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Skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, effective communication, initiative, adaptability, analyzing info., imagination and empathy/compassion.
New embed codes to update the Secondary Digital Resources
New makerspace helps students develop compassion, relax & improve academic performance!
This is the next level of makerspaces. Making not for ourselves only but rather making for others.
I have purchased various items that you/librarians may use in making for a cause in your library such as a button maker, fabric, glue guns, beads, etc.
Let me know if you are interested in facilitating a makerspace for a cause activity and I would love to share with you what we have as well as collaborate if you wish.
There is a great free recorded webinar you can watch by the author of the book 'Makers with a Cause' -Gina Seymour.
Link here: https://schoollibraryconnection.com/Home/Display/2153589
For specific causes and activities see our folder here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10QZS6USgBHtdH9eX9AaHz6KbqKBjMVLf?usp=sharing
Breakout Boxes are for all librarians!
Great Google Tips
Copy entire Google Drive folders! "What?!" Yes!
Copy a Google Doc. & any changes you make will be universal to all copies-instantly!
Making Copies
1.Open folder
2.Single click on doc
3. Press Shift + Z
4. It will prompt you where you want to add a copy
And any changes you make to any copy will be universal to all copies-instantly!
Take pic of text with hyperlinks and hyperlinks will work!
You may already be using the great note taking app or Google Chrome Extension - Google Keep. However did you know with Google Keep you can take pics of any text with hyperlinks and share with Google Keep and those hyperlinks will be active?!
How-
- take a pic of something with text & hyperlinks
- click image
- click 3 dots in upper right
- select grab text -will also grab hyperlinks
Turn Google Spreadsheets into a set of online flashcards or game show!
Voice to Text and Marking on Documents and More!
• Text-to-speech to hear words, passages, or whole documents read aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting • Text and picture dictionaries to see the meaning of words explained • With speech-to-text, dictate words to assist with writing, proofreading & studying • Word prediction offers suggestions for the current or next word as you type • Collect highlights from text in documents or the web for summarizing and research • Create and listen to voice notes directly inside of Google Docs • Simplify and summarize text on web pages to remove ads and other copy that can be distracting
Read & Write extension for Google Chrome
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readwrite-for-google-chro/inoeonmfapjbbkmdafoankkfajkcphgd?utm_source=chrome-ntp-iconDrive.google.com = get to Drive without the Chrome browser installed
Want to convert something from PDF or to PDF? Now you can practically turn anything into a PDF or from a PDF with this useful site!
pdfcandy.com
Comic Life
Here is the link to their site: http://comiclife.com/
Charmaine said she will take your questions about this site. charmaine.bride@nisd.net
Thanks for sharing this great site, Charmaine!