Angela Wojtecki, eBooks, BookCreator, John Green’s Crash Course, Boom Writer, StoryBird, Google Slides Yearbook, Digital/Media Literacy, BrainPop, Common Sense Media, Databases, American Association of School Librarians

Educational Duct Tape: An EdTech Integration Mindset

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• GIF-a-Day
  • Sign up for more info about the GIF-a-Day tech learning opportunities at JakeMiller.net/gifaday - visiting the site is not a commitment, it’s a way of stepping up and saying “I want more information about these opportunities!”
  • Opportunity 1 - Spring 2018 - GoogleSheets - will be comprised of 25+ GIFs, sent out 1 per day, only to paying participants. These GIFs will not be shared elsewhere (not on Twitter, not on my website). At the end, participants will receive an eBook with all of the GIFs.
• Jake’s Soapbox
  • “This made me realize that the creation of the roster was an event that I couldn’t control, but the way that I responded was something that I could control. And by doing that, I could change the outcome.”
  • Jake’s old student-paced course - sites.google.com/site/millerstem8 - most of the links no longer work; the purpose of sharing it is so that you can see how it was set up.
• Today’s Guest: Angela Wojtecki - Angela is the district library media specialist and tech integrationist for Nordonia Hills City Schools located in NE Ohio. She helps co-teach the district's long-term professional development series program for teachers and also is the host and producer of the Nordonia Hills City Schools' Podcast series titled Nordonia Innovators.
  • You can follow Angela on Twitter at @AngelaWojtecki
  • or contact her at [e-mail].
  • Check out the Nordonia Podcast series: nordoniainnovators.podbean.com
• 2 Truths & 1 Lie
• Question #1: How can students create eBooks?
  • BookCreator.com - iOS or web-based, works on Chromebooks now
  • StoryBird - storybird.com/educators - free educator accounts, great for poetry, April - national poetry month, magnetic poetry activity
  • BoomWriter - boomwriter.com
  • Google Slides for eBooks
    • Examples at bit.ly/flipgridebook3 and bit.ly/wakeletebook
    • Jennifer Scott - slidesyearbook.com
    • Jennifer’s Google Slides tips - slidesyearbook.com/slides/googleslides
• Question #2: Information and media literacy skills are essential skills that our students need to have in order to find the most accurate and current information on the web. What are some website evaluation resources or lesson ideas you can incorporate in your curriculum that can help students when it comes to building information and media literacy skills?
  • CRAAP Method - researchguides.ben.edu/source-evaluation
  • BrainPop Resources
    • Media Literacy - brainpop.com/english/studyandreadingskills/medialiteracy
    • Online Sources - brainpop.com/english/studyandreadingskills/onlinesources
  • CommonSense Media Resource
    • "5 Ways to Spot Fake News" - commonsensemedia.org/videos/5-ways-to-spot-fake-news
  • Eric Curts’ “4 Fake Sites to Teach Students Website Evaluation” Post - controlaltachieve.com/2016/02/fake-sites-teach-website-evaluation.html
  • Research Databases
  • National Geographic database
  • How do we help students feel more willing to use databases rather than just trusting a Google search?
  • Gale Database on opposing viewpoints - gale.com/c/opposing-viewpoints-in-context
  • Petaluma High School Library - Are These BOGUS? - phslibrary.info/c.php?g=77436&p=500322
  • Buzzfeed News “Most Americans Who See Fake News Believe it, New Survey Says” - buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/fake-news-survey
  • John Green
    • Crash Course Youtube Video Series - youtube.com/user/crashcourse
    • Navigating Digital Information (grades 6-12) youtube.com/watch?v=L4aNmdL3Hr0&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtN07XYqqWSKpPrtNDiCHTzU
  • The American Association of School Librarians Best Websites for Teaching and Learning (annual list of best websites vetted by School Librarians): ala.org/aasl/standards/best/websites
  • EdShelf - Edshelf.com

You can follow Angela on Twitter at @AngelaWojtecki or contact her at [e-mail]. And check out the Nordonia Podcast series link: nordoniainnovators.podbean.com

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