tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705132403426224042024-03-18T14:58:18.142-05:00The Library Voicea place to be heard through reading, creating, technology, connecting, collaborating, and noise.Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.comBlogger4116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-48291906128640400152024-03-16T17:12:00.004-05:002024-03-16T17:12:53.476-05:00A Choice Board For St. Patrick's Day! You Can Find Two Different Choices Here, Friends. <p> <span style="text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljzFQUs1-pBKafm6j8FTxN_C0n57HfZX5GKUQw_5J6Im6eqjauyT_t2xpIny_0zE5c-KgX2UmmfBNAaDjLlnR8FS2iOQIeglePzIGO_IdgPyQW1fURPuOeDq1HSh2kO3fcJdFeoT_QLjH/s1788/Screen+Shot+2021-02-20+at+8.22.20+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1788" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljzFQUs1-pBKafm6j8FTxN_C0n57HfZX5GKUQw_5J6Im6eqjauyT_t2xpIny_0zE5c-KgX2UmmfBNAaDjLlnR8FS2iOQIeglePzIGO_IdgPyQW1fURPuOeDq1HSh2kO3fcJdFeoT_QLjH/w513-h288/Screen+Shot+2021-02-20+at+8.22.20+AM.png" width="513" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div>It's time for one of my favorite holidays, St. Patrick's Day. This one will join other special events in March including Women's History Month, Read Across America, National Crayon Day and the beginning of spring. </div><div><br /></div><div>As I put together resources for these special days, I wanted to share the choice board for St. Patrick's Day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAV3XBJf3kR-cippIZxM8LfB_vW2d2vdbiubyhQcEHby35ouDb6_CH8t6VtaH12mgTewHQZ7AZcl2aI72b_4yPi9TeG8fzTq-_kyDfU5lIJtS_j_C2kOAxY8rPE_Fc4sLyqSswjXKXoduf1ghud1H1XCVtcBJ2j2E_iYIWI1i6Tas5NHGYduGPQbmqVA/s2604/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%209.41.16%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="2604" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAV3XBJf3kR-cippIZxM8LfB_vW2d2vdbiubyhQcEHby35ouDb6_CH8t6VtaH12mgTewHQZ7AZcl2aI72b_4yPi9TeG8fzTq-_kyDfU5lIJtS_j_C2kOAxY8rPE_Fc4sLyqSswjXKXoduf1ghud1H1XCVtcBJ2j2E_iYIWI1i6Tas5NHGYduGPQbmqVA/w512-h266/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%209.41.16%20PM.png" width="512" /></a></div><div>The one above includes the <a href="https://www.pebblego.com/">PebbleGo</a> article about St. Patrick's Day. If you would like to make edits, you will find the <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ubrsD5U_tTNzzgPEhiEdX7IlJqntgBRqAHxaFHmIkpo/copy">link here</a>.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPUduey4ZCQ8rnCeDyRzvPnaFwEbDyx1LQhTxU1PciHvveydAMCi3J8TB3TXn8jSxaXhdnG8SRZWdMPuv98ngUTd20Dd9Vjq94aU-jpvSbVRV-z57cseZAEHAsyxx4EbfBAtOaaEsd89C/s1792/Screen+Shot+2021-02-20+at+8.33.24+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1792" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPUduey4ZCQ8rnCeDyRzvPnaFwEbDyx1LQhTxU1PciHvveydAMCi3J8TB3TXn8jSxaXhdnG8SRZWdMPuv98ngUTd20Dd9Vjq94aU-jpvSbVRV-z57cseZAEHAsyxx4EbfBAtOaaEsd89C/w485-h271/Screen+Shot+2021-02-20+at+8.33.24+AM.png" width="485" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also put together one without PebbleGo. Your students can <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRTiJNUQVN_LAjeBX0Suav7xqd6CpX6Nx7HYJijlmAWyjM-j5rgOHExA4ep1e2uuF5ZGpSmnJDSajGl/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000">use this link</a> and if you want to make changes you can make a <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BjSkU-Zr2F15eShlqhnSBC0LhZm998itzv8wCYTIp3A/copy">copy here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>The March Choice Board includes the St. Patrick's Day Choice Board. <a href="https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2023/02/its-time-for-our-march-choice-boards.html">You will find it here, friends.</a></i></div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-74733616741574758142024-03-15T23:44:00.003-05:002024-03-15T23:44:26.312-05:00The Digital Learning Day 2024 Recap Is Here...You Don't Want To Miss It, Friends. <p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="327" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nce8cVMKrMw" width="522" youtube-src-id="Nce8cVMKrMw"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">We celebrated <a href="https://all4ed.org/digital-learning-day/">Digital Learning Day</a> on February 15, 2024. It was an amazing day and we highlighted the work of several school districts, who are doing incredible things within their communities. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can view the Digital Learning Day highlight video above and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nce8cVMKrMw">here</a>. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbEws7j2qh-sq4k09OJ4CmTjYmSudMnpetfUFXfDp6kXWll4CA6vk5KlyXVur3KLqldOpUxb_l6UIJjX0fLHq9rQlsNdk00o1g9W2LmVmcoYg1MqkyMDDKQya1p2zyB8-EEjH4je2DQ7AJr-m_dlDB2LqP463RYC2TLnohe0KBaJm5xVAdNgPGrcOhXo5/s2908/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2011.38.52%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="2908" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbEws7j2qh-sq4k09OJ4CmTjYmSudMnpetfUFXfDp6kXWll4CA6vk5KlyXVur3KLqldOpUxb_l6UIJjX0fLHq9rQlsNdk00o1g9W2LmVmcoYg1MqkyMDDKQya1p2zyB8-EEjH4je2DQ7AJr-m_dlDB2LqP463RYC2TLnohe0KBaJm5xVAdNgPGrcOhXo5/w521-h225/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2011.38.52%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="521" /></a></div>Check out this post, <i><a href="https://all4ed.org/blog/5-key-takeaways-from-digital-learning-day-2024/">5 Key Takeaways from Digital Learning Day 2024,</a> </i>on the All4Ed site.<div><br /></div><div>And mark your calendar for next years Digital Learning Day on February 16, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div>Digital Learning Day is always one of our favorite days and gives us so much inspiration to celebrate digital learning all throughout the year. </div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-66778307009788055042024-03-15T23:08:00.006-05:002024-03-15T23:13:18.854-05:00A FUN and Helpful Way To Share Our Digital BreakoutEDU Games Each Month....You Can Use This Template For Your March 2024 Digital Breakouts Too!<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLbPB8p85O0nSKtVdW0iM10k_xtv6bpF3qCYQ_cDFRyMJJr6wakZkxJIvWz5raAQhZ9ZwO-PGFADMRa8A69LVa5PUNPbaE6UHMGEdQS7tovvRiTRi29cSKjdryP7opZUbAMvHdrVMLkWmsuo6sFD2wcviiCMh990l8hDE727yvNuO60Q3Z09Meg6_h4k5/s1804/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2011.04.53%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1804" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLbPB8p85O0nSKtVdW0iM10k_xtv6bpF3qCYQ_cDFRyMJJr6wakZkxJIvWz5raAQhZ9ZwO-PGFADMRa8A69LVa5PUNPbaE6UHMGEdQS7tovvRiTRi29cSKjdryP7opZUbAMvHdrVMLkWmsuo6sFD2wcviiCMh990l8hDE727yvNuO60Q3Z09Meg6_h4k5/w520-h296/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2011.04.53%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="520" /></a></div><p></p><p>Our kids love doing digital <a href="https://www.breakoutedu.com/">BreakoutEDU</a> games! They enjoy all of the different subject focused, seasonal and fun games that get them thinking, collaborating and engaging with classmates in their classrooms and with those at home learning virtually. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div>While talking with one of our teachers last year, we thought it would be fun and helpful to put a few of the digital BreakoutEDU games together each month that our students could play anytime, at school or at home. </div><div><br /></div><div>I instantly thought to myself, <i>This would be a great use of a choice board! </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I just create a template each month that would hold 9 of the digital BreakoutEDU games. I make sure to include all of the different grade levels. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKatRVCGGXRxNUb2a0y7KQJiUavAeAYOk5Vu6IYmK6kGx7mn4JuL_eaSn38hGbmA8h7_4kayCvnjLgsT6oVkISB0DOOqG8rzXJ3jxONrc-dxtkOJmqcL_qQOXxf1_7iI56ixRQj790NEAZMATX0xXVY6XbBbKks__gmJ5kBwUCNC9_9thUeOQJ-hGGbQ=s1550" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="1550" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKatRVCGGXRxNUb2a0y7KQJiUavAeAYOk5Vu6IYmK6kGx7mn4JuL_eaSn38hGbmA8h7_4kayCvnjLgsT6oVkISB0DOOqG8rzXJ3jxONrc-dxtkOJmqcL_qQOXxf1_7iI56ixRQj790NEAZMATX0xXVY6XbBbKks__gmJ5kBwUCNC9_9thUeOQJ-hGGbQ=w510-h108" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I take a screen shot of the digital Breakout game, add it to the template and add the grade level in a box over the top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQvc107uSndPazjP6mxDBBVx-jEACh32kW1z-XTYLBQUp-nhm4gT-ypwDF1gGcT6a45qHTLDH2L6ZPhf-1akfyWCHtjHbW5WIW6ftQCXB0SwyPHKGpKx8BySEuv3EisI65nJFhWDgZs3mocPGmrjtY-dDCU2npvDXIYDMvl8ssr5QRFJCR46z8_topZp9/s2434/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2011.07.03%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="2434" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQvc107uSndPazjP6mxDBBVx-jEACh32kW1z-XTYLBQUp-nhm4gT-ypwDF1gGcT6a45qHTLDH2L6ZPhf-1akfyWCHtjHbW5WIW6ftQCXB0SwyPHKGpKx8BySEuv3EisI65nJFhWDgZs3mocPGmrjtY-dDCU2npvDXIYDMvl8ssr5QRFJCR46z8_topZp9/w520-h260/Screenshot%202024-03-15%20at%2011.07.03%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="520" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To share the choice board, I clicked on <i>Publish to the web </i>under <i>Share. </i>That created a link that I shared with our teachers to add to their Google Classrooms or Seesaw and I add it to each grade level Symbaloo.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also downloaded each game key and sent those to the teachers with that email so they will have easy access to be able to help the students with each months BreakoutEDU games in the choice board. </div><div><br /></div><div>You will find the<i><b> March Digital BreakoutEDU </b></i>to make a copy and add your own links <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_Z5rfF3oI1HG3NREu2DrTCLZFUVY1yzSubyfYFjWJDo/copy">here.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>I can't wait to see what the kids think of our new Monthly BreakoutEDU Choice Board. I know they will be excited to see the NEW ones each month too!</i></div></div></div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-26705859855644355012024-03-14T23:34:00.004-05:002024-03-14T23:34:32.889-05:00Don't Miss This Very Special Capstone Webinar...Phonics Instruction 101: Using Decodables and Beyond! <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdVcuDQoqO1hjPyYHxp1TEP0qrnsxAXa3CHnNMooAxYbxy2JfyVObLQl7RzZrsuEB9B2iPtxqtJja-nC3ZG356VeXLfPIbKPLnsJuum_h2Sj21zm0lndggKsRgI7hwUlvsRC2LgLlSbXSSqlJbmh2KF4WZTjb2KkoML3Iqlwck46gXvJ7lmW3AMR3CmTc/s1818/Screenshot%202024-03-14%20at%2011.27.42%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="1818" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdVcuDQoqO1hjPyYHxp1TEP0qrnsxAXa3CHnNMooAxYbxy2JfyVObLQl7RzZrsuEB9B2iPtxqtJja-nC3ZG356VeXLfPIbKPLnsJuum_h2Sj21zm0lndggKsRgI7hwUlvsRC2LgLlSbXSSqlJbmh2KF4WZTjb2KkoML3Iqlwck46gXvJ7lmW3AMR3CmTc/w525-h351/Screenshot%202024-03-14%20at%2011.27.42%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="525" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am so excited about this upcoming <b>Capstone webinar,</b> <i><b>Phonics Instruction 101: Using Decodables and Beyond! </b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmweUTeEFI_J2OKMGrbVmRg7h6yFVjAi5tiJ2fdO2YP8mmXkah5F_xlwAFuKv8NHIA7yqoa98xETL1jmQLUBR4GQ4rGLhvwcE9l1Gpom55xpZE7wkKtXAjyipHiT5hfmTem3Q5ticxNEv40LWyirj910skFFbM2MkWgzOylLh8HbEe50kk0m6nnkvefiHS/s2236/Screenshot%202024-03-14%20at%2011.31.32%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="2236" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmweUTeEFI_J2OKMGrbVmRg7h6yFVjAi5tiJ2fdO2YP8mmXkah5F_xlwAFuKv8NHIA7yqoa98xETL1jmQLUBR4GQ4rGLhvwcE9l1Gpom55xpZE7wkKtXAjyipHiT5hfmTem3Q5ticxNEv40LWyirj910skFFbM2MkWgzOylLh8HbEe50kk0m6nnkvefiHS/w517-h175/Screenshot%202024-03-14%20at%2011.31.32%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="517" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We just added the <a href="https://www.capstonepub.com/stairway-decodables">Stairway Decodables</a> to our classrooms so I can't wait to learn more, along with my teacher friends and colleagues. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As shared on the Capstone webinar page, </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">We understand that phonics instruction is paramount in helping students decode text and become confident, skilled readers. That is why we are excited and inspired by Hilary Baude, a veteran kindergarten teacher and skilled practitioner of phonics instruction who uses a variety of strategies and resources to help every student learn to read. </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Join Hilary Thursday March 26<sup>th</sup> at 6:00 ET where Hilary will walk us through specific examples of how she uses decodable texts to acquire the skills that lay the foundation for a life-long love of reading. </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>You can <a href="https://bit.ly/430v0oR">register for this very special webinar here</a>, friends. </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hilary Baude is a kindergarten teacher with 18 years of experience and previous teacher of the year. She holds a B.A. in elementary education M.A. in English and language arts, and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Educational Leadership. Hilary holds teaching certifications in Elementary Education, integrated early childhood, special education, and intermediate administration. . Hilary’s <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://people.com/kidney-donor-completes-ironman-championship-exclusive-8385005&source=gmail&ust=1710562587958000&usg=AOvVaw3C0Zsvt4dXlab1ExByyEBG" href="https://people.com/kidney-donor-completes-ironman-championship-exclusive-8385005" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">organ donation story</a> has led her to serve as a member of the National Kidney Donor Organization and Kidney Donor Athletes.</span></p></div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-21821152563343066972024-03-12T21:58:00.006-05:002024-03-12T21:58:50.009-05:00You Can Watch The LUV for Libraries Webinar Here, Friends. Learn How You Can Transform Your Library Into A Hub Of Creativity, Collaboration, and Meaningful Connections Too. <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_1aFmJ5ZompIGqkp3BVGT9-F6q4z18dJkx9IEkW2s-w6RsjMJ-kXd4nWPfcrKr4KoJSQhp0sOvXZo546OUNNi7T0knEddeL2aSLUSpovsNKxUUpV8db90zRtQ-VjoW2J97_e_qqYysZSPwgFZrAXh8gRd0fat6tEQFxaKDbVqymNzHYMlUePgZdjvJ0f/s1764/Screenshot%202024-03-12%20at%209.50.06%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1022" data-original-width="1764" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_1aFmJ5ZompIGqkp3BVGT9-F6q4z18dJkx9IEkW2s-w6RsjMJ-kXd4nWPfcrKr4KoJSQhp0sOvXZo546OUNNi7T0knEddeL2aSLUSpovsNKxUUpV8db90zRtQ-VjoW2J97_e_qqYysZSPwgFZrAXh8gRd0fat6tEQFxaKDbVqymNzHYMlUePgZdjvJ0f/w518-h299/Screenshot%202024-03-12%20at%209.50.06%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="518" /></a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On March 7, 2024, I hosted a very special webinar that I would love to share with you. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />In this webinar, we shared how to transform your library into a hub of creativity, collaboration, and meaningful connections through a new initiative called LUV for Libraries. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />LUV for Libraries<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">empowers teacher librarians to connect and collaborate with peers nationwide with project-based courses aimed at enhancing critical library and technology skills. </span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You will <a href=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifD7qaoCV3I.">find the webinar recording here</a>, friends. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope that you join us as we share how you can be part of LUV for Libraries too. You can <a href="https://levelupvillage.com/libraries/">find out more here</a>. </div><p></p>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-20413364255247288072024-03-10T22:46:00.002-05:002024-03-11T08:25:38.034-05:00Fun NEW Posters Our Students Can Fill In With Their "Favorite Articles" In PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next! <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xPUnrJG3yvNb46w_zFDWgCQzdb6LqLu8vvqwIjZZZc-5qyL-mOVvNZ9eq0RxOGggcdMwNu9r084SL37NBhgtiya6hkjgQW-68DT2aWfCWe0xswic5iEoP2nzISVH2bvUfNfXoOAsc2I46RYC8avYVcwKq2QISz0TT30xoA8mnb11GOsMOR4GfsU5iD0i/s1920/Untitled%20design%20(6).gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xPUnrJG3yvNb46w_zFDWgCQzdb6LqLu8vvqwIjZZZc-5qyL-mOVvNZ9eq0RxOGggcdMwNu9r084SL37NBhgtiya6hkjgQW-68DT2aWfCWe0xswic5iEoP2nzISVH2bvUfNfXoOAsc2I46RYC8avYVcwKq2QISz0TT30xoA8mnb11GOsMOR4GfsU5iD0i/w529-h298/Untitled%20design%20(6).gif" width="529" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our kids love finding and sharing all of the fun and interesting articles they find in <a href="https://www.pebblego.com/">PebbleGo</a> and <a href="https://www.pebblego.com/pebblego-next">PebbleGo Next</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3hBhNdMKL9VnLVyQcHj9lqF7wG7GQn6ck_NxDqIEbjO13feutIoaFtWYreHBPumWKfJEkzeF6nmv17ZF8CMZzKE3XAPTlvEVOKojhKfET10wun-hzHsSC-vfeWlyw7Bew-emNsW8ea6Tuc8KqdrjRmea1F6-qnm6tYvuX8dAQEYe2P2rg2aad6NUPEjM/s2438/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2010.10.52%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="2438" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3hBhNdMKL9VnLVyQcHj9lqF7wG7GQn6ck_NxDqIEbjO13feutIoaFtWYreHBPumWKfJEkzeF6nmv17ZF8CMZzKE3XAPTlvEVOKojhKfET10wun-hzHsSC-vfeWlyw7Bew-emNsW8ea6Tuc8KqdrjRmea1F6-qnm6tYvuX8dAQEYe2P2rg2aad6NUPEjM/w518-h293/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2010.10.52%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the monthly PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next Holidays calendars, they have explored a lot of new articles throughout the year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2024/03/turn-march-2024-pebblego-pebblego-next.html">Here</a> is the March 2024 Holidays calendar, and how we use them. You can find these on my blog every month. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhMzz0z8YrqDYnPUTfPmpq4_pPDebSku1KXQjDCnDyE0a3nJilHUTscI3SNsfgECa6Wu8-KNeM4GWMx7HspRDvrJe4Mk1Guebz2-JGxJ59K2472cE7IwVDWdKCYee7ZyuW0a_v-4QOkYyB3SLMniEnJGBZ6c_5BIs_mJxOFVvluXKtixGQm9CGO_CgF1A/s1944/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2010.14.20%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1944" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhMzz0z8YrqDYnPUTfPmpq4_pPDebSku1KXQjDCnDyE0a3nJilHUTscI3SNsfgECa6Wu8-KNeM4GWMx7HspRDvrJe4Mk1Guebz2-JGxJ59K2472cE7IwVDWdKCYee7ZyuW0a_v-4QOkYyB3SLMniEnJGBZ6c_5BIs_mJxOFVvluXKtixGQm9CGO_CgF1A/w515-h385/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2010.14.20%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="515" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And last week, I shared <a href="https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2024/03/celebrating-sharing-top-pebblego.html">this new idea</a> that will be a hit with our students and teachers too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Every month, we will be sharing the Top PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next articles read by kids around the United States, and the top Capstone Interactive eBooks using these Google Slide templates. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzMA6RX_D5CLCmAdq8VmB_FJOuGK-FQUhoaaoQQd8fDFMDlotLWIa3ncGiA8VyiM7LHEMVMWlGh6GlWqPDWrmC1e7Yg_1R1CkR3FU_8xjTrKx1zDdS0nBr0pXnPr3urq5r_AJXW4Nf726qivzMCoRPmAiMxYOH_Oc_hCjhXZt5igBHGrTn2KHrPFi-w6q/s1470/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2010.24.14%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="1130" height="563" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzMA6RX_D5CLCmAdq8VmB_FJOuGK-FQUhoaaoQQd8fDFMDlotLWIa3ncGiA8VyiM7LHEMVMWlGh6GlWqPDWrmC1e7Yg_1R1CkR3FU_8xjTrKx1zDdS0nBr0pXnPr3urq5r_AJXW4Nf726qivzMCoRPmAiMxYOH_Oc_hCjhXZt5igBHGrTn2KHrPFi-w6q/w433-h563/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%2010.24.14%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="433" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">To go along with the Top Articles choice boards and the PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next Holiday Calendar, my daughter, <a href="https://twitter.com/briannamcua">Brianna</a>, and I created these super fun templates in Canva for our students to write down their favorite articles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHH1z3V2zYGYi5oTEtjC6cq5zNdXo5JkSg5rtPVLkPKGkapbce8bu6lAzKsPud5RfGkCYm59zEVMJW_bJVIfX4jfrjEyN8rSItkxnnG9qe8FOxX__O6AFDcUj7pnBEMR5iJCjOExbBCP6rzjHVbKu3qZK5JrhLbKo4RhnC9ICtkKmvgzQ7WyrcGxtx6QP4/s3010/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20at%208.21.52%E2%80%AFAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1644" data-original-width="3010" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHH1z3V2zYGYi5oTEtjC6cq5zNdXo5JkSg5rtPVLkPKGkapbce8bu6lAzKsPud5RfGkCYm59zEVMJW_bJVIfX4jfrjEyN8rSItkxnnG9qe8FOxX__O6AFDcUj7pnBEMR5iJCjOExbBCP6rzjHVbKu3qZK5JrhLbKo4RhnC9ICtkKmvgzQ7WyrcGxtx6QP4/w517-h283/Screenshot%202024-03-11%20at%208.21.52%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="517" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">We created <i>My Favorite PebbleGo Article and Articles </i>and <i>My Favorite PebbleGo Next Article and Articles, </i>plus four special ones for March. These can be switched up for each month or any other topic or event. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We will create and share them each month with all of you too. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You will find the Canva Template link to our Capstone <i>My Favorite Articles </i><a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAF-9lO4tv8/bB99DrAJrvM-aro5MCTTIA/view?utm_content=DAF-9lO4tv8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&mode=preview">here</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Let us know if you need any help, friends. We hope your students love these too! </div></div><p></p>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-23491523227272301362024-03-10T09:31:00.000-05:002024-03-10T09:31:03.313-05:00Join Us For NEW Capstone Webinar... Part 2: Science Of Reading in 30 Minutes or Less! <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nckB4Ckn1_cbn0jNXfAptKIOpZ_4WTtciGQd23iIm0AUvWM3_eNmAhv7yKV_DocJaZ2rNX3v2XfU7AwTU4HxpehZePtA4xkZ2LSuz27Wnv6R5CzpNu0OVb-Wuw5tNI6ZPTGuuyAOiATAr5R6tl5LG-xygLmLwOei-wHCjpFFqudPffAmPjiegrr2BR1y/s2088/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%209.24.28%E2%80%AFAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="2088" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0nckB4Ckn1_cbn0jNXfAptKIOpZ_4WTtciGQd23iIm0AUvWM3_eNmAhv7yKV_DocJaZ2rNX3v2XfU7AwTU4HxpehZePtA4xkZ2LSuz27Wnv6R5CzpNu0OVb-Wuw5tNI6ZPTGuuyAOiATAr5R6tl5LG-xygLmLwOei-wHCjpFFqudPffAmPjiegrr2BR1y/w517-h346/Screenshot%202024-03-10%20at%209.24.28%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="517" /></a></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="m_-5200545032448349510normaltextrun" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">We are so excited to bring you part 2 of our, “Science of Reading in 30 Minutes or Less” series. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="m_-5200545032448349510eop" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="m_-5200545032448349510eop" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I</span><span class="m_-5200545032448349510eop" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">n this webinar we will explore how you can motivate readers to pick up a book, the importance of listening comprehension, and ways you can help build content knowledge.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="m_-5200545032448349510eop" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span>You can <a href="https://coughlancompanies.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7p_6mGEDQ1O026dNAL_gwA#/registration">register for the webinar here,</a> friends. </span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></p>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-361570985607638072024-03-09T00:05:00.003-06:002024-03-09T00:05:56.335-06:00Learn STEM Skills With The NBA and These Amazing Units From The Achievery....Perfect For Our March Madness Activities, Friends. <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6KtKCxuWdbMlEjMTW7SDHtnhiKGX_HNwjpZOt3xtkJxqZeCnjzybcT2OGFAJAbhQdLalqr3PQW1XaQzhv6_JTgbtvazIOvqf-x7b0K97uXCuw7RN__CHTLH4q9jUJxu-5DWKv0e4hvUBUV8Fwh6ubFA0z-mWZt1bGyALEGtToZOYjUhiMnpGxzVROKq_/s2304/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%2011.05.38%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="2304" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6KtKCxuWdbMlEjMTW7SDHtnhiKGX_HNwjpZOt3xtkJxqZeCnjzybcT2OGFAJAbhQdLalqr3PQW1XaQzhv6_JTgbtvazIOvqf-x7b0K97uXCuw7RN__CHTLH4q9jUJxu-5DWKv0e4hvUBUV8Fwh6ubFA0z-mWZt1bGyALEGtToZOYjUhiMnpGxzVROKq_/w544-h379/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%2011.05.38%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="544" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">It's time for our Book Madness 2024 that goes right along with the 2024 March Madness basketball tournament. You can read all about our and find these templates <a href="https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2024/03/make-book-madness-2024-choice-board-and.html">here.</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">This week, I was so excited to see this post from our friends at <b><a href="http://futureready.link/achievery">The Achievery.</a>...</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwEpXDjBP7i8qQM84Ru4KYt-X7il365bGq_d12e7ZL_ljWOlRkT96vSIq82XD9x9Mtinyz-t9wXDIqmBcVLW4-4bJgj98rgrP98Ndl8gYGZGrKlYvC4BDN5LQU4nAXk-GvkR0kIy3PyM6YroXTOC1htEJs5p63jMra89iZVkbXnLPUfI0A7LY1s1o34lV/s1108/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%2010.59.22%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1108" data-original-width="960" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwEpXDjBP7i8qQM84Ru4KYt-X7il365bGq_d12e7ZL_ljWOlRkT96vSIq82XD9x9Mtinyz-t9wXDIqmBcVLW4-4bJgj98rgrP98Ndl8gYGZGrKlYvC4BDN5LQU4nAXk-GvkR0kIy3PyM6YroXTOC1htEJs5p63jMra89iZVkbXnLPUfI0A7LY1s1o34lV/w321-h371/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%2010.59.22%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="321" /></a></div>...<b>Basketball Meets Science....Learn STEM Skills With NBA</b>! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpR_sh0h5dWnemh3MNLd4132Ojj6l_4Ub18J4sqZtyXyMQ-RIK3TvA8qvomkT4atELw0hRzml-evWrP-oEp5WHsQkZ7xPyUGGbhakCEUvTQdV0dnNTLt7_Ql9KsjG2Dpq7a0vKQpW7QHou0jmH8O28UE_eb2EfjvAJeJ7-O0U0FORkCGzZDGYAX4RPuXZz/s1706/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%2010.59.49%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1706" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpR_sh0h5dWnemh3MNLd4132Ojj6l_4Ub18J4sqZtyXyMQ-RIK3TvA8qvomkT4atELw0hRzml-evWrP-oEp5WHsQkZ7xPyUGGbhakCEUvTQdV0dnNTLt7_Ql9KsjG2Dpq7a0vKQpW7QHou0jmH8O28UE_eb2EfjvAJeJ7-O0U0FORkCGzZDGYAX4RPuXZz/w513-h192/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%2010.59.49%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="513" /></a></div>It was all about these awesome new lessons on The Achievery from<b> Learn Fresh.</b> <div><br /></div><div>As shared on the Learn Fresh page, </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><i>We inspire students' STEM and social-emotional learning through sports and entertainment. Our programs have engaged nearly one million students through partnerships with the NBA, WNBA, MLBPA, and MLS.</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>These are perfect for our Book Madness celebrations! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrGgaEz-xGnfwO_LwqDv_NxlmAka5RpnEAV7bStgeRF3pEsHHU7ebsM8Gceapqs19tKR9H4uRjcet-2e89ddonjMDTJyqvH6mxAeS3Wr6xf5o5MUvaOONeQ8B_Qd1kfif5bujyMsTrolqlzF2YY56SC7O8367pjQm4Kndfka1TlwdwqOBriVYMdN5lRCO/s1810/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%2011.00.05%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1634" data-original-width="1810" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHrGgaEz-xGnfwO_LwqDv_NxlmAka5RpnEAV7bStgeRF3pEsHHU7ebsM8Gceapqs19tKR9H4uRjcet-2e89ddonjMDTJyqvH6mxAeS3Wr6xf5o5MUvaOONeQ8B_Qd1kfif5bujyMsTrolqlzF2YY56SC7O8367pjQm4Kndfka1TlwdwqOBriVYMdN5lRCO/w513-h463/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%2011.00.05%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="513" /></a></div>The Learn Fresh units are focused around math and science for all grade levels. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaO3o7tLJl340ASf4zyQgtzycevUpFUSKzv0dV2Fa7GdxX4rwk92rgWseJJ6dpO0gqJ1N3zL5lGPAcVMBPb4HzRecVxMo8IXuf7cMkCoLZ34FrqX7HkAU9PfpiU-FiQ5kxs_mbuJ1QTYEKF5pfQwGpUJF_yoRfSjoZ7l9H9Y750HvaF8xUIjVOloXqop3e/s1474/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%2011.00.37%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1474" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaO3o7tLJl340ASf4zyQgtzycevUpFUSKzv0dV2Fa7GdxX4rwk92rgWseJJ6dpO0gqJ1N3zL5lGPAcVMBPb4HzRecVxMo8IXuf7cMkCoLZ34FrqX7HkAU9PfpiU-FiQ5kxs_mbuJ1QTYEKF5pfQwGpUJF_yoRfSjoZ7l9H9Y750HvaF8xUIjVOloXqop3e/w375-h328/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%2011.00.37%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="375" /></a></div>With each lesson, there is an engaging video and...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVHu0-a_VehRJB7lnEOzS4GYcef1vbBfTviJVQfVuvAsZnWOhvU0_PTvTzYv4HBivMHELcsxoxsoEObT7U5yryVjn88newMD4zvdPzkG_ISuJxWUgJTWDWj7a4hWQ45t0dO6uVLzFMynM78JvjGg33t1jO1uU0nHVE-5s0JiP__PpvA5-y3A-fvHyLNSv/s1384/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%2011.01.07%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1064" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVHu0-a_VehRJB7lnEOzS4GYcef1vbBfTviJVQfVuvAsZnWOhvU0_PTvTzYv4HBivMHELcsxoxsoEObT7U5yryVjn88newMD4zvdPzkG_ISuJxWUgJTWDWj7a4hWQ45t0dO6uVLzFMynM78JvjGg33t1jO1uU0nHVE-5s0JiP__PpvA5-y3A-fvHyLNSv/w375-h488/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%2011.01.07%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">....fun lesson plan that teaches all kinds of STEM concepts. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are excited to use these Learn Fresh units for during our Book Madness, and all throughout the year. Our learners will love these! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>You can sign up for your <a href="http://futureready.link/achievery">FREE Achievery account here</a>, friends. </b></div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-16880861402244579612024-03-08T22:36:00.007-06:002024-03-08T22:37:10.333-06:00Join Us For Next Road To FETC Webinar On March 20th, Literacy In The Digital Age Featuring AI Tools That Improve Literacy<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBNP2TZZWitX5jfuC4h-bbxEQalAc27idXnWo95ThyEqI1d-l5z9ETODJh88RVJSNnBrH0mNaADBwD-jU7uh2Ol7j6wW-0SgmLuL-OKOxNkemFA3KFl2zGRb0pFXnVD5N_RQJsWFljNVuo529w8FUgN7F0yKSU91-VA4cqaHG_XkLRzkC9z62fZ9eFmuG/s1094/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%209.20.57%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1094" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBNP2TZZWitX5jfuC4h-bbxEQalAc27idXnWo95ThyEqI1d-l5z9ETODJh88RVJSNnBrH0mNaADBwD-jU7uh2Ol7j6wW-0SgmLuL-OKOxNkemFA3KFl2zGRb0pFXnVD5N_RQJsWFljNVuo529w8FUgN7F0yKSU91-VA4cqaHG_XkLRzkC9z62fZ9eFmuG/w523-h294/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%209.20.57%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="523" /></a></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am excited to be part of the next <b>Road to FETC Webinar</b> which will be on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We will be talking about literacy in the digital age and AI tools that improve literacy too. </span></div></div><div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can learn more and <a href="https://ow.ly/CuUm50QNIH4">sign up here, friends.</a></span></div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-56974948789949994922024-03-08T20:54:00.002-06:002024-03-08T20:58:08.296-06:00Watch My Recent Follett Learning Webinar Here....Collaboration and Communication In Your School and District! <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx4S2BlLYC6Q_W5eOLchr3pP-7G22n8Fb9_sH8gv8kaXdpXbOyHtzn_YH1zTV5BbGyqvvq5vTTHGT3DmD1tKmEjA1_vISawS_ang2M5RmQleURjGgAgsmnPr-pJPmIE5uHOfNo6ptLTWsr73DdiSLQqUX10HE4SXVfmaZnIx6J2EviEQtAGCd7iT0oRkN/s1094/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%204.44.32%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="1092" height="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx4S2BlLYC6Q_W5eOLchr3pP-7G22n8Fb9_sH8gv8kaXdpXbOyHtzn_YH1zTV5BbGyqvvq5vTTHGT3DmD1tKmEjA1_vISawS_ang2M5RmQleURjGgAgsmnPr-pJPmIE5uHOfNo6ptLTWsr73DdiSLQqUX10HE4SXVfmaZnIx6J2EviEQtAGCd7iT0oRkN/w515-h517/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20at%204.44.32%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="515" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">You can now watch the recent <a href="https://www.follettlearning.com/?fbclid=IwAR2vxpEb0gLZHR5DsPxwQYXBN-FMw9yoxbUssKfZfW_dNKb9Ckt-tcj1Tm0">Follett Learning</a> webinar, friends. You will <a href="https://www.follettlearning.com/events/listing/?nid=321&topic=Collaboration-and-Communication-in-Your-School-and-District&fbclid=IwAR1AoZmlvRTjM9KsUGsngYKGwn8iylOX3LZH1CpXaPk65VTA9HMhg3MRvQ4">find it here.</a></div> <p></p>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-354756611477348392024-03-07T23:57:00.000-06:002024-03-07T23:57:00.842-06:00Community Events Are The Perfect Way To Bring Students, Families, Community Members and Others To Your Literati Book Fair! <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhl33dUkPKkXaut3pc_uAyjThyzFN_1pg4YDqdLYz4qesKKW-YD89mWMOQuXjCoB8u2eHKZA3aHFl0ipXEunevJov5ex7WSlXMKNj652zEcvx6WYJPpGdTa7Ru4Dhh0hK4ofMSh0YwzyAhyBqISbx1r4QEC7Q8w2nBx0-nhl0CZqebOTaV1cgvBNXeE2h8/s1786/Screenshot%202024-03-07%20at%2011.28.22%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="1786" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhl33dUkPKkXaut3pc_uAyjThyzFN_1pg4YDqdLYz4qesKKW-YD89mWMOQuXjCoB8u2eHKZA3aHFl0ipXEunevJov5ex7WSlXMKNj652zEcvx6WYJPpGdTa7Ru4Dhh0hK4ofMSh0YwzyAhyBqISbx1r4QEC7Q8w2nBx0-nhl0CZqebOTaV1cgvBNXeE2h8/w531-h503/Screenshot%202024-03-07%20at%2011.28.22%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="531" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the best parts of hosting a <a href="https://literati.com/bookfairs/">Literati Book Fair </a>is giving students, families, community members and others opportunities to come to community events that you host during the fair. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It could be a special open house time during the spring concert or family conferences; a event for grandparents and family members; an after school event run by your high school football team or swing choice; or perhaps an event during track and field day. The possibilities are endless!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At our fall book fair, we planned several events. We even invited our public librarian to come to our book fair during family conference time. The was a great way to celebrate our collaborative #VanMeterReaders campaign and get the kids signed up for their public library card. And not to mention, the perfect way to get families looking at and picking out books together from the Literati Book Fair. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOUbg0twyje0yioHEGWl-wyKt9gXqgi00FGJzNfrJ9mlPFpZCQoVlRf1P8ujl-iwgkcOMS1URyudzXGAQdVU9YqPXYZPLfEVv-iFpdHogATdlf_fNKNIQv7Q_ibXzXPLB_DSt3rwK9Q7dmswEGs7QdwAqf5PNBA798ymn2JnqK32STbTiRkVRUdjLopJG/s830/Screenshot%202024-03-07%20at%2011.50.32%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="830" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOUbg0twyje0yioHEGWl-wyKt9gXqgi00FGJzNfrJ9mlPFpZCQoVlRf1P8ujl-iwgkcOMS1URyudzXGAQdVU9YqPXYZPLfEVv-iFpdHogATdlf_fNKNIQv7Q_ibXzXPLB_DSt3rwK9Q7dmswEGs7QdwAqf5PNBA798ymn2JnqK32STbTiRkVRUdjLopJG/w502-h452/Screenshot%202024-03-07%20at%2011.50.32%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="502" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Literati's Open Book site, you will find all kinds of Book Fair Resources including, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bbc59271-7fff-ce2d-1c9d-45f97606b283"><img height="368" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/Hf2WAibloZ9YZxv4gqxuUshoS5SlhbFLFLGHolezLLfp-SiS2SKVrDB3jW2PYZmYiqoxXGo9Imsk_HLUdgQnD6gpUWPvyey08qWmzikSABI-sq_6eh9naDw3kbPSnKXm-57ecZsJYAYkM8RmbNSDZ-vttw=w490-h368" style="border-radius: 1px; border: 2px solid #FFFFFF;" width="490" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Event Ideas!</i></b> I love the suggestions Literati has for hosting events during our book fairs. I know you will be inspired by these and will find lots of way to bring your school community in for your book fair. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can find out how to host a Literati Book Fair, and lots of other community event ideas,<a href="https://literati.com/bookfairs/"> here on the Literati site. </a></div><p></p>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-78389696593960940232024-03-05T23:24:00.001-06:002024-03-05T23:24:28.602-06:00Kids Can Create "All About Me" Projects With This StoryboardThat Project and Storyboard Template! <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhJ1O35ocIuPfDWLk2OXRaN-Xdb8YWla6iLmIiMLI_HIJQuks3rvCSUdXfscEZwNjb1_lNhjt1elKG-GoVxTqQ9gtFqX11Mz2Yc9X6yuFN002rd5tfV1vpqznAHDk6Acca5_dahwuIHU5ZiZ-s8kNqAgfdYSGvSdDEDHB3sJF0QpJjxObwShGhKX8qw3l/s2422/Screenshot%202024-03-05%20at%206.35.27%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1874" data-original-width="2422" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhJ1O35ocIuPfDWLk2OXRaN-Xdb8YWla6iLmIiMLI_HIJQuks3rvCSUdXfscEZwNjb1_lNhjt1elKG-GoVxTqQ9gtFqX11Mz2Yc9X6yuFN002rd5tfV1vpqznAHDk6Acca5_dahwuIHU5ZiZ-s8kNqAgfdYSGvSdDEDHB3sJF0QpJjxObwShGhKX8qw3l/w520-h403/Screenshot%202024-03-05%20at%206.35.27%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="520" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">When I was with my librarian friends at NHP-GPS in Long Island this week, we were planning lessons for the rest of the school year. One digital storytelling tool that we wanted to teach them about this year was Storyboard That. </p><p style="text-align: left;">As shared on the <a href="https://www.storyboardthat.com/#">StoryboardThat site</a>, </p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #233b53;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>StoryboardThat is an online storyboarding tool that makes it easy to create storyboards even without being an artist. With StoryboardThat, you can create a digital story in minutes using both images, text, and storyboard templates. You can even use our many resources to help you get started.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #233b53;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #233b53;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let me share the special idea we came up with for their 4th and 5th graders. </span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMvGu8MtFcIezCSiqxRBJYr4ftcKMQVQ1IsOvda-N_izaiqwsmfEPvng50dpy4eqGczCAHlWhzoEKq4LMS_FeTLW8HfrPq8CaHBkK8CyHEfOS7uySL705go6ecR5ymw7PtDcKxfSLuX9QA1Q6fshzFWPKEtmmgfYni_Spznhelw2lNyq3jcd2kRqswFOb/s2426/Screenshot%202024-03-05%20at%206.34.04%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1876" data-original-width="2426" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMvGu8MtFcIezCSiqxRBJYr4ftcKMQVQ1IsOvda-N_izaiqwsmfEPvng50dpy4eqGczCAHlWhzoEKq4LMS_FeTLW8HfrPq8CaHBkK8CyHEfOS7uySL705go6ecR5ymw7PtDcKxfSLuX9QA1Q6fshzFWPKEtmmgfYni_Spznhelw2lNyq3jcd2kRqswFOb/w523-h404/Screenshot%202024-03-05%20at%206.34.04%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="523" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">They will be creating StoryboardThat "All About Me" projects. In the different cells included in StoryboardThat, the students will describe different life events and share the importance of the event. </p><p style="text-align: left;">They will add scenes, characters, items, text and more to illustrate each event. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbP4O9YAd9M6_By_51HJEUazRDchD1SpWGqRIfut5Sr_SbqS4rIiRlctGtJyMLIC-70ufBsUYTIG1vILuZxtIFOoYvc4B7d28NTn8mwfBYrkciOfu2szJt9_YIGTxb8gQG73kd9HjROh-vovZ5n670n1tLza8mKUp3QN1GoKYtwqlBlzvajU_8gNs-vn4f/s2290/Screenshot%202024-03-05%20at%206.33.46%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="2290" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbP4O9YAd9M6_By_51HJEUazRDchD1SpWGqRIfut5Sr_SbqS4rIiRlctGtJyMLIC-70ufBsUYTIG1vILuZxtIFOoYvc4B7d28NTn8mwfBYrkciOfu2szJt9_YIGTxb8gQG73kd9HjROh-vovZ5n670n1tLza8mKUp3QN1GoKYtwqlBlzvajU_8gNs-vn4f/w515-h420/Screenshot%202024-03-05%20at%206.33.46%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="515" /></a></div>This is the storyboard template they will print on paper for the students to use in their brainstorming and planning process. They will then take this work and transfer it into StoryboardThat. <div><br /></div><div>You will <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mZ2XT-n9WYkFvSR5Y2ythGctB2tFWGSud8_IeTvZeu8/edit?usp=sharing">find this template and the project directions here</a>. Just push a copy and use it as your own to make changes, etc...<br /><div><br /></div><div>I have done projects like this at our school using StoryboardThat and it is always such a hit. This is a great one to do towards the end of the school year as they can share about the year and all of their accomplishments, memories and fun times. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfy7DrMrfis_vQ7LL7sPkC5uI4ALW-PuE087q7zEVk9w3QbgR5e2YFYTzRCIowi1zz1Pmjc-mZUoLxkmowXGPdRqSMLSAxN4HajtVpTGOMrwtRPiqMt1NhLOStE2m1ZlKHfuQbVF9q9CFjwvSXkhAO55Fw6PiY2vO-PDzYcoSpb0JJu8Eu4zK039OXhzk/s3010/Screenshot%202024-03-05%20at%2011.21.29%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="3010" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfy7DrMrfis_vQ7LL7sPkC5uI4ALW-PuE087q7zEVk9w3QbgR5e2YFYTzRCIowi1zz1Pmjc-mZUoLxkmowXGPdRqSMLSAxN4HajtVpTGOMrwtRPiqMt1NhLOStE2m1ZlKHfuQbVF9q9CFjwvSXkhAO55Fw6PiY2vO-PDzYcoSpb0JJu8Eu4zK039OXhzk/w512-h230/Screenshot%202024-03-05%20at%2011.21.29%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="512" /></a></div><div>Friends, you can find out all about StoryboardThat <a href="https://www.storyboardthat.com/#">here</a>. </div></div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-49423037593427346362024-03-05T23:00:00.002-06:002024-03-05T23:00:35.122-06:00The March 2024 Capstone Holiday Calendar and Book List Is Filled With Special Books and Events, Friends! You Will Find It Here.<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPkMyskpojKWHxEwmyadfKQdeO-UTGtvIvP-tCyRbfuLnIq0Ph2T0qnV5m6T1moPrW5N8Jw1fHN7HHXzITGWDySntBzYJIp0bgHZK4rQt5T2q7_IrzSYTSHhmGw3WJTiJl5_lMiqcTJXtYGZIEIKi7VdjMa6fRNUmqebE8ZXmaO8I5UtrV7jpbKDup2O1/s1400/Screenshot%202024-03-05%20at%2010.55.05%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1076" height="623" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPkMyskpojKWHxEwmyadfKQdeO-UTGtvIvP-tCyRbfuLnIq0Ph2T0qnV5m6T1moPrW5N8Jw1fHN7HHXzITGWDySntBzYJIp0bgHZK4rQt5T2q7_IrzSYTSHhmGw3WJTiJl5_lMiqcTJXtYGZIEIKi7VdjMa6fRNUmqebE8ZXmaO8I5UtrV7jpbKDup2O1/w479-h623/Screenshot%202024-03-05%20at%2010.55.05%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="479" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">It's March 2024 and time for a new set of books on the </span><b style="color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">March Capstone Holiday Calendar. </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"> I love using these calendars to highlight books each month from our collection. </span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">It's a great way to celebrate and learn about topics that tie into our curriculum including important historical events, and other special events that our kids love to learn and read about throughout the year. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">You will <a href="https://www.capstonepub.com/sites/default/files/files/Holiday%20Wall%20Calendar%2023-24%20Downloadable.pdf" style="color: #db3052; text-decoration-line: none;">find the Capstone March Holiday Calendar here</a>, along with the other months too. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">And here is the <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rCm8SvYuJrAwJ1Ti5UH1_Bqx_hnq8BCJ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101401819650131773765&rtpof=true&sd=true" style="color: #db3052; text-decoration-line: none;">March 2024 Capstone Holiday Calendar Book List</a> where you will find the links to the books on CapstonePub.com.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">When the Capstone Holiday Calendar comes out each year, I go through and mark the books we have in our library collection, and add the books to my list that I'd like to order for my collection each month too.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAPb0t6_v23RynAZCq6j2Tor6bIOVlWYYR1JfGwGeaSl6AOjwWLifXbEJJc4fpIKRIDPQMt96nme2D5P-eaZ5Oa-klDWJCF-CDqUxBdKHs1myIVXPIJmvdS1-iDpcnU263ucMJ9iCFC4yuOuQV8hdx0PYVXU-QtTRxu1uOfYf5sz-z1DwEADfTpRUo9q5/s1920/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20elin'.gif" style="color: #db3052; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAPb0t6_v23RynAZCq6j2Tor6bIOVlWYYR1JfGwGeaSl6AOjwWLifXbEJJc4fpIKRIDPQMt96nme2D5P-eaZ5Oa-klDWJCF-CDqUxBdKHs1myIVXPIJmvdS1-iDpcnU263ucMJ9iCFC4yuOuQV8hdx0PYVXU-QtTRxu1uOfYf5sz-z1DwEADfTpRUo9q5/w521-h293/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20elin'.gif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="521" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">You can read all about the 2023-24 Capstone Holiday Calendar Poster<a href="https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2023/08/check-out-2023-24-capstone-holiday.html" style="color: #db3052; text-decoration-line: none;"> here</a>, friends. </div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-65309050013817035482024-03-05T00:18:00.002-06:002024-03-05T00:18:20.831-06:00It's The Spring Break Choice Board For Everyone To Share and Use! <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmxwpq8nc_JNrxCtFawSxtxLVBP_afgNaZclBRVXF2PALw3whiWVAC2Huary5y-D_whCyhahWcaDA686BiTcBEbv2N_1E8AwcAKIeoI01Kn1ScrMv66iZz4TWtTWFpaJ5yL84YgyHx4Mg/s2048/Screen+Shot+2021-03-11+at+6.16.30+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="2048" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmxwpq8nc_JNrxCtFawSxtxLVBP_afgNaZclBRVXF2PALw3whiWVAC2Huary5y-D_whCyhahWcaDA686BiTcBEbv2N_1E8AwcAKIeoI01Kn1ScrMv66iZz4TWtTWFpaJ5yL84YgyHx4Mg/w494-h276/Screen+Shot+2021-03-11+at+6.16.30+PM.png" width="494" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">With Spring Break starting this Friday for our school and many others, a lot of families have been asking me for fun and engaging resources for their children to do at home or while traveling on vacation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have reminded them about our library website and all of the places they can do to read eBooks and listen to audio books, not to mention that they can check out a few extra books tomorrow before break starts too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqC9AvrQA_ROfA5dbS28xU2FsHRvTcUI2o3KzKlQHZMXjGvO6XH8-xV5jR8zHGOZdQcRJZq7xV2GjWDMHL_vfTlH2_ogvK6wJI0MGEJqpTZJUfyle_rxIxJIjMmkH05ppTi8_slNv5DqOfqmEg7IDvYEBLGrTKcswlhW9boNWGPDKDBd4mf9ZPt2ZVwrB/s3014/Screenshot%202024-03-05%20at%201.16.54%E2%80%AFAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="3014" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqC9AvrQA_ROfA5dbS28xU2FsHRvTcUI2o3KzKlQHZMXjGvO6XH8-xV5jR8zHGOZdQcRJZq7xV2GjWDMHL_vfTlH2_ogvK6wJI0MGEJqpTZJUfyle_rxIxJIjMmkH05ppTi8_slNv5DqOfqmEg7IDvYEBLGrTKcswlhW9boNWGPDKDBd4mf9ZPt2ZVwrB/w531-h299/Screenshot%202024-03-05%20at%201.16.54%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="531" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For those who are wanting a few more activities and resources to do online, I have created the new Spring Break Choice Board with places for our students and families to go to relax, create, read, play and visit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You can share this with your students and families too! This is <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRYVC7yDwNii0ctf4lS85vzHIcl3BAGYjA48zUlSq1gjXV-DYEKRUja80k407SJZccD0onDaycF_tWl/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000">the link to share</a> and if you are wanting to make a few changes, you can do that at <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GziqlBWHT1jvVXREF3Uombw8kR552eWqBYwy3xe6DAY/edit?usp=sharing">this link</a> by making a copy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_58G_uF2bNmhmOc1Zt3LKwsTsIrLGNskYe2jV1_klg4U-l38RoDmzFG5cjjbxVSf6zDNviQJuQ0MbKFzeTu0LGc1A2VeydvraRNJ_oLF923mpamOCKsG1DWv73wz2NxhAmSGQINX4BGv/s1534/Screen+Shot+2021-03-11+at+6.13.56+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="1534" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_58G_uF2bNmhmOc1Zt3LKwsTsIrLGNskYe2jV1_klg4U-l38RoDmzFG5cjjbxVSf6zDNviQJuQ0MbKFzeTu0LGc1A2VeydvraRNJ_oLF923mpamOCKsG1DWv73wz2NxhAmSGQINX4BGv/w532-h100/Screen+Shot+2021-03-11+at+6.13.56+PM.png" width="532" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To share this, I created a bookmark with a QR code that I will pass out to all of our students tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IerbVqT87Kwzq3e1HD4M29tpDkBvckDvvlaGOhmi_1NvqcGRagurFK1-0N0HlQW5sH2JaF04XLvlQY_jRn4PiFMTAo-m5lAHqpaZ6AJTyxlevlRqm6fiVCLqZAoM9ZPyOh0FfLIwAKoi/s962/Screen+Shot+2021-03-11+at+5.57.59+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IerbVqT87Kwzq3e1HD4M29tpDkBvckDvvlaGOhmi_1NvqcGRagurFK1-0N0HlQW5sH2JaF04XLvlQY_jRn4PiFMTAo-m5lAHqpaZ6AJTyxlevlRqm6fiVCLqZAoM9ZPyOh0FfLIwAKoi/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-03-11+at+5.57.59+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div>Here is the QR code that you can use too. <div><br /></div><div>I will also be sharing on social media and sending out in an email, just to make sure that everyone has the library site and this choice board. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Happy Spring Break, friends. I hope you have a relaxing and peaceful break. </i></div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-10983459411822587132024-03-04T22:39:00.004-06:002024-03-07T15:57:05.253-06:00Top PebbleGo Articles Read By Kids Around the U.S. in 2023! Find The Poster and Choice Board Here, Friends.<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVU4tnuLUelD4ac1Epd2impecY29TygwkoNLHty7IOzN4WUu_iQpuEuECuzc_NA28KITOD5y8P3CbZklBgPv7UfX0vUmKkPTsqjZ3AABpCYSXFpuf04HvXAsb-Q9SKY0OcdhcXtipPf7JV267xLp4unwJPqlSZ9_su65iS4ctPTEKVRWpearJmzY4yRq4d/s2048/Screenshot%202024-03-07%20at%203.52.16%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVU4tnuLUelD4ac1Epd2impecY29TygwkoNLHty7IOzN4WUu_iQpuEuECuzc_NA28KITOD5y8P3CbZklBgPv7UfX0vUmKkPTsqjZ3AABpCYSXFpuf04HvXAsb-Q9SKY0OcdhcXtipPf7JV267xLp4unwJPqlSZ9_su65iS4ctPTEKVRWpearJmzY4yRq4d/w514-h384/Screenshot%202024-03-07%20at%203.52.16%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="514" /></a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How fun to see the Top PebbleGo articles read by kids around the U.S. in 2023! When I saw this report for the first time, I circled, highlighted and jumped into PebbleGo to look up several of the articles I hadn't seen before. I also celebrated ones that were my favorites too, like Axolotls and Taylor Swift. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My friends at <a href="https://www.capstonepub.com/">Capstone</a> and I, were talking one day and thought it would be really awesome to take the information from the reports and turn it into something that students and teachers would find interesting, fun and could use in lots of different ways. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, I went into a Google Slide and created this poster template for <a href="https://www.pebblego.com/">PebbleGo</a> articles. I also made one for <a href="https://www.pebblego.com/pebblego-next">PebbleGo Next</a> and <a href="https://www.capstonepub.com/librarians/ebooks/interactive-ebooks">Capstone Interactive eBooks</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszXO1D_-mx024f31_mOelzdH_FgUHFhQhIakNOYJCLF6cUYPlc6AHDY12s2aHm-yvh1Jof59UGvlX5M_0vkXygzumCFuR7CcStwLRNnaaGw2_mQf5s-AAN7iFnM4iuNQQYNQa0nbL2Gb1ONE13EhnH6PZidOrfaCQIvEFxTjHIwsXqkbtIfZTTjYy04Pr/s1534/Screenshot%202024-03-07%20at%203.55.08%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="1534" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszXO1D_-mx024f31_mOelzdH_FgUHFhQhIakNOYJCLF6cUYPlc6AHDY12s2aHm-yvh1Jof59UGvlX5M_0vkXygzumCFuR7CcStwLRNnaaGw2_mQf5s-AAN7iFnM4iuNQQYNQa0nbL2Gb1ONE13EhnH6PZidOrfaCQIvEFxTjHIwsXqkbtIfZTTjYy04Pr/w515-h341/Screenshot%202024-03-07%20at%203.55.08%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="515" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Every month, we will be sharing the Top PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next articles read by kids around the United States, and the top Capstone Interactive eBooks using this Google Slide template. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tSC8Vc_QQ1zapwFG4hJmVoWJd5iBW8zrF-r-hYHVAVw/copy">make a copy of this template here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcz6Qm7J-D0mXLkBNxwWlIhyphenhyphentqQAwJeVcG0HD2FB8RrwOpvcubdsPdQH_Y0_RiIVmC0aiB2mrC3XMXKAWsBXDuZ1XgMuIIaT9Gr2yjYsBZb8TJ36Ap3t6Ut8Odr8JqjfUaS-AwbHdVUCUOSETT_VYeHqhcTkbKFvlUkkDRK-n9YVU0mdZIm68wqhKhlKg/s1534/Screenshot%202024-03-07%20at%203.55.00%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="1534" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcz6Qm7J-D0mXLkBNxwWlIhyphenhyphentqQAwJeVcG0HD2FB8RrwOpvcubdsPdQH_Y0_RiIVmC0aiB2mrC3XMXKAWsBXDuZ1XgMuIIaT9Gr2yjYsBZb8TJ36Ap3t6Ut8Odr8JqjfUaS-AwbHdVUCUOSETT_VYeHqhcTkbKFvlUkkDRK-n9YVU0mdZIm68wqhKhlKg/w522-h344/Screenshot%202024-03-07%20at%203.55.00%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You will find the published Top PebbleGo Articles Read By Kids Around the U.S. in 2023 choice board poster<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wKx-YtJS3ivZtAQX3VVMb2CNXAsEjfq-Jo_vGPqFsPw/edit?usp=sharing"> here to share.</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you want to make a copy to change up for your own,<a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wKx-YtJS3ivZtAQX3VVMb2CNXAsEjfq-Jo_vGPqFsPw/copy"> click here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And if you want to turn this one into an interactive choice board, let me show you how to do that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First, you will find the choice board <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wKx-YtJS3ivZtAQX3VVMb2CNXAsEjfq-Jo_vGPqFsPw/copy">here to copy.</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5GX_gDzYxovHiwfjuKn0TH3d8qp7bMdWwP4Vfxm44THTriiAJL2p7nyDXPn6ePvaY5NVKZXYNs9g82ynHARNjV2SeFtIP1-HbSDv2-hjMtGu-6HD8FBjzauR3aZ2wa_zrezpHFwkhJENMI3Z5_AkbGFP2LuNpDbvW4eO1_Kh1ofXkh9yLABnLsoMJ8_u/s2292/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%2010.34.16%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="2292" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5GX_gDzYxovHiwfjuKn0TH3d8qp7bMdWwP4Vfxm44THTriiAJL2p7nyDXPn6ePvaY5NVKZXYNs9g82ynHARNjV2SeFtIP1-HbSDv2-hjMtGu-6HD8FBjzauR3aZ2wa_zrezpHFwkhJENMI3Z5_AkbGFP2LuNpDbvW4eO1_Kh1ofXkh9yLABnLsoMJ8_u/w505-h303/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%2010.34.16%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="505" /></a></div>Next, you will find the links to each PebbleGo article. <div><br /></div><div>In the article, you will see the link up at the top that you can copy. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSCWoA2k2aBxz9BSFwepwToXKdkCNgPB0CNci8LzX0-bYK64Red0XYvQ6hGt_B1Japz1UbLUMyq3mvixsFJH9aVN-cP1vvG3XJbZ7xlKkiC5XEl03MMRjTnVGtmefBFeO-AMcnfYBsaUpFkv8aN5bThIatdJz8aYnS_S_FYsvdbrhu4O1GTCe3aiu3MCG/s658/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%2010.34.37%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="658" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSCWoA2k2aBxz9BSFwepwToXKdkCNgPB0CNci8LzX0-bYK64Red0XYvQ6hGt_B1Japz1UbLUMyq3mvixsFJH9aVN-cP1vvG3XJbZ7xlKkiC5XEl03MMRjTnVGtmefBFeO-AMcnfYBsaUpFkv8aN5bThIatdJz8aYnS_S_FYsvdbrhu4O1GTCe3aiu3MCG/w507-h455/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%2010.34.37%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="507" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You will take that copied link and add a hyperlink to that name within the Top PebbleGo Articles poster. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OX8f-7Te3QXEPJPxit3ow23p3itSbBdS7ovehKEh4HJxhSOOtD_4qZC25PKTwBCJ8hr2KchQMapZRyX-wMJc6vBaQlHZGOsPfsxDiqRQmmCdn1CNf6MzvUclvw82HesyB1zAtjAUvXvjWmJU2Zw7GAXihql6KA1gEunZWlJn1mbi4KJV5E7EJ96pppf0/s1270/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%2011.36.22%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="1270" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OX8f-7Te3QXEPJPxit3ow23p3itSbBdS7ovehKEh4HJxhSOOtD_4qZC25PKTwBCJ8hr2KchQMapZRyX-wMJc6vBaQlHZGOsPfsxDiqRQmmCdn1CNf6MzvUclvw82HesyB1zAtjAUvXvjWmJU2Zw7GAXihql6KA1gEunZWlJn1mbi4KJV5E7EJ96pppf0/w501-h240/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%2011.36.22%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="501" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When students click on <i>Axolotls, </i>it will take them right to that article. After all of the article links are added, go to <i>File </i>and <i>Publish to web. </i>That is the link you will share. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgOmn8idFFCGTgml22jltRzKCwD4zK4Lgj1-3baZmXZKzcK3FgQnEFsVwTy09iGs1YA2pqQvvKGKjvpGqtIIZMgaTwk1C_9EweVTjKkuCR_SRIyRBrY_Ha8VmzVds9JZ4XimXXJ3E7UgiFI4juaYN8F7fZnJEzXzwZv3z7JCT8OJFcFBdio4QmhOE2MHl/s1568/Screenshot%202024-03-07%20at%203.52.09%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="1568" height="503" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgOmn8idFFCGTgml22jltRzKCwD4zK4Lgj1-3baZmXZKzcK3FgQnEFsVwTy09iGs1YA2pqQvvKGKjvpGqtIIZMgaTwk1C_9EweVTjKkuCR_SRIyRBrY_Ha8VmzVds9JZ4XimXXJ3E7UgiFI4juaYN8F7fZnJEzXzwZv3z7JCT8OJFcFBdio4QmhOE2MHl/w513-h503/Screenshot%202024-03-07%20at%203.52.09%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="513" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are really excited to share these with everyone each month. I can't wait to share them with my students and teachers too. </div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-63743196202333257552024-03-04T21:08:00.005-06:002024-03-04T21:08:42.872-06:00You've Been Virtually Book'd With Books For Earth Day"...A Special Program and List I Use Within Our Destiny Discover & Library!<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lxHff0ZRk34RbhgKhVZapjRGcOpoVi7wcggg_dTw-i9bze_Xucpb_OzRdO9NmVtu9Z9rVlD8QrvYk8l32Zw-94_27A0m_-Zt1xBg5rIXsEnAIu9ZKGDmVHR30N3L5k7REnt0L1AO647-ETBWuMwSNJzeRuaaE3FHHJoyN8wjDlMEAtTtA3MCuGyr305T/s3020/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%209.44.42%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="3020" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lxHff0ZRk34RbhgKhVZapjRGcOpoVi7wcggg_dTw-i9bze_Xucpb_OzRdO9NmVtu9Z9rVlD8QrvYk8l32Zw-94_27A0m_-Zt1xBg5rIXsEnAIu9ZKGDmVHR30N3L5k7REnt0L1AO647-ETBWuMwSNJzeRuaaE3FHHJoyN8wjDlMEAtTtA3MCuGyr305T/w520-h292/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%209.44.42%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="520" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">We celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd. This is a day that we raise awareness about environment issues. Earth Day is celebrated all around the world.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As we get ready to celebrate Earth Day at our school, I have brought together 17 special books that are perfect for our celebrations and learning. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-iOKdoKJVpB6pD6tI6p7GXWlToTK9yC3quFiPtshtNiEE8L76GfphFl7r4LG0fhZKe4u0UwmAaPnE9EQEuOQX8_gq2dYWk6i7l4DRxz9fWWkpHaFgrd-EIgsNCArav9cWfcndKzQRnQR5DZw8zd2reBVCIit1sp9nwR-2F3MYtnj2yA8vyhqVAw8Gvyr/s1790/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%2010.04.10%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="1790" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-iOKdoKJVpB6pD6tI6p7GXWlToTK9yC3quFiPtshtNiEE8L76GfphFl7r4LG0fhZKe4u0UwmAaPnE9EQEuOQX8_gq2dYWk6i7l4DRxz9fWWkpHaFgrd-EIgsNCArav9cWfcndKzQRnQR5DZw8zd2reBVCIit1sp9nwR-2F3MYtnj2yA8vyhqVAw8Gvyr/w527-h160/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%2010.04.10%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="527" /></a></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px;"><div>Let me show you how I set up this choice board for my school community. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>First, I created the choice board in a Google Slide. I added the covers of the 17 Earth Day books I included in this choice board. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQPZ-kDs02ylKUQxP_4N4se7uC8a1pzMsjdaOCiBNw0m8k19j5_vApUCPf7nPCmzNVG0s34QWF-3dmduQjWm3-JyVPK2wt91Cytc0ua9F9nl7bhnwIzk93gO1UUZPhMBmw8Q2qoK11648cDDLsWWOTVjX1p7ml4M47yoVkoB73yBE8aVTQOZKdUFiyVw=s520" style="color: #ad6c82; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="122" data-original-width="520" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQPZ-kDs02ylKUQxP_4N4se7uC8a1pzMsjdaOCiBNw0m8k19j5_vApUCPf7nPCmzNVG0s34QWF-3dmduQjWm3-JyVPK2wt91Cytc0ua9F9nl7bhnwIzk93gO1UUZPhMBmw8Q2qoK11648cDDLsWWOTVjX1p7ml4M47yoVkoB73yBE8aVTQOZKdUFiyVw=w490-h115" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="490" /></a></div><p>Second, I went to our <a href="https://www.follettlearning.com/education-technology/library-management-system/destiny-discover" style="color: #ad6c82; text-decoration-line: none;">Destiny Discover </a>and...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjDEj3E6vZr5vMV6M3XaBmaHUZRjgqYvk6srLTiN3nmVSFUdL5PaV1R1P_AQsTyr6fgBNYtG07PGjm5DlAp-824Xj7NnJeZ9Xksn7uMVo0EYCujWZxwNg9V4EWME-sxvEmuwqPu6IPhpT5kL9owZqsfJ-2tQI1_XZsvKyksvrlki2CLqKpG0wDUVybgw=s808" style="color: #ad6c82; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="808" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjDEj3E6vZr5vMV6M3XaBmaHUZRjgqYvk6srLTiN3nmVSFUdL5PaV1R1P_AQsTyr6fgBNYtG07PGjm5DlAp-824Xj7NnJeZ9Xksn7uMVo0EYCujWZxwNg9V4EWME-sxvEmuwqPu6IPhpT5kL9owZqsfJ-2tQI1_XZsvKyksvrlki2CLqKpG0wDUVybgw=w472-h368" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="472" /></a></div><p>...grabbed the links to each book. </p><div><br /></div><div>This is easy to do. You just search for the book, click on the three little dots next to <i>Open, </i>and this drop down menu will appear. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBmXun7qSzxRuq18i3_DRNqa5CqbUr5pWnjrgaiGQYQiLFZHlmxhLBAjLjks4zw0kZbq5YYR4iewadzBjZ_9Lk7TzcxvXWYHS7tbOiDW8Q7ZOo4KEuvWViNLvlMLIordgJgVu3LtVxlvKSmBj17ELk3FBw_pOJqn53vHB0pS-MyK1w97vzozuZG3V9nQ=s836" style="color: #ad6c82; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="836" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBmXun7qSzxRuq18i3_DRNqa5CqbUr5pWnjrgaiGQYQiLFZHlmxhLBAjLjks4zw0kZbq5YYR4iewadzBjZ_9Lk7TzcxvXWYHS7tbOiDW8Q7ZOo4KEuvWViNLvlMLIordgJgVu3LtVxlvKSmBj17ELk3FBw_pOJqn53vHB0pS-MyK1w97vzozuZG3V9nQ=w495-h143" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="495" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Click on <i>Share </i>and the link to the book will pop up. That is the url to share in the choice boards. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVYPJVjqenliLi7dTinqRsABFkgaBvYo6d-sagwWEUZPWKimfP20xE2iX8oLSuaDrn8HlyozMr-gOAfhJL95k7zdDlXh3gtA0j0ThXET_myovV6i0RitgwcY6WP06TgIyOT4V89b2BH6nb5Deuw_f5BdIB9FQY8iYSr-dqddByLhk-BsVOpDiUqej-mKl/s840/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%2010.05.54%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="840" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVYPJVjqenliLi7dTinqRsABFkgaBvYo6d-sagwWEUZPWKimfP20xE2iX8oLSuaDrn8HlyozMr-gOAfhJL95k7zdDlXh3gtA0j0ThXET_myovV6i0RitgwcY6WP06TgIyOT4V89b2BH6nb5Deuw_f5BdIB9FQY8iYSr-dqddByLhk-BsVOpDiUqej-mKl/w512-h243/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%2010.05.54%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="512" /></a></div>Take the copied link and add it to the book cover. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>When every book cover is linked, you are ready to share the choice board. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhspzjQTxNUgp-tVWChPYAVK3dWn80kn0RpKwFUEEGfHVB706YuapIwM4_anhO5_7C26PpHMu-Ifo67y3mR1vINNYRuuoFlszBg0RIzgWoy0zSSbBkVAp11dlYKhZ4u3_mQxZCmW_hMaPXFK0wLtCDPMm4a4kQ9yNPW3I36wFZZ31OUyE0tYZp9MzY6v1/s1730/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%2010.04.56%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1730" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhspzjQTxNUgp-tVWChPYAVK3dWn80kn0RpKwFUEEGfHVB706YuapIwM4_anhO5_7C26PpHMu-Ifo67y3mR1vINNYRuuoFlszBg0RIzgWoy0zSSbBkVAp11dlYKhZ4u3_mQxZCmW_hMaPXFK0wLtCDPMm4a4kQ9yNPW3I36wFZZ31OUyE0tYZp9MzY6v1/w520-h358/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%2010.04.56%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="520" /></a></div><div>Go to <i>File </i>and down to <i>Publish to the web. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL0Vj_J9yljIYalE-GFeKFd7lMOfZ3BtJubISCKj1nuCBouPSPdv_ombn0lHM9zpUiGYcVEgxxc-tXqgDDlWQRW50E4Tpr4bjzo6pYrdUMUoWxRiNfgicDl1bUS4uO0itB3cMnWTNEoBmgt98FDL20rZVRtdUywzZYdVaClP2I9SKDLM1lgXLVd2rtUQ=s856" style="color: #ad6c82; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="856" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL0Vj_J9yljIYalE-GFeKFd7lMOfZ3BtJubISCKj1nuCBouPSPdv_ombn0lHM9zpUiGYcVEgxxc-tXqgDDlWQRW50E4Tpr4bjzo6pYrdUMUoWxRiNfgicDl1bUS4uO0itB3cMnWTNEoBmgt98FDL20rZVRtdUywzZYdVaClP2I9SKDLM1lgXLVd2rtUQ=w452-h324" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="452" /></a></div><div>This will give you a link to share with the students and teachers. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEXsLF0aoSn0suxUF2bk2rCNZ9OoK5wawqxiWcrTgu0mqtCEgHh9rREMsPWYyiCYNeBToy1slXpsBwrYh0_RLBoBom_ohpUzoG9zsllXk9TMBEJYTJqdA3Jjo082iSD_cTSGSBQNe5eIB0MKx2lYjFJZ8J8YSXU172pWsON4ukduXeBOT6C1p_hDI9dOZ/s3020/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%209.44.42%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="3020" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEXsLF0aoSn0suxUF2bk2rCNZ9OoK5wawqxiWcrTgu0mqtCEgHh9rREMsPWYyiCYNeBToy1slXpsBwrYh0_RLBoBom_ohpUzoG9zsllXk9TMBEJYTJqdA3Jjo082iSD_cTSGSBQNe5eIB0MKx2lYjFJZ8J8YSXU172pWsON4ukduXeBOT6C1p_hDI9dOZ/w516-h290/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%209.44.42%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="516" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When they click on that published link, the <i>You've Been Virtually Book'd With Books For Earth Day </i>choice board<i> </i>will pop up where they can read more about each book, and even read the eBooks where they are attached. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am excited about this list of 17 special new books I put together in Titlewave. <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSnONQpbqCDlIo6MTxTapgm_TZsqE2y9SBwwHcRnPFNxhswFCY25giFS0aOzupsJraCy3rzEJGCjXG5/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" style="color: #ad6c82; text-decoration-line: none;">In this choice board</a>, you can click on any book cover to view and find the full book list from Titlewave there too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you would like to edit this and use for your own library, you can <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IK1xMEtoY7ZL5tRb4l5L3sJ_UU40Pf_u1h8St8bcsKs/copy"><span style="color: #ad6c82;">make a copy here</span>. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><i>Our students will love these Earth Day books that are part of our You've Been Virtually Book'd program. And I love how we can keep this program going all year long! It brings so much joy to our readers each and every month.</i></div></div></div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-41954816607344104122024-03-04T19:15:00.002-06:002024-03-04T19:15:53.730-06:00Make The Book Madness 2024 Choice Board and Posters A Slam Dunk For Your Students Too!<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBejv66KvADVJSXnun37rjzJf7WIXo99B5a4U5QfYk_GeCZMQn8PFhBDCZLwBDEUU8EiaQyZ2UGKlvASq1rdWqe6CIdvGA4ZQvTwcmVSwb_szFbUf8VHWXXRTPqC5BkBBh842xiqfQc1qdQlMy5Yj0m0fUSLpn9t92C9DYxZGbgbKmTLEJWnjlmQFdfaE/s2996/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%207.42.08%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="2996" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBejv66KvADVJSXnun37rjzJf7WIXo99B5a4U5QfYk_GeCZMQn8PFhBDCZLwBDEUU8EiaQyZ2UGKlvASq1rdWqe6CIdvGA4ZQvTwcmVSwb_szFbUf8VHWXXRTPqC5BkBBh842xiqfQc1qdQlMy5Yj0m0fUSLpn9t92C9DYxZGbgbKmTLEJWnjlmQFdfaE/w517-h291/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%207.42.08%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="517" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">It's almost time for March Madness and time to kick off our <b>BOOK MADNESS 2024! </b></span></div><p></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">Since we run our You've Been Virtually Book'd</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"> all throughout the school year, I use the books that I pull to focus on during Book Madness event. These can be seen in the choice board poster above. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">You will find the choice board here with all of the books linked and the main Book Madness book list from <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQiOv2kNsMYg8niaPSNdoCARcGmuof2JZPonTvzyOZWYa6d4XQj_UiHtMHjGPHGznLnTJdbFDazaeAW/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000">Titlewave here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="color: #151515; font-family: EB Garamond;"><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #151515; font-family: EB Garamond;"><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">Let me tell you how I start planning for Book Madness. <br /></span></span><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDydYdXvB1lD2ZWfhFjw6Wi0rsCEL_2WUuEs24WK72f7ddvCLkayFz0gpHUvJj-VdEmmGSCITgjJK2q1MP623cRV531_18y1bIjkGOfFSLtgoknlAsJZBdb_B-FM2cUqpk12fppdPfe3FelEWzrnFBz2s_0ds6WZn6WHJ1iiFKMR2sxaY8Ii1fnWY-i97/s1612/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%207.54.48%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="1612" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIDydYdXvB1lD2ZWfhFjw6Wi0rsCEL_2WUuEs24WK72f7ddvCLkayFz0gpHUvJj-VdEmmGSCITgjJK2q1MP623cRV531_18y1bIjkGOfFSLtgoknlAsJZBdb_B-FM2cUqpk12fppdPfe3FelEWzrnFBz2s_0ds6WZn6WHJ1iiFKMR2sxaY8Ii1fnWY-i97/w515-h389/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%207.54.48%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="515" /></a></div>As I started planning for the 2024 Book Madness, I went to the <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/mml-official-bracket/2024-01-10/2024-ncaa-printable-bracket-schedule-march-madness" style="color: #db3052; text-decoration-line: none;">NCAA March Madness site</a> to...</div><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoktgJkmCIfYIAIn6XM-9nXtltpL6Kc-NBNBLm8vPBaWzArFgqXxjDoQKIgDmaXIKAo0TH125rDLwsz1wNKpC-WtSGuMcqM9_k-PL-hkgkN6ELPjh5IMVY1zcwBqoWAOAZPfZO_JPbE6wu5epOJd12PfPXBGi6jjEBhrYjo5xiPXhrPsLlhLsMXIWjTqc/s1452/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%207.55.41%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1084" data-original-width="1452" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoktgJkmCIfYIAIn6XM-9nXtltpL6Kc-NBNBLm8vPBaWzArFgqXxjDoQKIgDmaXIKAo0TH125rDLwsz1wNKpC-WtSGuMcqM9_k-PL-hkgkN6ELPjh5IMVY1zcwBqoWAOAZPfZO_JPbE6wu5epOJd12PfPXBGi6jjEBhrYjo5xiPXhrPsLlhLsMXIWjTqc/w482-h360/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%207.55.41%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">...find the schedule, which was very helpful in laying out our event. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnr3ysv94kz5ZwTuX75vqfPjqqgheV5XcB_rAgWnLkNOlHY8GPpGtFkyOwn0M6ybjLqa_qCPIAEBzGs4qwFFleRHOMVXHvq74wH56V32YH8HBJHquKB_5UJBxnh0uM0IMywgYj9WSfFJBqTlzHob_YdbgF8I1awfWLme4XbkfGufRLgNepnWMNRE3tbVmE/s1452/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%207.54.34%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1452" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnr3ysv94kz5ZwTuX75vqfPjqqgheV5XcB_rAgWnLkNOlHY8GPpGtFkyOwn0M6ybjLqa_qCPIAEBzGs4qwFFleRHOMVXHvq74wH56V32YH8HBJHquKB_5UJBxnh0uM0IMywgYj9WSfFJBqTlzHob_YdbgF8I1awfWLme4XbkfGufRLgNepnWMNRE3tbVmE/w515-h299/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%207.54.34%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="515" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">I also found and printed a few of the official brackets to show the kids. They will think this is super cool and may even want a copy as they watch the games at home too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">You will find the 2024 NCAA Basketball Championship bracket <a href="https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/images/2024/01/10/2024-ncaa-tournament-bracket-march-madness.jpg" style="color: #db3052; text-decoration-line: none;">here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFTmJcvmgiyklICbmTvyI_Kj028gKrHYG07J978Wsekq29nehrSmUg4ISqXBBF6Kc6IB3ppUp4BYIAi8n56ACTclpWuFF5ELdPwzDGfpkiJYdPG-MEzHwtHygvOj1hqdxZlZBo1pA0mGKmuEe38kx1oNItkrfBNksayoWe980Zo5TilbHxY6lpj3fUd5v/s3024/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.04.21%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="3024" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFTmJcvmgiyklICbmTvyI_Kj028gKrHYG07J978Wsekq29nehrSmUg4ISqXBBF6Kc6IB3ppUp4BYIAi8n56ACTclpWuFF5ELdPwzDGfpkiJYdPG-MEzHwtHygvOj1hqdxZlZBo1pA0mGKmuEe38kx1oNItkrfBNksayoWe980Zo5TilbHxY6lpj3fUd5v/w512-h237/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.04.21%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">For my brackets, I went to Canva and created several different bracket templates. You will find the <a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAF9zzPDyGg/BDgYANKbpoeByOUggiPq-g/edit?utm_content=DAF9zzPDyGg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton">Canva file here</a> where you can make a copy and change them up for your use too. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5V_Hghx5eOMrmPPrGFf-SewGhwoIXVxjzK0u-MjEVIyuhbDzc-lqGxOmHuuED8NQwkeCJ7vpjbFG9TpfPdp6Q0t76h8eYzXWFgD_IG5wGgU_IShDnwIzC5elu46jxRdAm0awFsjk4b3UWSG0A3vqvMQMUKHTeSUwkqQfR1C9NveVPDFu_hKOoslQxW15/s2638/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.06.57%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2638" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5V_Hghx5eOMrmPPrGFf-SewGhwoIXVxjzK0u-MjEVIyuhbDzc-lqGxOmHuuED8NQwkeCJ7vpjbFG9TpfPdp6Q0t76h8eYzXWFgD_IG5wGgU_IShDnwIzC5elu46jxRdAm0awFsjk4b3UWSG0A3vqvMQMUKHTeSUwkqQfR1C9NveVPDFu_hKOoslQxW15/w515-h249/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.06.57%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="515" /></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #151515; font-family: EB Garamond;"><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">I used this one pictured in Canva, made a copy and brought it over to a Google Slide so I could add the book covers to my <i>You've Been Virtually Book'd BOOK MADNESS 2024 </i>list. </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">I picked ones that I heard the kids talk about and ones that they loved throughout the year. I just took a screen shot of the covers and added them to the slides. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_T5edoJqiOVZRJW_d2AvMMtMmf9jsdaQ_lvGBjr6KRhOXei44Qz_j6yOKSIxk1VqPql0cWwDIFEPyKPR-WmQsBj5ikgU2aiLIY0Qo7DLtgsr0HX3OUKWfORcZfZT6F3qmRPv91TILVeY39l3teI3MIS7g6Jk3WtePwIECBA0iyW-eVZ2jrirmvuLaRAib/s758/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.07.01%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="758" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_T5edoJqiOVZRJW_d2AvMMtMmf9jsdaQ_lvGBjr6KRhOXei44Qz_j6yOKSIxk1VqPql0cWwDIFEPyKPR-WmQsBj5ikgU2aiLIY0Qo7DLtgsr0HX3OUKWfORcZfZT6F3qmRPv91TILVeY39l3teI3MIS7g6Jk3WtePwIECBA0iyW-eVZ2jrirmvuLaRAib/w450-h216/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.07.01%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="450" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">You can make this into a choice board by linking each book cover image to book trailers, information from an authors website, an article or interview, and even a eBook within our Destiny Discover. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyO2YNTHWGFUPYgO7BjtVtGF018NQ9Ef5TNWgdMigrsaVWL2WpIoozcveTnUWG77u8v7AB2FRxAN5OJbQ8FMXhnmVxf0lykIjSP5qFi3r96e26iuaiiw9wdD2fEHJL9Wzu01JAZoJWPnRR7nRgZe3UltFS8STPtocBqBfd0H_ik7mFUNqeHRLkDWbV_jKL/s1712/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.11.50%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1712" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyO2YNTHWGFUPYgO7BjtVtGF018NQ9Ef5TNWgdMigrsaVWL2WpIoozcveTnUWG77u8v7AB2FRxAN5OJbQ8FMXhnmVxf0lykIjSP5qFi3r96e26iuaiiw9wdD2fEHJL9Wzu01JAZoJWPnRR7nRgZe3UltFS8STPtocBqBfd0H_ik7mFUNqeHRLkDWbV_jKL/w512-h298/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.11.50%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="512" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">It can also be downloaded and printed as a colored or...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwfZDsqllZ0OAczIlJuCDS_cezIm2T9sFPl5oI9HY2XsPgIvZbwY3IBCJm2ovWk2NU7KbG-xBu-huXEuO-xdJDAogNZ2i3-YjM0_nwXZtx26nn_w6Z27MawDZKGWumqFi7IF97hIGIUovj3VhZz2DHMo2xCd0vSt3pfGhAiacXYwivK5zzoHf74H7sxNT/s1712/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.11.50%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1712" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwfZDsqllZ0OAczIlJuCDS_cezIm2T9sFPl5oI9HY2XsPgIvZbwY3IBCJm2ovWk2NU7KbG-xBu-huXEuO-xdJDAogNZ2i3-YjM0_nwXZtx26nn_w6Z27MawDZKGWumqFi7IF97hIGIUovj3VhZz2DHMo2xCd0vSt3pfGhAiacXYwivK5zzoHf74H7sxNT/w517-h301/Screenshot%202024-03-04%20at%208.11.50%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="517" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">...black and white poster for teachers to hang up and mark as they vote on their favorite books through the March Book Madness. </span></div><div><span style="color: #151515; font-family: EB Garamond;"><span style="font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #151515; font-family: EB Garamond;"><span style="font-size: 17.6px;">You can switch up these brackets with any books that fit the need of your readers. They can be picture books, nonfiction, chapter books, YA books and more. <br /></span></span><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><i><b>Happy March Book Madness, friends. I hope it's a slam dunk for you and your students too. </b></i></div></div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-12606944249737846502024-03-03T22:14:00.003-06:002024-03-03T22:14:40.657-06:00Creating Monthly Novel Effect Posters In Canva For Our Special Read Aloud Library! Find The Template For Our March Poster Here, Friends! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEhcy0vPZ5unZlJVeyW0ofzp5v9xBekyQSRUfo9VHLYGRZtgp90HdV1DHtPwwSeqP6H1L3pgb4Hicx8ZjP-hfo6DeK2w1ASLNpKLQMXc0YajrF5NpMZzEMJPt-Yr3YyXgokkfMAPkC2eU3PJO9RsMfEwIUPbxf5YbhNQtRrpVq_bGdvG23YhjN5daXYDs/s2078/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2011.10.08%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2078" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEhcy0vPZ5unZlJVeyW0ofzp5v9xBekyQSRUfo9VHLYGRZtgp90HdV1DHtPwwSeqP6H1L3pgb4Hicx8ZjP-hfo6DeK2w1ASLNpKLQMXc0YajrF5NpMZzEMJPt-Yr3YyXgokkfMAPkC2eU3PJO9RsMfEwIUPbxf5YbhNQtRrpVq_bGdvG23YhjN5daXYDs/w517-h419/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2011.10.08%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="517" /></a></div><p>One of the best additions to our library and school over the past few years has been <a href="https://noveleffect.com/">Novel Effec</a>t. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In fact, we started a Novel Effect library. This has offered our teachers such a wonderful way to bring stories to life with special and important books. You can read about how we created our Novel Effect Library <a href="https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2022/08/setting-up-our-novel-effect-library-to.html">here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Last year, we started something new to go along with our growing Novel Effect Library. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81mFgitdt43tbID1F5TyQnmUof02rNJenHzShhnVdnLFJryzOcvAH56RS4luzZbWyNCHSTe7Wvq87Y-PZOaG5sV_CJJ2yBHckgwqyRwLMwN0dFVs0zjXzT-9dllPsoXkjnh_AtMWuegR-WRcYF8E96GR32cWbDAfBgENGHINLV5zfFZVmCYGE4CRAU6bK/s2042/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2011.07.38%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="2042" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81mFgitdt43tbID1F5TyQnmUof02rNJenHzShhnVdnLFJryzOcvAH56RS4luzZbWyNCHSTe7Wvq87Y-PZOaG5sV_CJJ2yBHckgwqyRwLMwN0dFVs0zjXzT-9dllPsoXkjnh_AtMWuegR-WRcYF8E96GR32cWbDAfBgENGHINLV5zfFZVmCYGE4CRAU6bK/w514-h386/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2011.07.38%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="514" /></a></div><div>Each month, we will bring together several Novel Effect books around special topics, events and celebrations. This month, we focused on special holidays, events, snow and winter, and the Novel Effect books that have these topics from our library. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnQU5j3wXMxggz9r36-6nahRafjkD1hfqAdivAtdoW4R2-4R7GUt3HTELJ-TyCnSkxujPYs0aP2EU8lg_NW0T645-pP3BEfjWSu_Ig_r86l4UZyKT_tIq3qji-HwKJyOkaX_eejmNQQwoM0FlUi8m5lVSSo7k8GdeZyBA-eDVstxYObSE8b8PVZijj9S1/s2004/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2011.05.50%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="2004" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnQU5j3wXMxggz9r36-6nahRafjkD1hfqAdivAtdoW4R2-4R7GUt3HTELJ-TyCnSkxujPYs0aP2EU8lg_NW0T645-pP3BEfjWSu_Ig_r86l4UZyKT_tIq3qji-HwKJyOkaX_eejmNQQwoM0FlUi8m5lVSSo7k8GdeZyBA-eDVstxYObSE8b8PVZijj9S1/w511-h193/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2011.05.50%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="511" /></a></div><div>Once we have our list together for the month, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOAXGj5mf_QS9ufJ3J6rat6Qgxqf0o1YiPlWIn_Ycq_hKCMZJ2kSKj7C05bcqdp_Jg-6ZfimmBXZ0lhclLDl0cR2_zc5y0QYGRB-8Pu8HFD9pv410dvQ-Ew-KuB64JXggW5kL-AnO8wM-d_G6e2B0PrL7I5FCI0WQ3o98llxj5KM0EEnuXRYuAdreWRcl/s2650/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2011.13.14%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="2650" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOAXGj5mf_QS9ufJ3J6rat6Qgxqf0o1YiPlWIn_Ycq_hKCMZJ2kSKj7C05bcqdp_Jg-6ZfimmBXZ0lhclLDl0cR2_zc5y0QYGRB-8Pu8HFD9pv410dvQ-Ew-KuB64JXggW5kL-AnO8wM-d_G6e2B0PrL7I5FCI0WQ3o98llxj5KM0EEnuXRYuAdreWRcl/w521-h260/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2011.13.14%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="521" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I go to <a href="https://www.canva.com/">Canva</a> and create a monthly flyer for our Novel Effect books using the book covers, a Novel Effect image from their site and fun text. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I create the collage of the book covers in PicMonkey. You can <a href="https://www.picmonkey.com/p/GzQNvQe8eBp">edit a copy of this template here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2ZLcmCnHZojFXdT0Eo_dnS42zlnDRK7IywjKOid96ZpGgP6X-o-wtMTTX-CyvMvKTndpj1JFtfLrHMmPm0XN4smbL8ligI2RHUl3TEh-gi9woBunZRtoVRClBuyyVYNkIkxCz-uxZ6SOf5ZRE3nloaJctogP0z9_4Y8yvOzQzKXIjvkV62dJbSRKIw/s1812/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-05%20at%209.07.23%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1812" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2ZLcmCnHZojFXdT0Eo_dnS42zlnDRK7IywjKOid96ZpGgP6X-o-wtMTTX-CyvMvKTndpj1JFtfLrHMmPm0XN4smbL8ligI2RHUl3TEh-gi9woBunZRtoVRClBuyyVYNkIkxCz-uxZ6SOf5ZRE3nloaJctogP0z9_4Y8yvOzQzKXIjvkV62dJbSRKIw/w510-h190/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-05%20at%209.07.23%20PM.png" width="510" /></a></div>You will find the Novel Effect images under the <i>Additional Learning Resources </i>on the Novel Effect site <a href="https://noveleffect.com/learning-resources/">here.</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And you can <a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAFKwWE5j9g/inW_8AlSL-S149FuNvnWTg/view?utm_content=DAFKwWE5j9g&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&mode=preview">find the Canva template for this poster I created here</a> where you can make a copy to use too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I printed the Novel Effect Books posters and passed them out to all of the teachers so they can post in their classrooms and keep track of all of the amazing read alouds to pick from each month. <div><div><br /></div><div>I love our Novel Effect Library and can't wait for everyone to read even more throughout the year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMuvath1YJfA4pULbXnj7N8ZUwbJQHJ1iBZXM1g1fnOXZLhvQKePIu6MJB97-1bQm0x98ASpwdLjU7Xbh5SQM12Ooh8uzNkt98rDkwQuYvHtFCz1MjE_hwsQjJKYRmrBuw_hr3D9GXUxswRiTnOo1IHG28i7DulLwN9JPMvaZGIK4NBOjMLSyAu9PfCsb/s1594/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2011.12.20%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1594" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMuvath1YJfA4pULbXnj7N8ZUwbJQHJ1iBZXM1g1fnOXZLhvQKePIu6MJB97-1bQm0x98ASpwdLjU7Xbh5SQM12Ooh8uzNkt98rDkwQuYvHtFCz1MjE_hwsQjJKYRmrBuw_hr3D9GXUxswRiTnOo1IHG28i7DulLwN9JPMvaZGIK4NBOjMLSyAu9PfCsb/w506-h264/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%2011.12.20%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="506" /></a></div>Don't miss all of the <a href="https://noveleffect.com/march-read-alouds-planned-for-you/"> new March book activities found on the Novel Effect site here</a>, friends.</div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-71630449343981081792024-03-03T20:21:00.001-06:002024-03-03T20:21:08.954-06:00Celebrate Women's History Month With This Special Site From Our Friends At Capstone! <p> <span style="text-align: center;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0ogez6SQLFzFIiTAEjeEM6xu6dV7ZS2IfqpID5uNM8C55C7IZjSsqpDUlJvAqH5iI4xNz1b3pRI_m0Um_P0hXXbXavexxBGb0LDrpSQt59aXcjqygRxfl36vQT7xDK9qMhNCzY7tem9RfkTf3qhcrke2y01em71N_7n5aQrFY1qaTouMzVfuC-oruQ/s1920/Untitled%20design.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0ogez6SQLFzFIiTAEjeEM6xu6dV7ZS2IfqpID5uNM8C55C7IZjSsqpDUlJvAqH5iI4xNz1b3pRI_m0Um_P0hXXbXavexxBGb0LDrpSQt59aXcjqygRxfl36vQT7xDK9qMhNCzY7tem9RfkTf3qhcrke2y01em71N_7n5aQrFY1qaTouMzVfuC-oruQ/w517-h291/Untitled%20design.gif" width="517" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">As we celebrate Women's History Month, our friends at <a href="https://www.capstonepub.com/">Capstone</a> have gathered together a special Women's History Month page on their site. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">As they shared, </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d1011;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d1011;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>March is Women’s History Month, a month dedicated to celebrating the contributions of women throughout American history. The month also includes International Women’s Day on March 8th.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCgzDCnxJ_9G57B3GUiGfkACN98FBu2Rx_M-vVF1s4B8Mhds3bCi1JDtcLG7emNUbKm95RAgbUnl8BRC4UUnLViol9a9AnBVeD1b_NBPUMM5vAvR6pRY2f42cDyLYi6NsvVwi0pNJvB1irRys1sLZDm1T0Lzs6gJjNSHQEL3A-dq9ONIZJnz5KjvR2g/s1156/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.14.02%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="1156" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCgzDCnxJ_9G57B3GUiGfkACN98FBu2Rx_M-vVF1s4B8Mhds3bCi1JDtcLG7emNUbKm95RAgbUnl8BRC4UUnLViol9a9AnBVeD1b_NBPUMM5vAvR6pRY2f42cDyLYi6NsvVwi0pNJvB1irRys1sLZDm1T0Lzs6gJjNSHQEL3A-dq9ONIZJnz5KjvR2g/w519-h130/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.14.02%20PM.png" width="519" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d1011;">Join us in spotlighting prominent historic women—the familiar faces and those new to you. Authors Dr. Artika R. Tyner and Leticia Gonzales share their experience working on the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d1011;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0d1011; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;">First But Forgotten</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d1011;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d1011;">book series and why telling lesser-known stories is so important. We also have great book recommendations for Women’s History Month featuring strong girl characters who can help empower young girl readers, including a sneak peek at our forthcoming series</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d1011;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0d1011; line-height: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit;">Jina Jeong</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d1011;">! </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YcTbN0uBE0bBEn8ezhHB9z3KqCKNoxpsJmmUdA-ERGBgA6Q0HNYZuk--YAUcKGEUtOPYWZ6-Q2Q-X9XMNy44MZX-zkityLBHLZKzA6POg-ss_QFSYPoFmRDu-cDJXDNcfQ4dr_78VuN6RO7hnJrqNSje-XTt8-H77x1mCCu0atEHE5TGVkRQOaRjuw/s1796/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.14.17%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1796" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YcTbN0uBE0bBEn8ezhHB9z3KqCKNoxpsJmmUdA-ERGBgA6Q0HNYZuk--YAUcKGEUtOPYWZ6-Q2Q-X9XMNy44MZX-zkityLBHLZKzA6POg-ss_QFSYPoFmRDu-cDJXDNcfQ4dr_78VuN6RO7hnJrqNSje-XTt8-H77x1mCCu0atEHE5TGVkRQOaRjuw/w495-h200/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.14.17%20PM.png" width="495" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You won't want to miss all of the featured Women's History Day books and authors including these wonderful articles...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pm8RErxEyUje98ZFO8NPd3IsFVkrdBLtFtoR7TYCqAa2NBIIQ3aVPUWqdLcEq6PKDwX3Me2Z6Mbo0pTRzlpo7hHQ-vBNfeUCIs6A0vSP9u4uuxfxUkzO4hzm9USPKc948Jg1ZK5IDITPsrs66ioMqbd52ZOvFvrExthLaAY60lZtQsWAErSQ6BnMmw/s1370/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.25.05%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1370" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pm8RErxEyUje98ZFO8NPd3IsFVkrdBLtFtoR7TYCqAa2NBIIQ3aVPUWqdLcEq6PKDwX3Me2Z6Mbo0pTRzlpo7hHQ-vBNfeUCIs6A0vSP9u4uuxfxUkzO4hzm9USPKc948Jg1ZK5IDITPsrs66ioMqbd52ZOvFvrExthLaAY60lZtQsWAErSQ6BnMmw/w504-h280/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.25.05%20PM.png" width="504" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>...First But Forgotten...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBYAF1BjNsZ3S-EFM7Uha-ZmugYbF7yPCudHo17hvR_Hg22t8DawQS3B9oNRibDyvLpnVnUVxqfUrnWESyieTgwK-95cEarYXDh_N_G8-QHNmubcnqZGbzotobbyY2sOwY2v1ewUKjB8hPUWQOCRxoc8eheIe2oSX8yGMuXrJEQ4TW12J5s0mqyIL_A/s1360/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.24.40%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="1360" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBYAF1BjNsZ3S-EFM7Uha-ZmugYbF7yPCudHo17hvR_Hg22t8DawQS3B9oNRibDyvLpnVnUVxqfUrnWESyieTgwK-95cEarYXDh_N_G8-QHNmubcnqZGbzotobbyY2sOwY2v1ewUKjB8hPUWQOCRxoc8eheIe2oSX8yGMuXrJEQ4TW12J5s0mqyIL_A/w508-h284/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.24.40%20PM.png" width="508" /></a></div><div>...and <i>Soaring in Style. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpL3D5IWRau7pJsxoBoRP46YKKoydhRHwC5KpaPAk5Qg01V5aLlQSKoNenErhWCZPIr_nm48cOcpvSR9fTJ6qSFgc4M7z68U2uIucxjt9x1AV5qCBiTAG1Qsv7uramDhQWCylbu2ZTBIJPnSXceqfdKlIuPaGZxzrvsjPxI6F5SYcfk2pn2RNnadqyQ/s1352/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.35.37%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1352" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpL3D5IWRau7pJsxoBoRP46YKKoydhRHwC5KpaPAk5Qg01V5aLlQSKoNenErhWCZPIr_nm48cOcpvSR9fTJ6qSFgc4M7z68U2uIucxjt9x1AV5qCBiTAG1Qsv7uramDhQWCylbu2ZTBIJPnSXceqfdKlIuPaGZxzrvsjPxI6F5SYcfk2pn2RNnadqyQ/w508-h284/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.35.37%20PM.png" width="508" /></a></div><div>I especially love <i>8 Book Series Featuring Strong Girl Characters! </i>Our readers love all of these series and they are definitely my favorites too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg24H4qLcpZMozDXIMxlcZmqQshxlNuQHxIA5CsI6Q1bth1mxvwE_-9hZMxWuZOxemv0zRk3KfS1AeK8H0IQI-BOtkdcXwADW_RPyyyo5ekrfzgf3KfoWngq3nrNkBE2IH6P-pc13eON1RN5TbqsIcZtuvwz7U-dJBicurF8cCWcrHgjRaTYVf_iw9Sw/s1648/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.35.21%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1648" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg24H4qLcpZMozDXIMxlcZmqQshxlNuQHxIA5CsI6Q1bth1mxvwE_-9hZMxWuZOxemv0zRk3KfS1AeK8H0IQI-BOtkdcXwADW_RPyyyo5ekrfzgf3KfoWngq3nrNkBE2IH6P-pc13eON1RN5TbqsIcZtuvwz7U-dJBicurF8cCWcrHgjRaTYVf_iw9Sw/w509-h329/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-14%20at%2011.35.21%20PM.png" width="509" /></a></div><div>In fact, you can even preview the new Jina Jeong series. </div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d1011;">Korean American author Carol Kim has created charming stories centered around a Korean American female character in the new </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0d1011; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Jina Jeong</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d1011;"> series for grades 1-3. Centering on stories of young children involved in local volunteerism may just inspire readers to become involved in their own communities and causes that are important to them! The series launches in August 2023 with four titles, but you can get a sneak peek at one of the titles now!</span></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d1011;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d1011;">I am so excited for this one and can't wait to tell our students and teachers about Jina Jeong. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTv9iGvWLR8hGyVSZ7plfbPnORZSN4yMz1dXndxJ-tbtkZajrbm1WSYkPw4y1HEESoHCk6tz72KClnXNpYrob6CB6M2oIdIdXggmQ6bQBoHT6qEcI4P3tXpH08o1ywzt_zKrTXZQpWDjKRhIwT41Spm-uEFzWTrGxBe_pTjJ0GekJ7AUgIYdaXY5uKw/s1902/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-16%20at%209.56.51%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="1902" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTv9iGvWLR8hGyVSZ7plfbPnORZSN4yMz1dXndxJ-tbtkZajrbm1WSYkPw4y1HEESoHCk6tz72KClnXNpYrob6CB6M2oIdIdXggmQ6bQBoHT6qEcI4P3tXpH08o1ywzt_zKrTXZQpWDjKRhIwT41Spm-uEFzWTrGxBe_pTjJ0GekJ7AUgIYdaXY5uKw/w513-h357/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-16%20at%209.56.51%20AM.png" width="513" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>You will <a href="https://www.capstonepub.com/womens-history-month">find these things and more on Capstone's Women's History Month site here</a>. </b></div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-81425420756937677782024-03-03T20:18:00.005-06:002024-03-03T20:18:53.643-06:00Our BOOKHUB & Virtual BOOKHUB For March! Our Monthly Read Aloud & eBook Program Using Books, Capstone Connect & CI eBooks For All Readers!<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjydVfa05wn5_vsJW7hROGDYAGuQQ5SdJCrAv2vrbNgXBc_Jrd8Q77Q8RR_JVkbI-0X2jQSYBu4wFiq2UbdvQ8m1MJotI_2NWqmb7lFccTrFTNryrOSCbCakA4w7V_zOiKU7iP-n2zpruwFtEsEzxkkz5Xm5f0dwMCouu_i60zcKos6yBlVuR6yi3j4Wmm/s1734/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.04.18%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="1734" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjydVfa05wn5_vsJW7hROGDYAGuQQ5SdJCrAv2vrbNgXBc_Jrd8Q77Q8RR_JVkbI-0X2jQSYBu4wFiq2UbdvQ8m1MJotI_2NWqmb7lFccTrFTNryrOSCbCakA4w7V_zOiKU7iP-n2zpruwFtEsEzxkkz5Xm5f0dwMCouu_i60zcKos6yBlVuR6yi3j4Wmm/w526-h296/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.04.18%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="526" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: inherit; font-size: 17.6px;">One of our favorite ways to share special books and celebrate reading is our monthly BOOKHUB Takeout Station. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3QgXfFJHGHL7R7B9xH24zvTOmqot4xuq1aWr3-4-K8GS5JpxSc8IFPIKTKzdMWHH8yr2dewJKHYIEeidZuuFX_Aqc8-AN-62DI5h_70V_xvI2knS2fajyhq6l2G2YXzNXXIfgL8wZfNARJXWUpGY6wpDeN0GvHlUURP098Ic_DZxE7Fye4-EBgG6lBPo/s1302/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.10.25%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="1164" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3QgXfFJHGHL7R7B9xH24zvTOmqot4xuq1aWr3-4-K8GS5JpxSc8IFPIKTKzdMWHH8yr2dewJKHYIEeidZuuFX_Aqc8-AN-62DI5h_70V_xvI2knS2fajyhq6l2G2YXzNXXIfgL8wZfNARJXWUpGY6wpDeN0GvHlUURP098Ic_DZxE7Fye4-EBgG6lBPo/w502-h562/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.10.25%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="502" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each month, we put together a new group of books that teachers can come pick up to read and share with their students. You can read all about it, and find the signage I created in Canva, <a href="https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2022/07/bookhub-takeout-stationa-place-for.html">here in this post.</a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is our <i>BOOKHUB Menu </i>for March. You will find the Canva template<a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAFGBz1KQpc/0bJ0h844gdy7ZidDEiGXsQ/view?utm_content=DAFGBz1KQpc&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&mode=preview"> here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: left;">A few years ago, I thought it would also be found to create a Virtual BOOKHUB each month. </div><div style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.pebblego.com/capstone-connect">Capstone Connect</a> is the perfect place to help me create too! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVGqaHkVQXuv3ihIH9cTCvAtgdDCeCdtanqMfzrYvjT_qhicq3Tzi2E09pE_DIrhp0ipf-BASEio6I78QhdSkOGtvwVRoIpIV_Aj8xCui1yTZ92XYGAsNbJ24JRcdOeFJV9bDYXbOZALS/s1280/Screen+Shot+2021-08-02+at+8.39.07+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1280" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVGqaHkVQXuv3ihIH9cTCvAtgdDCeCdtanqMfzrYvjT_qhicq3Tzi2E09pE_DIrhp0ipf-BASEio6I78QhdSkOGtvwVRoIpIV_Aj8xCui1yTZ92XYGAsNbJ24JRcdOeFJV9bDYXbOZALS/w475-h470/Screen+Shot+2021-08-02+at+8.39.07+PM.png" width="475" /></a></div><div style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.pebblego.com/capstone-connect" style="color: #ad6c82; text-decoration-line: none;">Capstone Connect</a> is an amazing digital platform from our friends at Capstone that connects PebbleGo, PebbleGo Next, Capstone Interactive eBooks and teachers resources in one place with links to use that connect to each resource.</span></div><div style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5XBwqogZyta5aRmo0m6fIbJilbfHc4cm_dutiGj9uxHF1lHPKTLKjvV-joz2MMQ7-VQMO3ad0VlR0QQr6HO_L2z0oWTbOjv6STFkIGvbO9211fmMd4rxwHb9Nk1qFXSSCtm-jhmV5Qoe8T9KDv00TJTrPO_cjDabswbsSu-QuI8x9mhfnUqvPMUtfBWW/s1770/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.00.56%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1770" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5XBwqogZyta5aRmo0m6fIbJilbfHc4cm_dutiGj9uxHF1lHPKTLKjvV-joz2MMQ7-VQMO3ad0VlR0QQr6HO_L2z0oWTbOjv6STFkIGvbO9211fmMd4rxwHb9Nk1qFXSSCtm-jhmV5Qoe8T9KDv00TJTrPO_cjDabswbsSu-QuI8x9mhfnUqvPMUtfBWW/w521-h292/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.00.56%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="521" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let me show you how I put the our <i>March Virtual BOOKHUB </i>choice board.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzYHjMS2DcPvVhm3brWeRrqhHf3MsALNjJlJ9pBQvw_rNii6QMTrw9wNKSsj8Sf9jrhV6NCrw799tuFXENFp3vG_b8CAhL5rUGAwlK_TawpsU6wqXQiotX7W0wj-ClzdRX3HXLboe7s_o/s1368/Screen+Shot+2020-12-11+at+9.31.24+PM.png" style="color: #ad6c82; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="1368" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLzYHjMS2DcPvVhm3brWeRrqhHf3MsALNjJlJ9pBQvw_rNii6QMTrw9wNKSsj8Sf9jrhV6NCrw799tuFXENFp3vG_b8CAhL5rUGAwlK_TawpsU6wqXQiotX7W0wj-ClzdRX3HXLboe7s_o/w337-h298/Screen+Shot+2020-12-11+at+9.31.24+PM.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="337" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First, I logged into our <i>Capstone Connect</i>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOOyZ3zNMEk6V5pREkt5ZOn17tDVljNOsyC5KVzxuKhEHTBh9rvLVDt8Pzp9VmJiHT51g19YRMBvJhSUBG47ljo6359Bv_JXAhX2GRODhOeOrO7VX1Hlm_MA9ouUoRDgGf0CejeWrxjpGSasYfnqY7RelbKzGqwke4Dh4Xb_4BW43vz4KObANJ53re3EP/s3020/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.02.35%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="3020" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOOyZ3zNMEk6V5pREkt5ZOn17tDVljNOsyC5KVzxuKhEHTBh9rvLVDt8Pzp9VmJiHT51g19YRMBvJhSUBG47ljo6359Bv_JXAhX2GRODhOeOrO7VX1Hlm_MA9ouUoRDgGf0CejeWrxjpGSasYfnqY7RelbKzGqwke4Dh4Xb_4BW43vz4KObANJ53re3EP/w526-h243/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.02.35%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="526" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I searched Spring using the <i>Title Search </i>in Capstone Connect. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0uDjlkWyZmGN9FsnxvmODDD9FdLxYKq8hPdvKCV7cTodrey2ZAPdvej2rknEK1pIbyU8IcD7xeT8c9_hLATNrMxCZRYOSErl2YQiNOK1sUmyHfgjUnnPLmQnYfrDrwXTJV7CqMT-Iu1LVOWiEcMZtKkdzGC3JAl2AYIEqbCu_dW6SBOfj-5vrK0f5_Ke/s3004/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.02.56%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="3004" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0uDjlkWyZmGN9FsnxvmODDD9FdLxYKq8hPdvKCV7cTodrey2ZAPdvej2rknEK1pIbyU8IcD7xeT8c9_hLATNrMxCZRYOSErl2YQiNOK1sUmyHfgjUnnPLmQnYfrDrwXTJV7CqMT-Iu1LVOWiEcMZtKkdzGC3JAl2AYIEqbCu_dW6SBOfj-5vrK0f5_Ke/w513-h239/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.02.56%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="513" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I searched <i>Spring</i>, it gave me the results eBooks, PebbleGo articles and teacher resources.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziaZ2gY5sKBOQZR6WLn4znFpg1o_qz3BMxIgyww-GOJ29G66weVwsMhPiCfrQKgIZCf1YTn4dW_as4rv86yxI_sVyVmEZb1F7PTVWsY6kpcFSWbXY9Wlf5nvI40T2vyOyQ5Qu4ErUP3kAh5XDK831cBRBKWcXqXp0ZwPmyhA8KOI52PbygOgX_CSqonf3/s2728/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.12.39%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="2728" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziaZ2gY5sKBOQZR6WLn4znFpg1o_qz3BMxIgyww-GOJ29G66weVwsMhPiCfrQKgIZCf1YTn4dW_as4rv86yxI_sVyVmEZb1F7PTVWsY6kpcFSWbXY9Wlf5nvI40T2vyOyQ5Qu4ErUP3kAh5XDK831cBRBKWcXqXp0ZwPmyhA8KOI52PbygOgX_CSqonf3/w507-h70/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.12.39%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="507" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For the choice board I created, I needed the book cover and link to the eBook. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To view the eBook, I clicked on <i>Animals in Spring </i>and the eBook...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW582cSq77neK5GSSg7GrtF5nuNRRBnMTnBy8bC5feqOwFXHSaz9mCoXP5yNKjFJdvEmlGJ4AzRc3jw2QcgSWru-uIXG122DKILLkDejClChlqf2M3h8inIzkbGUDsoFuWUA2jfJCGKuSnZ8RfKGQqhGAusbjozNw67OWQOEhnY2KqnhCRXBj9uiuCVjun/s2568/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.12.51%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="2568" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW582cSq77neK5GSSg7GrtF5nuNRRBnMTnBy8bC5feqOwFXHSaz9mCoXP5yNKjFJdvEmlGJ4AzRc3jw2QcgSWru-uIXG122DKILLkDejClChlqf2M3h8inIzkbGUDsoFuWUA2jfJCGKuSnZ8RfKGQqhGAusbjozNw67OWQOEhnY2KqnhCRXBj9uiuCVjun/w520-h297/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.12.51%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="520" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">...opened up in Capstone Interactive. This let me view the eBook and also grab the cover image. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSU5SqJU977vQIMsQ7b7_HnAcyFJELuhdqw4PzP_APN2_D4wXBl_OMYb6x77gRFBBlOnGo2mTxgSFAgUtkeYmuqyAWou3jsoPnASByazNwx7odvy5fNnC-MrZUe1yF77Sf9huNNd_AOOk/s208/Screen+Shot+2021-08-02+at+8.42.39+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="208" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSU5SqJU977vQIMsQ7b7_HnAcyFJELuhdqw4PzP_APN2_D4wXBl_OMYb6x77gRFBBlOnGo2mTxgSFAgUtkeYmuqyAWou3jsoPnASByazNwx7odvy5fNnC-MrZUe1yF77Sf9huNNd_AOOk/w309-h184/Screen+Shot+2021-08-02+at+8.42.39+PM.png" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I then clicked on <i>Copy Link </i>and took it to the choice board. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxzKKSXmVgwYzgjPbAVDichhcv_UeHAjdFZ4EZZQT7MvE3tyCiDaj6v6TtOEkQspKLrQ5z7oisoJLXkNve58Ro7GWNqElk30yEyOuZ12wCGA779Ki3rYfdRzKmVu4BwYStIl8NNThfQ9rJcym5dRAjEcdtswU0vzK77b_3KJhojRQ7bcVfxkbsBefYuSf/s734/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.03.09%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="734" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxzKKSXmVgwYzgjPbAVDichhcv_UeHAjdFZ4EZZQT7MvE3tyCiDaj6v6TtOEkQspKLrQ5z7oisoJLXkNve58Ro7GWNqElk30yEyOuZ12wCGA779Ki3rYfdRzKmVu4BwYStIl8NNThfQ9rJcym5dRAjEcdtswU0vzK77b_3KJhojRQ7bcVfxkbsBefYuSf/w437-h311/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.03.09%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="437" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I then went back to the <i>You've Been Virtually Book'd For March </i>choice board I created in Google Slides. I added the screen shot of the book cover, clicked on the image, and added the link I copied to the image. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D8pP-BdrPfWTAuFZ977fnp2y-yHpaF05YZOTxxKfvPRfIJwKrFt727est2EFOjgNiFzWAr7McDZEYXZu1yj7Mqe5IKHOU5jZEO18eizgOybOOAkBAxx4fL5FDju2g-JwsHpVG7QQWlLfXgh0gbusD1eRAFAs7eD8gbENYfA1kPmifTUKyeunyAQ26-kI/s2626/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.13.02%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2626" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D8pP-BdrPfWTAuFZ977fnp2y-yHpaF05YZOTxxKfvPRfIJwKrFt727est2EFOjgNiFzWAr7McDZEYXZu1yj7Mqe5IKHOU5jZEO18eizgOybOOAkBAxx4fL5FDju2g-JwsHpVG7QQWlLfXgh0gbusD1eRAFAs7eD8gbENYfA1kPmifTUKyeunyAQ26-kI/w512-h243/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.13.02%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When our students and teachers click on the book covers, it will take them straight to the ebooks within Capstone Interactive. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We don't even have to login because by using Capstone Connect it takes us directly to the eBooks and PebbleGo resources every time. </span></div></div></div><div style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We love our <i>You've Been Book'd </i>program and can't wait to celebrate reading in one more way with our students as we share our <i>You've Been Virtually Book'd </i>program every month! <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCUd7XJpWL_rns6jTbGRKuetMcj9hdJHVqwEFo_mhaLspzlQk75WW4TmHU8RjZWq4Olose4iGtvO7gDkWCMtTSuJvud5CcKVaYrAvSXqf7jfw7cK3O6OrnPDLCKZ8mUy0s-sZGss-Qrc7Yo3Q5i6AYEF5drRL4Zbe4HSh5jUTvjRPPbHjnxamNS99GoHY/s2598/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.13.10%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="2598" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCUd7XJpWL_rns6jTbGRKuetMcj9hdJHVqwEFo_mhaLspzlQk75WW4TmHU8RjZWq4Olose4iGtvO7gDkWCMtTSuJvud5CcKVaYrAvSXqf7jfw7cK3O6OrnPDLCKZ8mUy0s-sZGss-Qrc7Yo3Q5i6AYEF5drRL4Zbe4HSh5jUTvjRPPbHjnxamNS99GoHY/w511-h251/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.13.10%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="511" /></a></div><div style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I made a template for you to create your own <i>You've Been Virtually Book'd For March. </i>If you have Capstone Interactive eBooks, you can find the link and add them to the book covers I have included <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jWvanTQeZjDp4P-N1Upjyk2FqAW6z-EN9aOz0iAQXIY/copy">in this choice board</a>.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2I3M5lv6DnZGoiN1AdMjZqoJ-uwBV4dE7LC7kzMZpSO1xsNsMJq84Y7_VEBt9LO3M9iBDz_hy98UHeEqhVNNE9oJEEUFpeOIObQRUb2SUQy0KEZQOK5igojfY6YAweGqz8oprVjZnDCWWcey6mOh3UzJxD2EemZ611e0mxj_eR0GoUsws5MbRIvo5ksp/s2578/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.15.32%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="2578" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2I3M5lv6DnZGoiN1AdMjZqoJ-uwBV4dE7LC7kzMZpSO1xsNsMJq84Y7_VEBt9LO3M9iBDz_hy98UHeEqhVNNE9oJEEUFpeOIObQRUb2SUQy0KEZQOK5igojfY6YAweGqz8oprVjZnDCWWcey6mOh3UzJxD2EemZ611e0mxj_eR0GoUsws5MbRIvo5ksp/w522-h261/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%209.15.32%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px;">I also created this blank template for March to fill in with your own eBooks and choices for the month.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px;">You will </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DKVzN1al7iZobVqKPd4IwMjwvgbViaAz1e5gbYEQODw/copy" style="color: #ad6c82; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px; text-decoration-line: none;">find it here</a><span style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px;"> to make a copy, friends. </span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px;">And you will find the list of all the Capstone Interactive eBooks from the choice board here.</span></div></div></div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-64417646170311981372024-03-03T19:47:00.001-06:002024-03-03T19:47:07.935-06:00Bringing MagicSchool AI To Your Library, Classroom and School Community This Week Too! <p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3JqGPPXUnn5wfy7Duci3TZI-79AIjMkL063AoBR6E8SAgmnukyjEGLlDYm5NZ8L3eb649agvmJx4J8wPJqMVDNbzs-clLtJ0Z9BjyFTDwF3qFIBaw3jo_FSXOkOC3cPo33RKdILwqmTjsasP75h9q6S8w6szmd1G3p_-c-nYSlY2MqubA3VXOeyqDFE8/s886/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%208.15.47%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="886" height="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3JqGPPXUnn5wfy7Duci3TZI-79AIjMkL063AoBR6E8SAgmnukyjEGLlDYm5NZ8L3eb649agvmJx4J8wPJqMVDNbzs-clLtJ0Z9BjyFTDwF3qFIBaw3jo_FSXOkOC3cPo33RKdILwqmTjsasP75h9q6S8w6szmd1G3p_-c-nYSlY2MqubA3VXOeyqDFE8/w515-h515/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%208.15.47%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="515" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;">One of my favorite new digital tools and resources is <b>MagicSchool AI.</b> I am so excited that I am now an AI Certified Trainer. In fact, I am getting ready for lots of events this spring where I will be sharing all about MagicSchool. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8rQZ-eG-Ft7Cz2qcXmD3m_2ELKkodGXAr73YNaYiXQQdXHugnCcEwcafEB-o9WXmio67hU_w7C5waPED1-IjUXK6CncrjbWI22G5v8UK1j29NrzeTZbzqVt_JgcqGccIb-SO1TieOcdDq6Kl9jNN3WgQDV7FLsg81f60wz8g_ilTxx-o-pSJ3uzNzvBC/s1356/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%208.24.18%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1356" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8rQZ-eG-Ft7Cz2qcXmD3m_2ELKkodGXAr73YNaYiXQQdXHugnCcEwcafEB-o9WXmio67hU_w7C5waPED1-IjUXK6CncrjbWI22G5v8UK1j29NrzeTZbzqVt_JgcqGccIb-SO1TieOcdDq6Kl9jNN3WgQDV7FLsg81f60wz8g_ilTxx-o-pSJ3uzNzvBC/w513-h338/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%208.24.18%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="513" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With MagicSchool AI, teachers, librarians and administrators will find over 70 AI tools that will save time, fight burnout and promote sustainability, while building AI competencies and skills. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And guess what? In just a few weeks, <b>MagicStudent</b> will be rolled out to make a wonderful and important impact on our students. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfP9d6tTM2Mc2D0GgLDwEdlz-m-afLFrVx5nqsKi0BGZOjelK1rzndq22wZikoGfwA5nPRdniZssvkhnST20G9avxUdWAcbnOjKKIeHEGJ6gA8r6OHWmpduoABlIdYV6eUi4s78mcM4GFWvs2-mo5rrPWaSewA6sQ0bPmQU2yvsZzfzEg4DK1snm_i9mnK/s1618/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%208.39.07%E2%80%AFPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="1618" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfP9d6tTM2Mc2D0GgLDwEdlz-m-afLFrVx5nqsKi0BGZOjelK1rzndq22wZikoGfwA5nPRdniZssvkhnST20G9avxUdWAcbnOjKKIeHEGJ6gA8r6OHWmpduoABlIdYV6eUi4s78mcM4GFWvs2-mo5rrPWaSewA6sQ0bPmQU2yvsZzfzEg4DK1snm_i9mnK/w518-h188/Screenshot%202024-03-03%20at%208.39.07%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can join the <b>AI Innovators Program for School and Districts </b>which is a great opportunity as we bring AI to our school communities. You can <a href="https://share.hsforms.com/1Wk6B3UXyR-aMNb3Sfgar3wq846k">learn about and apply for this special program here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And check out M<a href="https://app.magicschool.ai/auth/signup">agicSchool AI here</a>, friends. I can't wait to hear what MagicSchool AI tools you love too.</div><p></p>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-56111410874695626402024-03-03T15:12:00.006-06:002024-03-03T15:12:50.444-06:00It's Time To Celebrate Read Across America This Week With These Special Books, Themes and Dress Up Days, March 4-8, 2024! <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54XUK3ITfxTBKuW2I4OepIMAJDlWx0dlUNygL8ZUNYOWJkpFDXoqvaYjzlfvRnKaPo_eF3h_HkDfWCMyhGPm9J22Ta8r-UdyjDgAh2QRQ_8xXP3BqOtF5GtvSXEDlWynvjrO0fiPX8WlhNkSXau7J9AJ4EUbdZfKC7N8ffRU09eVfczPEBGQxBnSrur8B/s694/Screenshot%202024-02-12%20at%207.14.50%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="694" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54XUK3ITfxTBKuW2I4OepIMAJDlWx0dlUNygL8ZUNYOWJkpFDXoqvaYjzlfvRnKaPo_eF3h_HkDfWCMyhGPm9J22Ta8r-UdyjDgAh2QRQ_8xXP3BqOtF5GtvSXEDlWynvjrO0fiPX8WlhNkSXau7J9AJ4EUbdZfKC7N8ffRU09eVfczPEBGQxBnSrur8B/w522-h354/Screenshot%202024-02-12%20at%207.14.50%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="522" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It's so fun planning our Read Across America events each year. It's a wonderful way to celebrate reading, books and our readers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This year we celebrate this week on March 4-8, 2024.<span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LKfKA2h6Judjl1jGF8acvS-LuD1hYxtS8gBP7OnmRHYP8I27swdsUN2KFL7C_ErBp3LGJM1wOriBwchqUIL1EmhJcEF0yciuw1RrGz_Kn25_-DDVhGBz8UUOXA3WphH5oOmUkb_bbqod2jUUv6WrtUCtMqprAJCb9C45QYsk4vovcIEu1CqcbJEoK6Oj/s1000/Screenshot%202024-02-12%20at%2010.33.23%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="778" height="617" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0LKfKA2h6Judjl1jGF8acvS-LuD1hYxtS8gBP7OnmRHYP8I27swdsUN2KFL7C_ErBp3LGJM1wOriBwchqUIL1EmhJcEF0yciuw1RrGz_Kn25_-DDVhGBz8UUOXA3WphH5oOmUkb_bbqod2jUUv6WrtUCtMqprAJCb9C45QYsk4vovcIEu1CqcbJEoK6Oj/w480-h617/Screenshot%202024-02-12%20at%2010.33.23%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div>I have created a lineup of special reading themed days tied to amazing books that our readers will love. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSvEHIdaJ4SJeesdbncXqVwV7izsRBrZe1q17VWyAmGmiuZ-I3v7QACKcGiMDkCPg-6uq40iNxC7PpB/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000">In this choice board poster </a>(shown above), you will find each day connected to themes with books and ways to celebrate. You will also these books that I pulled together in the Read Across America Titlewave list. To view each book in Titlewave, just click on the book cover and it will take you to that book. And to get the entire special book list from Titlewave, click at that yellow link on the bottom. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you'd like to make a copy of this choice board to use with these books and days in your library, <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HBkCVZ-3B4R9knk_ErwIH87ALRehJb34rSUwn672u8A/edit?usp=sharing">click here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtl9wLxigSO7WM4gJbJUI24MUPkuKfeuAvRnSQOsRhhhDjrsWvDudhlvEk5ktcLnoZofmqhjUTw129xyQqtaDh0wRUVKUkq8e04ecBocm6me8TA4PYHnGP3yeioG_GcW-nRDGuGx-OrlNaJ5W6AePSzwnUii07F9qWJHL70xPcm0HF2vibDvVMbwRRvxn/s1000/Screenshot%202024-02-12%20at%207.18.10%E2%80%AFPM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="778" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtl9wLxigSO7WM4gJbJUI24MUPkuKfeuAvRnSQOsRhhhDjrsWvDudhlvEk5ktcLnoZofmqhjUTw129xyQqtaDh0wRUVKUkq8e04ecBocm6me8TA4PYHnGP3yeioG_GcW-nRDGuGx-OrlNaJ5W6AePSzwnUii07F9qWJHL70xPcm0HF2vibDvVMbwRRvxn/w478-h614/Screenshot%202024-02-12%20at%207.18.10%E2%80%AFPM.png" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also created a poster for all of us to use for this week. <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQrKIqPTPbizv4XtuCVsazbKRwuAYHUcrVyxGSOGfiJF_1bLgQz7MLIy5bqnrIwNELhfmUjjrZOCN9G/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000"> You will find it here</a>. If you want to make a copy to change it up, <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1USsoqUVnENh_SVxjFBu9jjxK9la7RZN2KSADAQJRe3Q/copy">click here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today, I shared this poster with our teachers so they can share with our families for planning ahead. The kids love to celebrate these special reading days with the dress up themes and things they can bring to school. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I hope you can use these in your libraries, schools and communities too, friends. </div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-72526083141279128702024-03-01T07:10:00.005-06:002024-03-01T07:10:55.632-06:00Turn The March 2024 PebbleGo & PebbleGo Next Monthly Holiday Calendar Into An Interactive Research Choice Board For Your Students & Teachers!<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCawH93sWDy4B5zNoPKr0jvTv2M05JOWTcnJSEgsslQlEHxnrm6P_ikcNIKHD8f8kTxdMESx7SvRAzMQudBoXFLodPlmwFuAUWRoswTn4gHPKUDObmwtC8gEDiUvEhcgFUfZx5iGdO8yG19q1TH_sSA_ZZlx2W_Ck-SUPvndXzpwLfZU9ADW5DwQSiEUS/s2078/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.38.34%E2%80%AFAM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="2078" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCawH93sWDy4B5zNoPKr0jvTv2M05JOWTcnJSEgsslQlEHxnrm6P_ikcNIKHD8f8kTxdMESx7SvRAzMQudBoXFLodPlmwFuAUWRoswTn4gHPKUDObmwtC8gEDiUvEhcgFUfZx5iGdO8yG19q1TH_sSA_ZZlx2W_Ck-SUPvndXzpwLfZU9ADW5DwQSiEUS/w525-h295/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.38.34%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="525" /></a></p><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">Our friends at </span><a href="https://www.capstonepub.com/" style="color: #db3052; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px; text-decoration-line: none;">Capstone </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">create these special </span><a href="https://www.pebblego.com/" style="color: #db3052; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px; text-decoration-line: none;">PebbleGo</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"> and </span><a href="https://www.pebblego.com/pebblego-next" style="color: #db3052; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px; text-decoration-line: none;">PebbleGo Next</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"> Holiday Calendars each month. </span></p><div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV7MI0fR1MK9w5RJbDsuSU1BAYoAXRdQVv9juzrsMNTC9zlac0m0d-XasJnEz7uZMHgtjpa4QL3xN8tLiKlE_hkJQ9KR3VK2KwlN3l3zRcAdHjKxmRs3uuyS7nQ-DAWjMSK9I9P3HJJu_g6OmgiIC8qwbexzfTbhJlPelvdqHTEX8Y1UccVeFanDeOyg=s972" style="color: #db3052; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="972" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV7MI0fR1MK9w5RJbDsuSU1BAYoAXRdQVv9juzrsMNTC9zlac0m0d-XasJnEz7uZMHgtjpa4QL3xN8tLiKlE_hkJQ9KR3VK2KwlN3l3zRcAdHjKxmRs3uuyS7nQ-DAWjMSK9I9P3HJJu_g6OmgiIC8qwbexzfTbhJlPelvdqHTEX8Y1UccVeFanDeOyg=w436-h356" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="436" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><a href="https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-new-pebblego-march-2022-holidays.html" style="color: #db3052; text-decoration-line: none;">In this post</a>, I share more about the PebbleGo Monthly Calendars. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmh8UYBF2ytnLfcGiY3OwIn0sQOsgTUC1464vCl2CRYUttHbdeE3DtIkSsO3jlsVoZ9VdyDF7lh3_u3PP3R6Q5PU88zu7cDJ2w_b-gi2Xb0CE5p5sdM_h7wovq5E2WqmUDrrfTWMyyhrpUlT2lvGZtPy_b7iCD-CqP-sQaWL3NjLltQisjIyJnGUu3w/s1394/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-24%20at%205.52.35%20PM.png" style="color: #db3052; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1048" height="723" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmh8UYBF2ytnLfcGiY3OwIn0sQOsgTUC1464vCl2CRYUttHbdeE3DtIkSsO3jlsVoZ9VdyDF7lh3_u3PP3R6Q5PU88zu7cDJ2w_b-gi2Xb0CE5p5sdM_h7wovq5E2WqmUDrrfTWMyyhrpUlT2lvGZtPy_b7iCD-CqP-sQaWL3NjLltQisjIyJnGUu3w/w545-h723/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-24%20at%205.52.35%20PM.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="545" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">I love making paper copies of these to share with our teachers and kids. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA1cehQtgrfaMRPkg1ncbf8xIXt128AgtRmrxEbweJsJ0W7Y-1yhHcqxxxaP9xNwVabgNNYSHZMu-Iydy3g_9coY8Ca7ajajisyiZcEQmI9_RquQzVCmQ5h6JyOH6ZEZBKhf-4DLGy2JGBESI-gMUHU5tjr88aisPxbnxG4qyLOAxygrb5B6sCUtaPw/s1044/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-24%20at%205.48.11%20PM.png" style="color: #db3052; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1044" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA1cehQtgrfaMRPkg1ncbf8xIXt128AgtRmrxEbweJsJ0W7Y-1yhHcqxxxaP9xNwVabgNNYSHZMu-Iydy3g_9coY8Ca7ajajisyiZcEQmI9_RquQzVCmQ5h6JyOH6ZEZBKhf-4DLGy2JGBESI-gMUHU5tjr88aisPxbnxG4qyLOAxygrb5B6sCUtaPw/w524-h482/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-24%20at%205.48.11%20PM.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="524" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">They hang them up in their classrooms and hang them in our library too. I also share them online through social media and as an image in Google Classroom or Seesaw. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHA_A9im4u2kwmskPEu1G_DVXyv-qCwKF_fJ5hj2S06QH8gjaQKn0I2gLZdjS2sP2x4yE4MGrT24R3UC4R9pyGFrJw2PwuCpgznuswZkGMiOgj4_k_fVGdZhbcLChUMFYt-shsEK5tABC_vecI7Zr8ehv2F6rXYUCazl26le5q1ZSA1kigb7kHBIJSkA/s1184/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-24%20at%205.55.22%20PM.png" style="color: #db3052; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="1184" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHA_A9im4u2kwmskPEu1G_DVXyv-qCwKF_fJ5hj2S06QH8gjaQKn0I2gLZdjS2sP2x4yE4MGrT24R3UC4R9pyGFrJw2PwuCpgznuswZkGMiOgj4_k_fVGdZhbcLChUMFYt-shsEK5tABC_vecI7Zr8ehv2F6rXYUCazl26le5q1ZSA1kigb7kHBIJSkA/w506-h177/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-24%20at%205.55.22%20PM.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="506" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">The teachers even use the PebbleGo Calendars for mini research opportunities throughout each week. The students use <a href="https://www.pebblego.com/pebblego-create" style="color: #db3052; text-decoration-line: none;">PebbleGo Create</a> to share what they learn throughout the month with the calendars. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7B6wpyZzY1lNc-JeLP6rB5YorjhDiuBtYDXf_HjIgEk2XVXhldLA0qFPfa1tCjir-8gzVe7H3H-b_vlPff72CMsfIlVeq_GVZWJsWMqeToLXgrytkCCazZjbhGpSf3c07mNHa3L8Kh0Ow9XtYBvv5hETty9TOOMeHGBTPrmZgUHWAYoEjIbkusEzV7zy/s1676/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.39.37%E2%80%AFAM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="1676" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7B6wpyZzY1lNc-JeLP6rB5YorjhDiuBtYDXf_HjIgEk2XVXhldLA0qFPfa1tCjir-8gzVe7H3H-b_vlPff72CMsfIlVeq_GVZWJsWMqeToLXgrytkCCazZjbhGpSf3c07mNHa3L8Kh0Ow9XtYBvv5hETty9TOOMeHGBTPrmZgUHWAYoEjIbkusEzV7zy/w515-h398/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.39.37%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="515" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">Here is the <b><a href="https://www.pebblego.com/sites/default/files/files/DM-3785--Q1%202024%20PebbleGo%20Holiday%20Calendar_March_V3.pdf">PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next March 2024 Holidays Calendar. </a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxuTX1tt3hbb20KQvJ1u77CG14mMyk_OsEl4BRSw2tg2Ae0tjoNy8I6CSkWOC6lD_zEQCLXXcJbkWa6C8GK0ic7EOj2vk0NiT-4zVs426T_lVZVmEz6DfP9s9M2zvtp_Hrl0vxBKfU0fiO6DFQfuXAeqzB28hym9gVOR2hGCt2_HLD5i1y-WV-iUD6_kl/s2078/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.38.34%E2%80%AFAM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="2078" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxuTX1tt3hbb20KQvJ1u77CG14mMyk_OsEl4BRSw2tg2Ae0tjoNy8I6CSkWOC6lD_zEQCLXXcJbkWa6C8GK0ic7EOj2vk0NiT-4zVs426T_lVZVmEz6DfP9s9M2zvtp_Hrl0vxBKfU0fiO6DFQfuXAeqzB28hym9gVOR2hGCt2_HLD5i1y-WV-iUD6_kl/w520-h293/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.38.34%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="520" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">Last year, when I was sharing the calendars with teachers and students, I thought....<i>Hey, this would be really fun in a choice board! </i></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAvXrB0XW5VHtL3h5zk7CoMVTX6yBT3ipI-rXz6X4t-chIXjWi4XGMQSkGDukhKaG0QgFaqBfTTGwgFT34zzmnszN2oNeMfFZDtsZkfddKLSpNU-KRPyIZinKxBYs8SX8e4qc8CEhMDh9MiYxRYCdfFaoGRfMLU0Y88SWwlrW9SIbxsvdgjLEQBcv87JR/s2738/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.33.05%E2%80%AFAM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="2738" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAvXrB0XW5VHtL3h5zk7CoMVTX6yBT3ipI-rXz6X4t-chIXjWi4XGMQSkGDukhKaG0QgFaqBfTTGwgFT34zzmnszN2oNeMfFZDtsZkfddKLSpNU-KRPyIZinKxBYs8SX8e4qc8CEhMDh9MiYxRYCdfFaoGRfMLU0Y88SWwlrW9SIbxsvdgjLEQBcv87JR/w520-h278/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.33.05%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="520" /></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">So, I opened up a Google Slide, uploaded the <i>PebbleGo March 2024 Holidays Calendar, </i>and added a little chalk board with text over the top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2SnHVZOhTZ62DijXV3IlvgkC_sjX9fKxBDzIwrpscsw34VppFAB2WSTSikpHW_sI6dRO8I0TBRp0eZOQiI253qCPtenSA6__hQJ4CO3D9dRGNgmXMB7O8AiITpZ86qd5nzA8R52PmanlJhj8g-weMTbjYTG1k3BlLG9-5OmQmLMSJ4ry1MVLs_51IdsS/s2814/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.33.32%E2%80%AFAM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="2814" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2SnHVZOhTZ62DijXV3IlvgkC_sjX9fKxBDzIwrpscsw34VppFAB2WSTSikpHW_sI6dRO8I0TBRp0eZOQiI253qCPtenSA6__hQJ4CO3D9dRGNgmXMB7O8AiITpZ86qd5nzA8R52PmanlJhj8g-weMTbjYTG1k3BlLG9-5OmQmLMSJ4ry1MVLs_51IdsS/w499-h293/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.33.32%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="499" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">Then I went through the calendar and found every special day in PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">For example, National Pig Day is March 1st. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCzKj6JOvpT46ecwYVSmYg6Nxxn9_Ehb5wAJ2RV1Gi6kr0jD7A7O8mtM_xjo3q85gbZjLb8dStAArThESHUxGeE0uS5GX8rkzb8TO6AGogjyC8WYjq5WTjAiT0SYJkTD19DCUD5a2XDPRfvPtE3G35i3VPnWM_OpQual1oir3gubvff2dKJst1_1Wjxrg/s1220/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.33.37%E2%80%AFAM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="1220" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCzKj6JOvpT46ecwYVSmYg6Nxxn9_Ehb5wAJ2RV1Gi6kr0jD7A7O8mtM_xjo3q85gbZjLb8dStAArThESHUxGeE0uS5GX8rkzb8TO6AGogjyC8WYjq5WTjAiT0SYJkTD19DCUD5a2XDPRfvPtE3G35i3VPnWM_OpQual1oir3gubvff2dKJst1_1Wjxrg/w510-h132/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.33.37%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">I went to PebbleGo and found the article. I grabbed the link, as shown in the image above. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWJVTejjZIkaGiikQyQoVRhlkN5OIvbJg1_sFkHKiETgEUlnqeFq8XERbWOtzSeKd9SlEBSfPiihxomTjkKz0MsTED4j54doQXFKyLNrlUkuZX5dGm84XzLWWFtl80rxiKnK7hVfze9IpPtz-UD6ZbzvUD1G9JGGLoh77gjLLoMgYpol-pjItnkdZJhi4/s1070/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.33.56%E2%80%AFAM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="908" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWJVTejjZIkaGiikQyQoVRhlkN5OIvbJg1_sFkHKiETgEUlnqeFq8XERbWOtzSeKd9SlEBSfPiihxomTjkKz0MsTED4j54doQXFKyLNrlUkuZX5dGm84XzLWWFtl80rxiKnK7hVfze9IpPtz-UD6ZbzvUD1G9JGGLoh77gjLLoMgYpol-pjItnkdZJhi4/w454-h534/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.33.56%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="454" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">I took that link and added a linked text box around each special date. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">Now, when the kids click on a holiday, it will take them directly to that PebbleGo article. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">If you want to use the template to create your own, you will <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fbZ8JE3yIl8c6hfaOwGtqtutGfN6unmmeIwwCbcy8rc/copy" style="color: #db3052; text-decoration-line: none;">find the Google Slide here</a> to make a copy and add links to the PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next articles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6W6UFjuxVVwXD2s8RdUu7tWPwb1hORp1o6iEuCIkuPAg4GqeiEx18Eo5nPahvWDmvAh6uPT76NX1HtWH72HdWvJkRa4BTmMidOwXHCBw5yZzRIVCsJoki66Wt9CH7CmpyL6PfPB3Wj9rpcf2pfb6_lBNZviXpH5kHuxkZ9MsKRpvC4x9mDB5A4vsI62g/s1726/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.34.46%E2%80%AFAM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="1726" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6W6UFjuxVVwXD2s8RdUu7tWPwb1hORp1o6iEuCIkuPAg4GqeiEx18Eo5nPahvWDmvAh6uPT76NX1HtWH72HdWvJkRa4BTmMidOwXHCBw5yZzRIVCsJoki66Wt9CH7CmpyL6PfPB3Wj9rpcf2pfb6_lBNZviXpH5kHuxkZ9MsKRpvC4x9mDB5A4vsI62g/w517-h388/Screenshot%202024-02-23%20at%208.34.46%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="517" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">And to make it a choice board, just <i>Publish to the web, </i>as shown in this image above. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFOPfPYu0CzBZi9JzB2Q9ptbPG1GE1T4X_ysbewnAB3xHru9XD0MgnReDYoSz0XHVVEqU7I0-rzqmAcoMD10PBqm9D7yQIlV--fCs4NLOPILmHA4oI5Q9bM0GlUz17Pu2nx49EC6yv3NmI1ymsbxsXnbrAawmVsFhqOUwFFWRFsv_LANwFGG8MXFVVA/s1144/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-23%20at%2012.03.45%20AM.png" style="color: #db3052; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1144" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqFOPfPYu0CzBZi9JzB2Q9ptbPG1GE1T4X_ysbewnAB3xHru9XD0MgnReDYoSz0XHVVEqU7I0-rzqmAcoMD10PBqm9D7yQIlV--fCs4NLOPILmHA4oI5Q9bM0GlUz17Pu2nx49EC6yv3NmI1ymsbxsXnbrAawmVsFhqOUwFFWRFsv_LANwFGG8MXFVVA/w383-h347/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-23%20at%2012.03.45%20AM.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">You will share that Published Link with your students. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I love sharing these interactive PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next Holiday Calendars with our students and teachers. They love learning all about these special days that are highlighted each month too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am excited to have the March 2024 PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next ready to go for the month.I hope you will find ways to use it with your students and teachers this month too. <span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: center;"> </span></div></div></div></div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-74410869509872481792024-03-01T07:10:00.000-06:002024-03-01T07:10:14.611-06:00It's Time For Our March Choice Boards, Friends! You Will Find Everything You Need Here In This Post!<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdd17e5YmGmepGshAYmb1Wy59JFFyRY1DC1HbqqEH8LMOrEs69gAezoUjWv8HuWCBni6hVkCA3kxDTdAKs4CmZr-uaU890N1K6GSXtLuk5vAUO_BHW36zFCBlQPqKwtYv9ohIBg5IHYIPLWrlQddb3jdJDdteEyL3mkKqRt7MyBNGdre2K3B_LeZ5WIw=s2872" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="2872" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdd17e5YmGmepGshAYmb1Wy59JFFyRY1DC1HbqqEH8LMOrEs69gAezoUjWv8HuWCBni6hVkCA3kxDTdAKs4CmZr-uaU890N1K6GSXtLuk5vAUO_BHW36zFCBlQPqKwtYv9ohIBg5IHYIPLWrlQddb3jdJDdteEyL3mkKqRt7MyBNGdre2K3B_LeZ5WIw=w517-h259" width="517" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div>March is here and I have put together <i>Our March Choice Boards </i>to share with all of you. </div><div><br /></div><div>March has a few special celebrations and events. I shared those in the March Choice Board too. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Let's start with <i>Our March Choice Board. </i>You will <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQ0Uu90vez3sxJJrFbCI8XRxDPNh7jk0KwtX8SOLmb2RV9-GxNX16RJCEMMkSlfbnKDwTdOhJkmIpb4/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000">find it here</a> to share with students. If you want to make changes, you can <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1geHv3CJ_5BO2M3oxkrGNSG9PG2l_wigmkSO2pi40HhE/copy">make a copy here</a>. </b></div><div><br /></div><div>Within the March Choice Board, there are several other choice boards. I am going to include these in the list below. I hope this is helpful if you are wanting to change some things around or make additions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK1KwBmtzeNH2SHp3_iv3NcJ19S5DYGGnc0kk4sU58csSIqrBkp79-K9HJ2mHXijzJ_34NaNXpGzoo-rNvEBpn2U7kYQiTAV8hwwrZAp0meHxDsZngwmG1rmDFBtwMeFzQWVy3PWzliCe/s652/Screen+Shot+2021-02-20+at+10.26.27+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="398" height="645" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK1KwBmtzeNH2SHp3_iv3NcJ19S5DYGGnc0kk4sU58csSIqrBkp79-K9HJ2mHXijzJ_34NaNXpGzoo-rNvEBpn2U7kYQiTAV8hwwrZAp0meHxDsZngwmG1rmDFBtwMeFzQWVy3PWzliCe/w393-h645/Screen+Shot+2021-02-20+at+10.26.27+AM.png" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Let's start with the <i>Learn about and celebrate special events in March </i>column. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhYGxPJWWdxcErruOBwpEzD8wGcAf6M5AXrFNiRGduCf0eofgQpsAlnYGPL_OBIoYCgh3uyBipCU4SMH89zF7og9-jvTu-m-8VGkduO2bNfMrVM6Ce9JmHxwht9Xx5c09z3E-2F0YS6m5/s2048/Screen+Shot+2021-02-20+at+10.27.33+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="2048" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhYGxPJWWdxcErruOBwpEzD8wGcAf6M5AXrFNiRGduCf0eofgQpsAlnYGPL_OBIoYCgh3uyBipCU4SMH89zF7og9-jvTu-m-8VGkduO2bNfMrVM6Ce9JmHxwht9Xx5c09z3E-2F0YS6m5/w469-h260/Screen+Shot+2021-02-20+at+10.27.33+AM.png" width="469" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Let's Celebrate National Crayon Day </i><a href="https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2021/02/lets-celebrate-national-crayon-day-with.html">post here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYM0MR6u8xKxe2pp4JHLEC6t38BysZPHgeZxhESbpxywewFZKiG5eIDzLBb9Rok1EdroOAOq4kWhKwOSZEm30_cqXAapMtOqMgDeXtUpm05d8j3eEu7PAjDc-EIqhwdFLHd2t-uFamBRWdyQUhDNgAehTMA_RDsJtMVhM3jZqgPgDf18xV4YNn0xMTwA=s1822" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="1822" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYM0MR6u8xKxe2pp4JHLEC6t38BysZPHgeZxhESbpxywewFZKiG5eIDzLBb9Rok1EdroOAOq4kWhKwOSZEm30_cqXAapMtOqMgDeXtUpm05d8j3eEu7PAjDc-EIqhwdFLHd2t-uFamBRWdyQUhDNgAehTMA_RDsJtMVhM3jZqgPgDf18xV4YNn0xMTwA=w509-h286" width="509" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Let's Celebrate Women's History Month </i><a href="https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2022/02/lets-celebrate-womens-history-month.html">post here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaVBnflA_24DNdPZNjN0St3Cu4fJ-KjGEtRodANTq0KqU89gnsvzR-pLZbLBH8k1yj9uvboJBq4YVH2LD8ZkUsaBBxVxsXIqYLH0q_iR4suLCv5_YHKy3eCB7cdSclOb3qZsAOFgCuBG4/s2048/Screen+Shot+2021-02-20+at+10.30.25+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaVBnflA_24DNdPZNjN0St3Cu4fJ-KjGEtRodANTq0KqU89gnsvzR-pLZbLBH8k1yj9uvboJBq4YVH2LD8ZkUsaBBxVxsXIqYLH0q_iR4suLCv5_YHKy3eCB7cdSclOb3qZsAOFgCuBG4/w477-h268/Screen+Shot+2021-02-20+at+10.30.25+AM.png" width="477" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Let's Celebrate St. Patrick's Day </i><a href="https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2023/02/a-choice-board-for-st-patricks-day.html">post here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtizgyEpe9d3ylMGkQmB27NKbwX5Yy62zv-RCptLIBFp9-d_kj5bd1TjrzW-9avMwWHoBX2xpmfbO8x-JQJ0OAK_TrtWKA-Hfaz11fGw9LKOG5oxcOAjMBfKacrRHJYJwKvQw6Q5seVEA/s370/Screen+Shot+2021-02-20+at+10.33.02+AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="370" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtizgyEpe9d3ylMGkQmB27NKbwX5Yy62zv-RCptLIBFp9-d_kj5bd1TjrzW-9avMwWHoBX2xpmfbO8x-JQJ0OAK_TrtWKA-Hfaz11fGw9LKOG5oxcOAjMBfKacrRHJYJwKvQw6Q5seVEA/w424-h403/Screen+Shot+2021-02-20+at+10.33.02+AM.png" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Take A Virtual Field Trip Around the World </i><a href="https://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2021/02/45-virtual-field-trips-15-new-ones-on.html">post here</a>. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZSjLVWWqvCCRlYBosla57J53gaoYL9YTAgYiEa-4xsoq7SQxEoS2fQDGi1Zjf0NAGKJk_B8byYN3VvMsTgti0t76CebUzmOLrx_XDMYJpSC_qcBrQ8ItkzB7Kxx2toCxPQcwlgQUYPI31rSmlsqVFWynFW1cR_Q3kJ0RdfHnJib4kintKSp7umwfqg/s1912/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-26%20at%208.13.22%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="1912" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZSjLVWWqvCCRlYBosla57J53gaoYL9YTAgYiEa-4xsoq7SQxEoS2fQDGi1Zjf0NAGKJk_B8byYN3VvMsTgti0t76CebUzmOLrx_XDMYJpSC_qcBrQ8ItkzB7Kxx2toCxPQcwlgQUYPI31rSmlsqVFWynFW1cR_Q3kJ0RdfHnJib4kintKSp7umwfqg/w521-h355/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-26%20at%208.13.22%20PM.png" width="521" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: left;">And just as a reminder, remember to share it with your students by <i>Publishing it to the web </i>and sharing that link. It will just show the slide when you share it that way. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #151515; font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: left;">Please let me know if you have any questions or need help. I am always happy to share and help you in any way. </div></div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370513240342622404.post-71684534736698897802024-02-27T11:38:00.003-06:002024-02-27T11:38:16.940-06:00Do You Want To Share Your Story & Work On Season 8 Of The Future Ready Librarians Podcast, Friends?<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5oqbnu7aqu-nVFHO1CVx3t17zQymvLdrumpu1PgWL_vr4tadQD-kBGRWqZijVv7zYxJTE6kQan424mtWHuFUFCJA2mb-o3Jg_G6IKyTqpycy4dJMcVgZJBDacGt5tDEMVe7UUxl0vHWQpT-uv65QiDn3CHpxhsici1hPVjL4VvyerYG2vXgB9hm6SZsB/s1054/Screenshot%202024-02-27%20at%2011.36.41%E2%80%AFAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1054" height="433" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5oqbnu7aqu-nVFHO1CVx3t17zQymvLdrumpu1PgWL_vr4tadQD-kBGRWqZijVv7zYxJTE6kQan424mtWHuFUFCJA2mb-o3Jg_G6IKyTqpycy4dJMcVgZJBDacGt5tDEMVe7UUxl0vHWQpT-uv65QiDn3CHpxhsici1hPVjL4VvyerYG2vXgB9hm6SZsB/w513-h433/Screenshot%202024-02-27%20at%2011.36.41%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="513" /></a></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">We are getting ready to kick off Season 8 of the Future Ready Librarians Podcast! </div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">Over the last seven seasons, I have welcomed so many wonderful librarians, educators and industry leaders to share their stories, passions and to discuss important and relevant topics to all of us as we lead within and from our libraries. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">You will find the <i>Leading From The Library </i>podcast page <a href="https://all4ed.org/podcast/leading-from-the-library/" style="color: #db3052; text-decoration-line: none;">here</a>. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;">As I get ready to start recording Season 8, I am looking for new guests to join me. If you have a topic and story you would like to share and talk about, please reach out by emailing me at shannonmcclintockmiller@gmail.com and let me know. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #151515; font-family: "EB Garamond"; font-size: 17.6px;"><i>Thank you so much. I would love to hear from you, friends. The best part of the Future Ready Librarians Podcast is all of YOU.</i></div></div>Shannon McClintock Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17204029519489158065noreply@blogger.com0