Category: Blogging

Nikki D. Robertson, Featured Teacher Librarian

6/10/2017

Date:Saturday June 10, 2017
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

We are thrilled to have Nikki D Robertson, Teacher Librarian extraordinaire, joining us as our Featured Teacher on Sat. June 10, 2017 at 12pm EDT. Nikki has been a pioneer and game-changer affecting the lives of thousands of teachers and students around the world with her creative uses of technology, and we can't wait to be inspired by and to hear her stories!

Webinar Description:
5 Tips for New School Librarians (and those who aren't so new)

Whether you are a new school librarian getting a jump start on your new adventure or have been a school librarian for a few years (or more) and need a boost to restore that "new librarian smell" this is the webinar for you! Join Nikki D Robertson as she shares 5 Tips for New School Librarians (and those who aren't so new) based on her personal insight developed through 25 years as an educator and school librarian. Additionally, Nikki will share her very personal story of struggling with burnout and how she reignited her passion and found her purpose in the school library.

Nikki is a veteran educator, librarian, Instructional Technology Facilitator and ISTE Librarians Network President Elect. Nikki is passionate about 1:1 Digital Initiatives, collaboration with other education professionals, and assisting students in becoming well informed, critically thinking digital citizens.

Nikki is the co founder of the first EdCamp Atlanta, a free “un-conference” committed to reaching educators in public, private, charter, and higher ed environments to share innovative instructional strategies and pioneering technologies that transform education for all students.

Nikki has also collaborated in the creation of and moderation of free national and global professional development designed specifically for the unique needs of school librarians, including #TLChat LIVE! Twitter Chat Sessions, and TL News Night, a LIVE Internet show presented in news show format featuring a Wrap up of “This Month in School Libraries” and deeper discussion of topical school library issues with special guest experts.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-06-10.0920.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording:
http://tinyurl.com/NikkiDRobertson-6-10-17
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/June10_2017
Audio Recording (mp3):

Video Recording (mp4)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:  (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link: https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2208646
(Note: Click on tab for "Nikki D. Robertson-Featured Teacher" in the Livebinder).
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/178h_C98ZQdeFAK3V03oHcj22bG_lKbtoCv4RaBymM2c/edit?usp=sharing (Nikki’s Presentation Slides)
http://www.enikkidrobertson.com/ (Nikki’s digital portfolio)
http://www.nikkidrobertson.com/ (Nikki’s blog)
http://www.enikkidrobertson.com/about-me.html (About Nikki D Robertson)
https://twitter.com/NikkiDRobertson (Follow Nikki D Robertson on Twitter)

Links from Nikki’s slides:
Cybrary Man’s Educational Hashtags
https://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
Hashtags
   • #TLChat
   • #ISTELib
   • #FutureReadyLibs
Education Chats on Twitter
https://sites.google.com/site/twittereducationchats/education-chat-official-list
Facebook Groups:
   • Future Ready Librarians
https://www.facebook.com/groups/futurereadylibrarians/
   • The School Librarian’s Workshop
https://www.facebook.com/groups/57409801076/
   • MakerSpaces and the Participatory Library
https://www.facebook.com/groups/librarymaker/
Professional Development
   • TL Virtual Cafe Webinars
http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/
   • Future Ready Librarians Webinars
http://all4ed.org/webinar-event/apr-11-2017/
   • Library 2.0 Webinar Series
http://www.library20.com/page/library-2-017-digital-literacy-fake-news
   • ISTE Librarians Network Professional Development
http://librariansnetwork.weebly.com/2015-2016-webinar-archives.html
Judy Freeman (Writer, speaker, storyteller)
http://www.judyreadsbooks.com/
Jennifer LaGarde
http://www.librarygirl.net/ (Jennifer LaGarde’s blog)
https://twitter.com/jenniferlagarde (Jennifer LaGarde on Twitter)
Andy Plemmons
https://expectmiraculous.com/ (Andy Plemmons’ Blog)
https://twitter.com/plemmonsa (Andy Plemmons on Twitter)
A Nation Without School Librarians Google Map
This map developed in March 2010, illustrates the number of school districts within the U.S. that have eliminated their certified school librarian positions. Despite documented research that indicates the value of a certified school librarian to the academic achievement of students at all levels, the insanity continues in 2013.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1H_J-VHXHcOGItaobMZy0JkpoS-g&hl=en_US&ll=-3.81666561775622e-14%2C-90.54704249999998&z=1
Daniel Whitt-Digital Portfolios
http://www.madisoncity.k12.al.us/?DivisionID=7842&DepartmentID=25367&ToggleSideNav=
Video: Digital Portfolios: The Whole Child, The Whole Story
https://youtu.be/uUsy2ORFqII
https://twitter.com/WhittMister
Shannon Miller: Library Celebrations & Reading Promotions Throughout The Year
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L3sraee-1sYbMxbMzjIslUsGJsRQcdvUyVSbr66QK04/edit
Other resources for new librarians:
Hilda K. Weisburg: New on the Job: A School Library Media Specialist's Guide to Success
https://www.amazon.com/New-Job-Library-Specialists-Success/dp/0838909248
Ten Tips For New Librarians https://elementarylibrarian.com/tips-for-new-librarians/
Stony Evans: So You Are a New School Librarian... Now What?
http://librarymediatechtalk.blogspot.com/2015/07/so-you-are-new-school-librarian-now-what.html
Advice to New Librarians http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/advice-new-librarians/
Five Tips for New School Librarians-A Guest Post by Cathy Potter
https://pageintraining.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/five-tips-for-new-school-librarians/
New School Librarian? 10 Things You Should Do First
http://www.readerpants.net/2016/08/new-school-librarian-10-things-you.html
What Every New Media Specialist Needs To Know
http://www.slj.com/2010/08/sljarchives/what-every-new-media-specialist-needs-to-know/#_
https://youtu.be/VlMPTpVzpck (Video: METC eNews talks with innovative librarian Nikki Richardson)
https://www.pinterest.com/LibraryByNikki/ (Pinterest: Library by Nikki)
http://www.slj.com/2017/02/teens-ya/nikki-robertson-shares-tips-for-yalsas-teen-tech-week/#_ (Nikki Robertson Shares Tips for YALSAS Teen Tech Week)
https://www.pinterest.com/sljournal/teen-tech-week/ (Pinterest: Teen Tech Week)
https://youtu.be/8D0drrMYmUQ (Panel roundtable discussion hosted by Wes Fryer “The 2015 EdTech Year in Review” with Nikki Robertson, Jason Neiffer, Erik Langhorst)
http://pattonvilletoday.com/robertson-expands-the-library-walls-by-using-technology/ (Robertson Expands the Library Walls by Using Technology
http://paper.li/nikkidrobertson?edition_id=76f44450-415a-11e5-830b-0cc47a0d1609#/ (The Nikki D. Robertson Daily)
https://tackk.com/8fdsdy (TACKK by Kristi Combs: James Clemens Instructional News)
https://www.iste.org/resources/product?id=4006&format=Book&name=Connected+Librarians (Coming Oct. 2017: Connected Librarians: Tap Social Media to Enhance Professional Development and Student Learning by Nikki Robertson)
Closing Slides:
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar
details)
http://bit.ly/cr20liveitunesu (This link will open iTunes so you can subscribe to our video podcasts.)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
Links added during chat have been added to the Livebinder:
https://plus.google.com/communities/102762507417207490264 (Peggy George:
If you can't go to ISTE this year be sure to join us on the #notatiste17 hashtag and in the community!)
http://bit.ly/2rhdWXY (@plnaugle (Paula): Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom: Why Twitter Chats Matter)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources/category/participate (Susie Highley: And Classroom 2.0 has had Participate on twice. You can watch those in the archives, like this one)
https://bermudabookgirl.wordpress.com/ (Sara Westhead: My Blog)
https://info.flipgrid.com/ (Flipgrid)
https://twitter.com/WhittMister (Susie Highley: Daniel Whitt on Twitter)
http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/01/17/rationale-for-educational-blogging/ (Patti Ruffing: rationale for student blogging)
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/12-reasons-to-blog-with-your-students/ (Patti Ruffing: blog post from Vicki Davis)
http://www.mightylittlelibrarian.com/ (Tiffany Whitehead’s blog)
http://bit.ly/2rhx8Vs (@plnaugle (Paula): Obvious to you. Amazing to others. - by Derek Sivers - YouTube)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15jiBsCIBVCyo_ulbHCJidXXQfi2mF0yQnY-duzaL6wY/edit?usp=sharing (@plnaugle (Paula): here is an example of a GoogleDoc that I shared with parents via Remind and I also put it in Edmodo for the students to have access to)

Kathy Cassidy-Featured Teacher

9/27/2014

Date: Saturday September 27, 2014
Time: 9:00a m Pacific/10:00am Mountain/
11:00am Central/12:00pm Eastern
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

We are thrilled to have Kathy Cassidy back on Classroom 2.0 LIVE to share her amazing journey of becoming a connected educator with her students. Kathy is a grade one teacher for Prairie South Schools in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada. Since 2005, She has a classroom blog and blogs for each of her students. On the classroom blog, she shares classroom happenings through pictures and video showing what the students are learning. Her students’ blogs have developed into online portfolios, showcasing their learning in writing, reading, math, science, social studies and health. They use drawings, screencasts, podcasts and videos to help convey their ideas. They also use wikis or google docs to collect information that will help their learning. They regularly use Skype to connect with other classrooms, friends or experts who can help to answer our questions. She uses a constantly changing list of other online tools as they are appropriate in her classroom as well as Nintendo DS and recently, a class set of iPads.

Her first book, Connected From the Start: Global Learning in the Primary Grades was published in 2013. She has won several awards, including the Canadian Innovative Teacher Award from Microsoft, the Canadian Regional Award for Reading and Technology from the International Reading Association, the Kay L. Bitter Award from ISTE and a Best in Class Award from Best Buy Canada.

Blackboard Collaborate (full recording): https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2014-09-27.0930.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350

Tiny URL for Full Recording: http://hnyctt.me/cr20live-KathyCassidy-9-27-14

Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/September+27_2014

Audio Recording (mp3):

Video Recording (mp4)

Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:  (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)

LiveBinder Link: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1442864
(Note: Click on tab for "Kathy Cassidy-Featured Teacher" in the LiveBinder)

http://kathycassidy.com/ (Kathy Cassidy’s blog, Primary Preoccupation)
http://kathycassidy.com/about-me/ (Kathy Cassidy, About Me)
http://shop.plpnetwork.com/connectedkids/ (Kathy Cassidy’s book: Connected from the Start-Global Learning in the Primary Grades)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3RWjZnLLg4 (Kathy Cassidy: Connecting my Classroom)
http://MsCassidysClass.edublogs.org (Ms. Cassidy’s Classroom Blog)
https://twitter.com/MsCassidysClass (Ms. Cassidy’s Class Twitter Account)
https://twitter.com/kathycassidy (Kathy’s Professional Twitter Account)
http://mscassidysclass.edublogs.org/2014/09/07/we-are-teachers/ (Blog post: We are Teachers)
http://kathycassidy.com/2012/05/15/why-my-six-year-olds-have-digital-portfolios/ (Why My 6-year-olds have digital portfolios)
http://plpnetwork.com/2013/03/04/global-learning-primary-grades-kathy-cassidy-talks-upcoming-book/ (Interview with Kathy Cassidy about her book)
https://www.youtube.com/user/kathycassidy/videos (Kathy Cassidy’s videos on YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DiWYObPKig (Literacy Means New Vocabulary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Wav6WdGeY (Our Blogs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfbKwpsH9RA (Twitter in Our Classroom)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BH2r6tk1MM (Skype in Our Classroom)
http://kathycassidy.com/sde-connected-from-the-start/ (Links to resources for using Skype, Twitter and Blogging in the Classroom)
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337 (Kathy Cassidy’s original classroom blog on Classblogmeister)
http://novemberlearning.com/youre-never-young-go-global-interview-kathy-cassidy/ (Podcast interview with Kathy Cassidy: You’re Never Too Young to Go Global)
http://edtechtalk.com/node/4549 (K12 Online Conference LAN Party where participants could view Kathy’s 2009 presentation “We Like Our Blogging Buddies” and discuss it with her via the backchannel)
https://vimeo.com/72074032 (BLC13 November Learning Keynote Panel Presentation with Kathy Cassidy, Tom Barrett, Alec Couros and Catlin Tucker)
http://allaboutkidsblogging.blogspot.com/ (Blogging4Kids: fantastic resources for student blogging)
Places to find connections:
Skype in the Classroom https://education.skype.com/
Authors who Skype with Classrooms for Free http://www.katemessner.com/authors-who-skype-with-classes-book-clubs-for-free/
Projects by Jen http://projectsbyjen.com/
EPals http://www.epals.com/
Closing slides:
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar details)

Links shared by participants in the chat log during the session have been added here and also to the Livebinder:

http://mscassidysclass.edublogs.org/2014/09/07/we-are-teachers/ (Toni Plourde:
Kathy's beginning lessons with students All are Learners and Teachers)
http://eagleswrite.edublogs.org/   (Sheri Edwards @grammasheri: Classblog for 8th grade just starting this year's group)
http://kidblog.org/EaglesWrite15/ (Sheri Edwards @grammasheri: Kidblogs for 5 6 7      again -- just started this week)
http://comments4kids.blogspot.com/ (Awesome site for inviting comments on student blogs!)
http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/learning-how-to-comment.html (Shelly Moses: Great video, by kids, for "how to write a quality comment" on a blog by Linda Yollis)
https://storify.com/kathycassidy/one-hundred-stories-of-one-hundred-1 (@jackiegerstein)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/103798299490544941540 (Sheri Edwards @grammasheri: Teach2Blog community; mostly for middle school)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/108872508641408401439 (Sheri Edwards @grammasheri: Mystery Calls)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/100662407427957932931 (Sheri Edwards @grammasheri: Google’s Connected Classroom Community)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easy-blog-jr/id716354615?mt=8 )Easy Blog Jr app)
http://www.easyblogjr.co/ (Easy Blog Jr website)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/easy-blogger-jr/id760126885?mt=8 (Easy blogger Jr app)
http://kidblog.org/home/ (Sheri Edwards @grammasheri: Kidblog)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources/category/kidblog (Kidblog webinar on Classroom 2.0 LIVE with Matt Hardy, creator)
http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com/ (Sheri Edwards @grammasheri: also free is Collaborize Classroom)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)

Building 21st Century Classrooms with the Common Core

12/7/2013

Date: Saturday December 7, 2013
Time: 9:00a m Pacific/10:00am Mountain/
11:00am Central/12:00pm Eastern
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

Join Tracy Watanabe (Tech Integration Specialist and Instructional Coach), Jon Castelhano (Director of Technology) and a team of amazing 3rd grade teachers from Apache Junction, AZ to learn about the fantastic ways they are integrating technology and connecting globally in their classrooms.

Common Core learning standards, 21st century learning, global collaborations, and project-based learning (PBL) go hand-in-hand. During this webinar, we will present how the four of these complement each other in the classroom; and how the teacher, Common Core coach, Technology Integration Specialist, and Technology Director can nurture that 21st century, student-centered learning environment.

During this webinar, we'll explore the depth of the Common Core Reading, Writing, and Speaking and Listening Standards that takes place in 21st century learning, through the examples shared throughout the session. We'll also investigate the evidence of success through district-level data, learning artifacts, and student reflections.

Webinar participants will hear and share resources, ideas, and guides for how to build 21st century, student-centered classrooms that focus on learning standards. These solutions are replicable in other classrooms around the globe.

Recording (full): https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2013-12-07.0339.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350

Tiny URL for Recording: http://hnyctt.me/cr20live-21centandCommonCore-12-7-13

Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/CR20LIVEDec7_2013

Audio Recording (mp3):