Charting the Course VAASL conference LIBS 602

1. Charting the Course..
Adding Technology To Your
Teaching Toolbelt
Designed with elementary classes in mind
Jean Austin
Future Library Media
Specialist
jaustin@ycsd.york.va.us

2. Tool #1
QR Codes
Quick Response Codes
Quick way to have students
access information
Easy to make
Easy to use

3. i-nigma to make QR
(Other programs available by Googling make QR Codes)

4. Reading QR Codes
Smartphone Tablet QR station
QR Code Reader Icon

5. QR Code uses –
Make an interactive bulletin board.
Share Student
Products
Fun way to access
information

6. QR Code uses –
Make a tour of your school.
Place QR Codes around
your school to provide
information on classes,
library, and other
important areas.

7. QR Code uses –
Make QR codes for library books
Students can see book reviews
QR links to author’s website
See recommendations of
similar books

8. QR Code uses –
In the classroom
Directions on what to
do when finished with
their classwork
Extension Activities
Self check answers
Link to an ebook

9. QR Code uses –
QR Scavenger Hunt
Fun activity to get
to know the
library and school
Review reference
material in Library

10. Tool #2
Curation tool- Symbaloo

11. WHAT IS SYMBALOO?
Symbaloo is a collection site for your favorite
websites, videos, and online links.
Link to
Robert F
Sibert
Award
Keep links to
your topic in
one location.

12. Symbaloo uses –
SOL Resources – Library Collections
Great resource for collaborative planning across the school division

13. Tool #3
Audio tools
Good way to deliver an
important message
An audio message
increases the chance that
a viewer will recieve your
message

14. Vocaroo
Records a Voice Message

15. AudioPal
Records a Voice or Text Message

16. Blabborize
Makes your picture talk

17. Chatterpix
Makes your picture talk
Apple devices only

18. Voki
Picture with Talking Avatar

19. Podcasts
Listen To Recordings of Other People – or Make Your Own
Itunes podcasts.com

20. Try them all – see which one you like best

21. Tool #4
Video tools

22. Tellagami
Avatar Can Move and Talk on a Background
Apple devices only

23. Sock Puppets
Puppet Can Move and Talk on a Background
Apple devices only

24. Sharalike
Presents a Lot of Pictures on a Loop

25. Try them all – see which one you like best

26. Bringing Technology into the Classroom
and the Library is part of today’s education.
Use of QR Codes, Symbaloo, Audio and
Video programs are just some easy tools
you can use.
Create authentic learning experiences that
help develop digital literacy.

27. Remember
• Students need to get pictures from Creative
Commons or another source with copyright free
images
• https://creativecommons.org/
• http://www.public-domain-image.com/
• Teach students to give credit to their sources.
• Preview any sites for appropriateness before having
students access
• Learning technology tools is professional
development

28. Resources
• Byrne, R. (September 5, 2013) A Handful of Ideas for Using Tellagami In School. Free Technology for
Teachers. Retrieved from: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/09/a-handful-of-ideas-for-using-
tellagami.html#.V50R-o-cFPY
• Bryne, R. June 7, 2011) Three Ways to Quickly Create Audio Messages for Your Blog. Free Technology
for Teachers. Retrieved from: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/06/three-ways-to-quickly-
create-audio.html#.V50h8Y-cFPY
• Tang, T. (nd) Sock Puppets. Tammy’s Technology Tips for Teachers. Retrieved from
http://tammyworcester.com/sock-puppets-2/

29. QR station
Kathy G. (Dec 1, 2011) QR Codes in the school library. National Library of New Zealand Services to Schools. Retrieved from:
http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/blogs/libraries-and-learning/11-12/qr-codes-school-library
QR codes for tour
Seymour, G. (Jun 11) Q1: We use QR codes for our library orientation scavenger hunt. We end with shelfies. Twitter @ginaseymour
QR reader
Anderson, M. (April 14, 2014) Sites & Apps for creating QR codes. ICTEvangelist. Retreived from: http://ictevangelist.com/sites-apps-creating-qr-
codes/
Interactive bulletin board
Kristen (April 21, 2014) Student Created-Interactive QR-Codes Bulletin Board, Retrieved from http://iteach1to1.blogspot.com/2014/04/student-
created-interactive-qr-code.html
QR code on book
Lamb, A. (Jan 2013) Scan Me! QR Codes in the Library. Eduscapes. Retrieved from: http://eduscapes.com/sessions/qrcodes
AR use in classroom
Correia, A. (Dec 18, 2013) Apple’s Billion Dollar Deal with L.A. Schools. Retireved from http://blog.infotrends.com/?p=13715
QR Scavenger Hunt
Austin, J. (May 2016) Battle of Books Scavenger Hunt. CC0

30. Blabborize
Wikimedia Commons. File:George Washington dollar.jpg Retrieved from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_dollar.jpg
Tablet
Austin, J. (July 2016) Tablet. CC0
Smartphone
Austin, J. (July 2016) Smartphone. CC0
Battle of Books Scavenger Hunt
Austin, J. (May 2016) Scavenger Hunt. CC0
Tellagami
Tellagami (Sept 18, 2013) What Is Tellagami? Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/CL5sCbD3BMg
Sock Puppet
Austin, J. (June 25, 2016) Sock Puppets. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeHPcZH3MfQ&feature=youtu.be
Sharalike
Austin, J. (June 25, 2016). Welcome to a New Year at Grafton Bethel. Retrieved from https://sharalike.com/slideshows/a0612697-f425-44d4-a83b-
a66bc126923a-1466822067488-e7a8ac7a-3a7b-4eb1-80ef-741dc532cca1?referrer=781adef0-f131-4a50-93d2-1fcf4b7c609e-1466769118820