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Giving a student creative rights to their work production allows the process of the work to be more engaging and the work outcomes to be of higher value to the student.

Creating eye-catching informational images is also a way to grab student attention.

Adobe Spark in a web-based tool that can be used in the classroom, at the basic level, for free! Some of the options available for project making are:

Reports
Research Papers
Posters
Essays
Presentations
Flyers
Videos
Advertisements
Animated Stories

Adobe Sparks lets teachers and students bring words and images together to create engaging visuals and stories.


Digital Resources ECHS Library is committed to providing resources for all learners! The Lerner Digital collection provides access to interactive ebooks that are engaging, informational and provide features that are adjustable to accommodate differing learner abilities. See Lisa for username and password and for more information.	Innovation Station 3D printing is available in the Library for all students, teachers, and staff to use. Whether you are creating images using programs such as Tinkercad or SketchUp or just finding images for use, we are happy to help you get your feet wet! Stop by to check-out what we have to offer.	Library On April 2nd, the Library will be hosting a Live Stream Poetry Event! Students may participate in the Library from 1 pm - 4 pm, or you can stream the event in your classroom for all of your students. See Lisa for more information.

Digital Resources

ECHS Library is committed to providing resources for all learners! The Lerner Digital collection provides access to interactive ebooks that are engaging, informational and provide features that are adjustable to accommodate differing learner abilities. See Lisa for username and password and for more information.

Innovation Station

3D printing is available in the Library for all students, teachers, and staff to use. Whether you are creating images using programs such as Tinkercad or SketchUp or just finding images for use, we are happy to help you get your feet wet! Stop by to check-out what we have to offer.

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On April 2nd, the Library will be hosting a Live Stream Poetry Event! Students may participate in the Library from 1 pm - 4 pm, or you can stream the event in your classroom for all of your students. See Lisa for more information.

Try Something New

Ever wonder how to generate those cool looking Infographics like the one pictured above? Those eye-catching informational sheets can be time-consuming to make. With Zanifesto the frustration and hard work are minimized. A gallery of templates and a plethora of user tips make this a user-friendly web 2.0 tool. Upload any graphics you might want to use (the images offered are limited) and download to print or upload to Twitter, Facebook, and even Pinterest.

Starbucks, Anyone?

Who doesn't like candy, especially this time of year?! For this week's challenge, stop by Lisa's office in the Library and add your guess for the number of M&M Candies in the jar! The person with the nearest guess will win the jar! Since this is an "in-person" activity, your submission time will be extended until 8:00 a.m. on Monday, April 2nd.

Librarian

Lisa D. Merrifield, MLS

Certified Librarian, EC - 12

Certified Instructional Technology Specialist

7173 FM1628, San Antonio, TX, United States Lisa.Merrifield@ecisd.net 210-649-2951 ecisd.net/echs

Lisa Merrifield

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