Phil Goerner, Silver Creek High School, Longmont, CO
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Constructing a Digital School Library Collection in the "Race to the Top" | Tech Tidbits
Colorado school librarian Phil Goerner shares how his team will be initiating a Learning Technology Plan to create a digital district library using funds received from a Race to the Top grant.
One of Those Hideous Columns Where the App Dies | Tech Tidbits
In this month's Tech Tidbits column, Phil Goerner highlights perennial apps while also reminding us that learning isn't about the tools, it's about how we teach people to use the tools most effectively.
Wow 'Em with Powtoon | Tech Tidbits from the Guybrarian
If you are looking for a change of pace multimedia tool that spices up and informs your presentations, you should really spend some time with PowToon. Its basic (free!) features allow you to create a video up to five minutes in length using their music, animations, and various templates.
Beyond the Diorama: Punch Up Presentations | Tech Tidbits
Gone are the dioramas of yesteryear. Times have changed, and students can ditch ancient techniques for new cool tools that can give them a deeper understanding of what they are studying. Here are a few resourceful ways to create and implement multimedia presentations that educators should explore during the summer.
Tech Tidbits: Testing, Testing, One, Two, Spring! ACT and SAT Prep Help
It’s spring! Just like the narrator says in the 1947 educational film Body Care and Grooming, "Ah, spring. When birds are on the wing, when flowers bloom... Spring, when a young man's fancy likely turns to...."—Author unknown. The answer has to be testing! High-stakes testing! Advanced Placement testing! American College Testing or even the SAT! Students feel pressured to work hard to prove themselves in this world of achievement.
Tech Tidbits from the Guybrarian: How Big Is Your Toolbox?
It may start this way: you’ve just finished the first lunch period, and because of today's snow, there are massive amounts of students in your library—and a surprising number of them are on task. You’re just now welcoming a social studies class that's here to work on a research project and use the laptop cart and many of your book club students are bursting through the door excitedly.
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