Category: Technology
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Building a Report for iPad Barcodes, Serial Numbers, & Checkouts in Follett Destiny
I’ve had a good bit of frustration that there is NOT a way to do this without some legwork. With over 600 devices in my building alone that are managed by a management system that requires serial numbers, sometimes it is handy for our techs to have a list of serial numbers that they can…
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Taking a minute
I can’t remember what the last post I wrote was even about. I’m sitting at my desk in my office and I’m getting ready for the day. I get to school early and I like to have my breakfast while I am getting situated. I wanted to “take a minute” to recap the first few…
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Like Sand in an Hourglass
Time has slipped by like sand in an hour glass. It wasn’t until I was packing for my trip back to Martinsville last Saturday that I realized how little time was left. It seems like a while, but with everything that is going on I know the time will simply fly away in a whirlwind.…
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Ten Minute Teacher Podcast
I was on the Ten Minute Teacher Podcast and it aired today. I talked about #LibraryLife and it was so much fun. I was a little nervous, but I don’t think you could tell. iTunes Link Cool Cat Teacher Blog Post Link I have also embedded the show below. Thanks for taking a listen! PS–I’m…
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How I’m Using Wakelet In My Library
I have recently fallen in love with Wakelet. You can find my profile here. As a librarian, I have a lot of resources that need to be shared with my students and I wanted a quick way for them to be able to find things without needing to log in to a website. I have…
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Magazines–Apple News+ vs. Kindle Unlimited
I have gone through all of the Magazines available through Apple News+ to see if any of them are available via Kindle Unlimited. As you can see, Apple’s offerings are far more robust but Kindle does have a few magazines that are not available (yet) on Apple News+. If you are super into magazines, then…
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Follett Destiny & Dymo LabelWriter Barcode Label Tutorial
I have been asked for this tutorial a few times. It took me longer than I wanted to get it together because my first book fair was underway. I’m grateful to have that over and I’m glad to be on spring break. I hope to share a few educational posts this week as I know…