Welcome to the Library

Welcome to the BHS Library Learning Commons

The best field trip you can take to get to the 4Cs

Creativity

Communication

Collaboration

Crtical Thinking

Collaborate

Using Chromebooks and

Google Classroom

So why should classes (still) come to the library?

• To take a risk
• To escape boredom
• To relax and be productive
• To share ideas, discuss & debate F2F
• To create, collaborate, communicate
• To learn how to work together to produce a product that others can learn from
• To be isolated, yet together, to get things done
• To learn to filter information using criteria
• To learn to write using valid relevant sources so as to be credible
• To learn Information Literacy

"Yet schools do not seem to be tearing out their libraries, and with good reason. We still need them around. They’re still relevant. They still play a critical role in the teaching and learning that takes place in our schools.

As we move away from printed books, and as we transition to a world where information is no longer scarce, we have to rethink our concept of school libraries.They still play an indispensable role in our schools. We just have to be purposeful about designing their transformation." (Schinker)

The BHS Library webpage has a Collaboration Toolbox with links to current Web 2.0 and interactive tools such as...

Padlet Nearpod

Storybird FlipGrid

Kahoot NewsELA

Mural Buncee

Critically Think

Using The Library Webpages

https://flipgrid.com/a5c640

Padlet to Share

The BHS Library

Follows These Standards

Visual Thesaurus to see relationships and hear pronunciation

More than we want...

Less than we need

Use the subject databases to find current and valid information

Use Turnitin to prevent yourself from plagiarizing

Use Gizmos to simulate a science or math problem

Use Stellarium, our real-time planetarium,to learn about our galaxy and space in real time

Use Zoom Text to overcome sight difficulty

"Today we live in a technology and media-suffused environment with:

1) access to an abundance of information

2) rapid changes in technology tools

3) the ability to collaborate and make individual contributions on an unprecedented scale.

Empire State Information Fluency Continuum -

http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/1A931D4E-1620-4672-ABEF-460A273D0D5F/0/EmpireStateIFC.pdf

AASL National Library Standards -

http://standards.aasl.org/

P21 Framework for 21st Century Learning -

http://www.p21.org/our-work/p21-framework

ISTE Standards -

http://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators

"To be effective in the 21st century, citizens and workers must be able to create, evaluate, and effectively utilize information, media, and technology." (P21 Framework)

VR "Word of the Day"

as a Do Now

BHS Library Google Classroom would look like this and the code shared with any class whose teacher collaborates with me on a research topic

Library Resources Digital

Library Physical Resources

Communicate

Using the 249 Lab

18,000 print books

48 Books in Spanish

65 Magazines

32 Desktop computers

30 Chromebooks

2 Enos

3 Separate Learning Areas

Databases - 101

E-books - 514

Audio Books,DVDs - 1,807

Create

Using the Library Makerspace

Greenscreen

Cameras

Tripods

Editing Software

3D Makerbot Printer

Laminator

Binder

Cricut Digital Design Tool

Button Maker

Dremels

3D Pens

Breakout EDU Box

Paper Rolls/Craft/Markers/Supplies

A news set..

Movie or television crew members perform many different roles on the set in various departments like production, lighting, sound, filming, editing, set & props, hair & makeup, and wardrobe.(Career Cruising Database)