Librarian Marie

I feel like this semester has flown by and I cannot believe this course is almost over! I have SO many takeaways from this semester! My biggest takeaway is how much I have learned about the digital world and how comfortable I now feel in it. I have learned about so many new digital resources and tools that I have loved introducing to my students and families. I love how much this course forced me to go out of my comfort zone and learn new things! I absolutely loved creating a website. I was honestly dreading that assignment because it seemed so difficult. Come to find out, it was actually my favorite assignment and fun to create! The digital curation assignment and learning how to use Wakelet has helped me in so many ways. I just want to create a collection for everything! I also really enjoyed keeping a blog each week and reading what others in the class were posting. This was way better than posting on Blackboard week after week. I will definitely try to keep my blogging going and ...

Pokemon have definitely made a comeback in the last few years. In 2016, Pokemon GO became a big hit with Pokemon fans and even those who are not familiar with the Pokemon world. As a current third grade teacher, I hear and see Pokemon cards, toys, and stuffed animals everyday. I have heard of the Pokemon GO game and decided to download it this week and see what it is all about.  What is Pokemon GO? Pokemon GO is an augmented reality game where users explore the real world and use the mobile app to catch hidden Pokemon creatures. These Pokemon creatures can be collected, trained, evolved, and used in battles. Pokemon go is available for both Google and IOS devices.  How to use Pokemon GO? When first downloading the game, users must create their account and avatar. Once the avatar is created, the user will see an augmented reality map on their phone. This map is very similar to the users real surroundings, roads, lakes, etc. In order to move their avatar and co...

Blogshare Link: https://teachoutsidethebox.com/2018/02/unbox-magic-stem-bins/ Teach Outside the Box is an educational website run by longtime educator Brooke Brown. The website includes a shop, blog, freebies, and ideas for educators. Brown's blog has several posts focused on STEM and Makerspaces. One concept Brown discusses throughout her blog and website are STEM Bins. What are STEM Bins? A new-to-me concept I learned about this week are STEM Bins. The blog posts above are from Teach Outside the Box. In these blogs Brooke Brown discusses how to use STEM Bins in the library or classroom. According to Brown, "STEM Bins are plastic containers filled with simple engineering manipulatives". These bins contain things like task cards, base ten blocks, popsicle sticks, index cards, tape, and much more listed in the image to the left. These STEM Bins can be bought from the following link: https://www.hand2mind.com/stembins  or teachers and librarians could make th...