Jennifer Boykin's School Library Blog

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  Dark blue and lighter shade denoting night time with houses in the background. In the foreground is a cartoon-like figure of a young woman with dark brown hair holding a phone and crying. Text messages surround her with negative messages. The headline says Stop Cyberbullying and the sub headline says, "Words are powerful / choose them carefully" " Technology is a great way to stay connected and learn; however, sometimes it can be used to spread negativity. Young people could potentially experience cyberbulling around the clock, at school and at home, essentially all day and all night, and this is part of what makes cyberbullying especially dangerous. As a poet, I was extremely excited to see the number of videos that were spoken word poems. It shows how powerful poems are and how we can use them to heal ourselves and each other. When students can share their stories, it allows them to express themselves, and it shows other students that they are no...

  Graphic features cartoon-like rendering of individuals with disabilities. Each individual appears in a colored rectangle: An individual in a wheelchair is in the lime green rectangle; an individual wearing a hijab and using sign language is in the orange rectangle; an individual in a wheelchair with a basketball is in the blue rectangle; and an individual with no arms or legs is on skateboard in the red rectangle. At the top are blue words that say Access for all. Created in Canva. Did you know the month of July is Disability Pride Month ? Today's blog post is about increasing accessibility for learners with disabilities. There are several adaptive technology tools available to students. Although there are an array of assistive tools to help students with various disabilities, I will focus on accessibility in the context of readability. Some of these students have dyslexia and other diagnosed visual impairments and others have cases that have yet to be diagnosed. I have been in t...

    Screenshot of Summary Descriptors of Technology Integration Matrix (TIM). Includes colorful boxes with information about the TIM   The tool I have chosen is the digital video camera, which digitally records video that can be downloaded to a computer. Because most students have smart phones capable of recording video, many students have experience with recording video via digital cameras. Some students also have experience recording content on their Chromebooks. Those who use TikTok or create Reels also have experience with video editing.   The learning model I am using is The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) . It provides framework with a list of specific characteristics that intersect. The five levels of technology integration are entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation, and the five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments are active, collaborative, constructive, authentic, and goal-directed (Florida Center fo...