Blog Share :The Mighty Librarian

The past few years since beginning my journey to become a School Librarian I have followed blogger and librarian, Tiffany Whitehead.   Her musings can be found at Mighty Little Librarian.   She covers her life as Director of Libraries at Episcopal in Baton Rouge La.    

In the past few years she has worked on overhauling the library and infusing it with tools and ways to better engage students.    In one of her earlier posts she discusses how to best change the website to make more accessible to students.  In it she mentions Genialy to make interactive graphics to make the search easier to navigate.   This youtube video  gives a GREAT overview about what it offers and actually takes you through a presentation and how to make it.   

You can go to Genially and sign up for a free subscriptions.   Now for more options of course there is a fee but it does not break the bank.  Being a middle school teacher has been harder than ever due to the 1 to 1 distractions.   Using a program like Genially can jazz up lessons keeping students engaged with presentations, gamification and infographics.  The really cool thing is students can also use it to cultivate their tech skills.   As an theatre teacher at an arts school we are often looking for ways to connect to students and collaborate with academic classes and this might be the way to do it!    

Creatively it is really fun to use but can be overwhelming as there is so many options even with a free account.   

I include this video to help walk teachers through it.  Why not create some escape rooms to help review material or even introduce topics and engender collaborations.