https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks Here are a variety of resources that are essentials for both classroom and library use. en-us 2020-11-12 16:17:19 UTC 2025-11-19 22:52:32 UTC hello@padlet.com kvarela71 https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1702980534 Peardeck can take any boring google side and turn it into a fun and interactive assignment. Peardeck is an add on that can easily be downloaded into your Google add-ons, and it extremely user friendly. Peardeck will prompt and suggest activities that can be embedded into new or existing Google slides, and it can allow for a self led, or teacher led lesson. ]]> 2021-08-29 23:09:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1702980534 kvarela71 https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1702986907 Nearpod is another great tool to create interactive lessons. Nearpod can take existing Google slides and Powerpoint slides and turn them into interactive masterpieces. One of my favorite features of this resources if the ability to make user responses and poll responses anonymous. This allows for shyer users to be open and honest about their feelings or opinions. The Nearpod library also had great pre made lessons available as well for both teacher's and librarians. This is not an entirely free resource but it is something that could be purchased using library or school funds, and chances are that your district is already using Nearpod as a part of their curriculum. ]]> 2021-08-29 23:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1702986907 kvarela71 https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1702989315 The "School Library Journal" has been providing librarians with a plethora of book recommendations as well as technological resources and in depth reviews from fellow library professionals. ]]> 2021-08-29 23:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1702989315 kvarela71 https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1702994308 "The Library Journal" is another resource that is great for librarians that are interested in expanding their collection, as well as keep up to date with issues that pertain to the library world. ]]> 2021-08-29 23:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1702994308 kvarela71 https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1702997604 Flipgrid is a must for teachers and librarians interested in increasing their student engagement. Flipgrid allows students to create video responses on set prompts and topics. Students can be as creative as want, they can add filters to their videos, pause and stop to create stop motion videos, or add and embed pictures and links to their videos. At my current school, we use Flipgrid to help our Emergent Bilingual students practice their English speaking skills privately. ]]> 2021-08-29 23:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1702997604 kvarela71 https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1703017503 Technology advancements are made every single day, and unfortunately there isn't enough time for schools to schedule necessary professional development to learn how to use these technologies. This website has a plethora of tutorials for new and older school technologies. ]]> 2021-08-29 23:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1703017503 kvarela71 https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1703021056 The American Library Association is the one stop shop for all library professionals. It's a great resource for new librarians beginning their career, and for seasoned library professionals trying to keep up to date with new and current library trends. ]]> 2021-08-29 23:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kvarela71/Bookmarks/wish/1703021056