What are you planning for back to school? It's been on my mind this week, so I thought I'd put some back to school library ideas together. We always have an Open House at my school, and I'm planning to be very visible that night. I think it's a good idea to host an event in the library so you are able to introduce yourself to parents. We have a ... Continue Reading...
Library lesson plans are ready!
I've been hard at work finalizing my August library lesson plans and I'm very happy to say that they are ready! All you have to do is sign up for my email list. The plans will be delivered immediately to your email Inbox. In the attachment, you will find a PDF document that contains one library lesson plan per week for all grades K-5. Each of my ... Continue Reading...
Ed Tech Tuesday: Prezi Review
Today's Ed Tech Tuesday feature is a Prezi review. Prezi helps you create slideshows. It's similar to Powerpoint, but much better, in my opinion. Your presentations can zoom, twist, turn, and just do really interesting stuff. Check out the bottom of the Prezi website to see samples of really cool looking Prezis. There are even templates you can ... Continue Reading...
Coming soon: Library Lesson Plans
As I mentioned in a previous post, I'm putting the finishing touches on my August library lesson plans and I will be uploading them to the site soon. Whether we like to think about it or not (I don't!), school is starting soon for many of us. Do you know what you'll be doing the first week? Starting in August, I'll post what I'll be doing ... Continue Reading...
Challenges for the Upcoming School Year
As the school year quickly approaches, I've been doing a lot of thinking about how it's going to go. I had a pretty good year last year, especially considering I started a few weeks after the school year had begun and I felt like I was constantly behind. Even though the past school year was a good one, I am always trying to find ways to ... Continue Reading...
Google Powersearching Course
Just wanted to make everyone aware that Google is hosting a free online searching course. You can sign up here. It actually started yesterday, but you can still sign up! I'm doing a presentation on this in a couple of weeks, so I'm looking forward to learning some new stuff. ... Continue Reading...
