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April AASL Complimentary Webinars

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Join Your Colleagues for Complimentary Webinars During School Library Month

In April, make room in your Wednesday nights for professional development! During School Library Month, AASL will offer a complimentary webinar each Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. Central.

Register today to learn about emerging technologies and ways you can enhance your school library program!

 

Transform Teaching and Learning with Digital Tools
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Presenter: Melissa Jacobs

In this webinar, participants will explore selected mobile apps from the past two years of AASL Best Apps for Teaching & Learning and learn how to inspire and engage students with mobile technology.

 

The Best of the AASL Best Websites for Teaching & Learning
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Presenter: Heather Moorefield-Lang

During this webinar, participants will explore websites handpicked to be the best of the Best Websites for Teaching & Learning. Presenter Heather Moorefield-Lang will discuss sites, how they can be used, examples from the field as well as look for new ideas and suggestions.

 

Augmented Reality in the Classroom
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Presenter: Morgan Nickolai

Learn how to create fun an engaging lessons for your students with augmented reality! Learn how you can create interactive experiences for your students by unlocking or creating layers of digital information on top of the physical world that can be viewed through an Android or iOS device.

 

Turn on a Dime: Changing Your Library on a Limited Budget
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Presenter: Jennifer Holt

This three-part interactive workshop will equip librarians with inventive strategies for enhancing their library’s atmosphere at minimal to no cost. Participants will leave with extensive resources and an inspired outlook for turning their libraries into places where students feel welcome and excited to learn.

 

Attendance during live webinars is open to all. A seat in the live webinar is guaranteed to the first 100 attendees. As a webinar registrant, you will receive follow up correspondence from AASL.

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Hats Off to School Libraries!

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2015 is  the 30th Anniversary of School Library Month (SLM)

The theme?  “Where Learning Never Ends.”  SLM is sponsored by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL).  AASL says that the annual celebration is an initiative where “school librarians are encouraged to create activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong school library programs play in transforming learning.”

 Julianne Moore: 2015 National Spokesperson

Julianne Moore Besides being known for her role in the final two ‘Hunger Games’ films, Moore is also a bestselling author.  She wrote “My Mom is a Foreigner, But Not to Me,” which was inspired by her mother, a Scottish emigrant to the United States.  Moore’s children’s books, the Freckleface Strawberry series, “share the message that ‘the things that make you different also make you, YOU’.”  She has also created two apps based on the series.  Terri Grief, president of AASL, is excited that “everyone who sees these will recognize this fabulous celebrity and her wonderful commitment to literacy.”  In regards to why Moore is happy to be this year’s spokesperson, she said:

“School libraries make a difference.  I moved around a lot as a young child, and the first place I would visit in a new place was the school library.  The librarians guided me, encouraged me, and set the stage for my lifelong love of reading.  As educators, school librarians have a tremendous impact on our students’ personal and intellectual growth.  School libraries foster creativity, innovation, play, and experimentation and offer a nurturing, and safe place for children to learn.  I have a lot of love for librarians.”

  AASL will Present Free Weekly Webinars

Attendance at the live webinars below  is open to all. Only AASL members and AASL eCOLLAB subscribers will have access to the webinar archive. A seat in the live webinar is guaranteed to the first 100 attendees. As a webinar registrant, you will receive follow up correspondence from AASL.

CMLE would like to thank all school library personnel for the important support  they provide to administrators, teachers and students. The work is hard, and your efforts matter, so keep up the good work!

Happy School Library Month!

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Find more apps in YALSA’s App of the Week Archive

homepageiconNow that we’re finished with our AASL Recommended App posts for the year, it’s time for you to do your own exploring!  YALSA has a great archive for you to use.  The archive is a list of all the apps they have used as part of their App of the Week posts.  With over 200 apps on the alphabetical list, from 1se (One Second Everyday) to Zombies, Run!, you’re sure to find something for you, your students, your coworkers, AND your users!

General, Public, School Media Specialist

Recommended App: RWT Timeline

RWT TimelineRecently, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) came out with their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning for 2014.  The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.

One of the featured apps is RWT Timeline.  The app lets students make timelines (organized by date, time, or event) using photos and text.  AASL says, “this app has a lot of potential in social studies and science classes.  Students may create their own timelines from history or use the app to share results from a science experiment or step-by-step instructions.”

The app is recommended for all grades K-12 and is available for free on Android and iOS.  This brief video shows off the features:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mvHOssP3Wk

For more apps, check out our 2014-2015 Recommended App archive!

General, School Media Specialist

Recommended App: Easy Portfolio

Easy PortfolioRecently, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) came out with their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning for 2014.  The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.

One of these apps is Easy Portfolio.  This app allows users to save website links, videos, pictures, audio files, and other documents to their personal portfolios.

The app is recommended for all grades K-12.  It is available for $1.05 on Android and for $1.99 on iOS.  This quick video shows a couple of the things you can do on the app:

For more apps, check out our 2014-2015 Recommended App archive!