16 Curation Tools for Teachers and Students

Basic Screen Capturing Tools and Techniques for Collaboration One of the most simple and effective tools for sharing on-screen concepts and ideas in today’s technology-driven world is screen capture. In fact, it’s a tool I’ve come to use just about every day to communicate with my colleagues and clients. A picture is worth 1,000 words, as they say – and capturing an image from your computer screen allows you to communicate what you’re seeing – and why it matters – to another person in a way that eliminates the need for a long, wordy email explanation. To help you get the most out of this often-overlooked tool, here are some ways I’ve come to use screen captures to collaborate, as well as some of the best tools out there to make it happen. Sharing information

What Is Advocacy? These definitions were developed by the AASL Advocacy Committee. Advocacy On-going process of building partnerships so that others will act for and with you, turning passive support into educated action for the library program. It begins with a vision and a plan for the library program that is then matched to the agenda and priorities of stakeholders. Public Relations (PR) One-way communication of getting the message across: Best Websites for Teaching & Learning Skip to main content Best Websites for Teaching & Learning Past Lists 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | Landmark Use the table below to sort sites by name, category, or recognition year. Choose the desired sort by clicking the tab at the bottom of the table.

What Is A Storyboard And Why Do You Need One? In this guide, we will be discussing everything you need to know about storyboards. Let’s dive in: When you make a video for your business, be it an explainer video, marketing video, sales video, microlearning video, or any short online business video, planning is extremely important. One of the most important stages of planning out your video is creating a storyboard. What is a Storyboard? 10 Tips for New School Librarians! – Don't Shush Me! So you’ve been hired as a school librarian? Congratulations! What an exciting moment! Symbaloo - Your bookmarks easily accessible in one place Symbaloo is a great way to organize assignments for students, paperwork for my administrators, and all those important resources for myself. My students love it because it is easy to follow. My colleagues love it because of its versatility. When I present these at EdCampATL and conferences, it's amazing to see the ideas that come out of the sessions! Symbaloo offers an excellent, easy to use, platform for my students.

9 Ways to use Content Curation Tools in the Classroom Image Source As the relationship between education and technology continues to grow, content curation become a more essential and useful skill every day. Here are 9 ways that teachers and students can use content curation tools like Wakelet in the classroom. How to Create the Perfect Public Service Announcement What do you want the world to know? That's the central question asked when you are creating a public service announcement (PSA), which is any message promoting programs, activities or services of federal, state or local governments or the programs, activities or services of non-profit organizations. Often in the form of commercials and print ads, PSAs are created to persuade an audience to take a favorable action.

About - Mrs. ReaderPants As of August 2014, I am an American librarian working at a private international school in China! My library serves students in Grades 6-12 from 55 different nationalities across the globe. All the students at my school are required to speak English, so the majority of our library books are printed in English. We order books mainly from several local book importers and The Book Depository in the UK. We use Follett Destiny as our circulation system (also like my schools in the US).

Storyboarding Home > Shooting Guide > Pre-filming > Storyboarding Well planned videos look the most professional. Storyboarding is the process of creating a visual script, or draft, of the shots and scene changes in a video or movie. This tutorial explains the storyboarding process, outlines the most common items found on a storyboard, and aims to provide guidelines for you to create your own. Storyboards are invaluable when several people are working on a project together. 10 of the Absolute Must-Listen Podcasts for Teachers If you’re like us, you’ve been listening to more podcasts lately. That’s why we scoped out some of the best, most inspirational, must-listen podcasts for teachers to queue up in the coming months. Listen in!