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I was fortunate to connect with Lisa Remy through her response to a call for presenters we put out in our December newsletter. Lisa shares her expertise in using online resources in conjunction with student response systems (clickers) and interactive whiteboards. We get lots of questions about integrating BrainPOP with these technology tools, so read on to learn from Lisa’s experience, and please add to the conversation by posting comments. I am a part-time library media specialist at a small pk-8 school in rural Oklahoma.  I am blessed with excellent colleagues and wonderful students and a quite supportive administrator (who is both superintendent and principal!)  I have 25 years of teaching and library media experience and am amazed at the extent of the changes in teaching methods in both the classroom and the library.  Resources such as BrainPOP Jr. as well as equipment such as classroom response systems and interactive whiteboards have truly energized the teaching and learning environment. I work with students from all grades- some on a weekly basis.  The lesson I plan to describe today is typical of how I use BrainPOP Jr. along with my H-ITT classroom response system (clickers).  This particular lesson is with the… Read the Rest»

In case you missed our webinar for Library Media Specialists, you can access it at your convenience here. I wanted to highlight some great ideas that came out of the webinar. Units & Topics that may be of interest to Library Media Specialists: BrainPOP: Study & Reading Skills Unit Famous Authors & Books Unit Digital Citizenship Unit BrainPOP Jr: Reading Writing Social Studies Ways to make your life easier & extend BP to families/community outside of school make BrainPOP or BrainPOP Jr. your homepage add BrainPOP to your bookmarks or toolbar set up AUTO LOGIN use library or school webpage to offer suggestions, resources, assignments… use our BrainPOP On Your Site feature – take it a step further with assignments have fun with our banners and badges introduce at faculty and parent meetings. Make sure specialists know about relevant topics (Music, Health…) highlight in district, school or parent newsletters distribute promotional items (Just For Fun – printable bookmarks, posters, etc) assign a resident BrainPOP expert at each school and/or grade level utilize our Professional Development offerings to conduct hands-on training for your staff highlight BrainPOP best practices at faculty and parent meetings hold contests to encourage sharing and collaboration of… Read the Rest»

I love librarians! A great librarian can be the heart of a school. Check out this fantastic opportunity to nominate your librarian (by answering 5 questions about how the individual has had an impact on them or their community). Up to ten librarians will each receive $5,000 and be recognized at an awards ceremony hosted by The New York Times at The Times Center in December 2009! The deadline is coming up quickly — October 9, 2009. Go for it! Details at Grant Wrangler, a helpful, free resource to rely on when looking for grants and funding opportunities for education.