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Elementary LMS PD May 2014

AGENDA

Welcome Slide

 

1.  Groupsite Discussion around circulation strategies for maximizing instructional time

2.  Collection Development policies:

3.  Databases for 2014-2015 

4.  Curriculum BootcampAugust 13, 14, or 15; please try to attend one  3-hour morning or afternoon session!

5.  End of Year Survey 

6.  PSD: August 20, 2014 @ Dundalk HS

  • Share your knowledge and skills with colleagues! Submit proposals for Breakout Sessions by June 12th to Donna Gruzs.

 

7.  BCPL Summer Reading Club:   

  • Summer Reading 2014 portal - Links to this page are provided here:
  • Add links to the Summer Reading portal and your school's Recommended Summer Reading list to your Library Website/Wiki.
  • Promote participation through social media, morning announcements, etc.
    Use the Fizz Boom Read! audio/video PSAs
     
  • Are you opening your Library for students this summer? Send Cathy Presley the following information by May 21st ONLY if you are going to be open:
    School Name, LMS name, Dates and Hours Open, Comments/Details. 

 

8. Destiny Updates & eBooks:

  • Updates: Destiny 11.5 upgrade; Summer Circulation June 2- September 2
  • Exploring Follett Shelf and Enlight Cloud Reader 

 

9. Farewells and Door prizes  

FYI:  Finding Primary Sources in Titlewave

 

Some LMS are being asked to add more books that include primary sources to their school library collections.  Here's how to use the new Curriculum Tags feature in Titlewave to locate materials that include primary sources.

 

1.  Log into Titlewave

2.  Click on Follett's New Curriculum Tags:

 

3.  Click on the Curriculum Tags link at the top of the page (shown here in blue):

                    

 

4.  Select Text Features & Resources from the left sidebar:

                              

5.  Click on the curriculum tag Includes Primary Sources:


 6.  Narrow results by Product (binding), Interest Level, Reading Level, etc. on the left sidebar: