Fourth 6 Weeks Check In

 Here we go again.  It's the end of the 4th Six Weeks, or at least it was on February 12th.  The year is just flying by.  Anyway, here are my library usage statistics for the 4th Six Weeks of school.

I think the most amazing statistic this time around was the number of students who came into the library.  Yes, you are seeing that correctly.  We had 11,736 students come to the library.  In a school of roughly 1800 students, that is astounding.  Now I know why I was tired this time around.  I love that we have repeat customers.  

TCEA 2026

 

TCEA 2026

January 31 - February 4

This year TCEA was in San Antonio.  That is a fun town.  I stayed at the historic Menger Hotel near the Alamo; so I was walking distance from everywhere I needed to go.  As usual, my schedule was jam packed with all of the things I wanted to see and do.  I did manage to squeeze in some time to see my bestie, Sara.  Can't leave SA without that visit!

I used the 31st & the 4th as travel days.  Pam and I presented on Sunday the 1st, and this was my schedule for the rest of the time . . . 

Sunday - Feb 1

• Genially  bit.ly/genially26
  

• Matt Miller  https://ditchthattextbook.com/tcea/
  

• FriED Technology - Adobe https://www.friedonline.com/course/tcea2026 
  

• Selfies & Shelvies https://www.canva.com/design/DAG_qhmBgxs/0aTTSQXURNufE4rtgfBlUw/edit 

Monday - Feb 2

• Reading Renaissance https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iml1oH9PHqbC-5xOJX0_0iSov4twFJjM0dD0wb5354w/mobilepresent?slide=id.g3bdec81d919_0_0
  
  

• FriED Technology - MagicSchool AI https://www.friedonline.com/course/tcea2026
  
  

• Genially Escape Rooms bit.ly/TEEescapegames
  
  

https://view.genially.com/684ca911eb83f900fec54561/interactive-content-tee-play-an-escape-game 

https://sites.google.com/view/techededu/tcea-2026

• Beyond the Bulletin Boards et al https://www.canva.com/design/DAG-avrD5A4/JDy5F2MRs08bTjkmk8xGkg/view?utm_content=DAG-avrD5A4&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer 

Tuesday - Feb 3

• Leslie Fischer https://lesliefisher.com/calendar/tcea
  
  

• Book Creator March Madness (in Book Creator) https://app.bookcreator.com/library/-Ojx7dxi8oarOjMoWKdi
  
  

• Tech Tools Smack Down https://www.canva.com/design/DAG-avrD5A4/JDy5F2MRs08bTjkmk8xGkg/view?utm_content=DAG-avrD5A4&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer
  
  

https://padlet.com/j2training/tcea26-smackdown-lcf2wslrezak 

https://app.smore.com/n/ja51t 

• FriED Tech - ELL Tools https://www.friedonline.com/course/tcea2026

This was and always is a great conference.  I made the decision not to go to TLA this year as it is only 3 days long and in Houston.  By the time I get there, I will have one full conference day before I turn around and come home.  In addition, Pam and I are not presenting this year.  So I am going to save my money and look towards next year.  At this conference, Pam, Amy and I talked about maybe teaming up to talk about EBSCO.  It's not a new resource, but I'm not sure everyone understands it's full potential.

Our presentation at TCEA was the same one we did for Region 10, Region 11, and the District 7 meeting.  So by the time we arrived in San Antonio, we were good to go. 

Here is our presentation: Small Steps, Big Impact: Cultivating Community Through Your Library Program, and according to Canva, we have had over 200 visitors click the link to our presentation.  So that is definitely a win!