Media Program Instructional Ideas
February 2016
Instruction
Research
Tips for all Levels: Did you know that you can click on the Readspeaker plugin and change the settings to increase or decrease the speed of the audio settings? You can also turn on text visibility that will project words to emphasize visually which words are being pronounced. GALE and ABC-Clio Databases are among some of the databases that have ReadSpeaker embedded.
Technology
Answer Garden
https://answergarden.ch/This is a free site that allows you to post a question that a collaborative group can answer. This web-based tool allows group feedback in real time. The answer garden can be posted as embed code on websites and eclass course pages. You can also export your answer garden with all of the student answers to tagxedo or wordle.
Weeding Tips
For the month of February, focus on the 300s and 400s sections. The 300s have a wide variety of topics which includ economy, politics, military, customs, etiquette, and folklore. These should be kept for 5 to 10 years depending on the condition and circulation of the books. The 400s section includes language related materials which can be kept for up to 10 years depending on the condition and circulation statistics of the books.
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