Hi all! I'm back again! This summer has been a whirlwind of travel and school. I had the opportunity to participate in the last residency for IST612 that Syracuse University is holding for youth/school librarians. It was a breath of fresh air to meet so many like-minded individuals.
There we so many components to the the residency. Story-times and techniques, genre studies, booktalks, and increasing diversity in libraries. In the space below you can find some of the items I created for the residency. It was a blast to work with others and to know that we could produce quality products when experiencing a time crunch! This was honestly the most fun I've ever had under pressure!
Here the Google Slide presentation my group created for our genre study on poetry. Please feel free to use for guiding teachers on the importance of incorporating poetry into their lessons and across the curriculum. You will also find a two-page handout of poetry titles I recommended for grades K-4. If you would like more I can email some of the others created for poetry, dystopian, fantasy, non-fiction, graphic novels, manga, biographies, and historical fiction. These are great resources to pass out to the teachers and for your own reference.
Below is a link to the Google Slide Presentation for Poetry K-12
Poetry Across the Curriculum
Below is a link to a PDF Handout for Poetry K-4 with Recommendations
Poetry K-4 Handout
During the residency participants were required to create something using technology. We were introduced to Wevideo and given instructions on creating a video that could be used in our library. One of my group members suggested we make a video on book-care. That way we could all use it in our libraries. Other groups did book trailers, or focused on using certain videos to tie in research or get students excited about reading.
Below is a link to Youtube.com where our Wevideo has been uploaded.
Libraries Are For Everyone
If you have never used Wevideo, definitely take a look at it to create videos for your library. It may be a little time consuming, but if you break it up (or work under pressure) you come out with some amazing videos that will take your students' learning to the next level! Also, look into Chatterpix, Chatterkid, and iMovie. I have so many ideas from using all these applications and I cannot wait to use them with my students!
Happy Creating!
