Staying Current – Sandbox #8

Technology always seem to be changing in our world.  Being able to implement new and exciting ideas in the classroom is something that we, as librarians, need to keep on top of to keep our students on par with the tech world.  There are times where I can understand how “technophobia” can be a hurdle…

Coding and 3D Printing – Sandbox #7

For this week, I explored 3D printing!  I spent an hour doing a simple little firefighter hat.  It took the whole time and it’s not perfect, but it’s a start :).  I followed the tutorial guide to help this project at least somewhat resemble a helmet that a firefighter could wear.  It took me a…

Layered Reality – Sandbox #6

For this sandbox, I took a virtual trip to Mount Everest!  It is a place that I will never visit in real life (why hike someplace so cold??) so it was a great opportunity to visit it virtually.  When scrolling through the photographs, you were able to move them for a panoramic view of the…

Audio Tools and Podcasting – Sandbox #4

For this week’s sandbox, I really enjoyed playing around with all the different audio tools.  I liked how AudioPal was simple to use.  Because of the sixty-second time limit, I can see this tool being used for students to summarize a book or use it for making a “commercial” to get other people interested in…

Infographics – Sandbox #3

For this sandbox, I used Canva to create an infographic.  I was amazed at all the different types of infographics they had available with the templates.  When I was looking at the comparison ones, it reminded me of a Venn diagram, only these had more graphics and more appeal than just two circles.  I also…

Imaging – Sandbox #2

How fun to play around with images this week!  I had a hard time picking out two images.  I also had quite a time figuring out what fun features to showcase on this blog.  Needless to say, I went simple because I couldn’t decide.  I liked using Pixaby to find my image.  It was simple…

Word Cloud – Sandbox #1

This word cloud is brought to you by WordArt.com.  This website had many different options of shapes and fonts to allow one to be creative in the formation of a word cloud.  I thought it was easy to generate the word cloud and I liked the variety of the options of shapes that could be…

My Visit to a Law Library!

Today’s library visit brings me to Wahab Public Law Library in Virginia Beach, VA. https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/libraries/locations/lawlibrary/Pages/default.aspx The online website of the Wahab Public Law Library is included on the Virginia Beach public library website.  Once you click on the menu on the right under “On Demand Topics”, a new page is loaded that has two short…

My Visit to A Public Library!

Today’s library visit brings me to the Kempsville Public Library in Virginia Beach, Virginia. https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/libraries/Pages/home.aspx This website is the city government website for Virginia Beach.  Once locating the “Library” menu choice under the different departments listed, you can navigate different aspects of programs and services the public libraries offer in the Virginia Beach area.  A…