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Edgy Tech Tools & TipsFor Today’s Librarians
Presenter: Jessica Bailey
Presentation Description
What does it mean to be a librarian on the edge? Embracing technology is key, and this presentation is designed to introduce four easy tech tools that you can use in today’s high schools, no matter your skill level. We’ll cover QR Codes, augmented reality through Aurasma, Piktochart, and 3-D design program Tinkercad.
QR Codes
Aurasma
Piktochart
Tinkercad
QR Codes• Curriculum Connections
• Book trailers or Book Talks• Interactive Bulletin Boards• Links to info., videos, Google Docs
• Apps that scan both QR Codes & Barcodes include:• QR Scanner• QR Reader for iPhone• Qrbot• Bakodo
• Free websites for creating QR Codes:• http://www.qr-code-generator.com• http://www.qrstuff.com• https://www.the-qrcode-generator.com
Try me! Hold your phone up to the screen to scan!
• What I like about this tool: • Free• Easy to upload URL, change colors, etc.
• Things to consider:• Relies on wireless internet connection
Aurasma• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvYinZdZGkg
• Curriculum Connections• Science SOLs• Interactive book covers• Bring historical figures to life!
• Download the app to your smart phone• Visit www.aurasma.com• View hundreds of examples, or create your own!• What I like about this tool:
• Free• Easy to upload videos/images
• Things to consider:• System freezes occasionally• May have to keep refreshing app
• Back to the Future
Piktochart• Curriculum Connections:
• Creative writing assignments• Comparison charts• Display graphs for research findings
• Visit www.piktochart.com• What I like about this tool:
• Free• Easy to upload videos/images• Lots of free template options
• Things to consider:• Have to pay to upgrade/use all
templates
Tinkercad• Designs for 3-D Printers• Curriculum Connections:
• Create bookmarks or displays• Math measurements put to good use• Creating symbols
• Visit www.tinkercad.com• What I like about this tool:
• Free• Several shape generators provided
• Things to consider:• Takes some time to master• Must change measurements to inches• Only simple shapes provided• Must save as .stl file (some computers may
need to download software to do this)
Questions?• PPT is available on my blog via Slideshare: http://theb00kishblonde.blogspot.com • Email me for link: [email protected]
Hagustin. (1 Jan. 2013). Augmented Human Skull [Wikimedia Commons]. Retrieved from
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:App_iSkull,_an_augmented_human_skull.jpg.
Quote images. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.hippoquotes.com/technology-quotes-for-education.
Yuval Y. (18 May 2009). Julius Caesar Wall Painting in Acre, Israel [Flickr]. Retrieved from
https://www.flickr.com/photos/yuval_y/3508358142.
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