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Our Top 5 Blog Posts of 2015

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This was the second year for the Library Media Tech Talk Blog. The blog was created in March 2014. We hope that our posts have been both interesting and helpful to all educators! As 2015 comes to a close, I want to share our most read articles of the year. Top 5 most read blog posts of 2015 1825 pageviews:  Our First Mysteryskype! 1535 pageviews:  Our First Makerspace Day In The Library 1154 pageviews:  How My Wife Became Super Librarian 926 pageviews:  Tweet Us Some #Inspiration 819 pageviews: Students "Teach The Teachers" Prezi At Lunch In The Library Thank you for reading this blog! Happy New Year, friends! Please Subscribe  if you are enjoying this blog. Please, put your email address in the box on the right side of the page. You will receive notifications when I post new blog entries! Contact Me/ Follow Me Email:  stony_evans@lakesidesd.org Are you on Twitter? Follow me : @stony12270 Follow our library (LH...

Seasons Greetings 2015 from Library Media Tech Talk!

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I've noticed over the past few years if I am passionate and excited about something, this energy is usually contagious. One of the things I have enjoyed since high school is playing music on saxophone. I spent 12 years as a public school band director. It was a very rewarding job that I especially miss during the holiday season. I liked helping my band students prepare for a winter holiday concert each year. Luckily, I married a musician and can enjoy playing music anytime! My wife Cindy (who is also a school librarian) plays piano. We enjoy playing together in church and other local engagements. I have always wanted to record music since my college days. It is now  possible to create recordings using a simple laptop computer and microphone setup. These recordings can be combined with video to make exciting music videos (or for digital storytelling, etc). Use your skills to model technology projects for students & teachers This might be an option for some students to ...