A research adventure One of the real joys of my work this fall was a real world research trip I had the opportunity to take with our Art History Independent Study students. Inspired by last year’s Independent Study students’ fascinating final presentations, their teacher and I had the brainstorm to take this year’s students to the Library of Congress and Smithsonian museum libraries for some real world, close-to-the-art research. It was a bit of a pipe dream getting from Texas to D.C., but […]
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Upcoming “iPadpalooza”
On June 19, our district will be hosting its first iPadpalooza in Austin, Texas. Cosponsored by TCEA, iPadpalooza will be a learning event for all things iPad. Student presenters will talk about our own experience with 1:1 iPads, as well as educator led sessions on helpful apps, lessons incorporating the iPad in classrooms, use of iPads in libraries, and the nuts and bolts of iPad use. We want to hear your stories as well, particularly focusing on collaboration, creation and creativity. The call for presentations […]
iPads in Libraries — CIL Presentation
My presentation on iPads in Libraries (including video of various libraries using iPads) can be found here. Austin is a food truck city, and it seemed analogous to me to the idea of libraries becoming mobile. Ipads in School Libraries — Computers in Libraries 2012 More PowerPoint presentations from C Foote