Resources+from+NCSLMA+2010

**__Crazytalking__**

To do it in the library: · Explain crazytalk o It is when you talk to your other self about a book or topic “why is the kid so scared? Where is his teacher? Where is the rest of the class? He looks kinda like jimmy” · Ask/answer questions using 5ws and how o Have a sheet or projection of who, what, where, when, why and how so the kids know what to focus on when crazytalking to their other self o When students are creating their own questions, they are using higher order thinking skills · Model crazytalk o Hold up book and talk aloud about the cover title and picture and what you think about it or wonder about it  · Point out other self to each child · Give students 1 minute to crazytalk o Shout crazytalk to start then stop after 1 min o (use timer on the smart board to keep track of time) · Pair and share o (give another minute with time on the board) · Give each student microphone to tell what was told to partner (or other self)

**__Glogster__**

Why use it and ways to use it  · Takes place of paper pencil book reports · Create interactive timelines · Create biographies · Create character diagrams · Create class glogs to asses unit knowledge “what I learned about…” · Create about me

It is important to limit the number of animations on a glog, otherwise they are very slow to save at the end.

__Examples__ **Kindergarten**- took one 45 minute class to do a glog about fire safety as a whole class – teacher controlled computer and did the typing, etc with student input **Third grade**- read a book as a whole class, had partners make a glog about the book, had certain requirements about what needed to be included. **Sixth grade**- partners created one about a book they had just finished reading in the classroom. **Fifth grade**- individual glogs about the state they did research on

Teachers should create their own accounts. Once they do, they can create up to 50 student accounts. The accounts are generic so they can be reused year to year.

On the EDU Glogster website there is nothing inappropriate and the glogs are not open to the public unless you choose them to be.

**__Podcasting & Cataloging Podcasting__**

Information about podcasting: [|http://wsfcsel.schoolwires.net/231720427122117620/site/default.asp?2317Nav=|&NodeID=754]

Does podcasting using Audacity to record · Open Audacity, have a microphone plugged in, press the record button and start speaking. · Can also add music along with the speaking. · Once it is done and sounds the way you want it to (can cut out parts that don’t sound good) go to file-export and save it as an mp3.

Once they are saved, they can be imported into Destiny · District might have to turn on the ability to change MARC records · Pull up the title, click on MARC view, Edit Title, go to 856 tag (electric location), click to add content, copy and paste web address where the podcast is located, and save. · Now when you go to the title details there is a link where they can click to hear the podcast. · You can also go to Site-Specific Subject Headings and add “Student Review Podcast” as a heading so when a keyword search is done with “podcast” or “student review” the records with podcast links will come up

Works best when you work with a classroom teacher. The students can do the writing of the book review or book preview in the classroom as a graded writing assignment. The media specialist teaches students how to use the technology and then helps the students do the actual recording of the podcasts.

**__Other cool stuff picked up here and there__** Ipick video about choosing books Mindomo Voki (if you want to save it or view it later you need to register) Vocaroo Poll everywhere (use cell phones to text replies to polls) MeeGenius (free eBooks) Aviary (free tools- photo editing, sound editing, etc) Carryouttext (text to voice) Weblist Have kids build personal learning toolkit – have them choose how they are going to share their information and what their favorite websites are Can make a google doc- put it in the shared drive and let students add information to it Take a look at destiny.wcpss.net and choose brentwood elementary Some possible uses for Skype · Skype4libraries.pbworks.com · Skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com Ipevo – document camera/webcam for $69 [|http://Currituck-instructional-technology.pbworks.com] – has A LOT of resources and information Homes Around the World Had content and research goals [] **great book resource- Material World by Peter Menzel