Library Learning

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Library Learning Student Achievement

• Dr. Barry Bishop, Director SBISD Library
  Information Services

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C17 Library Learning Student Achievement Rm 125

• Learn and observe how library learning
  contributes to higher student achievement scores
• and more success in college
• and beyond.
• See what the future holds for library learning!

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15 State Studies showGood Libraries Good
Student Achievement
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What are Good Libraries?

• Plenty of Books
• Plenty of Computers
• Plenty of Librarians and Clerical Assistants
• Librarians who are
• Leaders
• Collaborators
• Technology Specialists

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60 of TAKS can be taught in the
LibraryLibrarians are certified experienced
teachers
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How can the Library help Parents?

• Homework help

• Resources for homework and projects

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Librarians can help

• Help with any research/inquiry project.
• Help students find the very best resources
  (digital pathfinder, WebQuest, etc.).
• Help students create the very best products
• Blogs
• Wikis
• PowerPoints
• Podcasts
• Vidcasts
• Photostories
• Papers
• Posters
• Dioramas
• etc.

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Libraries Have (small example)

• Over 12,000 full text magazines
• 177,000 full-text biographies
• 50,000 poems in full text
• 25,000 encyclopedic entries
• 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers
• 260 regional (U.S.) newspapers
• 100,554 primary source documents,
• Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and
  flags
• 1 million books

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Resources come in Formats (example)

• Full Videos (7,300)
• Video Segments (60,915)
• Images (20,591)
• Articles (23,085)
• Audio Songs (395)
• Audio Sound Effects (3,088)
• Audio Speeches (46)
• Clip Art (1,184)

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Where are these Resources?
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What is the Future for Students in the Library?

• Inquiring Minds Want to Know
• http//www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey
  0393992c9d4db0c6bbe4
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Podcasts
• Animoto, Audacity, PhotoStory
• TeacherTube (YouTube not all bad)
• MySpace (good examples)
• Playaways (alternative reading)
• School 1.0 vs 2.0 revamp
• http//www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey
  360f95bac3dc7ffb841b

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Blogs

• Library TWEeter
• Eagles Read!
• A Library By Any Other Name
• Librarian Philosopher
• Cool Cat Teacher
• SBISD EdTech Blog
• Mike Falicks Blog

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Wikis

• Wikis in Plain English
• http//www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey
  b7a75a3ce09d40b497f6
• Examples
• Synopsis
• SBISD Library Future
• Historical Fiction
• Library Resources Wiki

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Podcasts

• Reading Elementary
• http//www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey
  fd6897d09772b2cd1f58
• Audacity
• PhotoStory
• Animoto
• Example http//animoto.com/play/f59b1f1ed6d6f64cf
  7af4595d1ff2ed6

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TeacherTube

• Simple Machines The Lever
• http//www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey
  dc372fbc391d4e6b5d69
• YouTube

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MySpace

• Bulletin Board (think before you post)
• http//www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey
  eab5d895aa3023fe78b9
• Hennepin County Library
• Randolph County Public Library
• Springfield Township High School Library

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Playaways

• Audio Books in an iPod format
• 113 in the district and ordering more everyday!

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How to Learn More?

• Atomic Learning
• If student will attend Memorial HS, the login is
• Username mhs001
• Password mhs
• If student will attend Stratford HS, the login
  is
• Username shs006
• Password shs
• If student will attend Spring Woods WS, the login
  is
• Username swhs003
• Password swhs
• If student will attend Northbrook HS, the login
  is
• Username nhs005
• Password nhs

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More ways to Learn More

• K12 Online Conference 2007
• http//k12onlineconference.org/
• School Library Learning 2.0 - TLA District 5
  presentation
• 23 Things
• Librarian Philosopher
• RSS Feeds Shared
• Library 2.0 news

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Conclusion Libraries Are

• Organized access to quality information for the
  successful
• a) solving of problems
• b) conducting of research
• c) satisfying of curiosities
• d) and the continuing of conversations
• A magical environment that inspires students to
  love to read.

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Contact me

• Barry Bishop
• Department of Library Information Services
• 713-365-5580
• FAX [phone]
• barry.bishop_at_springbranchisd.com
• SBEC, RM CC101 Media Center