1. Crystal D. Holland, MSLS
Adult Services Librarian
Forsyth County Public Library
~ Kernersville Branch

5. Kernersville Branch is responding
to increased patron demand for
downloading and mobile device
training by scheduling one-on-
one consultations.

6.  Give the name of their specific device. Not
just Kindle but Paperwhite or Fire, etc.
 Have their passwords written
down/memorized for Amazon.com and
their email account.
 Bring all cables, including power cable.
 Have device(s) fully charged.
 Have the device registered (if possible).
 Set a specific time frame (30-60 min.) and
stick to it!

7.  What if the “tech person” is on vacation/ out
of the office?
 How many people on staff will be doing
consultations?
◦ Consistency is imperative!
 Who can schedule the consultations?
 Set office hours for drop-ins vs. scheduled
times

15. Aislynn Denny
Media Specialist
Guilford Middle School
dennyb@gcsnc.com

16.  Online Research
◦ NCWISE OWL
◦ QR CODES
◦ General Internet Research
 Interactive Lessons
◦ Socrative
◦ Quizlet
 Quick communication with
teachers
◦ E-mail
◦ Chat
 Reading
◦ eBooks
◦ Online Magazines
◦ Blogs

18.  Frequently used in classrooms
 Used for stations
 Reward for good behavior throughout the
week
 iPads frequently used for movie making
 Some teachers prefer to use the iPads over
the student’s personal tablets
 Media Specialist must maintain iPads and
iPods
 iPads checked out daily, great circulation
statistics!

19.  Purchased through federal grant
 Found in 18 out of 24 middle schools in the
county.
 Rest of the middle schools will receive them
next year
 Used in every class – even PE/Health
 Wireless network boosted to accommodate
extra network traffic
 Allows for more personalized learning

20.  Engage Students through Technology
 Personalized Learning
 Students work at their own pace
 Flipped Classroom Model
 Help students become Information Producers
rather than just Information Consumers

22.  Allows for easy access to the Catalog
 Follett eBookshelf & eReader App
 Voicethread Catalog tutorial
 Blog for Book Reviews
 More Webcast tutorials & student created
book reviews coming soon
 QR Codes in books to access online reviews &
recommendations
 Using Socrative to provide assessments for
Information Technology lessons

23.  Learning curve for new technology
 Teacher Buy-In
 Student Responsibility
 Network Traffic
 Severe Filtering
 Need for Digital Citizenship lessons