The Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals is co-sponsoring this year’s Minnetonka Institute, Essential Education in a Changing World;Empower educators with specific ways to integrate web 2.0, digital tool, and global portals into each classroom. Join keynote speaker, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, from Curriculum Designers, Inc., on November 8th, from 8:30- 3:00 pm, at Minnetonka Public Schools.
Conversations will be convened around;
The process of upgrading classrooms
Integrating new technologies with testing pressures
Effectively globalizing curriculum
21st century leadership meeting the needs of learners
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Would you like help selecting the best devices for a specific grade level?
If your school services various devices, or if you are thinking about purchasing additional devices, this article may help. Edudemic posted a brief review of the following four technologies, 1) OS, 2) Netbook, 3) Notebook, and 4) Tablet. Author David Matheson provides a brief overview with pros and cons of each type of device. Then, he links these uses to the general tasks needed at various grade levels. Click here to read the full article, How to Pick the Best Devices for Your Grade Level (August 2013.)
Library Journal & School Library Journal are hosting a free online event, October 16th from 9-4 pm (CT). This event will be focusing on how libraries may be able to reinvent themselves in the midst of a growing shift towards digital devices and technologies.
Feature Presenters: Dan Cohen (DPLA), Susan Hildreth (IMLS), Mimi Ito (U of C), Deborah Jacobs (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), Barbara Stripling (ALA) and John Price Wilkin (U of I.)
Program Tracks include: Community, Instruction and New Collections
Sessions Include: Learning 2.0 Meets MOOC, Flipped School Libraries and eCollections
Information and registration materials for the Digital Shift: Reinventing Libraries can be found here.
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The release of the new iOS7 operating system upgrade has people talking!
The discussion revolves around the large file size and time it takes to run an upgrade. For schools that support multiple devices, it may create a surge in demand, adding stress to the network. Other concerns have been voiced about interference during mandatory online testing, eliminating student permissions to complete an upgrade, and the influences it might have on the usability of an older device.
Therefore this week, CMLE’s Recommended Ed Tech Tool is for librarians that have and/or support Apple based device(s). Click here for Your Guide To iOS7 by MakeUseOf.
We’ve Learned… is designed to keep our readers informed about news concerning personnel in CMLE libraries/media centers. Please keep us informed of any “happenings” regarding staff members in your area so that we can include them in the next write-up! Happenings can include: changes in staffing, awards, honors… you get the idea!
CMLE announces the following staffing changes in the region;
Annie Allen, Media Specialist, Elk River Area School District
Eric Hall, Library Technician-Circulation, St. Cloud State University, Learning Resources Services
Kelly K. Kraemer, Business Information & Outreach Librarian, College of St. Benedict’s
Laurie Conzemius, Media & Technology Integration, Park Rapids Area Schools
Laurie Muellenbach, Media Assistant, Pine Meadows Elementary, Sartell
Mary Ramacher, Library Technician-ILL, St. Cloud State University, Learning Resources Services
Rachel Dale, Media/Library Supervisor, Maple Lake High School
Roxanne Backowski, Library Technician-Circulation, St. Cloud State University, Learning Resources Services
Job announcements:
District Technician, Princeton Public Schools (ISD #477) Link
Technology Coordinator, Mora Public Schools (ISD# 332) Link
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