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Media Monday (5/2/22): BOB Updates & AASL Announcement, Grants, and More!

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They traveled to Harnett County to compete on Monday, April 25th. </span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Swift Creek Middle School's MBOB team placed 3rd in the Region 3 MBOB Competiton. They traveled to Nash County to compete on Tuesday, April 26th. </span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">                        <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15hOgdOPhNdLAE5r4y9dbDdL_qlZQEagsqY4ocxfaU7-ikINlkJlj9_KRc7-Vn27GexT1EiCxFKudcDZROI-P_TAZgatetO2MNCbXpwVxD2qIz0jlKy0_VoAwz8v7j20fKNrUKzT6nEglJsVvFRuRlD5RAdvyYDv1Cw_qEQEwfhcY1P8xNFN0DK7O1Q/s940/IMG-2012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15hOgdOPhNdLAE5r4y9dbDdL_qlZQEagsqY4ocxfaU7-ikINlkJlj9_KRc7-Vn27GexT1EiCxFKudcDZROI-P_TAZgatetO2MNCbXpwVxD2qIz0jlKy0_VoAwz8v7j20fKNrUKzT6nEglJsVvFRuRlD5RAdvyYDv1Cw_qEQEwfhcY1P8xNFN0DK7O1Q/w228-h191/IMG-2012.JPG" width="228" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwG4iLC4yZKqjcoT1jxjhTT342aiLiLhD7P-uVzeoAVqXIL8PDgG361h8yPUDlP9KNTumX29M9gpzj_eQk7zUF4HLUo2XzxsFFyybmJUhm5EYSMBUuN9WMhdNES60dHIxn9m7dpYa3FiTJz-OFDtOeUKXDZ_Wrx9kjw8lG2jzbTfFOpJEcwaSRSlT8Cw/s2048/IMG-2011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwG4iLC4yZKqjcoT1jxjhTT342aiLiLhD7P-uVzeoAVqXIL8PDgG361h8yPUDlP9KNTumX29M9gpzj_eQk7zUF4HLUo2XzxsFFyybmJUhm5EYSMBUuN9WMhdNES60dHIxn9m7dpYa3FiTJz-OFDtOeUKXDZ_Wrx9kjw8lG2jzbTfFOpJEcwaSRSlT8Cw/w249-h187/IMG-2011.JPG" width="249" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Congratulations to these teams and their coaches on a job well done!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUKYMPAqF_EEaqs7AaV3rHt3kBZmcYz_dVHdtKyB5299uYaCuDK-ar2M1TgeUky9_1UmmXFLn0-7OU41TC8_Ju5_Pr4TxsNibaZeAwPDz7nAkDWl_7Nut0vN--eP7jr2_EycPsqOH_v5Qms1_Z6NQ5a_4NXK0yZiMMSSYS1AfMNoXE71zp8RYfzznlOg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="707" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUKYMPAqF_EEaqs7AaV3rHt3kBZmcYz_dVHdtKyB5299uYaCuDK-ar2M1TgeUky9_1UmmXFLn0-7OU41TC8_Ju5_Pr4TxsNibaZeAwPDz7nAkDWl_7Nut0vN--eP7jr2_EycPsqOH_v5Qms1_Z6NQ5a_4NXK0yZiMMSSYS1AfMNoXE71zp8RYfzznlOg" width="214" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">AASL Announces the 2022 Best Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning</span></u></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Each year, librarians nominate digital tools which they believe to be the best for teaching and learning. AASL’s Best Digital Tools are recognized for fostering qualities of:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Innovation/Creativity</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Active Participation</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Collaboration</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">User-Friendly</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Encourages Exploration</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Information/Reference</span></li></ul></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>The tools that made the list this year include: </i></b></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Stanford History Education Group's Civic Online Reasoning (9-12)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Classroom Screen (K-12)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">The National Humanities Center's Humanities in Class Digital Library (K-12)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">iVOX (PreK-4)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">News-O-Matic (K-6)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">NoodleTools (6-12)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">Novel Effect (K-12)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">PowerNotes (6-12)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana;">SlidesMania (Educators K-12)</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Learn more about these tools at <a href="https://www.ala.org/aasl/awards/best">https://www.ala.org/aasl/awards/best</a>. If you have used any of these tools, let us know in the comments how you've used them and which tools you'd recommend to other educators.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESj7qZU059rA6fSUFN158ueNLg-B79RPQmiCHUy1sJsDYknQz911so_CU-NKbdyEkMQGWmp-7qBySu60eRdyQxYqK1DmMIWA7_hzWT-2AmzpsXokSG0Vqdgy1LCET1GRxhlkN5_t2UONtO9opoFUJky3Gif0OOH8DIoDT5cxHLBBoLXCEdd69X0Z_Nw/s500/Get%20Caught%20Reading%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESj7qZU059rA6fSUFN158ueNLg-B79RPQmiCHUy1sJsDYknQz911so_CU-NKbdyEkMQGWmp-7qBySu60eRdyQxYqK1DmMIWA7_hzWT-2AmzpsXokSG0Vqdgy1LCET1GRxhlkN5_t2UONtO9opoFUJky3Gif0OOH8DIoDT5cxHLBBoLXCEdd69X0Z_Nw/w218-h218/Get%20Caught%20Reading%20(2).png" width="218" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Library & STEM Grant Opportunities</span></u></b></div><div><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are a few grants that have opened that could be just what you are looking for to jumpstart a programming idea, project, or help you build your collection. Take a look at look at some current grants open for proposals <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZG_QdpILaAnSkLmDhDbTvEjtE1PWSiQQsx89Ae4Fxkk/edit" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCwImjmH6lZeKI8Qh2WjDP4h77lvXreSnMZKBJJZIAMj9rjf53EdN_SOXegK27zafu9VyfEDArzPNvzTzUN5pGhCQzWLYkPQKz2rzuk93ozxulrcA2pv-ygh-rywsh0bHHlnSVeaAUppC0P9cGQYTNXS4bbBN_2Gu3lfT-_5XtF2FAlamUt4xvV184XQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img alt="" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="515" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCwImjmH6lZeKI8Qh2WjDP4h77lvXreSnMZKBJJZIAMj9rjf53EdN_SOXegK27zafu9VyfEDArzPNvzTzUN5pGhCQzWLYkPQKz2rzuk93ozxulrcA2pv-ygh-rywsh0bHHlnSVeaAUppC0P9cGQYTNXS4bbBN_2Gu3lfT-_5XtF2FAlamUt4xvV184XQ" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;">Live Read Alouds from StoryVoice for Teacher Appreciation Week</span></u></b></div><div><b><u><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Teacher appreciation week is here and you can </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">join award-winning authors, celebrity guest appearances, and a global educator community for a full week of live read-aloud events in celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week! Available all week at <a href="#">http://storyvoice.live</a>. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Check out the line up in the image below!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; font-family: verdana; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSqotLJOE9AHde-rSz36JCV51fdbJdRFoy78wKk2_PCMdkZ_QVz04PFG0l70hRc9qyPwIJP0hyG2LqwmVOgqINd6CtrlgVPZD4sf3YXVEb5NzOVircv5XWZjnwY0Ll0MZlAWQOvlRsCZ4SsDCysfmlTCA0CdyyFudAV5q6QezYqbhIUrt6C7Xsl0sAxA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="538" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSqotLJOE9AHde-rSz36JCV51fdbJdRFoy78wKk2_PCMdkZ_QVz04PFG0l70hRc9qyPwIJP0hyG2LqwmVOgqINd6CtrlgVPZD4sf3YXVEb5NzOVircv5XWZjnwY0Ll0MZlAWQOvlRsCZ4SsDCysfmlTCA0CdyyFudAV5q6QezYqbhIUrt6C7Xsl0sAxA=w375-h474" width="375" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div><br /></div></div><p></p>

Media Monday (5/2/22): BOB Updates & AASL Announcement, Grants, and More!

Hello, May! Some exciting updates and information to share with you: BOB Regional Competition Results Clayton High School's HBOB team p...

Media Monday: 2017-2018 EBOB List

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Media Monday: 2017-2018 EBOB List

Fresh off the presses... Elementary Battle of the Books List for 2017-2018 Note: The list has been reduced to 15 books from 18....

Media Monday: Battle of the Books Teams

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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Elementary Battle of the Books Regional Competiton </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>April 28, 2017</i></b></span></div>
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Media Monday: Battle of the Books Teams

Now that the New Year is upon us, it is time to start finalizing some plans for our District Battle of the Books Competitons. ...

Media Monday: Battle of the Books

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Media Monday: Battle of the Books

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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The NCSLMA annual conference is coming to <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-center;">Benton Convention Center in </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-center;">Winston-Salem, NC on </span> <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-center;">October 20-22, 2016. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-center;">To register to attend, go to <a href="http://www.ncslma.org/conference-2016">http://www.ncslma.org/conference-2016</a>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-center;">For a full list and description of the conference sessions go to <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SSbQdOoib98RlTXM1qbWxjO1xNlvcDORaY1NJq0ZHGs/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SSbQdOoib98RlTXM1qbWxjO1xNlvcDORaY1NJq0ZHGs/edit?usp=sharing</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: red; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-center;"><b><i>Special shout out to Angela West and Stephanie Rous, Johnston County's very own, who are presenting at this year's conference. We are so proud of you ladies!</i></b></span></span><br />
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Monday, May 2, 2022

Media Monday (5/2/22): BOB Updates & AASL Announcement, Grants, and More!

Hello, May!

Some exciting updates and information to share with you:

BOB Regional Competition Results

Clayton High School's HBOB team placed 3rd in the Region 3 HBOB Competion. They traveled to Harnett County to compete on Monday, April 25th.

Swift Creek Middle School's MBOB team placed 3rd in the Region 3 MBOB Competiton. They traveled to Nash County to compete on Tuesday, April 26th.

Congratulations to these teams and their coaches on a job well done!

AASL Announces the 2022 Best Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning

Each year, librarians nominate digital tools which they believe to be the best for teaching and learning. AASL’s Best Digital Tools are recognized for fostering qualities of:

Innovation/Creativity
Active Participation
Collaboration
User-Friendly
Encourages Exploration
Information/Reference

The tools that made the list this year include:

The Stanford History Education Group's Civic Online Reasoning (9-12)
Classroom Screen (K-12)
The National Humanities Center's Humanities in Class Digital Library (K-12)
iVOX (PreK-4)
News-O-Matic (K-6)
NoodleTools (6-12)
Novel Effect (K-12)
PowerNotes (6-12)
SlidesMania (Educators K-12)

Learn more about these tools at https://www.ala.org/aasl/awards/best. If you have used any of these tools, let us know in the comments how you've used them and which tools you'd recommend to other educators.

Library & STEM Grant Opportunities

There are a few grants that have opened that could be just what you are looking for to jumpstart a programming idea, project, or help you build your collection. Take a look at look at some current grants open for proposals HERE.

Live Read Alouds from StoryVoice for Teacher Appreciation Week

Teacher appreciation week is here and you can join award-winning authors, celebrity guest appearances, and a global educator community for a full week of live read-aloud events in celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week! Available all week at http://storyvoice.live. Check out the line up in the image below!

Monday, March 27, 2017

Media Monday: 2017-2018 EBOB List

Fresh off the presses...

Elementary Battle of the Books List for 2017-2018

Note: The list has been reduced to 15 books from 18.

Monday, January 2, 2017

Media Monday: Battle of the Books Teams

Now that the New Year is upon us,
it is time to start finalizing some plans for our
District Battle of the Books Competitons.

Please take the time to let us know the name of your team members

and indicate your tshirt color choices.

First come, First serve! :)

Middle School BOB Teams

Elementary School BOB Teams

Save the Date:

Elementary Battle of the Books Regional Competiton

Edgecombe County

April 28, 2017

Monday, October 3, 2016

Media Monday: Battle of the Books

Save the date:

JCS Middle School BOB Competition will be Friday, February 24, 2016 at WCCC.

JCS Elementary School BOB Competition will be Friday, March 10, 2016 at JCC.

Please complete the form via the link below by October 28, 2016!

This will help us finalize plans for our district BOB competitions.

Battle of the Books Intentions

We have also created a BOB timeline to help ensure that all deadlines and expectations

are met so that your school can participate in this years' competition.

Middle School BOB Timeline

Elementary School BOB Timeline

Monday, September 12, 2016

Media Monday- NCSLMA

Don't forget to join NCSLMA in order to be participate in Battle of the Books.
Memberships are $40.
For more information on membership or Battle of the Books go to www.ncslma.org.

The NCSLMA annual conference is coming to Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, NC on October 20-22, 2016.
To register to attend, go to http://www.ncslma.org/conference-2016.
For a full list and description of the conference sessions go to https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SSbQdOoib98RlTXM1qbWxjO1xNlvcDORaY1NJq0ZHGs/edit?usp=sharing.

Special shout out to Angela West and Stephanie Rous, Johnston County's very own, who are presenting at this year's conference. We are so proud of you ladies!

Here's a special invitation from opening keynote speaker, Nikki Robertson!

Follow the NCSLMA on Facebook and Twitter@ NCSLMA!

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