subscription. The link is below.  I will email staff who would like it the password.  

Freedom Flix Free Trial

Information to the Common Core

SYNC YA Week 3

Week # 3 of Sync YA Literature into Your Earphones

Featured books this week:

• The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

• Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

Here is the link:

SYNC YA Literature Week 3

SYNC ~ YA Literature into Your Earphones

Sync Posters May30

10 Creative Ways to Use Google Tools to Maximize Learning

     Another great post from Edutech for Teachers today comes from an Edudemic article entitled:

 10 Creative Ways to Use Google Tools to Maximize Learning. 

Click the link and check it out.