21st Century Learning Common Website

This final vision project feels very satisfying to me as it represents a summation of all that I have learned this past year.  I have my final 2 courses left before the completion of my Diploma in Teaching Librarianship but it doesn't end my journey to keep learning and discovering new ways of learning.  It has been wonderful, thought stimulating, and invigorating going back to school and learning from the instructors, articles, videos, other teachers, and my inquiry searches.   I am excited to go back to teaching, LC, and working together with students, teachers, and parents  again.  I am amazed with all the innovation from teacher librarians who are advocating for change and leading the way to move our students toward 21^st century learning. I believe that the ultimate goal is to have our students be engaged, independent, constructive, flexible, and active participants in their learning. We want our students and ourselves to continue to be life long learners, critical thinkers, problem solvers, innovators, collaborators, and have a thirst for knowledge.

This course has also  made me reflect on my journey in teaching that started 25 years ago. I would have never thought that at the start of my teaching career that I would be using smartphones that are the size of chocolate bars, books that can be read on tablets, using apps to teach digital literacies, accessing vast information at the stroke of a key, connecting with anyone around the world through social media, or adding to the world-wide web by creating my own blogs and websites.

I was quite excited to create a LC website for my vision project that would be a useful and helpful literacy resource tool for the school community that would provide quick access to inquiry needs.   I wanted the website to reflect our dynamic 21^st century learning and be an advocate for the TL, great resources, literacy, and programs in the LC.  Another positive aspect of creating my own website is that it is another ICT skill that I can introduce to the students and teachers to share their learning.  My website can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/msmaslearningcommons/home and the following is a screenshot of the first page:

Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/view/msmaslearningcommons/home

Since, I am presently not working in a LC, I tried to include key elements that I as a teacher and parent would like to see in a website.  I wanted it be a learning tool, easy to navigate, personable, meaningful, flexible, and build community.  The main focus of the website is on reading, learning, muliti-literacies, and collaboration.  My boys provided input for the website and found it useful. 

Some limitations that I found is that without knowing the population and learning needs of the school community, I can’t make the LC website more personable.  For example, if the school has a large population of ELL, I would include an additional webpage on ELL resources.  Also, if I was in a LC, I could get more input from the teachers, students, parents, and administrators to see what their interests are so that I can have the website be more constructive for them. In addition, Google sites makes it easy to upload private student YouTube videos but it doesn’t stop the suggestions of other videos to view afterwards.  I will be sending an email to Google support and asking questions on the forum for help.  I will be inquiring about other options for video clips.

Indeed, this course, other TL courses, TLs, LCs and the new BC curriculum make me reflect back to the San Francisco Bay Area where I lived for a decade.    We lived in the heart of the Silicon Valley where it continues to be the hot bed of innovation which has created many technology companies such as Apple, Google, Intel, Yahoo!, Facebook, and Twitter.  I see the spirit of inquiry, creativity, risk taking, collaboration, and problem solving in the many start-up companies that are trying to find new ways to help society in fields such as medicine, technology, and gaming.   I see the same thing happening in BC education too where it is our responsibility to open the eyes of our students to beyond their school communities.  The students need to see the infinite possibilities that the world offers as well as what they can offer to the world.  The TLs and LCs are catalysts that will ignite the spark to continue to read, learn, and dream of future innovative visions for students and educators.

Which site to use?

Final Vision Project Contents

One of the main decision for my final vision project is deciding on which platform, application, or site to build my own Learning Commons website that is user friendly, budget friendly, and administrator/district approved.  There is the possibility that a particular school district might already have a predesigned website template that is used by all LCs.

I have created many free websites for my sons’ classroom teachers in the States and sports teams in both countries using easy predesigned templates from a commercial photo website company called, "Shutterfly."”  Unfortunately, it would be difficult to use this site for my LC’s website as there are already predetermined tabs and a set format.

Screen shot of one of the websites that I created for my son's class.

There were 3 sources that I inquired about to weigh my options. 

• One source was looking at the LC websites that I liked in the Final Vision Project Scope as well as online.  These websites were built with Google sites, Wix, Wordpress, or Office 365.

• Second source was inquiring on-line recommendations to build a LC site.  Some of the articles that I read were:

         Top 10 Sties for Creating a Wiki by David Kapuler.  (2011).  Tech and Learning.  Retrieved

          from http://www.techlearning.com/default.aspx?tabid=100&entryid=583

          Steele, Howard. (2017).  How to Create a School or a Teacher Website by Yourself.  Superb

          Website Builders.  Retrieved from https://superbwebsitebuilders.com/schools-and-teachers/

• Third source was my son in Grade 8 who has taking summer camps on webpage design.    One of his suggestions was Google site builders but there is a storage limitation of 50 gigabytes available for all Google products used such as Gmail, drive… Other suggestions were Wikispace or Weebly since they both can do websites and blogs.  He mentioned that there were watermarks on the sites and they can be removed by paying for the domain.  He liked Wikis better because he thought the format is better, interfaces are handy, templates are available or you can build from scratch.  Weebly, he said, had to be built from scratch and was the like the Scratch program where you have to drag and drop.

In the end, I chose Google sites to build my preliminary LC website.  The main reasons are:

• familiarity with Google interfaces and products
• typically user friendly
• free and updated
• good online tutorials on YouTube and Google support

Since I am a visual learner, here are a few of the tutorials that I watched to help build my site:

MrMattperreault.  (2017).  How to make a Website with the New Google Sites.  [YouTube].  Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxAqVT05WRY

EllingtonMath. (2014).  How to make a Google Site for Teachers.  [YouTube].  Retrieved from  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2EyvTv8HM8

Teacher’s Tech. (2016).  How to use the New Google Sites - Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm8nEq4jVJg

Learning Commons Website Rationale

Final Vision Project Rationale - Blog Post #2

Learning Commons are the center for learning.  In order to have the learning easily accessible and equitable, it is important to have an online presence that benefits the learning needs of the school community.  It is important for the LC to have a user friendly, literacy rich, information rich, constructive, and meaningful website.

The following are some articles that mention the importance of a LC website:

• Joyce Valenza’s 2010 article, “School library websites Part 1: a tour of high school practice” in School Library Journal mentioned “a virtual library is an essential component of school library practice, and of a school’s learning culture.”  Retrieved from http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2010/04/25/school-library-websites-part-1-a-tour-of-high-school-practice/

• National Library of New Zealand stated that a LC website “create[s] a virtual school library to engage readers and support learning with a dynamic website.”  Retrieved from https://natlib.govt.nz/schools/school-libraries/library-services-for-teaching-and-learning/your-school-library-online/creating-a-virtual-school-library

• Carl A. Harvey II’s mentioned on page 36 of his book, The 21^st-Century Elementary School Library Program: Managing for Results, that  “the website is also a great place to share what is happening in the school library…The possibilities are endless.”  Retrieved from https://books.google.ca/books?id=HhZDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&dq=why+create+online+school+library+website&source=bl&ots=UVK48cwl_F&sig=p7QFS_rtTKyD3cb02LKMmT8MGCM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjI0_mP8czXAhUF3GMKHZZGC6kQ6AEIYDAI#v=onepage&q=why%20create%20online%20school%20library%20website&f=false

Some other rationales for creating a Learning Commons website are that it:

• connects to BC’s new curriculum’s commitment to 21^st century learning, the changing world and personalized learning.

Retrieved from https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum-updates

• supports student learning since they can continue to learn outside of school hours and during holidays for flexible and personalized learning.  It is also an extension of the physical LC.  Teachers and parents can also easily have access to a virtual LC at anytime.

• meets the NCTE’s 21^st century framework goals of “develop proficiency and fluency with tools of technology” and “manage, analyse, and synthesize multiple streams of simultaneous information.”   Retrieved from http://www.ncte.org/governance/21stcenturyframework

• is one aspect of the  “virtual collaborative learning hub” on page 5 of Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada.  (2014).  Retrieved fromhttp://apsds.org/wp-content/uploads/Standards-of-Practice-for-SchoolLibrary-Learning-Commons-in-Canada-2014.pdf

• develops digital and information literacy as well as ICT skills.  Here is the link to the BC Government's Digital Literacy Framework for schools.  The following 2014 video, “Digital Literacy and Why it Matters” created by University of Derby shows the importance of digital literacy and can be retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2k3C-iB88w&t=35s

• allows students quick access to information and resources that they are accustomed to in their everyday lives

• is a reliable source to use for credible databases, resources, and links for literacy & inquiry needs

Final Vision Project Scope

Final Vision Project – Blog Post #1

Retrieved from 

https://alicebrown.sd35.bc.ca/learning-commons/what-is-the-library-learning-commons/ 

Since I am currently not in a school library, I would like to transform my future library into a learning commons that meets the literacy needs of the school community, 21^st century learning, and BC’s NewCurriculum.

The LC would incorporate the “NCTE [National Council of Teachers of Education] for 21^st Century Curriculum and Assessment” whose framework can be found at

http://www.ncte.org/governance/21stcenturyframework.

Also, there are many good documents, articles, workshops, and websites that discuss about the importance of LC for collaboration, problem solving, inquiry, critical thinking, innovation, and flexible learning.  The following resources are very helpful in the transformation of a traditional school library into a learning commons:

BCTLA’s website on “Learning Commons…” resources that can be retrieved from

http://bctf.ca/bctla/info/learningcommons.html

Ekdahl, Moira & Zubke, Sylvia.  (2017) Learning Commons:  A Pro-Active Model for Educational Change.  British Columbia Teacher-Librarians’ Association.  Retrieved from http://bctf.ca/bctla/pub/documents/2017/SL2LLC.pdf

Leading Learning: Standards of Practice for School Library Learning Commons in Canada.  (2014).  Canadian Library Association.  Retrieved from

http://apsds.org/wp-content/uploads/Standards-of-Practice-for-SchoolLibrary-Learning-Commons-in-Canada-2014.pdf

The following 2011 BC Libraries’ YouTube video, “Learning Commons in BC”, can be retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LglFl1BYfFs&lr=1&feature=mhsn

For my vision of the future project, I would like to start building a prototype LC’s website that will allow students, teachers and parents easy 24 hour access to literacy and other pertinent information.

Some examples of elementary websites for inspiration that I was looking at for creating my own ongoing website are:

Gleneagles Cha’axay Wikibrary in the West Vancouver Schools

https://sites.google.com/a/sd45.bc.ca/gleneagles-wikibrary/

Kaechele Library Learning Commons in the Henrico County Public Schools

https://sites.google.com/site/kaechelelibrary/

Norma Rose Point Learning Commons in the Vancouver School District

http://go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/normarosepoint/Library/Pages/default.aspx

The Adventures of Library Girl blog
http://www.librarygirl.net/2011/08/5-things-every-school-library-website.html

Some ideas that I might include in my LC website are:

·      Flexible space – collaboration, problem solving, hub

·      Open space – readily available access to the LC, gathering place, 

·      Digital and print resources, links to my blog or twitter/instagram accounts

·      Maker space – coding, building, arts and crafts,

·      Community events and workshops, public library programs

·      Literacy events, school events, parent events

·      Literacy circle

·      Book and website recommendations by TL, students, & teachers

·      Academic honesty, citing resources, research starting points

·      On-line library, Webcat – online library catalogue, e-books, databases

·      Policy and Procedures

·      Inquiry Learning, Points of Inquiry

·      Aboriginal Ways of Learning

·      Technology – iPads, apps, chrome books, smartboard

·      BC’s New Curriculum

·      Pictures, videos, and articles about collaborating with other classes

Power of Literacy

In anticipation of the closing of my parents’ house next week, I have been busy the last few weeks helping my parents pack up their belongings, donate unneeded items, selling furniture on Craig’s List, and cleaning out their crawl space and garage.    As I am looking through old boxes, I have come across many books that I have fond memories of reading or hearing as a child and teenager in school and at home.  These books were part of my literacy journey and instilled in me the quest for life long learning, stirred my imagination, had me think beyond the text, and developed my passion for reading.  As a child that did not know a word of English in Kindergarten and just recently arrived in Canada, learning to read has opened up many great opportunities for me.

Books in the garage

Thus, one of the main takeaways from Phase 2 is the importance of literacy for learning, growing, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and empowerment.  It is so important to “foster reading cultures in schools”  as being literate helps in all aspects of school and life.  But being literate in the 21^st century has vastly changed with the advancement of technology.    Literacy in the 21^st century doesn’t just involve reading printed materials or writing but also involves digital literacy.   Students and teachers are using multiiliteracies and multimodal ways of learning in our connected global world for deeper understanding and ethical responsibility.  The following articles discusses 21st century literacy:

Alber, Rebecca.  (2013).  Deeper Learning:  Defining Twenty-First Century Literacy.  Edutopia.  Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/twenty-first-century-literacy-deeper-learning-rebecca-alber

National Council of Teachers of English.  21st Century Literacies.  Reading Rockets.  Retrieved November 3, 2017 from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/21st-century-literacies

Literacy is changing.  So just like the students, teachers also need to keep learning and incorporating 21^st century learning in our pedagogy as well as developing our ICT skills so that we can meet the needs of all students.   Going back to university has been really beneficial and opened my eyes to more possibilities for learning for myself and the students.  Workshops and conferences are great ways to keep learning, be current, and share ideas.   I also think that Twitter, Blogs, Instagram, and TL Facebook groups are good ways to see what other teachers are doing in the LC and recommending as resources for literacy, learning and inquiry.  

I think that it is pretty exciting for teachers that we can make learning more engaging and build more connections by integrating technology that helps all learning needs and inquiry.  LC is a great spark for innovation and inquiry built on a foundation of literacy.  For example, when I was in high school, we learned Shakespeare by reading the books, watching the plays, memorizing the lines, and using Cliff notes.  But now, information on Shakespeare and his books can be readily found.  There are graphic novels, YouTube Videos, Podcasts, Google Earth, online notes, images, online dictionaries, Smartboards for photos, and apps such as "Shakespeare's Globe 360 - Virtual Tour app" which is demonstrated at the following Youtube video and can found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brstzAVO78I:

The students can share their learning through group collaborations, drama, digital storytelling, blogs, iMovie, Google slides...  There are many articles on using digital media and Shakespeare such as the following:

Herold, Benjamin.  (2016).  Teaching Shakespeare with 21st-Century Technology.  Education Week.  Retrieved from https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/11/09/teaching-shakespeare-with-21st-century-technology.html

Vickers, Hannah.  (2017).  Shakespeare Week 2017 goes Digital.  Education Technology.  Retrieved from http://edtechnology.co.uk/Article/shakespeare-week-2017-goes-digital

I could also try to build connections with my students by easily sharing personal photos on a Smart Board related to Shakespeare of our travels to London and Verona to ignite more inquiry reading and learning.   Here are some photos that might increase their curiosity and perhaps they can share their own experience.:

The Rose Theatre 
- one of the theatres for Shakespeare's plays

The Globe Theatre
-also had Shakespeare's play

The following  photos in Verona that are related to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet play.  The photos help increase dialogue and discussions. The first photo is us adding to the gum wall at Juliet's house.  The next two photos are  a  statue of Juliet and Juliet's balcony.




I also think that it is important to have a global view of the world and help however we can.  Students need to be mindful of how something as small as a smartphone, can be a large impetus for  literacy development and a better life for someone in poverty or in other difficult situations. Smartphones and tablets allow access to library resources and educational apps which help develop literacy and provides empowerment.  It might also be a catalyst for some students to see and increase the value of their own literacy when helping others.

Developing World Libraries/Mobile Devices

Being literate opens doors for success in education and life.  Having access to libraries is one of the main keys for literacy development.   Since we live in a global and interconnected world with the advent of technology, it is important to have access to the massive amount of information and reading resources available online. Libraries are no longer confined to 4 walls since the internet allows for 24/7 accessibility to the library catalogue, databases, and e-books.    In fact, the United Nations Human Rights Council mentions that having Internet Access is a basic human right, which can be found at:

Human Rights Council.  (May 16, 2011).  Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue.  (2011).  United Nations General Assembly Retrieved from

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/17session/A.HRC.17.27_en.pdf 

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications (CRTC) “declares broadband internet access a basic service” as mentioned in the following article:

Kupfer, Matthew. (2016).  CRTC Declares Broadband Internet Access a Basic Services.  CBC.ca.  Retrieved from http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/crtc-internet-essential-service-1.3906664

Value of Mobile Devices for Libraries and Literacy

Mobile devices allows the users to use the internet for their inquiry needs, current information, and social connections. Since a lot of us in Canada are fortunate to have access to libraries and internet, how do we make it equitable for those who do not?  How can libraries provide both print and digital resources to help developing nations as well as impoverished and rural areas both locally and aboard?  The following articles and book discusses how using mobile devices can help increase literacy and global awareness for low-income families in North America and in other countries:

Hardesty, Larry. (2016).  Can Technology Help Teach Literacy in Poor Communities?  MTV News.  Retrieved from http://news.mit.edu/2016/literacy-apps-poor-communities-0426

- a four year study that used tablets with literacy apps to help with reading in “economically disadvantage communities” in Africa and United States

Kist, William.  (2013).  The Global School.  Solution Tree Press.

- using iPads with literacy apps starting in Kindergarten in rural Black River Local School and connecting students half way across the world by learning about Chinese culture and language

- the internet has the power to connect students to the world by using Global Earth, virtual fieldtrips to sites and buildings,  and visiting museum artifacts online

Mueller, Britt & Shamel, Cindy.  (2017) Delivering Library Services and Content Mobile-Savvy Consumers.  Retrieved from https://www.sla.org/learn/information-outlook/delivering-library-services-content-mobile-savvy-consumers/

-This article from Special Library Association discusses the importance of mobile devices for library services and having libraries lead the way.

Who is helping?

It is heartening to see that through my inquiry research that there are many great non-profit organizations and schools working towards providing printed resources to libraries as well as infrastructures and mobile devices that allow for 24/7 access to digital libraries and educational apps for literacy.  These are the many organizations helping  to build libraries, provide digital libraries and literacies, provide infrastructures, and provide mobile devices:

* The Canadian government and tax payers

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/broadband-internet-access-rural-1.3898358

-The federal government’s Connect to Innovate program is “investing up to $500 million to bring high-speed, broadband internet access to 300 rural and rural remote communities by 2021.”
-This will be beneficial to many Aboriginal communities in the Northern parts of Canada

* Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

-  https://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Development/Global-Libraries
- "Global Library Overview" and the following is their goal:

Retrieved from https://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Development/Global-Libraries

*First Book Canada

http://www.firstbookcanada.org

-provides books to low income families in Canada

*Free Library

-https://littlefreelibrary.org, 

-a little box that allows children "to take a book and return a book", a simple way to start a library collection and community
-Miranda Nelson's article in the Georgia Straight (2014), "Mapping Vancouver's Neighbourhood Book Exchange" can be retrieved  at
https://www.straight.com/blogra/570356/mapping-vancouvers-neighborhood-book-exchanges

Retrieved from https://littlefreelibrary.org

* Library For All.  

http://www.libraryforall.org

-cloud based digital library program, providing quality books through mobile devices in developing countries

* Libraries without Border

https://www.librarieswithoutborders.org

-"call to action" to provide "books, information, and cultural resources" for “international humanitarian relief” and “to cope with trauma” in areas devastated by natural or human made disasters.
-the following YouTube video below is called "Meet the Ideas Box: A Library/Media Centre ready in 20 minutes" that can be retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PiL1I1cBJI

* One Laptop Per Child

http://one.laptop.org
-"empower the world's poorest children through education" by using small, low cost, durable laptops

* Rumie
-Retrieved from https://www.rumie.org/about-us/

-Canadian company that offers low cost tablets with interactive digital library and "free digital education" for "underserved communities worldwide" and in Canada
-Learncloud where educators can add programs to it at https://learncloud.rumie.org/search
-The following YouTube video below is retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEq9oXjcGhA&feature=youtu.be

How can we help?

* have our students be aware of the literacy needs of our communities and other countries so that they can collaborate together an action plan

* donate used mobile devices like tablets and smartphones 

* donate money to non-profit charitable organizations

* donate quality printed resources

* lobby the government for libraries in rural areas, new infractures that will provide internet for all, funding of mobile devices to those in poverty

Professional ICT Needs

In order to collaborate and share ICT development with other teachers and staff at the school, it is important for myself to be comfortable with my own ICT knowledge.  One of the best ways to quickly update my ICT  is to attend workshops and conferences so that I can share my understanding with others.  It is also good for me to practice the ICT and model how it can support the inquiry process, the curriculum, problem solving, critical thinking, reflection, and deeper understanding for the learners.

In my last blog, I mentioned there are many different ways of sharing with educators and professional sharing.  Since my job currently isn’t in the school system, I asked my boys about what ICT is available at their school.  To my surprise, my younger son mentioned that most of the computers at their schools are broken and they no longer have computer lab this year. The school does have iPads and I asked him if they use the iPads for their learning or any particular apps.  He mentioned that he has only used the iPads for taking math contest test in Math Club with another teacher.  The only technology that his teacher uses is the SMARTBoard.

So if I am the TL at his elementary school, I know that the school is at the beginning stages of ICT.  It will take small encouraging steps to move the school community towards 21st century learning and collaboration.  Just as we need to build relationship with our students, it is important to build relationships with each teacher and discuss what their ICT needs are.  Good relationships help to build trust, respect, risk taking, and open communication.

I would work initially with the technology that is available at the school to provide engaging, meaningful, and fun learning experience with the staff.  During the workshops, I would have the staff work in their grade groups collaboratively using different technology and programs as more heads are better than one and they have similar curriculum interests and needs. Another way that I would group the staff is to have different ICT abilities and knowledge within the groups so that those who are more comfortable can be a good resource for those that are less so.

For the SMARTBoard, the following resources have suggestions that can make learning more engaging and meaningful: 

Janelle Cox's article, "Technology in the Classroom:  The Benefits of Smart Boards" which can be found at http://www.teachhub.com/technology-classroom-benefits-smart-boards.  This article mentions that other gadgets beside a computer such as "video cameras, digital cameras, [and] microscope" can be attached to engage learning.

The SMARTboard website has different software and types boards.  There is also a YouTube commercial video on the site.  The website can be found at https://education.smarttech.com/en.

The following YouTube video called "Professional Development with SMART Products" discusses the importance of collaborating and using the Smartboard effectively to benefit students inquiry needs.  The video can be retrieved at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxiW1LXQxpU

For the iPad, the following articles would be helpful for professional ICT needs:

Kathy Schrock's iPads4Teaching website can be found at http://www.ipads4teaching.net/ipads-in-the-classroom.html
This is a really comprehensive resource.  It would be good to try some of the "classroom use" out and share with the school community which ones I think would be most meaningful to use.

Danny Mareco's article, "31 Reasons You Should be Using iPads in the Classroom", can be retrieved at https://www.securedgenetworks.com/blog/31-reasons-you-should-be-using-ipads-in-the-classroom.
He provides good reasons why teachers should be using iPads.

The iPads can be used for research links, taking photos and filming that can be added to create and share new understanding.

Since their are school inquiry research projects such as Science Fairs, Heritage Fairs, Genius Hour and 2 classes that participate in Destination Imagination, I would also provide a workshop on ICT literacy as found on the Manitoba Government site.  It mentions the importance of teachers to have the students learn all the necessary ICT literacy of becoming 21st century digital citizens as show below:

Retrieved from https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/tech/lict/teachers/index.html

Another workshop that would be beneficial is on the Points of Inquiry.  It is a framework that the students learn to be critical thinkers, be innovative, and reflect on their learning.  There is also "technological tools" to each stage which we can use and learn collaboratively to increase ICT needs and skills.  The following below is a screenshot of what can tools can be used at the beginning of the inquiry process:

Retrieved from http://bctf.ca/bctla/pub/documents/points%20of%20inquiry/pointsofinquiry.pdf

A third workshop that I would like to give is on blogs.  Blogs are multimodal ways of learning and students can reflect on each others learning.  


Within the LC, I would try to ask the administrator and PAC for more funding to purchase Chrome Books so that the students can use them when I collaborate with their teachers or for the Makerspace.  It would also provide access to students who may not have computers or internet at home.  I would also try writing some grants for more money too.  


References:

BC Heritage Fairs.  Retrieved October 20, 2017 from http://bcheritagefairs.ca/about/

Cox, Janelle. Technology in the Classroom.  TeachHub.com.  Retrieved October 20, 2017 from http://www.teachhub.com/technology-classroom-benefits-smart-boards

Destination Imagination: British Columbia.  Retrieved October 20, 2017 from http://destinationimagination.ca

Literacy with ICT for Teachers.  Manitoba.  Retrieved October 20, 2017 from
https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/tech/lict/teachers/index.html

The Points of Inquiry:  A Framework for Information Literacy in the 21st Century. (2011).

BCTLA Info Task Force.  Retrieved from http://bctf.ca/bctla/pub/documents/Points%20of%20Inquiry/PointsofInquiry.pdf

Mareco, Danny.  (2014).  31 Reasons You Should be Using iPads in the Classroom.  Securedge Networks.  Retrieved from https://www.securedgenetworks.com/blog/31-reasons-you-should-be-using-ipads-in-the-classroom

Science Fair Foundation.  Retrieved October 20, 2017 from http://www.sciencefairs.ca

SMARTClassrooms.  (2015).  Professional Development with SMART Products.  [YouTube].  Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxiW1LXQxpU