Workshop 6
April 21, 2026
Link to join the meeting:
Workshop #6 Recording:
WORKSHOP 6
Prelude: Teacher Librarians: Please subscribe to https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/learning-hub/ , an open source journal with articles and research related to the K-12 library learning commons concept.
Activity 1: Presentation 5, Design Your Own (20 mins library type groups, 5 Minute whole group activity)
Presentation 5 URLS: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tqqvir67ZeSUcciuyaMWtSJTgEv7LTbdmXgdeEGezFs/edit#gid=224046203
Small Groups Breakout Rooms:
Share and review where you are at with your Design your own project
Give suggestions to your small groups
Volunteers can share their current progress.
Activity 2: Presentation 6 Data Visualization (15 mins small random groups, 5 Minute whole group activity)
Presentation 6 Sharing and Feedback
Shared Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tqqvir67ZeSUcciuyaMWtSJTgEv7LTbdmXgdeEGezFs/edit?gid=788448310#gid=788448310
Small Groups Breakout Rooms:
Share and review where you are at with project
Give suggestions to your small groups
Volunteers can share their current progress.
Activity 3: Review of Artificial Intelligence Tools (10 minutes Whole Group)
Presentation 5 & 6 due in 1 week.
Make sure all other assignments are submitted.
How is your progress on the Additional Reading assignment? (Due by the end of the semester)
Have you posted to the course blog yet? (You need at least one post by the end of the semester)
If you still need to sign up for the blog site, email the student assistant.
Reminder: The Last day of instruction is December 10th, but all assignments must be submitted to Canvas
Sign up for December 2 - for personal consultations
Optional Workshop 7 Sign Ups - Google Sheets Please Look Under INFO 266 Tab
Activity 4: Challenge for Digital Diversity Collection Building (10 minutes Whole Group)
During workshop 7, Working in small groups, you will be challenged to build a diverse, multimedia collection (not including physical resources). Tonight, each student will nominate their topic of interest as well as the technology tool that they would use to promote and share this collection with their library patrons. The technology tool must fit in and be supported by the current OPAC system in the library. It must also be a tool that is easy for your patrons to use and easy to promote to your patrons.
Fill in this sheet to nominate a topic collection from your Presentation 1: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SKDdHXcd-VBdAi5PaY6Nf6-hfV5vrVz3_EcIAQlQ8fQ/edit?usp=sharing
Activity 3: Offensive vs. Defensive Solutions: Banning books (15 min whole group, 20 min small group)
Part 1: Book Banning Discussion
The fight over banning books: https://youtu.be/IAsEJ29xV-A
Read: Book bans are surging after last school year by Matt Zalaznick (11/1/24) Article PDF
Summary: There were 10,046 book bans in public K12 last school year, leading to the removal of 4,231 titles by 877 authors, illustrators and translators, according to PEN America. Book bans skyrocketed by 200% during the 2023-2024 school year, with the challenges coming predominantly from far-right activists targeting stories of race, sexuality and gender identity. There were 10,046 book bans in public K12 last school year, leading to the removal of 4,231 titles by 877 authors, illustrators and translators, according to the final 2023-24 count by PEN America, an anti-censorship organization. The bans occurred in 29 states and 220 districts. Jodi Picoult’s Nineteen Minutes, a 2007 novel about a school shooting, was the most commonly banned book, the organization found. Picoult told PEN America that she doesn’t consider having the most banned book in the country any kind of badge of honor but rather a call for alarm.
Part 2: Compare Offensive vs. Defensive Solutions to Book Banning
In small groups compare the offensive vs. defensive solutions librarians are taking to handle this issue in small groups write on the shared slide your suggestions on how we as librarians should approach this issue:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FxPTc7JUP43zTFhKc3r2mwSo8pwm2w0M14WRGODyx2o/edit?usp=sharing
Resources about Banning Books:
Trust Librarians Website: https://sites.google.com/view/trustlibrariansinfo/home?authuser=1
Banned Books website: https://sites.google.com/view/defend-banned-books/home?authuser=1
Brief Bibliography of Additional resources related to Book Banning: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rNNpP21c828GC3_-1eWvR4S7ttPBhh4wt-gtCC2QBu8/edit?usp=sharing
Additional Reading
Link to the Moms for Liberty group: https://www.momsforliberty.org
Beaufort, SC, bans 5 books from school shelves after push to ban 97 | 60 Minutes https://youtu.be/JNaw_ZPsg7E?feature=shared
See the full list of 97 Books https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beaufort-south-carolina-97-books-ban-attempt-full-list/
Activity 4: Presentation 6 Continued (10 min. Whole Group, 40 min. Small Groups)
Part 1: Review Presentation 6 & Data Visualization (Whole Group)
Re-watch: Dr. Washington share how you can create a dynamic data visualization tool using Google Slides and a variety of data sources.
DIY Storytelling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=6X4nR-GwIRUPbYZQ&v=ZqjeqY-lO7I&feature=youtu.be
Part 2: Build Your Own Presentation 6 Draft (Small Groups)
Shared Sheet (Adapted from workshop 5): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1y_LDlRQ3KjitkR004G_Ia9HUQQZ9icNTqNLPtrAdlSM/edit#slide=id.g1f5a554dbf_0_404
Directions:
Based on the shared sheet from Workshop 5, self select your same group.
Taking what you learned in Workshop 5, now using your own library data, start to build your own data visualization dashboard.
Claim and write your name on one of the blank slides under your group slide from last workshop.
In your small group, help each other to answer questions and give tips as you each start to build your own draft of your Presentation 6.
Archive (please ignore outdated links below):
You can work with your partners in small groups for Presentation 6: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tqqvir67ZeSUcciuyaMWtSJTgEv7LTbdmXgdeEGezFs/edit#gid=546166446
Dr. L will be available to come to your small groups to support and answer questions during this time.
Please ask any clarifying questions now!
Older Jamboard will become obsolete: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1rzLdctdijPLexYg-20qHdMrENmjq2r5VaHJvBEsfiGk/viewer
Older sign up sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-Qch3_B_NuRAqv5kQIBhy6gGj7lTwt6HMvb84s2pJ6Q/edit#gid=174651918
Project 6 Opportunity for independant project: Work on the informed learner website: Six Hours