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Add your name & your hack to the columns! en-us 2019-03-03 00:12:32 UTC 2023-01-26 18:11:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ninja.png https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352406411 2019-04-17 19:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352406411 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352406784 2019-04-17 19:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352406784 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352407027 2019-04-17 19:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352407027 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352415861 http://www.reedylibrary.com/]]> 2019-04-17 19:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352415861 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352416722 2019-04-17 19:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352416722 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352417344 2019-04-17 19:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352417344 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352417720 http://borchardtlibrary.edublogs.org/category/lambert-the-librarian-writes/]]> 2019-04-17 19:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352417720 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352419399 2019-04-17 19:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352419399 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352419662 2019-04-17 19:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352419662 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352420069 https://sites.google.com/friscoisd.org/reedygsuiteacademy/home]]> 2019-04-17 19:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352420069 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352420832 2019-04-17 19:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352420832 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352421137 2019-04-17 19:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352421137 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352424719 2019-04-17 20:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352424719 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352425279 2019-04-17 20:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352425279 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427007 2019-04-17 20:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427007 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427092 Awesometables is a great way to share lists of you tube vids or other websites. Create the table one time and all you have to do is add to it and it will update your site. Look at the buttons for book talks and for you tube. ]]> 2019-04-17 20:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427092 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427151 Writing with VR Goggles.. students practice descriptive writing using vr ]]> 2019-04-17 20:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427151 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427169 2019-04-17 20:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427169 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427278 Ukulele club that happens every six weeks]]> 2019-04-17 20:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427278 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427313 Microscpic pic contest — Guess the Object in the Library]]> 2019-04-17 20:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427313 jdewaelsche1 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427366 My circ desk is so high that if I sat behind, I would be hidden. I placed 4 computers on the desk for student sign-ins. Helps when I have 50-60 students coming in at lunch. ]]> 2019-04-17 20:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427366 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427487 Use Teams similar to Hangouts for group discussion. ]]> 2019-04-17 20:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427487 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427509 2019-04-17 20:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427509 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427559 Baby book club: invite parents and kids younger than the school age for a story time ]]> 2019-04-17 20:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427559 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427563 2019-04-17 20:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427563 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427603 Stick Together Stress Relieving instead of coloring ]]> 2019-04-17 20:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427603 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427612 Created a Canvas course and added it to every student's dashboard.  The library resources are now right there where students log in every day.]]> 2019-04-17 20:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427612 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427616 http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards/best/websites]]> 2019-04-17 20:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427616 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427699 2019-04-17 20:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427699 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427815 Gallery Walk for Novels with resources ]]> 2019-04-17 20:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352427815 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428016 Working toward a mobile circ desk and transforming the large, stationary desk into the makerspace corner.]]> 2019-04-17 20:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428016 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428037 2019-04-17 20:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428037 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428040 Little book clubs around our district.]]> 2019-04-17 20:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428040 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428076 Totally stole this idea from Pinterest]]> 2019-04-17 20:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428076 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428209 #librarianloop]]> 2019-04-17 20:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428209 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428326 Share data every six weeks with admin and other socila media platforms]]> 2019-04-17 20:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428326 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428389 We keep a basket at the desk with good books in it. The kids are always going through it-the think it's magic.]]> 2019-04-17 20:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428389 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428460 Share them in public library, district admin office, polling center. ]]> 2019-04-17 20:36:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428460 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428852 2019-04-17 20:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428852 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428856 Little Libraries in the Library of Staff recommendations ]]> 2019-04-17 20:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428856 heidi_neltner https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352428893 Have "famous" school community member read books and attach that video as an "aura" to the book using HP Reveal or QR codes.

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@beeinthebookends]]> 2019-04-17 20:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429119 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429143 @marywoodard
@mesqlibraries

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SpringISD]]> 2019-04-17 20:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429168 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429170 @Letts_Read]]> 2019-04-17 20:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429170 ms_denriquez https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429194 #lhjhlibrary
@msdenriquez]]> 2019-04-17 20:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429194 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429197 You can do the cube.  After learning to solve, after learning to follow their templates, they started creating their own.  Students made their assistant principal in cubes.  He loved it.]]> 2019-04-17 20:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429197 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429231 IG: albanyhighlibrary 
Twitter: @AlbHSlibrary]]> 2019-04-17 20:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429231 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429267 @ahhslibrary on IG
@librarian_roni on Twitter]]> 2019-04-17 20:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429267 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429299 @redhudson3 
@shandslibrary ]]> 2019-04-17 20:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429299 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429320 Follow Palmview High School on Twitter! @phslobos  Thanks! -Nelly Barrera Manzetti 🤗]]> 2019-04-17 20:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429320 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429328 Scanner Glare
I use half of a car shade to block the light that was giving students (and me) issues when they are trying to check in books.  I also put eyeball stickers on the scanner and and positioned a stuffed unicorn to keep them from doing wrist contortions when checking in books.  I ask them to have the the scanner look at the unicorn.]]> 2019-04-17 20:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429328 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429332 LEGO Wall! Kids watch YouTube and learn to build fun things! @lioncommons @misty2shea]]> 2019-04-17 20:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429332 karen_piedra https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429362 @kpiedra (Twitter)
@NISDFranklinLib (Twitter)
Nisdfranklin_library (Instagram)]]> 2019-04-17 20:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429362 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429371 @etolerton]]> 2019-04-17 20:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429371 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429391 @NimitzLibrary


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Not a library, but opportunity for South Texas

@TBFBay Twitter/Instagram]]> 2019-04-17 20:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429613 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429668 GONZALES High School
IG: apacheslibrary
Twitter : @apacheslibrary]]> 2019-04-17 20:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429668 kimberly_roy https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429740 @NISDValeLibrary (Twitter)
ValeLibrarian (Instagram)]]> 2019-04-17 20:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429740 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429744 @Sciguybrarian]]> 2019-04-17 20:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429744 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429758  Personal Twitter @rrtechtchr
Library Instagram @centraljhlib 
(I have a library Twitter and FB page all linked through Instagram. One IG post posts in all 3 places.)



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@BeckerElemLib School Twitter]]> 2019-04-17 20:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429955 https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429956 Get active save lives. ]]> 2019-04-17 20:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sgick/Hack20/wish/352429956