GCS Media Matters
November 20, 2017 #GCSLMS
Dates To Remember
- Nov. 22-24 Thanksgiving Holiday
- Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break with your families.
- Nov. 28 Jan Brett to visit Barnes & Noble in Friendly Shopping Center GSO at 5:00 PM
- Dec. 8 November GCS Reads 30 minutes due
- Dec. 13 Mentor Mentee Meeting WSA 4:00pm
- Dec. 20 CIPA certification DUE for elementary and middle schools
- Dec. 21-Jan. 2 Winter Break
- Dec. 21- Jan. 2 Holiday Reading Challenge
Greensboro Bound: A Literary Festival is partnering with Guildford County Schools Library Media Services!
- We both want to get authors in front of students and books into the hands of students. We'll be doing this all year long, starting in January 2018, leading up to a three-day festival with 60+ authors in Greensboro, May 18 - 20.
- On "Giving Tuesday," Greensboro Bound is looking for 100 donors and $2500 in investments to help us toward our goals. Your help will be invaluable.
- To thank our "Giving Tuesday" donors, Greensboro Bound organizers are donating a book to Guilford County Schools Library Media Services.
- Your gift is fully tax - deductible. Click on our website hyperlink and then go to Donate Now at the top.
- www.greensborobound.com
- Thanks for helping create a year-long program linking readers and writers in Guilford County!
Steve Colyer, Secretary
Greensboro Literary Organization
CHECK OUT THESE RESOURCES
Check out this Seasonal Digital Break Out EDU Game
Gobble Gobble! New Digital Game Release!
We are excited to share a new Digital Breakout EDU game!
Toby Turkey loves to dance, the Turkey Trot is his favorite. Help him figure out the clues and learn some dance moves, find his friends, Breakout of the Barn and start Dancing!
Check it out at http://bit.ly/TurkeyTrotBreakout
Clasroom Screen Tool
Project this in your classroom on your digiboard.
You can…
- choose a background
- type your instructions in the textbox
- choose a work symbol
- set a timer or show the clock
- use the traffic light
- pick a random name
- display the noise level in your classroom
- draw in-screen or full-screen
- generate a qr-code
- drag and drop the icons in the right place
- CLICK HERE to check it out
Inspire Special Event Grant
Through the generous donation of Marina “Marney” Welmers, an AASL member and retired middle school librarian, AASL is pleased to offer the Inspire Special Event Grant. The grant opportunity supports a special event so that an existing public middle or high school library can create new or enhance its extracurricular activities in order to increase student academic achievement at their school. The goal is to provide direct assistance funding to middle or high school libraries for special short-term projects or events that would create new or enhance educational activities in order to engage students with and in the library and to promote reading, books, literacy and authors.
The fund is $10,000 per annum. The direct assistance is capped at $2,000 per grant.
CLICK HERE to find out more.
Professional Learning Opportunity
- In January and February 2018, the Digital Teaching and Learning Division at the NCDPI will be hosting regional CONNECT.SHARE.GROW professional learning events.
- Developed for instructional technology facilitators (ITF), school library media coordinators (SLMC), and instructional coaches (IC), each regional event will include whole group, breakout, and unconference sessions.
- These CONNECT.SHARE.GROW events will focus on the topic of digital content. Instructional support staff will have opportunities to learn more about best practices for using digital content in the classroom and strategies for supporting teachers as they integrate digital content in instruction. NCWiseOwl related sessions will be offered as well as opportunities for participants to network and share timely topics in unconference breakout sessions.
- Registration opens December 1, 2017. Participants will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Once a session is filled to capacity, it will be removed from the registration form.
DECEMBER 6-16
For the first time EVER, Scholastic is opening their doors and inviting you to a BOGO holiday sale! All books, gifts, posters, school supplies — even Build-a-Box — everything is buy one, get one FREE!* This exclusive event is only open to librarians, teachers, school employees and volunteers, book fair chairpeople, and homeschool teachers, so make sure you register to attend! CLICK HERE to register.
- Dates: December 6 - December 16
- Times: Weekday Hours: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Closed Sundays - Where: Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse
4344 FEDERAL DR STE 112 GREENSBORO, NC 27410
PBS K-12 Teacher Summit PD Opportunity
K-12 teachers will expand their digital toolkit by investigating PBS LearningMedia resources and the North Carolina Digital Learning Competencies. Participants will have hands-on opportunities to work in small groups, share ideas, and make lasting connections.
- Date: December 9, 2017
- Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Location: Winston-Salem State University
601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Winston-Salem, NC
This is a FREE event open to educators in North Carolina. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Participants may earn Digital Learning Competency CEUs. Space it limited!
Are you interested in joining the World View's 2018 Global Study Visit Programs?
- World View is currently accepting applications for our 2018 Global Study Visit Programs!
- CLICK HERE to find out more World View’s Global Study Visit Programs
- Information and applications: worldview.unc.edu/our-programs/abroad or contact Sarah Brady, Program Coordinator bradys@unc.edu or 919/843-8210
- APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED ON A ROLLING BASIS OR BY JANUARY 12, 2018.
About Library Media Services:
- Many of you have sent us great ideas that you are doing in your media centers. We have kept these and will put them in future editions of Media Matters.
- Do you need a sub for your media center? CLICK HERE to access our sub list. If you have one to recommend, please add it to the list.
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