Tag: elementary school
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Resource Roundup–Gimkit
When I attended the VSTE conference back in December, one of the many takeaways that I got from my sessions were new apps and websites. One of them, by far, is Gimkit. Gimkit reminds me of Kahoot or Quizlet Live. Students work at their own pace, answering questions on their individual devices. They are able…
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Working on a snow day… bookshelf progress
It snowed yesterday afternoon and they canceled school today. Twelve month employees were on a two hour delay, so I went in later this morning even though I didn’t have to. I took advantage of the building being open and went down to the library unseen. From there, I was able to get quite a…
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App Review: Kodable
The first week back from winter break is coming to a close. In order to ease back into the week, we started using a new app in the library. 1st-5th grade students started using Kodable this week. I will get kindergarten on the Kodable train later… I knew I wouldn’t have the energy to help…
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Librarian Influencers Podcast Interview: Fun Backup Plans Are Essential
Listen to my interview with Laura Sheneman here. [Sorry for the way late post… you can tell the end of the semester caught up with me! Here’s to being on top of things in the new year!]
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Work Day Wins
Today was a flex day, so teachers could opt to work or not work. Me being me, I headed into work super early. Ended up eating my breakfast in the parking lot while I was waiting for the school day to begin. I enjoyed my time today as it was peace and quiet. I started…
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School Librarians United Podcast Episode–Littles in the Library
I recently got to chat with Amy, the host of School Librarians United. Please take a listen as I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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What I’m Teaching This Week #4
It’s Thursday, but here’s a recap of what we have done this week. Fifth graders have been using Tinkercad to design snowflakes. I have been slowly printing them on our 3D Printer (Makerbot Replicator+). I am laying out about 6 snowflakes at a time and drawing a “map” of where each student’s design is, then…