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Getting Started With Social Media in the Library
In this presentation, you will learn what social media means in an educational setting, discover the benefits of using social media in your library, and explore some of the most popular social media components, including social networking, twitter, blogs, wikis and more!
Jessica Lofton, Kaplan University
Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, Professional
Presentation Strand: Technology
Room: North Main B
Friday, 2:30 - 3:20 pm
North Carolina Digital Collections Tour
Finding quality online sources got you down? Join the presenters to learn about the photographs, letters, books, and more in the North Carolina Digital Collections. This free online resource holds thousands of digital items from the State Library and State Archives. You’ll find everything from manuscripts like the Carolina Charter of 1663 to photographs of Cherokee sports to books on the Civil War. More items are added every week!
Lisa Gregory, State Library of North Carolina
Tiffanie Mazanek, State Archives of North Carolina
Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, Professional
Presentation Strand: Technology, Library Promotion
Room: North Main C
North Carolina Digital Collections
Session powerpoint
Friday, 2:30 - 3:20 pm
One student - one vote - NCYA Book Award Preview and Promotion
Learn more about the new titles on the 2012-2013 North Carolina Young Adult Book Award lists for middle and high school. Get your students involved in the voting process this year by promoting these books in your library and giving students the opportunity to have their voice heard in voting for their favorite book. We will have promotional items and door prizes to give away to session participants.
Brita Mann, Marvin Ridge Middle School
Sheila Allen, South Davidson
Blake Norby, Chapel Hill High School
Kim Smith, Charlotte Latin School
Robin Moeller, Appalachian State University
Robin Jordan, North Gaston High School
Audience: Middle, High
Presentation Strand: Reading
Room: North Main D
Session Materials -
Middle and High School Book Award Powerpoint
Friday, 2:30 - 3:20 pm
The Power of Data: An Introduction to Using Data to Improve Library Programs
Using data to improve schools has been a focus for the last 15 years. School libraries have access to local, state, and national data that can help in improving programs, facilities, and instruction. Learn how to advocate for change by benchmarking your program to other successful programs. This session will demonstrate where data can be found and how it can be used. Participants will have time to work with an actual data set.
Sandra Andrews, UNC-Greensboro
Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, Professional
Presentation Strand: Professional Development
Room: North Main E
Power point presentation - Power of Data
Friday, 2:30 - 3:20 pm
Arts 2.0
In this interactive session attendees will learn how the arts can be integrated into the library. From there they will see great websites and other mobile technologies that can be used to enhance those arts-based experiences. Music, art, theater, poetry, dance and more can all happen in the library. Participants are encouraged to bring their creativity and favorite form of technology because they will be writing, drawing, learning, and sharing.
Heather Moorefield-Lang, Virginia Tech
Audience: Elementary, Middle, High
Presentation Strand: Technology
Room: North Main F
Presentation Link: Arts 2.0
Presentation Handout: Arts 2.0 Handout
Friday, 2:30 - 3:20 pm
What's in the Box?
In this interactive Jacques Cousteau and Cirque de Fromage inspired program, John Perry will explore the connections between bistro cooking, bonsai forests, MAD MEN, Django Reinhardt, Election Day, iced coffee, and dangerous books. He will also talk about writing, play some music, and reveal terrible secrets.
John Perry
NCCBA 2012 Picture Book Winning Author
Audience: Elementary
Presentation Strand: Reading
Room: North Main G
Friday, 2:30 - 3:20 pm
Using Picture Books with Big Kids
Think picture books are just for the lower grades? Think again! Join us for book talks of some of the best new titles and how they can be incorporated into upper elementary and middle school classrooms. Come see what publishers are creating to support our Common Core curriculums.
Betsy Crone, Southeast Guilford Middle
Cheryl Bullard, Lincoln Academy
Audience: Middle, Upper elementary
Presentation Strand: Reading, Library Promotion
Room: Ayers
PowerPoint Presentation:
Friday, 2:30 - 3:20 pm
Religious Diversity and Children's Literature
Religious diversity is an important component of the cultural strand of the new Essential Standards for social studies. Participants in this session will learn about the best books to build understanding of different beliefs and practices throughout the world. Book lists for kindergarten to middle school will be provided.
Connie Green, Appalachian State University
Sandra Oldendorf, Appalachian State University
Audience: Elementary, Middle, Professional
Presentation Strand: Professional Development
Room: Ardmore 1
Friday, 2:30 - 3:20 pm
Time to Teach
Time To Teach is a discipline program that fosters optimum learning behaviors in diverse classrooms across the country. The past fifty years have brought about rapid changes in family structure, technology, the media, as well as political decision making, and pedagogy. Time To Teach supplies Generation Y with appropriate tools for building a classroom with clearly defined limits, mutual respect, and warm emotional support in an effort of facilitating learning for all.
Carmen Holley, Ridge Spring-Monetta High School
Audience: Elementary, Middle, High
Presentation Strand: Professional Development
Room: Ardmore 2
Friday, 2:30 - 3:20 pm
Free Online Resources from DPI
The implementation of the Common Core and NC Essential Standards has resulted in an increased emphasis on research and higher-level thinking skills. This session will focus on supporting the new standards by using online resources available through DPI's WiseOwl program.
Dan Sparlin, NC WiseOwl Webmaster
Audience: Elementary, Middle, High, Professional
Presentation Strand: Technology, Common Core
Room: Ardmore 3
Friday, 2:30 - 3:20 pm
Children's Story Telling and Young Adult Storytelling
Join two local storytellers in an interactive workshop. J. Ruffin-Pittman's Storytelling workshop is a history lesson for young adult readers. She tells the story of The Middle Passage that was enhanced by reading Sharon Draper's book, Copper Sun. She also tells a story called "The Emancipation Proclamation" that is also based on history from the Pre-Civil War Era. Patti Lambe's Storytelling workshop is a history lesson and she has a plethora of lessons to choose. She uses magic tricks and has handouts for the participants.
Jacquelyn Ruffin-Pittman, Northwest Halifax High School
Patti Lambe, Patti Cake The Storyteller
Audience: Elementary, Middle, High
Presentation Strand: Reading, Library Promotion
Room: Gaines 1
Friday, 2:30 - 3:20 pm
Glogster, it's as easy as 1-2-3!
Step by step instructions on how to implement Glogster in an elementary school setting - from staff development to PTA funding to collaboration with teachers. Student examples will be shared. Demonstration and practice with Glogster will be facilitated as time (and connectivity) allows. Will use an Edmodo for follow-up questions and sharing of ideas.
Lisa Rose, Moyock Elementary School
Teresa Burnett, Moyock Elementary School
Audience: Elementary, Middle
Presentation Strand: Technology, Professional Development
Room: Gaines 2
All presentation resources are available on www.Edmodo.com code: 2su5h8 We will use the site as a back channel for questions during and after the presentation.
Friday, 2:30 - 3:20 pm
Daily 5 and The Library Media Center
Daily 5 is being used in elementary schools across North Carolina. Learn about its components and how the library media center can help support classroom teachers in making Daily 5 sucessful in their classrooms.
Jennifer Jones, St. Stephens Elementary School
Audience: Elementary
Presentation Strand: Reading
Room: Terrace 3
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