Thursday's Thoughts...

Hello Kiser Readers!  Make sure you check out the book trailer I found on Youtube today for the Newbery Award winning book Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures!  I am looking forward to seeing everyone soon at school!  Enjoy the rest of your summer vacation - see you soon!

~Mrs. Long

Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures - Book Trailer

Thursday's Thoughts!

July has been the best month!  I finished all of my course work for two grad classes, attended Pinnacle XIX training, GCS Librarian's Summer Institute and now SYSOP training!  Learned so much, got inspired by awesome teachers who are excited about teaching and I am finally learning how to use Twitter!  Good times people!  

Kiser students - I hope you are reading, reading and reading and I can't wait to hear all about the books you have read this summer!

Stay tuned for a sneak peak of the library as we get ready for the 2014-15 school year!

~Mrs. Long

Welcome to Your Kiser Library (Destiny Quest) - My first iMovie tutorial for the students!

Your Librarian is in School this Summer!

Hi Roaring Readers,

It's Wednesday, July 16th, and I am at a workshop with other Gaston County librarians, learning all kinds of great things to bring back to Kiser and to our library!  I hope each of you are reading many books this summer.  I can't wait to show you the new books we have for our library and to start using our new Chromebooks.  Stay tuned for more information about Dot Day! See you soon - you all are the best!

~Mrs. Long

Andragogy? What is it? Should I care?

Well, I am posting again.  Kiser Roaring Readers, if you are reading this, you can either keep reading and learn something new, or you can visit the blog another time.   The post doesn't really have anything to do with you as student readers, but that is okay, you can keep reading if you want.  I just participated in a training session all about andragogy.  It's a big word for how adults learn.  Basically, whenever I have to share technology ideas with our other Kiser teachers, I have keep in mind how adults learn.  Just like students, teachers keep learning, even as adults.  We want to know why we are at a training session, how it will benefit us, and why we should care about it.  Each time I plan professional development for our school, I will keep this in mind.  I don't want to waste anyone's precious time with professional development that isn't purposeful and important.  So,  here's to andragogy...how adults learn.  Something new for this adult learner to keep in mind!

App Smashing Reflection - Get ready Kiser Readers!

Wow!  What a busy morning.  I have been attending Pinncale XIX training with other Gaston County teachers this week and it has been a blast!  We just spent the morning learning all about App Smashing and how to bring this method of integrating technology into instruction to YOU, our precious students.  I just read an online article titled, "APP-SMASH:  The BEN BLOOM FIST IN THE SAMR GLOVE."  Basically, it is all about how educators purposefully select and combine APPS for the students to use, encouraging learners to move beyond the basic remembering and understanding level of the curriculm.  Teachers need to think about how technology can be purposefully integrated into content instruction to best prepare students for their roles in the real world!

I am so excited to tell you that we will have a total fo 31 Chromebooks in the library in the fall and we are going to use them, plus a new iPad, to explore technology and combine learning with building your technology skills.  I am going to be thinking about App Smashing and how best to teach you library and reading skills and 21st Century technology skills that will be just right for you!

Enjoy your summer, keep reading, and be ready to get back to blogging and book commercials in August!

~Mrs. Long

Here is an example of something I learned today with the Comic Life App: