Hi campers! This is the penultimate (I love using that word) post for our S’More Tech Summer Camp. One week from today, I will be in my favorite place, on the beach in South Walton County, Florida, reading a book while I listen to the waves roll in. But, for today, I’ll stay focused on…
Hi campers! Are you ready to move on from infogaphics to another hot topic? iPads! They are amazing, engaging and kid-friendly. You’ve probably already seen sites like Kathy Schrock’s Bloomin’ Apps (iPad apps organized by Bloom’s Taxonomy). And you may have seen this extravaganza of iPad resources that I saw at the Texas Library Association…
Hi campers! As you can see from the title, we are taking a break from infographics to talk about the basis for those infographics, DATA. What data do we measure? How do we share that data? My principal recently shared this link with us, as an expectation for next school year. Click here to see…
Hi campers! This week we’re going to look at a few different sites to help our students create infographics. I learned about the need for instruction in infographics last spring when I did a multiple intelligences research project with several fifth grade classes. They had about 20 choices for how they wanted to show the…
Thank you so much for the compliments, comments and questions about library centers that you’ve been sending me! I love to hear about YOUR school libraries! Because I’ve had the same questions asked often, I’m setting up this page so that, if you have the same question, you won’t have to wait for an email…
How do you start library centers in school libraries? How much time will it take? Will it work in my special situation? Can I do this without spending any money? Can I do this without a library assistant or parent volunteers?Those are all great questions. I want to help you get started with library centers,…