• Greenbush Presentation

    by  • May 2, 2013

    Hi everyone! I so enjoyed being with an enthusiastic group of librarians today.  Thanks for allowing me to be a part of your day.  Please contact me if you have questions.  I am adding the presentation and links below. CCSS and Libraries – Greenbush Presentation from Blue Valley School District Symbaloo – Links from presentation [...]

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    Presentation Tools

    by  • May 1, 2013

    I am presenting tomorrow to a group of librarians about CCSS and I have been debating about the best presentation tool. I am settling with Keynote – why? Well, it is a proven tool. Although everyone loves a Prezi, it makes me motion sick at times with the zoom. Going back and forth from the [...]

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    Tech Notes Blog

    by  • April 16, 2013

    It has been busy and I have not been updating my blog with all the things going on in my small tech and library world.  I am posting a quick resource that our team created, Tech Notes.  The Ed Tech Team will provide teachers with tools each month and highlight teachers using technology effectively.  We [...]

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    Google Reader Starred Item

    by  • April 15, 2013

    Item from my Google ReaderUse Shared Google Drive Folders to Distribute Assignments to Students noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Byrne) April 07, 2013 at 08:05PM (from Free Technology for Teachers)

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    Digital Footprint

    by  • March 5, 2013

    From the BV Cyber Citizen site I created, I posted a few new pages addressing specific social networking sites. Twitter SnapChat Instagram As I was creating information about each site, I realized the common theme surrounded being aware of your digital footprint.  It is not that Twitter or Instagram are bad sites – but such [...]

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    Zite – an app to love

    by  • February 8, 2013

    Zite is a great app to expand your Personal Learning Network (PLN).  I have been using it for a few months and continue to appreciate the resources it provides.  Zite delivers relevant content based off of what you read and what you “like”.  It is similar to reading the CNN app of a magazine-like design [...]

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    Curation Tools – A How-To

    by  • February 4, 2013

    Added a how-to/guide to curation tools.  A step-by-step guide to Scoop.it is available.  Currently, I am working on a guide for Pearltrees as well. As a librarian, I see these curation tools as a valuable resource.  Create for each research project or instruct students how to create one for a project.  Make it a collaborative [...]

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    Diigo Advanced Features

    by  • February 4, 2013

    Just discovered Diigo’s advanced features to move, delete and other organizational features. In the top left, choose the Advanced view. Checkmark boxes appear next to each bookmark. Select the bookmarks you prefer and then choose More Actions. I used this feature to delete multiple bookmarks. I set up an If Then Then That so my [...]

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