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LIS 586: Popplet

I feel a little intimidated by anything called a “mind mapping tool.” To get familiar with these tools, I decided to try out Popplet. This app is essentially a way to create graphic organizers on an electronic device. For education, this can be a tool that helps students create organizers to visualize their learning andContinue reading “LIS 586: Popplet”

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: Are Google Forms the Future?

Google Forms can work in many different ways. It’s not just for surveys or quizzes, it can be a tool for learning, exploration, and even fun.

LIS 568: Engaging Congress

Let’s be honest, I graduated high school less than ten years ago. I can easily recall a lot of my experiences and looking back, history was one of my favorite classes. I remember analyzing many primary sources as we prepared for state and AP tests. This week, I looked at an app that focuses onContinue reading “LIS 568: Engaging Congress”

LIS 568: Exploring Artifacts from Around the Globe

I’m a big fan of museums, especially history and art museums. So I was pretty excited when I saw an app that lets you explore artifacts right on your phone. No museum trip necessary. The app is called Civilisations AR. If the “s” in that word looks weird to your American eyes, it’s because theContinue reading “LIS 568: Exploring Artifacts from Around the Globe”

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”