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School Media Specialist

April is School Library Month!

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Yes, we know it is still March, but it is time to start planning for School Library Month in April!

School Library Month is the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) celebration of school librarians and their programs. Every April school librarians are encouraged to host activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong school library programs play in transforming learning. The 2016 theme is School Libraries Transform Learning.

Megan McDonald, author of the popular Judy Moody series, the Stink books, and the Sisters Club trilogy, is the national spokesperson for the 2016 celebration. Go here to view all the ideas you can use in your setting including web graphics, printable posters, and proclamation templates. To celebrate, AASL is offering the following complimentary webinars (live mode only for non-members).

Complimentary AASL Webinars during the month of April

Wed, April 6  |  6:00 p.m. Central
TV on a Dime: Creating a Library TV Studio

Wed, April 13  |  6:00 p.m. Central
Personalized Learning with Gooru

Wed, April 20  |  6:00 p.m. Central
Creating Digital Portfolios Using Google Sites

Wed, April 27  |  6:00 p.m. Central
Digital Storytelling in the Classroom: 7 Projects to Get Students Storyboarding

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AASL Recommended App: Remind

remindThe American Association of School Librarians (AASL) offers their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning. The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.

This week we highlight Remind – an app that lets teachers text students and parents. In the app, “teachers, coaches, or administrators can send reminders, assignments, homework, assessments, or motivational messages directly to  students’ & parents’ phones.” AASL’s tip suggests teachers use it to let parents know what students’ homework is for the night.

The app is recommended for all students and is FREE on iOS and Google Play. They are available on a host of devices and usually cost money. Check out this overview presentation from Remind:

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AASL Recommended App: Adobe Voice

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

We’ve heard the promise before: easy presentation creation. Well the Adobe Voice app actually lives up to the hype! Anyone can create beautiful presentations with virtually no learning curve. AASL’s tip is a good one: “Going on a field trip? Have a big event in the library or at school? Ask students to take pics and have a camera roll ready for the storytelling to come.”

The app is FREE for iOS devices, and recommended for All students. Check out the Adobe promo video below:

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AASL Recommended App: Seesaw

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

This week we highlight Seesaw, a “student-driven digital portfolio that empowers students (as young as 5!) to independently create, capture, and store artifacts of learning.” Students can even add text and voice recordings to their journal items. Seesaw has a great teacher resources section on their site.

The app is FREE and available on iOS and Google Play. Check out the overview video below: