Angela Wojtecki, eBooks, BookCreator, John Green’s Crash Course, Boom Writer, StoryBird, Google Slides Yearbook, Digital/Media Literacy, BrainPop, Common Sense Media, Databases, American Association of School Librarians

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Jake’s Soapbox

“This made me realize that the creation of the roster was
an event that I couldn’t control, but the way that I
responded was something that I could control. And by doing
that, I could change the outcome.”

Jake’s old student-paced course -
sites.google.com/site/millerstem8 - most of the links no
longer work; the purpose of sharing it is so that you can see
how it was set up.




Today’s Guest: Angela Wojtecki - Angela is the
district library media specialist and tech integrationist for
Nordonia Hills City Schools located in NE Ohio. She helps
co-teach the district's long-term professional development
series program for teachers and also is the host and producer
of the Nordonia Hills City Schools' Podcast series titled
Nordonia Innovators.

You can follow Angela on Twitter at @AngelaWojtecki

or contact her at angela.wojtecki@gmail.com.

Check out the Nordonia Podcast series:
nordoniainnovators.podbean.com




2 Truths & 1 Lie


Question #1: How can students create
eBooks?

BookCreator.com - iOS or web-based, works on Chromebooks
now

StoryBird - storybird.com/educators - free educator
accounts, great for poetry, April - national poetry month,
magnetic poetry activity

BoomWriter - boomwriter.com

Google Slides for eBooks

Examples at bit.ly/flipgridebook3 and
bit.ly/wakeletebook

Jennifer Scott - slidesyearbook.com

Jennifer’s Google Slides tips -
slidesyearbook.com/slides/googleslides






Question #2: Information and media literacy skills are
essential skills that our students need to have in order to
find the most accurate and current information on the web. What
are some website evaluation resources or lesson ideas you can
incorporate in your curriculum that can help students when it
comes to building information and media literacy
skills?

CRAAP Method - researchguides.ben.edu/source-evaluation

BrainPop Resources

Media Literacy -
brainpop.com/english/studyandreadingskills/medialiteracy

Online Sources -
brainpop.com/english/studyandreadingskills/onlinesources



CommonSense Media Resource

"5 Ways to Spot Fake News" -
commonsensemedia.org/videos/5-ways-to-spot-fake-news



Eric Curts’ “4 Fake Sites to Teach Students Website
Evaluation” Post -
controlaltachieve.com/2016/02/fake-sites-teach-website-evaluation.html

Research Databases

National Geographic database

How do we help students feel more willing to use
databases rather than just trusting a Google search?

Gale Database on opposing viewpoints -
gale.com/c/opposing-viewpoints-in-context

Petaluma High School Library - Are These BOGUS? -
phslibrary.info/c.php?g=77436&p=500322

Buzzfeed News “Most Americans Who See Fake News Believe
it, New Survey Says” -
buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/fake-news-survey

John Green

Crash Course Youtube Video Series -
youtube.com/user/crashcourse

Navigating Digital Information (grades 6-12)
youtube.com/watch?v=L4aNmdL3Hr0&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtN07XYqqWSKpPrtNDiCHTzU



The American Association of School Librarians Best
Websites for Teaching and Learning (annual list of best
websites vetted by School Librarians):
ala.org/aasl/standards/best/websites

EdShelf - Edshelf.com





You can follow Angela on Twitter at @AngelaWojtecki or contact
her at angela.wojtecki@gmail.com. And check out the Nordonia
Podcast series link: nordoniainnovators.podbean.com


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