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School Media Specialist

Caucus materials for the classroom

Image credit: https://unsplash.com/ (Terry Matthews), licensed under CC0 1.0Here at CMLE, we simply love the work of Julie Greller, who publishes A Media Specialists Guide to the Internet. Often, her content is so good, we simply have nothing to add, and would rather just shine the light on her good work!

She really hit the nail on the head this week with her helpful student resources, lesson plans, and videos to prepare for the March 1st Minnesota caucus. As we see a surge in young people who perk up and show interest in the political process, lets be well stocked in keeping them learning and engaged! Check out Julie’s 15 resources, lesson plans, and videos here. 

Image credit: https://unsplash.com/ (Terry Matthews), licensed under CC0 1.0
General, Public, School Media Specialist

Point users to ReadWriteThink

ReadWriteThinkHave you heard of ReadWriteThink, and more importantly, have teachers and parents heard about it? If you work in a school media center or public library, feel free to point users to this site, as it is a gem.

A few facts about this plethora of materials:

  • Site is assembled by the International Literacy Association
  • 886 lesson plans, 58 student interactives, 106 activities & projects, 23 games & tools, and 25 tips & how-to’s
  • Audience: Educators, parents, and communities
  • Tip:Tool bar on the left side of the page allows you to search and filter by interest area and audience
  • 228 resources are available for professional development
  • At the bottom of the tool bar, check out themes and note that there are 75 resources there specific to holidays!

 

Public, School Media Specialist

December 7-13 is Hour of Code Week!

Hour of CodeHour of Code is coming and it is a global movement, bigger than ever!

It is especially exciting to see the surge of girls participating in this empowering skill. Go to the main Hour of Code site, read through the FAQ’s right off the main page to get questions answered. Although some may think this is only school centered, it could be a great makerspace activity too!

CMLE staff would love to share your Hour of Code success stories. Be sure to send us who, what, when and where after your event and include Hour of Code in the subject line.

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21 Skype Lessons for Learning!

SkpyeHave you considered using Skype in a classroom setting?

Skype can be viewed as a mini and potentially mobile I- TV session-accessible on several gadgets.  If you have a device with a webcam and internet access, this resource can often be used at no additional cost. Once a free account is created,  a program can be downloaded for a computer, television and/or an app for a mobile phone, tablet, iPod, etc.

Because of its flexibility and relatively easy set-up process, some schools are developing “Skype lessons.” This is a pre-scheduled lesson in which a teacher invites a content expert into their classroom via Skype. The students are able to hear and see the guest speaker, in real-time, via streaming video.

Recently, Edudemic posted an article on “21 Skype Lessons For Active Learning, Sorted by Topic.” Click here to read the entire article.