Keep Calm And Try New Tech

Keep Calm and
Try New Tech
Meagan Major
ODU LIBS 602

Welcome!
Meagan Major
mmajo001@odu.edu

Making and Using Infographics
- Infographics provide visual representations of
information and data.
- Visuals on an infographic should support the text.
- Infographics can be created digitally or hand-drawn-
check out this tool for creating your own:
- Want to print your infographic? Try BlockPosters.

Using Infographics in School
• Project directions
• See these directions for the 12th
Grade US Government Service
Learning Requirement (VA SOL US
GOVT.1 and GOVT.17)
• SOL Review Projects
• Back to School Night Parent
Guide
• Library Policies

Infographic Tools
www.piktochart.com
www.venngage.com
easel.ly
• What message would you want to
communicate in a classroom or library
using infographics?
• Talk to the people at your table about your
ideas- would you use this tool?
• Share with the rest of the group what you
decide!

Podcasting- Why Use It?
• Audio recordings that can be
downloaded or streamed on mobile
devices or computers.
• Encourage students to read more
and with greater fluency.
• Help ESOL students connect sounds
to text (MindShift, 2016).
• Blends audio and visual literacy skills
to encourage higher order thinking.

Make Your Own Podcasts
• On the computer: http://clyp.it

• On a mobile device: Spreaker Studio
Make Your Own Podcasts
Scan this QR Code to
download Spreaker
from the App Store
Scan this QR Code to
download Spreaker
from Google Play for
Android

Using Podcasts in Schools
• Play aloud for students as they read the transcript or associated story.
• Create an audio version of directions for students who struggle with reading comprehension.
• Have students create a podcast as an oral presentation of a research project
• VA English 12 SOL 12.1 The student will make a formal oral presentation in a group or individually.
• Have students to conduct digital and print based research on a topic of interest to them in the
library. For their product, they should write and produce an informative or persuasive podcast
about their topic.
• Create and imbed a weekly or
monthly library book talk
podcast on the library website
to keep students, teachers, and
parents up to date on new titles
and resources

Using Podcasts in Schools
• Play aloud for students as they read the transcript or associated story.
• Create an audio version of directions for students who struggle with reading comprehension.
• Have students create a podcast as an oral presentation of a research project
• VA English 12 SOL 12.1 The student will make a formal oral presentation in a group or individually.
• Have students to conduct digital and print based research on a topic of interest to them in the
library. For their product, they should write and produce an informative or persuasive podcast
about their topic.
• Create and imbed a weekly or
monthly library book talk
podcast on the library website
to keep students, teachers, and
parents up to date on new titles
and resources
Do you have a favorite podcast? If so,
share it with your table members!
Brainstorm 3 ways that you could use
podcasting in your library or school.
Share with a partner!

Screencasting- Making
your own videos!
What is a screencast?
• Audio and video recording of a
slideshow or presentation.
Why use screencasts?
• Flipped classroom notes
• See programs like Khan Academy
• Teachers and librarians can spend time in
school practicing skills rather than direct
instruction.
• Students can create a PowerPoint or Prezi
without having to stand up and present in front
of the class- great for kids who are anxious
about oral presentations!
Check out this Khan Academy screencast!

How to Create a Screencast
https://screencast-o-matic.com/

Using Screencasts in School
• Record PowerPoint presentations with
narration and post on class or school
websites so students can access notes at
home.
• For the library: record a screencast on how
to access databases or cite sources and post
on the library website!
• Have students create a PowerPoint
presentation after researching a topic
• In this example, students looked at
migration and cultural diffusion.
• Students can record a screencast of
their presentation and upload it to
YouTube to share.
Student example of a screencast project-
created using Screencastify
• VA World Geography SOL WG.6 The student will
analyze past and present trends in human migration
and cultural interaction as they are influenced by
social, economic, political, and environmental factors.

• Find someone in the room who works
with the same age group of students as
you (K-2nd, 3rd-6th,7th-9th, or 10th-12th)
• With your grade level partner or group,
discuss how using a screencast might
work in your school or library.
• Have you ever made a screencast
before? Share with the group!
How Can Screencasting
Work for You?

Flipgrid: Video Response
and Reflection
Why use a Flipgrid?
• Flipgrid allows teachers or instructors to post a prompt or question,
and students record a video response.
• Students can watch classmates’ video responses as well!
What is Flipgrid?
“Flipgrid is a video discussion community
for your classroom that supercharges your
students’ voices” (flipgrid.com).

Flipgrid: How to Use It
Click this to create your
own FlipGrid!

• In the classroom: have students read a short story and respond to
a prompt by creating a video in Flipgrid.
• In the library: Have students and teachers record book reviews or
book suggestions in Flipgrid! Link it in the library with a QR code
at the circulation desk or post it on the library website.
• Have students record a response to a current event video, such as
CNN10, then watch and respond to the videos posted by at least
two classmates.
• VA English 11 SOL 11.2 The student will examine how values and points of
view are included or excluded and how media influences beliefs and
behaviors.
a) Use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge
in ways others can view, use, and assess.
b) Use media, visual literacy, and technology skills to create products
Using Flipgrid in Schools

https://flipgrid.com/f67951
Try It Out!
Follow the link below or scan the QR Code
to go to a FlipGrid for our session. Record
your answer to this prompt:
“Of the four new tech tools we talked
about today, which one was your favorite?
Discuss one way that you could use it in
your classroom, library, or school. Which
tool are you the most unsure about? What
problem(s) could you foresee?”
Take three to five minute to reflect and write
down your favorite tech tool that we talked
about today out of these options:
• Infographics
• Clyp or Spreaker for
Podcasting
• QR Codes
• Screencasting
• Flipgrids

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