Library & Digital Resources

• TeachingBooks.net: Literacy Supports and Webinars
• Better Together Series Starts September 2
• Spanish Version of PebbleGo
• Copy and Embed Links to PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next
• Report: School Librarians Across the Country
• Elementary Country Reports Resources

Direct link to the newsletter: https://www.smore.com/015n6

Heartland AEA uses TeachingBooks.net frequently to provide literacy supports.

• Most preK-12 books in the library catalog have a link to the TeachingBooks resources.
• The 2021-22 IASL titles include links. Find the correct pronunciation of Paul Czajak.
• The Computer Science, Computational Thinking and Children’s Literature ebook list includes links.

These 20-minute webinars by TB are planned for 2:00 on each date.

· Engage and Excite Readers with TeachingBooks: Sept. 14, 2021

· Enhance Instruction with TeachingBooks: Oct. 12, 2021

· Represent and Respect with TeachingBooks: Nov. 16, 2021

· Booklist & Collection Analysis with TeachingBooks: Dec. 14, 2021

· Support English Language Learners: Jan. 18, 2022

· Welcome to TeachingBooks!: Feb. 15, 2022

Registration. If you can’t attend, you’ll receive notice of the recorded webinar.

It's early in the year, but these districts used TeachingBooks resources in August: Ankeny, Ballard, Carlisle, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des Moines, Indianola, Knoxville, , Madrid, North Polk, Urbandale, West Des Moines.

Call or email the Heartland AEA library if you would like assistance logging in or have questions.

Join us at 3:45 pm on Thursday (9/2) as Iowa teacher librarians kick off another year of Better Together: Collaborative Conversations via Zoom. This is a series of short, facilitated conversations held throughout the year.

This year's theme will focus on Building Connections: Bringing Learning Beyond Our Libraries. Together we will be learning about how we can build strong connections with our students, fellow educators, and communities. Future topics include engaging in computer science work, making impactful experiences using digital reading, and supporting students through information overload.

Find out more about Better Together here

https://www.smore.com/afqxv-teacher-librarians

Join at 3:45 pm via Zoom on Thursday, September 2

https://centralriversaea.zoom.us/s/89457966617

Pebble Go is a popular resource for our youngest learners. The Spanish version is now available--written and spoken. Go to http://www.pebblego.com and use the school username/password.

The Spanish version was added programmatically by Capstone, so if you don't see the Spanish version when you log in, please let the Heartland AEA library know.

The Copy Link feature has received an upgrade. In addition to copying a link to any article in PebbleGo or PebbleGo Next, you can now copy a link to any category or subcategory within each module as well.

Here are some instructions and a 4-minute video on how to link to Google Docs, Google Slide, Google Classroom, SeeSaw, Canvas, Schoology, FlipGrid, etc.

A July 23, 2021, School Library Journal article reported...

"The number of school librarians around the country has fallen about 20 percent in the last decade, and districts with large numbers of vulnerable students are the most impacted, according to a new report from the School Librarian Investigation: Decline or Evolution? (SLIDE) research project."

In addition to the Heartland AEA library books, 102 Countries Around the World ebooks in Mackin VIA, videos in Learn 360, CultureGrams has some excellent resources.

It includes reliable and up-to-date cultural information on the countries of the world and all 50 U.S. states. State and country reports are written and reviewed by local experts, giving students intimate cultural details from an insider’s perspective.

It also includes ready-to-use Learning Activities, such as photos, flags and recipes. These activities are offered in different categories and grade levels and align to national learning standards.

Click here for the index to earlier issues.