Fun Bulletin Board Idea

It's the little things that sometimes keeps you going. Today's post is about a fun display I recently created.

I inherited a bulletin board in the English hallway at my school. I change it out about every other month. This time I made those tear away flyers in Canva; you know the flyers with information at the bottom that a person can rip off and save. Each flyer is a different genre, and the info at the bottom are books from that genre. Then I cut the bottom of the flyers apart for easy tearing. Here are a few pictures of what that looks like in the hallway.

I'm not sure what I am going to do if students actually rip them all off. I guess I need to be prepared with alternative flyers. Someone in an FB group said the tear away can then be their bookmark as they read the book. I hadn't thought of that, but she is right. I love it when logistics work out like that.

If you want to do something similar, I am giving you the Canva templates. One template for the main title, and one of the flyers for you to use/edit to reflect your collection.

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TCEA 2023

 This was the first TCEA where I travelled away since COVID.  I participated in the virtual conferences, and last year it was in Dallas.  That was so close to my home that I was able to ride the DART rail to get there and back.  That just doesn't feel the same as going to a different city.

I look forward to participating in this conference every year.  I also love TLA, but there is something about technology that I just love.  Of course, I will be looking forward to this year's TLA conference in Austin.  I love the books and hearing authors speak.  If we could somehow combine the best of both conferences, I would be in heaven.

Let's talk sessions.  I enjoyed all of the sessions I attended, but many of them were geared towards librarians.  So of course I did!  My favorite session was about the AI Bot, Chat GPT.  I enjoyed it because the presenters were more about how to use it positively in the classroom instead of banning it.  Granted it is for users 18 year of age and up.  So blocking it from the student's accounts at school is the right choice.  However, I believe teachers should have access in order to model some positive ways to use Chat GPT.  Isn't that what Digital Citizenship is all about? Using technology appropriately?  

I loved Matt Miller's infographic highlighting 20 ways to use it in the classroom.  Here is the explanation that goes with that infographic: https://ditchthattextbook.com/ai#t-1671292150924

I also found it helpful when Mr. Miller listed all the ways classroom teachers were actually using the AI Bot.  He curated his list from Twitter.  It's worth a look.  https://ditchthattextbook.com/ai#tve-jump-185fce7110d

The conference wasn't all about AI; there were many fun sessions I attended.  In addition, Pam Pinkerton and I presented our session "Top 10 Tools to Make Your Library Pop."  It was well attended which always humbles and excites me when people show up to hear me talk about my fabulous library.  I love what I do, and I hope that shows when I talk one-on-one or present in a room full of people.

I curated a Wakelet of all best sessions I attended.  Here is that link if you are interested. 

https://wakelet.com/wake/f0z84XNhv7o6iPgzWQimt

Thanks for tuning in, and Happy Valentine's Day!