Friday, January 31, 2025

Library News

 Tanner Family Night at the
Kaukauna Public Library

Tuesday, February 11

RSVP


TeachingBooks has launched an Early Literacy Toolkit offering Comprehension and Vocabulary Graphic Organizers.  The toolkit illustrates an integrated instructional approach to early childhood literacy that aligns with key elements of the Scarborough Reading Rope. Beyond the ability to discover favorite picture books by phonemic elements, the Early Literacy Toolkit now includes original materials to reinforce language comprehension and vocabulary building.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

February 2025

Honesty

February Purposeful People Books











Kindergarten Mystery Science

Weather Patterns
January 21 - Februrary 21
This can be found on Symbaloo

February Choice Board

World Read Aloud Day is Wednesday, February 5
The library will be providing a book for you to share with your class.
The library has a wide variety of books that talk available for classroom use. Check out a few or wheel in the whole cart for a whole class activity.  See Jennifer or me for details.

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

The End of 2024 and the Start of 2025

 1st Grade Mystery Science

Day Patterns and Night Patterns

January 2, 2025 - February 28, 2025

January Choice Board

Perseverance

January Purposeful People Books











Vooks is a magical world where stories come to life through the power of sound and it's free for teachers. Using Vooks in your classroom can enhance literacy, creativity, and engagement. You can use it while watching the book or use the "for your ears only option." Simply find your story, toggle the "headphone" icon and enjoy listening.

I’m excited to share Clever, a platform designed to streamline our digital learning resources. Clever simplifies access for both students and teachers, allowing for a more efficient way to engage with our educational tools.

Key Features of Clever:
  • Single Sign-On (SSO) - Allows users to log into multiple applications with one set of credentials.
  • Integration with School Systems - Synchronizes with Student Information Systems to keep rosters and user data up-to-date automatically.
  • Portal for Teachers and Students - Provides a personalized dashboard where users can easily access all their digital tools and resources.
  • Security and Privacy - Ensures compliance with data safeguarding student and staff information.
  • Support for Educators - Includes tools for teachers to manage digital classrooms, assign apps, and monitor student progress.
Kindergarten students have been logging into Clever using QR codes. It is a quick and easy way for students to access all the resources available to them. 

I am looking forward to sharing Clever with you so all educators and students can use it allowing for smoother transitions to digital activities, fewer login issues, and increased student independence. 

If you log into Clever using Google you will see that I have shared my teacher page with you. Please let me know if you have questions or want to learn more.

Clever Academy - Quick Start Guide

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Library News

 December Choice Board

Talking Points

Adding a video in TalkingPoints
There is a 20mb limit for videos. You can save the videos in your Google Drive and share links in TalkingPoints. Check the share settings on your video and have it so anyone with the link can see it. In your message click on Google Drive icon and select your video. 

December
Purposeful People Books
Empathy









Clever

Kindergarten students will be introduced to Clever in library skills. It is a single sign on application that is a secure place for teachers and students to access their links and databases. Students will use a QR code to log on. Teachers will be able to build there own page to share links and resources with their class.

Friday, November 1, 2024