Smashing Research: Engaging Students and the Research Project

I and my friend, Sue Fitzgerald, had the honor of being chosen to present at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago this year.  When she and I talked about our topic, we thought it would be relevant to not only talk about the importance of research, but also how to make it more engaging and student-owned.  Here is the presentation (which I can't believe I forgot to add!!)
It contains ideas for:
Project-based learning
Smashing apps to create a digital research project
TON of websites
Unique ways to combine sites for projects
Examples of excellent student proejcts

Twelve Days of Tech-mas 2015 Edition

12 days of Techmas from Naomi Bates

Social Media and the Library

Social media for libraries from Naomi Bates

Powerpoint: Remodeling a 20th Century Tool for the 21st Century Classroom

So, what did I learn at TCEA?

TCEA is always a great conference to go to when you want to fill your head, knowledge, and devices with educational technology in action.  From apps to Google everything; tools to pedagogy and everything in between, I absorbed as much as possible, hoping it will stick.


So, when I got back to work today, the first thing I did was start working with presentation tools in an amazing session I sat through in Library Academy.  This is just one of the 10 a librarian from Clear Creek (Shirley Dickey) shared.  It's called e-maze.  So, if you're tired of the same old powerpoint or Prezi, try this one.  It's a freemium, so you have access to it, you just can't download it (must have internet access).
This is a presentation I'm doing with the choir teacher tomorrow to show them different types of video creators they could possibly use :)  Love this site!!

I'm Picking Up Good Curations: Content Curation Tools in the Classroom

Presentation: Copyright in the Digital Age

Copyright, Fair Use and Creative Commons in the Digital Classroom from naomibates

Digital Curation presentation

This is another presentation I'll be doing this summer for professional development.  It's all about digital curation but more than that, it's giving educators some tools before school starts so they can begin to explore the possibilities, get hands-on learning, and think about incorporating projects into lessons or even begin to collaborate with others to think above and beyond

If you can't see this, try the link: http://prezi.com/tibk6zdnmgov/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

Creating a PLN: Using Twitter to Build a Community

One in a series of summer presentations

A mashup booktalk presentation: Prezi, Animoto, and Schooltube!

Fall 2010 YA Booktalk on Prezi

A presentation...

It's simple, but the delivery is what makes it : ) Enjoy!

Book trailers - Making students want to read created by Naomi Bates, Northwest High School on Prezi