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 o

EDT008 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. And check out the Nordonia Podcast series link: nordoniainnovators.podbean.com Educational Duct Tape - #EduDuctTape EduDuctTape.com - Episode 008 @JakeMillerTech - JakeMiller.net