Tech Plus Books

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Tech Plus Books is a school library podcast that is the sum of tech tips, book talks, and hot topics in library communities. Hosted by three school library media specialists in North Carolina. Laura Aldridge (@NClaurbrarian) works in a middle school in Raleigh, NC. Cathy Littleton (@techplusbooks) works in a middle school in Butner, NC. And Charity Harbeck (@harbeckc) works in a high school in Franklinton, NC.

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Episodes

#NCSLMA19

Laura and Cathy are joined by Charity Harbeck (Franklinton High School) and Kim Faulkner (Franklinton Middle School) at NCSLMA conference to discuss sli.do, mindfulness apps, hygge, and novels by NC authors. Links for books and tools discussed: Say Something by Peter Reynolds (https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/say-something-by-peter-h-reynolds/) Sli.do (https://www.sli.do/) Stephanie Fiedler's Hygge in the Library presentation (https://goo.gl/uFQQeG) mindfulness apps: Calm (https://www.calm....

Oct 10, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Book Deserts

Laura and Cathy discuss book deserts and the importance of school libraries and librarians in these areas. Raleigh's Rolling Readers and the Book Bus in Granville County NC are highlighted. Tech tips include online storytime options and Adobe Spark. Laura recommends Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers by Celia C. Pérez . And Cathy recommends Raise Your Hand by Alice Paul Tapper. Show Links: Unite for Literacy (https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/corp/esri) Granville County Book Bus (h...

Oct 03, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 4

New Year, New Happenings

In this episode we discuss green screens, building relationships in a new school, author visits, and genrefication. Our tech tips include two library specific Chrome extensions and ways to use social media for advocacy and modeling digital citizenship. In celebration of Banned Books Week we talk banned and challenged books we love. Episode Links: WeVideo : https://www.wevideo.com/education Green Tablecloth for green screen : https://www.dollartree.com/green-plastic-table-covers-54x108-in/180140 ...

Sep 24, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3

How Did We Get Here?

In this episode we share our paths to the school library, discuss Chatterpix and OneTab, and booktalk The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz and Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback. Links for what we discuss: The Inquisitor's Tale (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/313397/the-inquisitors-tale-by-adam-gidwitz-interior-decorations-by-hatem-aly/9780142427378/) Joseph had a Little Overcoat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/joseph-had-a-...

Sep 16, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Introduction

In this episode we introduce ourselves and share why we started the Tech + Books podcast. Includes our first tech tip and two booktalks. Episode links: We Don't Eat Our Classmates (https://books.disney.com/book/we-dont-eat-our-classmates/), Emmy in the Key of Code (https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/Emmy-in-the-Key-of-Code/9780358166870), Chromebooks with littles tweet (https://twitter.com/TechCoachSusan/status/1169660932064067584), Overdue: Conversations from the Library podcast (https://ancho...

Sep 07, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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