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Digital Tools for Learning Across the Curriculum

        Here are two links to livebinders that present a variety of Web 2.0 tools for digital instruction and information literacy. The first is a presentation I gave to Fordham Pr… more →

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Digital Tools for Learning Across the Curriculum

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 3 months ago:         Here are two links to livebinders that present a variety of Web 2.0 tool … more →

Tags: Articles, technology, Children's Literacy, YA Literacy, Professional Development and Making a Difference, school libraries, Libraries, Education, information literacy

Web Tools to Support Inquiry-Based Learning — 1 comment

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 3 months ago: Here’s a great list for all those educators out there looking to use more Web 2.0 tools in the … more →

Tags: Articles, Children's Literacy, Professional Development and Making a Difference, technology, YA Literacy, Children's Literacy, Education, Inquiry-based Learning, school libraries

Research Tips and Tricks with Glogster — 1 comment

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 3 months ago: Glogster is a digital poster generator, great for giving presentations or compiling resources for a … more →

Tags: Articles, technology, YA Literacy, Libraries, Glogster, Research, lesson plans, Research Projects, presentations

Ninth Grade Scoop.it Career Exploration Projects — 3 comments

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 3 months ago: It’s been awhile, but the freshmen and I have been very busy here! Below is a link to January … more →

Tags: Articles, technology, YA Literacy, Libraries, Education, careers, Research, Scoop it, lesson plans

Dewey Decimal Classification Glog

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 5 months ago: An educational glog on Dewey Decimal System made for my ninth grade computer / research class. Enjoy … more →

Tags: Articles, technology, YA Literacy, school libraries, Library, melvil dewey, dewey decimal system

Top 10 Glogs for Professional Development

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 7 months ago:   Great Web 2.0 tools for a variety of topics, explained using Glogster. Top 10 Glogs for Profe … more →

Tags: Articles, technology, Children's Literacy, YA Literacy, Professional Development and Making a Difference, Children's Literacy, blogs, Libraries, YA literacy

A Meditation on Collaboration in Summer School

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 9 months ago: John Drew, a famous American actor, playing the part of Petruchio from The Taming of the Shrew. (Pho … more →

Tags: Articles, technology, YA Literacy, librarian, Reading, Literacy, Research, animoto, Scoop it

Hiatus Return and School's Back in Session--

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 11 months ago: After a longer hiatus than planned, I’m back in the library fold.  May passed in a blur of pap … more →

Tags: school libraries, Library, Wiki, library lessons

Do You Tweet? Connectivism, Social Media, and School Libraries — 3 comments

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 1 year ago: Connectivism (Photo credit: ryan2point0) Do You Tweet?  Connectivism, Social Media and School Librar … more →

Tags: Articles, Professional Development and Making a Difference, technology, Children's Literacy, YA Literacy, Shelfari, School Library, New York City, Education

Love Your Library! with Animoto — 1 comment

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 1 year ago: Image via CrunchBase At the High School of Economics and Finance where I am student teaching this se … more →

Tags: technology, YA Literacy, Library, Education, Research, animoto, Photo Story 3, High School, History

Search through Persepolis

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 1 year ago: My Instructional Technologies class is exploring technology in school libraries. We are assessing th … more →

Tags: Articles, technology, YA Literature, YA Literacy, school libraries, Education, Persepolis, Iran, Iranian Revolution

Apps Across the Curriculum: A Survey of Apps in Classrooms and the Library — 2 comments

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 1 year ago: Abstract The potential impact of apps on education is vast, immeasurable even. Apps can be used in c … more →

Tags: Articles, technology, Children's Literacy, YA Literacy, Professional Development and Making a Difference, school libraries, librarian, Education, iPad

Occupy Your Sidewalk with a Micro-library

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 1 year ago: These are fun community projects to begin. Classes can create and curate them, too! I will begin at … more →

Tags: Articles, Library, Community, unique collections

Glogster it

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 1 year ago: This is a great way to advertise for a library event on your website! Glogster is, essentially, an a … more →

Tags: technology, Professional Development and Making a Difference, Glogster, Multimedia, web design and development

Zooniverse - Real Science Online

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 1 year ago: This website is AWESOME. Help scientists make discoveries! Learn more about what’s going on in … more →

Tags: technology, YA Literacy, Zooniverse

NYPL's Summer Reading Program

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 1 year ago: If you’re looking for a way to get kids reading this summer, check out NYPL’s Summer Rea … more →

Tags: children's literature, YA Literature, Children's Literacy, YA Literacy, young adult literature, New York City, children's literature, Books, NYPL

5/19 Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature — 2 comments

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 2 years ago: Cover of How Rocket Learned to Read Early last Thursday morning, when many would have preferred to b … more →

Tags: Articles, Professional Development and Making a Difference, Children's Literacy, school libraries, children's literature, Michael Ian Black, New York Times, Children, Reach Out and Read

Poetry's Place: Integrating Poetry into the School Library

Jamie-Lee Schombs wrote 2 years ago: Cover of A Poke in the I In the telling words of Carl Sandburg, “I’ve written some poetry I don’t un … more →

Tags: Articles, children's literature, Children's Literacy, Poetry, School Library, woodland trust, Chris Raschka, Literature, Lessons


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