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LIS 568: On a Wild GooseChase

This week, I experimented with an app that lets you create your own scavenger hunts. The app is called GooseChase. It’s available for iOS and Android. I found out about the app from AASL’s 2018 Best Apps for Teaching and Learning. I thought this would be a fun app to try to write about, becauseContinue reading “LIS 568: On a Wild GooseChase”

LIS 568: Take Advantage of Novel Effect

So many children’s publishers and writers have allowed librarians to share their books online. The librarian I work with has been posting read-alouds to our library’s website for students to experience. She pairs them with learning activities that all of our elementary students can complete at home. I know many others are doing this asContinue reading “LIS 568: Take Advantage of Novel Effect”

LIS 568: What’s a Gimkit?

The technology coordinator in my school sent out an email to our teachers with a link to a Padlet board with different “Gimkit” games for students. He advised students to play them, and for teachers to add their own quizzes. He explained that these games were similar to Kahoot. I’d never heard of this beforeContinue reading “LIS 568: What’s a Gimkit?”

LIS568: Making Gifs

To find a technology tool to review this week, I searched through http://www.ala.org/aasl/awards/best, a list of the best websites for teaching and learning in 2019. I came across a tool called Brush Ninja. This site literally allows anyone to draw and create their own gifs. There is no login or sign up required, this siteContinue reading “LIS568: Making Gifs”

LIS 568: Making a Matching Game

This week I looked at Educandy, a site that allows you to create your own matching games. Science teachers to English teachers could use this to help their students learn vocabulary and become familiar with terms in a fun way. Using it was honestly pretty easy. To create an account, I made a unique nameContinue reading “LIS 568: Making a Matching Game”

Welcome!

“A book is a dream you hold in your hands.” — Neil Gaiman. My first post! I’m using this blog for my graduate class focused on computer applications in the school library. Stay tuned for my first post about technology and apps and how they can be used in the library.