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Becky and Karen will be your facilitators - here is the manifesto in bullet points for our discussion



Reading & Collection Development



New Power Library Rubrics
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Notes and Links
Becky Russell
http://readkiddoread.com
Becky Russell
http://tumblebooks.com
Becky Russell
Using Google Docs for involving community in collection building using interactive polls and web-based suggestion forms.
Karen - Widefield

Maureen Shields - Breckenridge

Pat White - Cherry Creek
Capstone books becoming more and more a part of the library. Library is a learning laboratory. http://ed.voicethread.com Use this for student final project. Prezi also used - after school program.
Cherry Creek educators must take a class on blogs or wikis before they can create one for students. These can not be open to the public.
Denise Cushing, Green Valley ES, DPS
Using blabberize with 1st grade. Love Follett Titlewave for collection development. http://www.flr.follett.com/
Dave Sanger, Director of Libraries, DPS
131 schools in DPS - half have certified, half don't. Create title action reports for each library. Create stats reports for all of the libraries. Individual libraries don't have to do this.
Kelly Barry - Adams 14 - TOSA
Works with about 40 teachers - in IT department. Participates in IT dept. walk-throughs. Role is to provide more resources for the paraprofessionals who are running libraries. Expanding into e-readers.
Jessica Babbs, Ranch Creek, Academy 20
Going through IB process. Opened the library with the Power Library principles in place. If teacher librarians are going to be effective, we must have principal support. Open up library once a month evenings for community. 6:30 - 7:30 pm Terrific Tuesday - by grade level. Gets books into the hands of students. Electronic Portfolio - ePearl.http://grover.concordia.ca/epearl/promo/en/index.php Free software. Includes goal setting and reflection.
Suzanne Frachetti - K8 School, DPS
About 6 years ago, realized importance of web presence. Now it is her portal to the world for students. Stuck with a fixed schedule. Uses a wiki - links to tools, step by step directions, etc. Kids are used to going to wiki for all of their project information, rubrics, - it is all there.http://msfrachetti.wikispaces.com/Home Use Glogster to link to different tools. Make it a portal to other places - great for collaborative projects.
Molly Gibney - Adams 12 going to Jeffco
Glogster - motivation is amazing for students. Use of iPods. As a school librarian, our focus has got to be on teaching. We should de-emphasize our role with collection development and circulation. Inquiry - big buzzword. This is the librarians "golden ticket." Also 21st century skills.
TEACHING WITH PRIMARY SOURCES TOP TECH TOOLS
https://psi21.pbworks.com/w/page/12031894/TopTechTools
Christine Smith - Adams 12 Prairie Hills
Will be half time last year. Has to evaluate what she can do when only half-time. Goal - to read a stack of books almost as tall as she is. :-) Try to create a web presence that is more personal. There will be little time to get to know kids when just 1/2 time. Weebly.com.http://www.weebly.com/Easy to use - free tool. Using http://schooltube.com - can create a school page. Want to make ebooks as accessible as possible. Also using Edmodo.
http://www.edmodo.com/ Kids love this! They can discuss books/characters - more willing to do this online forum than face to face.
Kimberly
Going to a K-8 school with over 800 kids. Using Glogster, photostory,

Retired - Boulder Valley.
Karen Bolch, DPS
Tumblebooks, International Children's Public Library, Shelfari http://www.shelfari.com/
Great website/wiki!
http://godsman.wikispaces.dpsk12.org/Library+Media+Center

Personal Online Resources for teachers

ISSUU - Publish tool Resource

Kidsclick Search Engine

Wiki PD instruction


Information Landscape, Access, Equity, Advocacy and Copyright, Copyleft and Information Ethics


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Becky Russell
CASL School Advocacy Toolkit
http://casl.wordpress.com/school-librarian-advocacy-project/
Becky Russell
Search the term "cyberbullying" for a free cyberbullying video good for elementary
http://brainpop.com
Becky Russell
Blue Skunk Blog (Doug Johnson)
Becky Russell
Anythink Library Model of Cataloging (not using Dewey anymore--using the book store model for nonfiction cataloging. This is easier access for kids
Molly Gibney
We all need to read the book, Copyright Clarity, to get a better understand of copyright issues in the digital age.

http://brainpop.com has some terrific videos that help teach copyright and plagiarism. Then, you can follow up with a quiz on Netrekker.

<Freeplaymusic.com> and <findsounds.com> offer copyright free sound effects. We encourage the use of these.
Molly Gibney
Here is a nice list of web-based citation generators:











Leadership in Learning: Participating in a PLN


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Becky Russell
CDE School Library Webpage, "Web 2.0 Tools" http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/LibraryDevelopment/SchoolLibraries/index.htm
Becky Russell
Same link, check "Power Libraries Retooled"
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/LibraryDevelopment/SchoolLibraries/index.htm
Becky Russell
New Colorado Academic Standards and Link to Standards Toolkit
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/UAS/StandardsImplementation.html
Becky Russell
Create an igoogle page to access google reader (easy viewing of rss feeds here), google docs and much more
igoogle.com - create library TAB then share with students
K Bolch
Itunes Podcasts - technology, education - ted talks, etc. aggregates for when you have time
K Bolch
Annette Lamb -eduscapes,com, Pam Berger - Information Searcher, Joyce Valenza, Chris Harris, Doug Johnson, David Loerscher (sp?) Alan November, MCREL, Colorado Librarian NING, Joyce Valenza Librarian NING, Power Librarian NING, ISTE leading and learning magazine, infosearcher.com
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Characteristics of a Effective Leader - Professional Learning Networks

Someone who...

Keeps what is best for our students in mind - in a meaningful way
Lifetime learner
Knows learning needs to be fun and engaging
Approachable
Turns challenges into opportunities
Effective Listener
Willing to take risks
Willing to put time in
See larger picture
Open minded -flexible
Straightforward
Positive "can do" attitude
Creative
Patient

Our Personal Learning Networks:
  • Facebook
  • Doug Johnson (Blue Skunk Blog)
  • Itunes
  • Joyce Valenza "Neverending Librarian"
  • Nancy White on Twitter
  • The CASL Blog
  • kidsnetsoft - Chirs Clementi
  • Te Power Library Ning and support from Power Library
  • Elementrary TLC
  • Free Technology 4 Teachers Blog
  • Kathy Schrock
  • Library Sparks magazine
  • IB online curriculum center
  • Learning and Leading Magazine
  • Coworkers
  • PD 360
  • LM-Net
  • https://psi21.pbworks.com

Elementary Participants:

Molly Gibney mgibney@comcast.net
Christine Cervera Christine.cervera@adams12.org
Kimberly WIlson kim.wilson@adams12.org
Fran Klein Klein.fran@hotmail.com
Terri Brungardt brungardtt@wsd3.k12.co.us
Maureen Shields m_shields@comcast.net
Pat White mncconaghy-whi@cherrycreekschools.org
Denise Cushing denise_cushing@dpsk12.org
David Sanger david_sanger@dpsk12.org
Kelly Berry kberry@adams14.org
Jessica Babbs jessica.babbs@asd20.org
Suzanne Frachetti Suzanne_Frachetti@dpsk12.org
Karen Bolch karen_bolch@dpsk12.org
Becky Russell russell_b@cde.state.co.us