Love Letter to Plywood. By Tom Sachs
For students of Stagecraft everywhere, who use plywood all the time!
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1.6.12
31.5.12
How to Identify Mysterious Images Online
Where exactly did that image come from...?
"Can't figure out the source of an image you found online? There's an easy trick you might not know about — and it's an essential tool for citing sources. Students who find images they want to use in projects need to follow the appropriate rules of citation: state the title and the original source. But with so much misinformation and mis-attribution online, students might either change the research topic to avoid the problem altogether or simply cite the source poorly."
Read this article to find out how to use the powerful search feature in Google Images to track down the original source of an image your students are using in a project or presentation.
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"Why can't I just Google?" - YouTube
LA TROBE University Library video
"Information is everywhere! It's just so easy to Google and use something that looks relevant... so why can't you just Google?"
Aimed at university students, but can be useful for the high school level. Worth watching with students and discussing the points. (3 mins.)
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Celebrate National Aboriginal Day
Gateways 2 Learning
Canada's First Peoples: a cultural appreciation
Explore this 2Learn.ca collection of weblinks, media, classroom activities, VC events, and Web 2.0 tools celebrating National Aboriginal Day.
Additional links on a range of FN topics:
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Ebooks: We're talkin' 'bout a revolution
the New Reading and the New Reader:
From Jamie McKenzie's new book: (Follow the link to see preview pages on this interesting topic.)
"The eBook has come of age and promises to change reading as we have known it — for the good. The shift is not a minor one. For a number of reasons, the reading of both fiction and non-fiction will be enhanced dramatically by the interactive nature of the eBook — expecially those created with software like Apple's new iBooks Author. As the availability of iPad type devices and iBooks increases in the world outside of schools, more and more reading will take place on screens, and school reading programs must shift to take advantage of the features offered."
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29.5.12
"ComicLife-like" Panel Generator
"SuperLame" Word Balloon Engine
Use this online tool at SuperLame.com to create single cartoon panels in a "Comic Life" style. Upload pictures, add speech balloons and apply effects. Individual panels can be downloaded and assembled on a Word page to create a simple comic.
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Canadian Olympic Athletes
"Give Your Everything"
"As we head into the final 80 days to the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Canadian Olympic Team will launch a dynamic new brand campaign celebrating Canada's outstanding Olympic hopefuls as they prepare to compete for Canada in London 2012. Follow their journey online at www.olympic.ca ."
Also available in French
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Library ideas on pinterest
See what TLs are "pinning"
A number of TLs are using Pinterest to capture library ideas for others. (Thanks Janice.) This platform is a friednly, visually interesting way to collect and curate ideas, images and brainwaves.
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25.5.12
Searching LM-NET archives
Find what other TLs are saying.
LM-Net is a listserv for teacher-librarians across the US, and includes members from Canada, Australia and many other countries. You can search the archives on any topic to see what has been suggested/ recommended over the years. (Members call it "the great brain"!)
Go to Google, and use this formula site:lmnet-archive.iis.syr.edu followed by the search term(s) you are looking for. (or use the Google Custom Search link above.)
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NoveList (EBSCO) Archived Webinars
Learn more about Novelist K-8 and Novelist Plus
Want to know more about how to use the Novelist database? Look for the icon behind the Visual Tab in your sd38 Destiny catalog. (It is an EBSCO product.) You will need to sign in with a name and email in order to view the following webinars.
NoveList K-8 Overview
This 45-minute course highlights the features in NoveList K-8 designed to make searching more intuitive and reading recommendations easier to obtain.
NoveList: Author Read-alikes (US)
This 30-minute recording will show you how to use NoveList to find more authors like your patrons' favorites, using Author Read-alikes and much more!
NoveList Plus and NoveList K-8 Plus for Canadian Libraries (Canada)
This course highlights the features in NoveList Plus and NoveList K-8 Plus designed to make searching more intuitive and reading recommendations easier to obtain. This session focuses on Canadian content.
NoveList: Author Read-alikes (Canada)
This 30-minute recording will show you how to use NoveList to find more Canadian authors like your patrons' favorites, using Author Read-alikes and much more!
NoveList: All About Series (Canada)
This 15-minute recording discusses series in NoveList with an emphasis on Canadian titles. The session will explain what types of series information is available as well as how to search for series books.
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24.5.12
Exemplar texts for American Schools
Common Core state standards for English Language Arts & Literacy
This document gives some insight into the Common Core texts that are being suggested as exemplars for fiction, poetry, drama and informational texts at the different grade levels. (Note: they aren't a reading list per se.)
"The text samples listed primarily serve to exemplify the level of complexity and quality that the Standards require all students in a given grade band to engage with. Additionally, they are suggestive of the breadth of texts that students should encounter in the text types required by the Standards. The choices should serve as useful guideposts in helping educators select texts of similar complexity, quality, and range for their own classrooms. They expressly do not represent a partial or complete reading list."
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Canadian K-6 online teaching resources in Eng & French
Teaching Resources developed for elementary teachers (Ontario)
"Visit the online resource developed for elementary (K-6) teachers by the Ontario Ministry of Education and TFO. It includes modules on Literacy and Numeracy with videos of teachers in action, activity sheets, lesson plans, free access to over 40 e-learning modules and more. You'll also find modules on Daily Physical Activity (DPA) from the government's Healthy Schools program."
Sample:
Lit Circles: [LINK]
Site disponible également en français:
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Pulp Fiction "Diorama Photos" Using Book Cover Art
Book Cover Illustrations make great Dioramas
Artist Thomas Allen creates cool vintage scenes by taking pulp fiction book covers and using "découpage" techniques, turns them into dioramas. (He also uses depth of field and lighting to add an extra dimension to the scenes when he photographs them.) I could see something like this being used to create dioramas to present books to a class or for displays in a library. Library Helpers could be enlisted to scan covers onto cardstock and have some creative fun!
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23.5.12
Terminologie informatique en francais
What do you call that "electronic thing" in French?
The vocabulary used in French for computer related fields is very "uneven". In France there is a tendancy to use Frenchified terms stolen from English; in Quebec/Canada, we tend to make up new terms that respect the spirit of the French language.
pourriel = spam,
courriel = email,
logiciel = software,
plugiciel = plugin,
télécharger = download, sauvegarder = save,
the web = la toile/ l'ouèbe/ internet,
un lien = a link,
languette/onglet = tab,
favori/signet = bookmark,
afficher = to post,
coller = to paste
In some cases, many competing words co-exist:
for example, a scanner is called "un scanneur" in France, but "un numérisateur" or "un numériseur" in Canada, from the word "numérique" meaning "digital".
Here are some links that might help:
Handout
Glossary of terms
A lookup dictionary
Much longer list
Detailed list
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Infinite Thinking Machine - YouTube
Inspire creativity and innovation
The Infinite Thinking Machine is an engaging Internet TV show for educators to inspire creativity and innovation. (Produced by Computer-Using Educators.) View two seasons worth of shows on their Youtube Channel.
"The Infinite Thinking Machine (ITM) is designed to help teachers and students thrive in the 21st century. Through an active blog, an Internet TV show, and other media resources, the ITM shares a "bazillion practical ideas" for turning the infinite universe of information into knowledge. We showcase examples of innovative instructional methods, talk with leading experts, and share real stories from the classroom to improve how we think, learn, teach, and live. And we try to have a little fun along the way."
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22.5.12
A Brief, Wondrous Tour of Earth (From Outer Space)
Time-lapse views of Earth from the International Space Station
"We have seen several time-lapse views of Earth from the International Space Station, but this may well be the best. Recorded from August to October, 2011, this HD footage has been smoothed, retimed, denoised, deflickered, cut, etc, and then coupled with music by Jan Jelinek. It gives you a pretty splendid view of the aurora borealis from orbit."
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Dinobase: University of Bristol's Online Dinosaur Database
All Dinosaurs, all the time!
Dinobase is maintained by the Earth Sciences Department at the University of Bristol. Here, you will find the Latest Dinosaur News, as well as information on recent dinosaur discoveries. Read about controversies, view the galleries and research your favourite creature.
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edshelf - apps etc for educators
A directory of websites, mobile apps, and desktop software
Apps and sites are grouped and reviewed by educators. Sign up and you can submit your favourite tools and rate others.
"Our mission is to make a positive impact in the world by making education more efficient and effective. We strive to enable educators to do what they do best, teach and inspire. Edshelf is a directory of websites, mobile apps, and desktop software that are rated & reviewed by educators, for educators."
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Balanced Literacy Essentials - Preview book online
Weaving Theory into Practice for Successful Instruction in Reading, Writing, and Talk
(Michelann Parr and Terry Campbell)
"Balanced Literacy Essentials shows teachers how to create a literacy program that balances the components of language arts with the power of meaningful interaction with students. Based on the latest learning theories, this timely resource is full of simple ways teachers can nurture meaningful reading, writing, and talk in today's classroom. "
Preview Book online.
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Fostering Relationships in the Classroom | Edutopia
6 activities to build relationships in your ELL (or any) class
"Students and teacher need to develop positive and trusting relationships in an effective classroom. It is also critical that all students, especially English language learners, develop trusting and enriching relationships with each other. There are many activities which can be used for both introductory purposes and throughout the year to build and maintain positive relationships in the classroom. Some activities which work well to introduce students to each other and to the teacher can be used again at later points in the year as students' interests change and as they gain new life experiences...."
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