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The Ebook Dilemma: Thoughts on Selecting the Right Ebook Model | Tech Tidbits
The ebook journey has been circuitous for high school teacher librarian Krista Brakhage. Some of the collection she purchased three years ago "disappeared," prompting her to search for a new ebook purchasing model that works for her budget, students, and staff.
Time for a Little Common Sense: Evaluating Apps, Games, and Websites | Tech Tidbits
Teacher librarian Krista Brakhage is going back to school with Graphite, an expansive and useful resource from Common Sense Media that features unbiased reviews of apps, games, and websites.
The Impact of Open Content on Education | Tech Tidbits
The Open Content movement refers to new ways of thinking about and gaining access to information. As we embrace Open Content, we move away from traditional, copyrighted sources of information with strict rules for use, Teacher Librarian Krista Brakhage shares how this movement will revolutionize education in the latest Tech Tidbits column.
Reach Out and Connect: Using Flat Connections for Collaboration | Tech Tidbits
Teacher librarian Krista Brakhage shares her thoughts on why Flat Connections can offer a fresh perspective in participatory global collaboration and provide a rich authentic educational experience for students.
Exploring 'Open Culture' | Tech Tidbits
Open Culture bills itself as having "the best free cultural & educational media on the web." Teacher-librarian Krista Brakhage resolved to make friends with Open Culture and discovers that with a little bit of searching, the site provides a treasure trove of valuable resources for instruction and the classroom.
Teaching Inquiry with Library of Congress Primary Sources | Tech Tidbits
Why should we study primary source documents? These are artifacts created by the people who lived through the events and time periods under study. Providing students the opportunity to study primary sources can give rise to student inquiry and encourage them to speculate about each source, its creator, and the context in which it was produced. The Library of Congress has millions of primary source documents and tools for teachers and students to dig into, 24/7.
Liven Up Your Obligatory (and Necessary) Library Orientation | Tech Tidbits
A good library orientation can make the rest of the year easier for students and teachers, as well as for you and your staff. Make it fun and the facts will be more memorable. This year, the Guybrarian is using the scavenger hunt method, with a few tech twists.
What Did You Do This Summer? | Tech Tidbits for Back-to-School
"What did you do this summer?" We've come up with 10 methods to use when answering that question which will allow your students to share the richness of their summer experiences. These activities just might help teachers and classmates to better know, understand and appreciate each other, as well.
Augmented Reality with Aurasma | Tech Tidbits
Aurasma is an augmented reality tool which allows you to overlay images and videos on to static content, sort of like "QR codes on steroids." The Guybrarian has incorporated it into his back-to-school library orientation plan, and thinks you should too.
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