Media Monday (1/4/2022): Happy New Year! What Are You Reading in 2022?!

<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizxMuVbQc8Ts1PWP0_hEFqCyVMY4lUhnF9t-tU-ejDf5Vpt6Keg_Kw-cq5V3PD8U1grYse7SkqpsNY42aGL5ND4fqGtoGqYgQfLsHBgbMBumWqyFk0sG8QidpwMj-rJUWyBLnAOWkZB9WeVstdWraqFH34KHJT4KP2hCT2OiX7rU67MHW_Tfrb7EVgvw=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizxMuVbQc8Ts1PWP0_hEFqCyVMY4lUhnF9t-tU-ejDf5Vpt6Keg_Kw-cq5V3PD8U1grYse7SkqpsNY42aGL5ND4fqGtoGqYgQfLsHBgbMBumWqyFk0sG8QidpwMj-rJUWyBLnAOWkZB9WeVstdWraqFH34KHJT4KP2hCT2OiX7rU67MHW_Tfrb7EVgvw=w210-h210" width="210" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Happy New Year! </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Who else's new year resolution is to read more in 2022? I don't know about you, but I'm hoping to put a dent in my TBR list this year! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you are looking for some ideas to promote literacy in the new year, check out these quick and easy ideas created in Canva for Education (check out the blog post about Canva for Education from November <a href="http://jcstechleader.blogspot.com/2021/11/tech-thursday-11421-canva-for-education.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> in case you missed it). </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"Currently Reading" Signs</span></b><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Promote literacy and spark up great conversations about books with students and colleagues, and keep your reading momentum going with "currently reading" signs. Design your sign in <a href="https://www.canva.com/" target="_blank">Canva for Education</a> or use the one linked <a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DACmOqZ3gz4/U2RWXUYkmsDRJJ0ajeIdKg/view?utm_content=DACmOqZ3gz4&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Print copies and laminate or put in sheet protectors so titles can be easily updated! Display them on office and classroom doors to promote literacy and reading throughout your school.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibP3ZZCnlVd-8MaUGsSLCAw91l-lOjLRGYz-m4L9ASDS6UliMalwerEgFhLCZFMRn1CV7MxHHf8Ib4MhKEJHjYM4a-fxONAuN0agQTXkA994r2SliUQPlGpNfErH9O8NkL1ay40y-imcGe/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="641" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibP3ZZCnlVd-8MaUGsSLCAw91l-lOjLRGYz-m4L9ASDS6UliMalwerEgFhLCZFMRn1CV7MxHHf8Ib4MhKEJHjYM4a-fxONAuN0agQTXkA994r2SliUQPlGpNfErH9O8NkL1ay40y-imcGe/" width="315" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Book Bingo Reading Challenge</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kick off a "Book Bingo Reading Challenge" for staff and students at your school! Have it last through the remainder of the school year or the entire year. Make copies and print for interested staff or students. You can even offer fun prizes for those who complete the challenge. Linked is an example of a template for the Book Bingo Challenge I did at Cleveland HS last year. Feel free to customize as you like. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DADBgBnDob0/9tSPIcjiIuUvjcGkWk0vYQ/view?utm_content=DADBgBnDob0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton&mode=preview" target="_blank">Book Bingo Reading Challenge Template</a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1jm1ETqXFvxoqrOvH65wg89_i-vE9TMwbzzIjGNa-cBGxSdatHLQ3ihLPW99D94gxa8JVpnASrnsOWIl-3G_JhnDsJFYkg1ZXAybCZ3511LbJ6HThm_OlhhqQFgfHWk24NpPpsbVtTgO/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="328" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1jm1ETqXFvxoqrOvH65wg89_i-vE9TMwbzzIjGNa-cBGxSdatHLQ3ihLPW99D94gxa8JVpnASrnsOWIl-3G_JhnDsJFYkg1ZXAybCZ3511LbJ6HThm_OlhhqQFgfHWk24NpPpsbVtTgO/w251-h380/image.png" width="251" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Last year's Book Bingo Reading Challenge board at CvHS)</i></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy reading! </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let us know in the comments if you have some reading challenges or promotions that you are launching for the new year!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></p>

Media Monday (1/4/2022): Happy New Year! What Are You Reading in 2022?!

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Media Monday: 2016 Reading Challenge Ideas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53Kph778F6WPtTkAh4Dd8_nYPKj616PVn4HdYzSeOzU1t67d4ETJPHT-RBdsrbIL5VpMHKPsIw_2kKfVqRKuel4HKx0ONB8T8zw5RoPANcp43KyhsCjoVby-MfqUu1mCH0aOKYVkvNlQ/s1600/media.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53Kph778F6WPtTkAh4Dd8_nYPKj616PVn4HdYzSeOzU1t67d4ETJPHT-RBdsrbIL5VpMHKPsIw_2kKfVqRKuel4HKx0ONB8T8zw5RoPANcp43KyhsCjoVby-MfqUu1mCH0aOKYVkvNlQ/s320/media.gif" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> 2016 is a new year and with it comes new goals and challenges!  I have seen many versions of Book Challenges and thought you might like to try one at your school either with your staff to encourage reading and book discussions among your teachers or with your students.  Here are a few that I found to get you started....anyone want to challenge the Media PLC groups?<div> <br /></div> <div> This is one that has point values and could be used for a drawing at the end of the year:  <a href="http://orangeowldiaries.com/2016/01/06/2016-reading-challenge/">http://orangeowldiaries.com/2016/01/06/2016-reading-challenge/</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Here is one that uses the Alphabet:<a href="http://rebeccahgiltrow.blogspot.com/2015/10/bookashelf-2016-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank"> http://rebeccahgiltrow.blogspot.com/2015/10/bookashelf-2016-reading-challenge.html</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Here is a link to a variety of challenges by genre:<a href="http://www.belleslibrary.com/2015/12/2016-reading-challenges.html" target="_blank"> http://www.belleslibrary.com/2015/12/2016-reading-challenges.html</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Here is one I found on Facebook on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WeAreTeachersReading" target="_blank">WeAreTeachers Reading</a> page: </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZKlI_Yzlh8i2kgoZNbvjU_nYHM0mHvOM7UAyaxB4bTQfgyLq570qZwHTmsT6yW0pLC-zVrH_MBRBb1mHhGIOur5eQpSrNE9KpaBZcdYkhIPJIseqcsF38x0IEWLL1LvIRwmIiZ5mC6Q/s1600/MMD-2016-Reading-Challenge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZKlI_Yzlh8i2kgoZNbvjU_nYHM0mHvOM7UAyaxB4bTQfgyLq570qZwHTmsT6yW0pLC-zVrH_MBRBb1mHhGIOur5eQpSrNE9KpaBZcdYkhIPJIseqcsF38x0IEWLL1LvIRwmIiZ5mC6Q/s400/MMD-2016-Reading-Challenge.jpg" width="308" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Read on Friends!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div>

Media Monday: 2016 Reading Challenge Ideas

2016 is a new year and with it comes new goals and challenges!  I have seen many versions of Book Challenges and thought you might like ...

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New school year updates

As always with a start of a new school year all computers need to be started so they can get the updates from the summer.  Here is a quick snapshot of how we are doing.<br /> <blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" type="cite"> <div dir="ltr"> Our schools are doing a good job turning on computers getting ready for opening day. Here's a<br /> <div> graph showing the amount of Windows computers reporting data back to SCCM.<br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gYeo9kbRnIhJk-CgfEpB-4kr8AuuoCM1XJmvWQwnA13PBQw0mYKfT0Pk7HfhQdhbx0Mv82ITIsD7SHZcXCg4MpvRJpx7P7NkQVNPTuCGHufFgYS0Sw7neoWQA5XYvWEVosX_jNNXUmg/s1600/computers.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gYeo9kbRnIhJk-CgfEpB-4kr8AuuoCM1XJmvWQwnA13PBQw0mYKfT0Pk7HfhQdhbx0Mv82ITIsD7SHZcXCg4MpvRJpx7P7NkQVNPTuCGHufFgYS0Sw7neoWQA5XYvWEVosX_jNNXUmg/s400/computers.PNG" width="400" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div> The following graph represents percent of our total Windows computer base reporting data back to SCCM. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGDLdiD0HnkrEUw6FJimMDK_UVwpncKRxLB20ivbwb1hcvl497y6KXYqxxfTg8abtGj-FzM_YfuY5Z1pg-BjuCPMhcaHRRSWHHR_44sjV8KlvhiUzs74YcKjeY6W0vBf5c6Jir1MGxCI/s1600/percent.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGDLdiD0HnkrEUw6FJimMDK_UVwpncKRxLB20ivbwb1hcvl497y6KXYqxxfTg8abtGj-FzM_YfuY5Z1pg-BjuCPMhcaHRRSWHHR_44sjV8KlvhiUzs74YcKjeY6W0vBf5c6Jir1MGxCI/s640/percent.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Thanks for the extra effort to get everything up and going before the students return on Monday!  We are off to a great start.

New school year updates

As always with a start of a new school year all computers need to be started so they can get the updates from the summer.  Here is a quick s...

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