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October 2019 - Halloween, Fall & Chromebooks

10/21/2019

Ok... it's already October! Good GRAVY - where is the time going? It'll be second semester before we know it!

CHROMEBOOKS
3rd Graders finally received their Lenovo e300 Chromebooks! There is a problem with some of them and we will be collecting all of them in November so that they can be repaired. Teachers will send home information closer to that time. This recall is for 3rd graders, teachers and staff who have Lenovo Chromebooks.

Don't forget that if you lose or deliberately damage the Chromebook or charger, you will need to pay to replace the items.

Once there was a witch who wanted to make pumpkin pie...

This month Pre-K and Kindergarten students are participating in the re-enactment of Big Pumpkin by Eric Silverman. It's a JPES tradition for the past 12 years.

JPES Media Policy Handbook

Download the file below to see many of the Media Center policies for which students and parents need to be aware. It has recently been edited and I'm still looking for mistakes. Please let me know when you find some!

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Augmented Reality - Jo Nase

11/13/2018

Yes, Jo presented TWICE at GaETC. Both presentations were fabulous as expected!

HP Reveal (formerly Aurasma)
- you must follow the channel of the person who created an AR activity.
- Jo's ar JNase1's Public Areas and MES Media Center

Chromeville - has 3 apps
Science
Barcy - eco friendly - save the Earth - g00d for Earth Da

Chromeville - also has sheets. You can add a kid's picture to the sheet and the app will pick it up and add it to the AR

Quiver - download sheets - color and then activate with App. Jo read a fiction and nonfiction book about Penguins then gave them the Quiver coloring sheet. Kids LOVED it!

Crayola - has AR coloring books - app is free but you have to buy the coloring books.

AR Flashcards -
Alphabet
Dinosaur

AR Flashcards Space Free - planets

SpaceCraft 3D
Guinness Book of World Records - 2013, 2014, and 2015 have triggers throughout the book. She marks the pages with AR triggers so that kids can find them more easily.

Look for AR Trigger books on Amazon, book sales, yard sales.. etc.

The Dragon Brothers series
Ernie's Wish Trail
Spiders, etc.

Merge Cube has 30 apps so far. Just about to release 6 apps that are just for education.

You can make your own merge cube with paper.
Be sure to join the Merge Cube Educator's Facebook pages
Merge Cube ideas can be found on TPT.

Create your own AR
HP Reveal - Aurasma
Blippar
Layar
HP Studio - more involved - Jo uses this at the beginning of the year to review sections of the media center. Scan the cover of a book to get the next clue.

Gadgets - Leslie Fisher

11/13/2018

leslie.link/gaetc - download within 2 weeks.

Echo Dot

Wifi SweetSpot app makes a graph of where the sweet spots are. If you have dead spots, you may need a wifi mesh ($350.00)

https://go.gl.en0x5

Wink2 99.00 to control lights speaks all 7 protocols. 20.00 hub to plug in or buy smart outlet for Christmas lights.

Virtual Reality
View Master 19.00
Oculus Go - self contained VR Headsets - $199.00 - $249.00

Lenovo Mirage Solo with Daydream - does not required credit card better for school.

Merge Goggles - $14.00 - $29.99
VR Camera
Google Street View
Google VR Tour Creator - you can add pictures and make your own VR.

Wearable & Assistive Technology
Leslie predicts the next boom will be in language translation.

Microsoft Translater - users log in and people can link up to a presenter & listen in different languages.

Livescribe Pen - The words that you are writing are automatically saved in cloud.
Just released: Livescribe Aegir - 99.00

Your iPhone is also a Magnifying Glass - go to system - genera - accessibility - Turn on Magnifier... hit home button three times to activate.

Turn your AirPods into Microphones - Airpod Live Listen: Transforms your AirPods into hearing aids
settings - control center - customize - select hearing. This magnifies voices.

Seeing AI - helps people with vision impairments and read your text etc.

Augmented Reality - World's Book of World Records - World's tallest man
AR Lincoln from AR Flashcards - .99 for each location - opens up like a worm hole for AR tour of locations.
Merge Cube
Galactic Explorer & 30 other apps. - they are releasing 6 apps for educators.

Making It Happen with Maker Spaces in the Elementary Media Center - Jo Nase

11/13/2018

Jo is a fabulous media specialist in Coweta County. She shared some of the wonderful MakerSpaces she has used in her media center.
Step 1 in starting a MakerSpace decide on your focus. Jo decided her MS would be more technology based. She suggests you make a wish list. Her first year she asked for and received 5 iPads. She now has 27 iPads.
Code & Go Robot Mouse - great for little kids but older kids like it too, it's not as challenging.
Ozobots - Demco
BB8 - Scholastic Dollars
Merge Cubes
Dash & Dot & Cue - most impressed with Cue. Can purchase Wonder Kit

Funding Maker Spaces
Look for Grants - Dollar General, Donor's Choose
Someone has a school store in the library.
Indiegogo - crowd funding

Maker's Club - Friday afternoons - limited to 16 students with a waiting list. All day behavior counts. (Certain number of strikes and they are out.) Forget to bring your Chromebook - get a strike, etc.
She started with Unplugged Coding - she got from Teacher's Pay Teachers.

Look at Storybook Endings - TPT

GaETC 2018

11/13/2018

The first full week in November is always my favorite. As an Instructional Technology Specialist (1998 - 2003), classroom teacher (2003-2007), and Media Specialist (2007 - present) I have found GaETC to be one of the most exciting and informative geek out three days to be found. I meet up with friends from other schools and other counties and we have a blast! There is so much to learn and absorb... I have to sleep several days after attending because my brain hurts!

I plan to share my notes with you on this blog and thought I would add them session by session. I THINK I'm going to make a separate blog entry for each session to make it easier to search and type! OK - my goal is to get this done before I retire (3 years, 10 months, and 17 days... but who's counting) AND yes, I have thought about "What will I do about GaETC when I retire?" I've already thought of that. VOLUNTEER!

Carmen Agra Deedy is Coming to JPES!

9/8/2017

I couldn't be more excited to announce that Carmen Agra Deedy will be coming to Jefferson Parkway Thursday, September 28th! She is one of my favorite storytellers, authors, and people! I see her at a lot of conferences and meetings for people who love books. She was born in Cuba and migrated to Decatur, Georgia when she was a young girl. She tells some of the best stories of her childhood that will keep you listening to every word she says.

I will send home an order sheet so that students can pre-order her books to have them autographed. Students have loved every single one of her books that I've read to them.

Stay tuned for more information!!!

It's a New Year!

8/25/2017

Man, has it been a whirlwind in the media center. It feels like it should be Christmas already! The good thing is most 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders now have their Chromebooks.

The Scholastic Book Fair!

I'm expecting the Scholastic Book Fair to be delivered Aug. 30th or 31st. I'm hoping for Wednesday. It take a long time to set up the book fair. Parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles, you are MORE than welcome to come help with setup and work at the book fair! The book fairs are usually a lot of fun and the kids are excited when they see you in the media center when they walk in.
Hopefully a letter will come home Monday, Aug. 28th that will have a few more details. We will have Grandparents' Days for each grade level and maybe even some sort of breakfast for mom and dad.. I look forward to seeing you all then!

GaETC was a BUST!

11/7/2016

Sadly I spent the entire day Wednesday in Urgent Care, and several doctor's offices. I have a kidney stone and missed the ENTIRE conference. Thankfully my buddies who attended have shared all of the knowledge they obtained. It's not the same as being there! Boooooo!!!!

We VOTED! November 07th, 2016

11/7/2016

Today the entire school had the opportunity to vote for president. Teachers were able to sign up to come to the library to vote for president with their students.
The ballot looked like this...

This was created as a Google Form so I could see in an instant how the votes were going. I have a few pictures of kids voting but honestly it was so fast that it was difficult to be one of 2 poll workers on site! :-)
Here are a few classes voting...

This is a snapshot of the results from our voting experience.

It's a New Year!

Man, has it been a whirlwind in the media center. It feels like it should be Christmas already! The good thing is most 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders now have their Chromebooks.

GaETC!

10/31/2016

It's FINALLY here! My favorite week of the year! I hate being away from school but this is the BEST place to be if you have to be out of work. THREE days of pure joy... GaETC, the Georgia Educational Technology Conference. My head gets so full of stuff in those 3 days I could never do it all. I get to see friends I sometimes only see at conferences... I just adore every minute of it. Check back here for updates of the day... IF I have enough energy at the end of the day to tell you about it!

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My name is Mary Dean. I have been a library media specialist since 2007. I have taught Pre-K, 1st and 2nd grades. I was also an Instructional Technology Specialist and worked with all grade levels as well as teachers.
Having fun with kids, books, and computers is just the BEST job anyone could have! I am blessed!

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