Tech Plus Books
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Tech Plus BooksApr 03, 2022
NCWiseOwl Features & Transitions
Charity, Cathy, and Laura revisit the staple resource of NCWiseOwl. NCWiseOwl is going through some changes and transitions, but we highlight some of our favorite features about this tool.
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- Canvas links for NCWiseOwl tool kit, get NCWiseOwl updates, Strategies & Classroom tools (scavenger hunts!)
- Kami extension
- Wordle spinoffs for many disciplines
- The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
- The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman
- The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash
- NC Reads: NC Humanities book club
IDWTDTNY- Boundaries & Saying No
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Building the Library Collection in the Age of Book Challenges
Charity, Cathy, and Laura have a candid conversation about book selection amidst the backdrop of national book challenges and reconsiderations. This is not a how-to episode for handling a complaint or challenge. We urge all of our librarians to familiarize themselves with district policies regarding challenging or objecting to school materials as well as having a clear collection development policy for purchases.
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Faith Huff on Marketing the Library with Social Media
Laura interviews Faith Huff about how to use social media to amplify and promote library programming. Faith shares best tips and practices for TikTok. For full show notes visit TechPlusBooksPod.net
Right Here, Right Now
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Cathy, Charity, and Laura discuss what they are focusing on in the immediate, what they are implementing right now at the start of the school year. They share book suggestions from YAC with the PACK and more inspired by recent TV shows. They wonder about the mysterious boost for one book request at the middle school. Having had a break from Google Meets, they explore new features in Google Meet and offer some other tech resources.
Hot Takes, Summer Reading Plans, and 20-21 Success
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TPBxPPDNC: PodcastPD NC Crossover Episode
We sit down with Innovation Learning Catalysts for DPI and discuss how educators can ignite and embrace innovation in the classroom.
Digital Intentionalism
Winter Conference Recaps: NCTIES, EdCampCardigan, and SLJ Middle Grade Magic
Book Hangovers & Cures
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Cultivating Genius #TechPlusBookStudy
Tommy Jenkins, author of Drawing the Vote, on Voting Literacy
For complete shownotes visit Tech Plus Books Pod. In today's episode we talk with Tommy Jenkins, author of the graphic novel Drawing the Vote.
Ashley Sherman on Building Makerspace Collaboration
Guest Ashley Sherman shares ways in which she got her Makerspace program launched and how she integrates the maker model into all classrooms.
Join us for #TechPlusBookStudy! We hope you'll add to discussions and slow chats! Our first book title is on Cultivating Genius by Gholdy Muhammad
Bonus: NCSLMA Takeaways and Second Chance Registration
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Sessions:
- Advocacy & Marketing:
- Advocacy....It's for Every School Librarian, Crystal Joyce (twitter: @librarianmrscj), Dr. April Dawkins (twitter: @Aprldwkns), Faith Huff (twitter & tiktok: @teachinatardis) & Lila Morel
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough: How to Create and Advocate for Your Library!, Lila Morel and Faith Huff
- Marketing Your Library, Kathy Parker (twitter: @kparkerslmc)
- Connect the Dots: Destiny Discover, Sharon Hart (https://fresmedia.weebly.com/ and twitter: @sjhart) and Heather Pennica (twitter: @readrgrlheather)
- Joining Forces: How a Blended Media/Tech Program Enhances Student Learning, Chelsea Brantley (twitter: @rahrahreading) & Lori O'Neal
- Google Quizzes: Secure Assessments on Chromebooks, Katie Bogle (http://wonderscreate.weebly.com/ and twitter: @BogleKatie and instagram: @wondersread)
- Slaying the Monsters: Evaluating Speculative Worlds of Color, Jewel Davis (https://jeweldavis.com/)
- Time-Saving Tips and Tricks, Katie Bogle
Starting School When the World Gets Weird
We discuss goals for this school year amidst pandemic, share Google Classroom tips, and books we've enjoyed over the summer. See complete show notes at TechPlusBooksPod.net
Season 1 Finale
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Interview with Beimnet Baissa: Reflections from a New School Librarian
Connecting When the World Gets Weird
Reading When the World Gets Weird
What We Talk About AKA Show Notes
The Vagina Bible by Jennifer Gunter
Mary Roach books (http://maryroach.net/)
ALA Pandemic Preparedness resources (http://www.ala.org/tools/atoz/pandemic-preparedness)
Stamped by Jason Reynolds
So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Vitamin N by Richard Louv (http://richardlouv.com/books/vitamin-n/)
The Nature Journal Club John Muir Laws Youtube www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpcRk9AaBeWgk7Tv-N4E7r_V6LnMouBAQ
johnmuirlaws.com/
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology ebird ebird.org/home
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html
No Sew Face Mask www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r2C1zGUHbU
Solving for M by Jennifer Swender www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/258293/solving-for-m-by-jennifer-swender/
Courage for Beginners by Karen Harrington www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/courage-for-beginners-by-karen-harrington/
Mo Willems Unlimited Squirrels pigeonpresents.com/unlimitedsquirrels/
Manana, Iguana by Ann Whitford Paul Illustrated by Ethan Long www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/591024/manana-iguana-by-by-ann-whitford-paul-illustrated-by-ethan-long/
Cathy's grab bag results: Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas, Dinky Donkey by Craig Smith, Be a Friend by Salina Yoon
LeVar Burton Reads on Twitter: twitter.com/levarburton
bookinitthrulife.blogspot.com/
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Collective Nouns Stuff
longstreet.typepad.com/thesciencebookstore/2009/07/an-unkindness-of-ravens-a-murder-of-crows-naming-things.html
An Ambush of Tigers lernerbooks.com/shop/show/13343
Librarianship When the World Gets Weird
We've been out of school a week now. And we wanted to share our experiences and observations being school librarians during a pandemic. #SuddenlyBabysitting Wakelet by Charity Harbeck LMES Daily Ideas (private info removed for public viewing) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_It-n1yacZEC6XtHoEyhwkc9fOwco2O3IFiRpNl0Cao/preview YES Learning Commons https://bit.ly/YESLC Heather Pennica Hyperdoc Destiny Collections https://www.arthighway.org/ https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/ https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/ala-statement-covid-19/ http://www.ala.org/advocacy/copyright https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/82715-macmillan-abandons-library-e-book-embargo.html YA Covid meme https://twitter.com/Natalie_Lakosil/status/1241182963766661121?s=20
Copyright Issues in Schools
In this episode we discuss the most common copyright issues we notice in schools. Charity shares the classroom game show tool Gimkit. And a special guest shares the book Rated by Melissa Grey.
Other things we mention:
- Photos for Class
- Fake Library Statistics
- Jennifer LaGarde's When Adults Don't Read, Kids Lose infographic
Equitable Access to Books and Spaces
NPR Interview with Caroline Criado-Perez www.npr.org/2019/03/17/704209639/caroline-criado-perez-on-data-bias-and-invisible-women
Book Info www.abramsbooks.com/product/invisible-women_9781419729072/
Tech Info phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new
Fines and Circulation Policies
In this episode Laura and Cathy discuss fines and circulation policies. They talk about ways to use the Start Player app in the library and a quick way to communicate overdue notices. Cathy booktalks The Whispers by Greg Howard and Laura shares Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai.
The Whispers by Greg Howard (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576472/the-whispers-by-greg-howard/)
Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250208675)
Start Player app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.marcelnijman.startplayer&hl=en_US)
#GoOpenNC
#GoOpenNC: goopennc.oercommons.org
Leslie Carriker's blog post: sites.google.com/view/lesliecarriker/blog?authuser=0
Creative Commons Information: creativecommons.org/licenses/
Audio clips: audiosoundclips.com/dj-sound-effects-sfx/
Special Holiday Episode: Tech + Books Holiday Gift Guide
Diverse Representation: Rural Does Not Mean White
Pros and Cons of EBooks and Audiobooks
Imposter Syndrome
Show Notes
ON LIBRARIES: When in Doubt by Hilda Weisburg (https://hildakweisburg.com/2018/11/05/on-libraries-when-in-doubt/)
The Wild Card: 7 Steps to an Educator’s Creative Breakthrough by Hope and Wade King (https://www.daveburgessconsulting.com/books/the-wild-card/)
Reclaiming our Calling by Brad Gustafson (https://www.bradgustafson.com/reclaimingourcalling)
Google Tone (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-tone/nnckehldicaciogcbchegobnafnjkcne?hl=en)
Scholastic Branches books (https://www.scholastic.com/branches/)
Scholastic Acorn books (https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/acorn/)
Darius the Great In Not Okay by Adib Khorram (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/573023/darius-the-great-is-not-okay-by-adib-khorram/)
What's In a Name?
Google for Education: Teacher Center (https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/)
Glide (https://www.glideapps.com/)
The Bad Seed by Jory John (https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062467768/the-bad-seed/)
The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown (https://twitter.com/booksandbighair?lang=en)
Maximizing a Small Budget
In this episode we share ways we build our collection with little to no budget, recommend some favorite professional books, and tech talk Screencastify and Google tricks . Show Links: Hacking School Libraries by Kristina Holzweiss & Stony Evans (https://www.amazon.com/Hacking-School-Libraries-Incorporate-Community/dp/1948212064) Reading Reasons by Kelly Gallagher (https://www.stenhouse.com/content/reading-reasons) Screencastify (https://www.screencastify.com/) First Book (https://firstbook.org/) Shelf Awareness (https://www.shelf-awareness.com/)
#NCSLMA19
Laura and Cathy are joined by Charity Harbeck (Franklinton High School) and Kim Faulkner (Franklinton Middle School) at NCSLMA conference to discuss sli.do, mindfulness apps, hygge, and novels by NC authors.
Links for books and tools discussed:
- Say Something by Peter Reynolds (https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/say-something-by-peter-h-reynolds/)
- Sli.do (https://www.sli.do/)
- Stephanie Fiedler's Hygge in the Library presentation (https://goo.gl/uFQQeG)
- mindfulness apps: Calm (https://www.calm.com/) & Stop, Breathe, Think (https://www.stopbreathethink.com/) & box breathing video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFdZXwE6fRE)
- One Week of You by Lisa Williams Kline (https://www.lisawilliamskline.com/one-week-of-you), The Last Cherry Blossom by Kathleen Burkinshaw (http://kathleenburkinshaw.com/), Stay by Bobbi Pyron (https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062839244/stay/), and Behind These Hands by Linda Vigen Phillips (https://www.lightmessages.com/71-publications/550-behind-these-hands)
Book Deserts
Laura and Cathy discuss book deserts and the importance of school libraries and librarians in these areas. Raleigh's Rolling Readers and the Book Bus in Granville County NC are highlighted. Tech tips include online storytime options and Adobe Spark. Laura recommends Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers by Celia C. Pérez . And Cathy recommends Raise Your Hand by Alice Paul Tapper.
Show Links:
- Unite for Literacy (https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/corp/esri)
- Granville County Book Bus (https://www.gcs.k12.nc.us/book-bus-18-19-e043ea56)
- Raleigh's Rolling Readers (https://christinetuttell.com/raleighs-rolling-readers/)
- Dollar General Grants (https://www.dgliteracy.org/grant-programs/)
- Storytime with Ryan and Craig (https://www.ryanandcraig.com/read-alouds & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV4Bzgj91AYvbb7BTMz_Alg)
- Carolina Panthers 3rd and Goal Literacy Program (https://www.panthers.com/news/3rd-and-goal)
- Storytime from Space (https://storytimefromspace.com/)
- Adobe Spark (https://spark.adobe.com/)
- Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers by Celia C. Pérez (http://celiacperez.com/)
- Raise Your Hand by Alice Paul Tapper (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/594507/raise-your-hand-by-alice-paul-tapper-illustrated-by-marta-kissi/)
- Raise Your Hand patch (https://www.girlscoutshop.com/GSCNC-Raise-Your-Hand-Patch)
New Year, New Happenings
In this episode we discuss green screens, building relationships in a new school, author visits, and genrefication. Our tech tips include two library specific Chrome extensions and ways to use social media for advocacy and modeling digital citizenship. In celebration of Banned Books Week we talk banned and challenged books we love.
Episode Links:
- WeVideo: https://www.wevideo.com/education
- Green Tablecloth for green screen: https://www.dollartree.com/green-plastic-table-covers-54x108-in/180140
- Author visit tips: http://www.ala.org/alsc/issuesadv/kidscampaign/authorvisits
- Genrefication Info: https://www.follettlearning.com/professional-services/simplify/library-services/genre-services
- Alex Trebek saying genre (just for fun!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmNK8R-YuEc
- Library Extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/library-extension/chkgcmmjoejpekoegkedcpifgfhpjmec?hl=en
- Destiny Discover Extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/destiny-discover/eebnbmbhdfnfhfhigoklhaklkodghbla?hl=en
- Drama by Raina Telgemeier: https://goraina.com/drama
- Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/50095/harriet-the-spy-by-louise-fitzhugh/9780440416791/
How Did We Get Here?
In this episode we share our paths to the school library, discuss Chatterpix and OneTab, and booktalk The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz and Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback.
Links for what we discuss:
- The Inquisitor's Tale (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/313397/the-inquisitors-tale-by-adam-gidwitz-interior-decorations-by-hatem-aly/9780142427378/)
- Joseph had a Little Overcoat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/joseph-had-a-little-overcoat/oclc/40159006)
- Chatterpix (http://www.duckduckmoose.com/educational-iphone-itouch-apps-for-kids/chatterpixkids/)
- OneTab (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/onetab/chphlpgkkbolifaimnlloiipkdnihall?hl=en)
- ECU Master of Library Science (https://education.ecu.edu/idp/idp-library-science/)
- ALA accreditation (http://www.ala.org/educationcareers/accreditedprograms)
- NCWiseOwl (http://www.ncwiseowl.org/)
- PJ Library (https://pjlibrary.org/home), Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (https://imaginationlibrary.com/)
- Infinite Flipper (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-p7HymHkKI)
Introduction
In this episode we introduce ourselves and share why we started the Tech + Books podcast. Includes our first tech tip and two booktalks.
Episode links:
- We Don't Eat Our Classmates (https://books.disney.com/book/we-dont-eat-our-classmates/),
- Emmy in the Key of Code (https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/Emmy-in-the-Key-of-Code/9780358166870),
- Chromebooks with littles tweet (https://twitter.com/TechCoachSusan/status/1169660932064067584),
- Overdue: Conversations from the Library podcast (https://anchor.fm/overdue)