Tech Plus Books

By TechPlusBooks

Tech Plus Books is a school library podcast that is the sum of tech tips, book talks, and hot topics in library communities. Hosted by three school library media specialists in North Carolina. Laura A... more

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The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.

Tech Plus Books episodes:

March 15, 2020Copyright Issues in Schools
In this episode we discuss the most common copyright issues we notice in schools. Charity shares the classroom game show tool Gimkit. And a special guest shares the book Rated by Melissa Grey.
Other things we mention:
Photos for Class

Fake Library Statistics

Jennifer LaGarde's When Adults Don't Read, Kids Lose infographic
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35min
February 12, 2020 Equitable Access to Books and Spaces
In this episode we discuss our struggles with meeting the needs of all our students and providing equitable access to our resources and spaces. Cathy shares PhET simulations. And Charity booktalks an adult nonfiction book, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-Perez.
NPR Interview with Caroline Criado-Perez https://www.npr.org/2019/03/17/704209639/caroline-criado-perez-on-data-bias-and-invisible-women
Book Info https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/invisible-women_9781419729072/
Tech Info https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new
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37min
January 27, 2020 Fines and Circulation Policies
In this episode Laura and Cathy discuss fines and circulation policies. They talk about ways to use the Start Player app in the library and a quick way to communicate overdue notices. Cathy booktalks The Whispers by Greg Howard and Laura shares Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai.
The Whispers by Greg Howard (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576472/the-whispers-by-greg-howard/)
Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250208675)
Start Player app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.marcelnijman.startplayer&hl=en_US)
NCSLMA Regional PD info (https://ncslma.wildapricot.org/)
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40min
December 16, 2019 #GoOpenNC
#GoOpenNC is a library of Open Educational Resources (OER) that is available to all North Carolina educators beginning December 16, 2019. In this episode we talk about the new platform and why you should log in and start sharing.
#GoOpenNC: https://goopennc.oercommons.org
Leslie Carriker's blog post: https://sites.google.com/view/lesliecarriker/blog?authuser=0
Creative Commons Information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
Audio clips: https://audiosoundclips.com/dj-sound-effects-sfx/
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17min
November 30, 2019 Special Holiday Episode: Tech + Books Holiday Gift Guide
Need gift ideas for your bookish or tech-y friends? We have ideas.
Book/Audiobook Subscription Services
Libro.fm https://libro.fm/holiday Click here for a referral code.
Little Heirloom Books https://littleheirloombooks.com/
https://www.mysubscriptionaddiction.com/best-subscription-boxes/best-book-boxes
Book and Tech Themed Clothes & Stuff
Svaha USA (https://svahausa.com/) Click here for a referral code.
Litographs (https://www.litographs.com/)
Out of Print (https://outofprint.com/)
Isotoner SmarTouch Gloves (https://www.isotoner.com/c/smartouch-gloves?viewAll=true)
More Ideas
Book Riot: Best Books for Book Lovers (https://bookriot.com/2018/09/21/best-gifts-for-book-lovers/)
Gift Ideas that are Experiences (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/holiday-gifts-experiences_n_5c004c79e4b0864f4f6b988c)
LinkedIn Learning (https://www.linkedin.com/learning/)
Unemployed Philosopher's Guild (https://philosophersguild.com/)
Zero Waste Nerd (https://zerowastenerd.com/01-zero-waste-gift-ideas)
https://www.stasherbag.com/collections/bundle
Ring Doorbell (https://ring.com/)
Mini Bluetooth Speaker
Book Lamp (https://shop.hellolumio.com/)
Make a Video/Digitize Old Videos 1 Second Everyday (https://1se.co/)
Shampoo Bars
https://unwrappedlife.com/collections/wildcrafted-hair-bars
https://www.lushusa.com/hair/shampoo-bars/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAoIPvBRDgARIsAHsCw0-YEmV75E12VcOoaOObMNMj6Vkgm8XF7JgkGILS35jmfSGyJpYqFwQaAjYiEALw_wcB
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20min
November 25, 2019 Diverse Representation: Rural Does Not Mean White
In this episode we discuss our struggle to find "mirror" books for our students. In particular we address the lack of books with rural settings featuring children of color. If you have book suggestions, please add to our Padlet of Rural Mirror Books.
Cathy shares a fun, light adult fiction book about a modern school librarian, The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms. And Laura shares a middle grade book, More to the Story by Hena Khan, which is a modern retelling of Little Women.
Tech tips include resources related to The 1619 Project, the Book Creator app, and National Novel Writing Month Young Writers Program.
Diverse Books Articles and Resources
https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=can-diverse-books-save-us
https://diversebooks.org/
https://diversebooks.org/resources/where-to-find-diverse-books/
The Benefits & Limits of Diversity Audits by Jenna Friebel
How to do a library diversity audit by Katy Farber & Jeanie Philips
Other stuff we reference
Pearltrees for curation
Common Sense Media Lessons
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29min
November 18, 2019 Pros and Cons of EBooks and Audiobooks
We are joined by Charity Harbeck, the librarian at Franklinton High School, to discuss issues surrounding ebooks and audiobooks in school library collections. For our tech tips we share ways to use Google Tour Builder in ELA and Science classes and how to enhance and organize Google Keep. For books, we each talk an audiobook.
ALA Press Release on Macmillan ebook lending model (http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/07/ala-denounces-new-macmillan-library-lending-model-urges-library-customers)
Institute of Museum and Library Services (www.imls.gov)
Audiobooks & eBooks
Open eBooks Free digital library for low-income families. (https://openebooks.net/getstarted.html)
myON Digital library. Paid subscription required. (https://www.myon.com/index.html)
Epic! Digital library. Free for teachers and librarians. Paid for home use. (https://www.getepic.com/educators)
NC Kids Digital Library (https://nckids.overdrive.com/)
Libby App (https://meet.libbyapp.com/)
Overdrive App (https://app.overdrive.com/)
NCWiseOwl ebooks
Librovox (https://librivox.org/)
Tech Tips
Google Tour Builder (https://tourbuilder.withgoogle.com/)
Google Keep
Charity's Keep Notes (https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1Dk9hMdgL1puXqxsoXMH8xE8TzISUiq48yM3wovT-mNw/edit?usp=sharing)
Books
White Bird: A Wonder Story by R. J. Palacio
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
Scouts by Shannon Greenland
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47min
November 04, 2019 Imposter Syndrome
In this episode we discuss our experiences with Imposter Syndrome and strategies to curb self-doubt. Laura's tech recommendation is the extension Google Tone. And she booktalks the YA book Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram. Cathy shares what she loves about the Scholastic Branches and Acorn early chapter books.
Show Notes
ON LIBRARIES: When in Doubt by Hilda Weisburg (https://hildakweisburg.com/2018/11/05/on-libraries-when-in-doubt/)
The Wild Card: 7 Steps to an Educator’s Creative Breakthrough by Hope and Wade King (https://www.daveburgessconsulting.com/books/the-wild-card/)
Reclaiming our Calling by Brad Gustafson (https://www.bradgustafson.com/reclaimingourcalling)
Google Tone (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-tone/nnckehldicaciogcbchegobnafnjkcne?hl=en)
Scholastic Branches books (https://www.scholastic.com/branches/)
Scholastic Acorn books (https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/acorn/)
Darius the Great In Not Okay by Adib Khorram (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/573023/darius-the-great-is-not-okay-by-adib-khorram/)
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26min
October 24, 2019 What's In a Name?
Cathy and Laura discuss the ever-evolving nature of titles and names for school librarians and libraries. Tech tips include Google for Education: Teacher Center courses and the the app creation tool Glide. We share The Bad Seed by Jory John and The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown.
Google for Education: Teacher Center (https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/)
Glide (https://www.glideapps.com/)
The Bad Seed by Jory John (https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062467768/the-bad-seed/)
The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown (https://twitter.com/booksandbighair?lang=en)
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25min
October 17, 2019 Maximizing a Small Budget
In this episode we share ways we build our collection with little to no budget, recommend some favorite professional books, and tech talk Screencastify and Google tricks . Show Links: Hacking School Libraries by Kristina Holzweiss & Stony Evans (https://www.amazon.com/Hacking-School-Libraries-Incorporate-Community/dp/1948212064) Reading Reasons by Kelly Gallagher (https://www.stenhouse.com/content/reading-reasons) Screencastify (https://www.screencastify.com/) First Book (https://firstbook.org/) Shelf Awareness (https://www.shelf-awareness.com/)
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30min

FAQs about Tech Plus Books:

How many episodes does Tech Plus Books have?

The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.