Library & Digital Resources

• What Social Media Platform is Most Popular?
• Social Media and Copyright
• OneClick Check List
• No. 'The Simpsons' Did Not Predict Monkeypox
• PowerKnowledge and Core Concepts Science
• Britannica Image Quest
• Common Sense News and Media Literacy Resource Center
  
• Professional Learning
• 2022-23 IASL Award Books & Teaching Resources
  
• 172 New Articles in PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next

Direct link to the newsletter: https://www.smore.com/k42gf

Just a note, several TLs mentioned that suggesting some Iowa School Library Standard(s) is a helpful reference. We'll try it again this year in some newsletters.

Which social media platform is used by 95% of teens?

You’ll want to read the article and study the charts in the Pew Research Center survey (April to May 2022.)

Here's an interesting quote from the study:

“Do kids use social media too much? Only 36% of the teens in this survey think so. Fifty-five percent said they use just the right amount, and 8% said they don’t use it enough!

Could they give it up? Fifty-four percent of survey respondents said it would be somewhat to very hard to do so; 46% said it would be somewhat to very easy.”

Iowa School Library Standard TL4. The TL teaches the skills and understandings required for digital literacy and the safe, legal, and ethical use of digital resources.

Sharing on Social Platforms

TikTok and some other social media platforms include their own music library to use in making videos. Using pre-cleared music ensures that the videos will not be subject to copyright infringement claims or takedown notices.

Platforms are not interchangeable. Sharing those videos across platforms (i.e. from TikTok to YouTube, FortNite, Roblox, etc.) can create problems. There are different music licensing terms and conditions for each platform so it may be a copyright infringement to transfer between platforms.

Consider using Soundzabound.com that has been licensed for K-12 schools by Iowa AEAs.

Social Platforms and Safety

Posting videos with student names, faces, home addresses, and the even name of the school can expose private facts about the individual and this data needs to be protected.

When using a platform for video school assignments, teach and model safe Internet practices.

• Require protective measures such as making links private
• Do not include student names or other personally identifiable information
• Seek family permission and communicate what platform the student will be using
• Consider private links or password requirements for livestream events
• Be aware of the platform’s community standards for content before uploading

Source: AIME News, vol. 36, #4.

Green copyright symbol. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 2 Nov 2020.
quest.eb.com/search/132_3044525/1/132_3044525/cite. Accessed 25 Aug 2022.

Iowa School Library Standard TL4. The TL teaches the skills and understandings required for digital literacy and the safe, legal, and ethical use of digital resources.

Heartland AEA can create a generic QuickCard if you want to use it with kindergarteners and first graders.The tech director would need to create a new email (like kindergarten@districtname.org) in a new OU and then resync with Heartland AEA.

We can provide a PDF of the QuickCards for elementary students. You can print, or have Heartland AEA print them. Cost:

• 8.5x11 color: $.12/page -- $.32/page laminated + $.01 to cut
• 8.5x11 b/w: $.06/page – $.25/page laminated + $.01 to cut

Let us know if you need the OneClick image or button for your webpage.

The Heartland AEA page has been changed to emphasize access to digital resources through AEA Scout and OneClick.

A poster and laptop cling are available for purchase. Go to csonline.heartlandaea.org and search OneClick.

If your school would like apps removed on the school launchpad, let us know. For example, Pebble Go is not needed at high school.

We’ll have a 1-minute video that shows how to create folders, change the launchpad look, move apps, create an auto-launch app. It should be available later next week.

Teachers can learn more about OneClick in this SoftChalk presentation.

Settings:

• Teachers can add their own apps from the ClassLink library of thousands of apps. It is currently turned off for students.
• Apps to the digital resources provided by Heartland AEA and statewide are “locked” and can’t be deleted by the user. Individuals can move lesser-used apps to a folder. This might be helpful with our youngest learners.
• Safari problem? The Safari extension is a little “weird” with ClassLink. It’s better to try to use the Chrome ClassLink extension.
• Some apps will require the user to enter their unique username/password the first time and then it’s remembered. Example: Training System in AEA Learning Online.
• If a teacher is assigned to multiple buildings or is district-wide, it’s possible that their listing in the Google groups might need to be changed. Contact us.
• Teacher can’t log in. There may be two things going on in the AEA training system. 1. The teacher’s school email in the AEA training system may not match their school email. Change to the school email. 2. When you find the Profile(s) section under Employment Info in the training system, be sure the Teacher box is checked. If you need assistance, contact Blake, bmeling@iowaaea.org.
• Questions? Start with Susan Schrader.

This is an interesting and current article for a media literacy lesson or discussion about “false evidence” and how a collage is used.

Image from the website.

Iowa School Library Standard TL4. The TL teaches the skills and understandings required for digital literacy and the safe, legal, and ethical use of digital resources.

These science resources are new statewide this year. They are accessible through OneClick and the Heartland AEA page. Core Concepts Science will also be integrated into AEA Scout later this semester.

• PowerKnowledge Earth & Science (grades 3-6)
• PowerKnowledge Life Science (grades 3-6)
• PowerKnowledge Physical Science (grades 3-6)
• Core Concepts Science Periodic Table (grades 7-12)
• Core Concepts Science Chemistry (grades 7-12)
• Core Concepts Science Biology (grades 7-12)

How-to-navigate videos for PowerKnowledge and Core Concepts Science.

Iowa School Library Standard LM3. The library provides experiences with and access to a current and diverse collection of resources, fiction and nonfiction, print and digital, to support student and curriculum needs.

iClipart for Schools has been available for a while but didn't meet the criteria for the statewide RFP last spring. ImageQuest from Britannica is now available to all students and staff. You can search and limit results to clipart. Search for images for:

• primary sources for social studies
• science phenomenon (ie. waves)
• vocabulary cards or image dictionary
• relating newly learned content to an image
  

ImageQuest is accessible through OneClick, and the Heartland AEA page. If you're on the regular Britannica site click Your Britannica Resources in the top right and choose ImageQuest.

Just a FYI...

Some new civics lessons for grades 8–12 have been added to the News and Media Literacy Resource Center.

Other new resources include lessons and activities about popular topics such as: conspiracy theories, cancel culture in schools, and social media algorithms. Lessons can be used independently, adapted, or used alongside their core curriculum.

Image from https://www.commonsense.org/education/

Iowa School Library Standard TL4. The TL teaches the skills and understandings required for digital literacy and the safe, legal, and ethical use of digital resources.

SLJ Day of Dialog is October 6. The free daylong program of author panels, in-depth conversations, and keynote talks will inform, inspire, and entertain you.

Register https://www.slj.com/event/school-library-journal-day-of-dialog-2022-fall

Iowa School Library Standard LM8. The career development plan directs professional development to foster leadership competence and creativity in developing instruction, services and programs for the library.

If the ebook and audiobook were available, they are included in Mackin VIA. You can also access from OneClick. Click Groups in Mackin VIA to find:

• 2022-23 Iowa Children’s Choice (33 titles)
• 2022-23 Iowa Goldfinch (16 titles)
• 2022-23 Iowa High School (18 titles)
• 2022-23 Iowa Teen (21 titles)

TeachingBooks.net

Here are links to thousands of teaching resources, lesson plans, author/illustrator videos and interviews, and more:

Goldfinch

https://www.teachingbooks.net/qltkk3j

ICCA

https://www.teachingbooks.net/qlnhsci

Iowa Teen

https://www.teachingbooks.net/qlw4ysb

Iowa High School

https://www.teachingbooks.net/qlfubcw

Image from https://www.iasl-ia.org/awards/book-awards

Iowa School Library Standard LM3. The library provides experiences with and access to a current and diverse collection of resources, fiction and nonfiction, print and digital, to support student and curriculum needs.

Iowa School Library Standard TL6. The TL collaborates with teachers to design and teach engaging learning experiences.

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