Conference Presentation Conference Script

As a person with a limited online presence, the goal for me in this class has been to familiarize myself with the current uses of technology especially in a school setting.  The sandbox assignments in this course have helped me on that path, and I am feeling more competent in my ability to facilitate the…

This week’s articles about the librarians teaching coding and 3D printing were very inspiring.  I loved what Nathan Sekinger said, “a library should be a place of discovery and exhibition, innovation and connection” (Filip, 2019).  I can definitely see all of those qualities in my neighborhood library, the Bayside Special Services Library, but in my…

I was surprised to learn how easy it was to generate a QR code for this week’s sandbox.  I tried all four of the apps but ended up using QR Stuff and QR Code Monkey to create the two codes below.  The black and white one was made using QR Stuff and links viewers to…

This week I played with several of the audio tools made available through the assignment.  The first one was Voki.  It was geared toward elementary school children and was very user friendly and engaging.  First, I selected my avatar, a wizard.  I changed up his clothes, hair color, and accessories and then I recorded what…

I used Canva to create my infographic about the top ten dog breeds in America.  I liked Canva because it had a large selection of images and it paired fonts that work well together.  I decided to create my own infographic because I found that I deleted so much from the templates, that it was…

Both of the images above were found on Pixabay and were free for use and modification without crediting the source.  I was surprised by the number and quality of the free images I found and will definitely be using this site in the future.  I chose the first image of a highland cow because I…

I had fun trying out the different word cloud tools, but I liked Wordart and ABCya the best. The word cloud in this blog was created with Wordart. I liked that they had a variety of shapes to chose from and the apple shape reflected my role as an educator. It was very user friendly…

For my final library observation, I visited the Greenbrier Library located in Chesapeake, VA.  It is a two story, brick building located close to a main thoroughfare.  It has a large parking lot and multiple handicap spaces out front and is conveniently located near where I work.  As I walked through the front doors, there…

For my academic library visit, I went to the Tidewater Community College/City of Virginia Beach Joint-Use Library.  Built in 2013, it has a modern design inside and out.  As I walked through the doors, the first thing I noticed was the highly polished quartz tile floor which was so sparkly and pretty.  On the left…