I chose to explore Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Libraries website for the third library visit assignment. I found this library in an article by Wanda Kay Brown as she discussed how library workers adapted during the early months of the COVID shut down. It warmed my heart as I read that the reference librarians…

I chose to explore the exterior of the City of Fairfax Public Library in Fairfax, Virginia. My family and I are regulars at this particular branch, but it was interesting to look at it with a new lense. My narrated presentation using Loom can be found here and the link to just the Google Slides…

The topic of my conference presentation is introducting middle and high school teachers to the big world of video recording platforms! Demonstrating content knowledge and mastery is an incredibly important skill for all students to acquire. Learn about some video recording platforms that will help your students create dynamic video presentations and visual stories to…

I chose to focus on coding for my final sandbox for 602. After reading Don’t Stress About Coding by J. Snelling, I immediately told my husband that we should sign my older daughter up to take coding classes, especially when it said that students should be exposed to coding by the 3rd grade. I was…

Virtual Field Trips The first virtual tour I looked at was The Secret Life of Coral in the Dominican Republic, presented by The Nature Conservancy. I watched a recording of this virtual tour on YouTube. They used slido.com to do live polling questions during the virtual tour. I know that virtual tours were very popular…

I chose to explore Prezi, Smore, Genially, and Haiku Deck for this week’s assignment.  I actually made my presentation with Prezi first before I explored any of the other presentation platforms, which probably wasn’t the best idea. I decided to create a presentation with Prezi because I wanted to make a timeline for my digital…

I chose to record a video of how to use Libby App, which I might use as a resource for a new class I am teaching next school year. I want my students to use Libby App to have access to ebooks and audiobooks from our public library. I used my iPad to record myself…

I chose to review Kidlit’s episode 48, titled “The Changing Face of Fantasy Chapter Books”, which aired on February 18, 2021. The host of this episode was Nicole Young and guest host Jenn Northington. Nicole and Jenn both had pleasant voices to listen to and their passion for middle grade fantasy books was very contagious,…

I found it fun and interesting to explore the audio tools for this week’s sandbox. I used Audacity earlier this school year for a quiz in my English classes. Since we were all virtual at that time, I wanted to create a quiz using Google Slides that provided the students with audio for the short…

I chose to use Canva after hearing about how helpful other people have found it to make infographics. I decided to create a new editing checklist because the one I made earlier this year is boring and plain.  I really like what I created. I used a template and then input my own information into…