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Avoid Bad Presentations!

1/17/2022

 

5 PowerPoint Projects That Aren't Presentations

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It can be so easy to fall into the rut of just having your students create PowerPoint presentations because, let's face it, we do it all the time, so it must be easy.  But, it's not easy and often the end results are just plain BAD!  Because really, who can suffer through another slide show where every other slide transitions with a folding origami crane...not cool PPT designers, not cool. So, if you want to use PowerPoint, but you don’t want to sit through bad presentations, here are five project ideas that are NOT presentations. 

There are lots of ways you can use PowerPoint, but when you are in a hurry or have to come up with a product idea quickly, here are five things you can do, using your students' skills with PowerPoint, without actually having to listen to presentations.  While you could have them present using these ideas, it will definitely be better than listening to 25 students read directly from the screen!


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School Library Visibility

7/7/2021

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The Basic Blueprint for Making Your School Library More Visible

Shhh, I am going to let you in on a little secret...

Getting your library program to become more visible to your patrons is not that hard. Really, I promise! 

Yes! You can quickly create a library program that is an integral part of your school community with a few easy steps. Now when I say easy, I do mean that there is some action that needs to be taken for these steps to work for you, but the steps themselves are not difficult. 
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The Library Branding Cycle

3/10/2021

 

The 3 Things You Absolutely Must Know About, Before Branding Your School Library

There are LOTS of things to know about branding.  In fact, just thinking about the process can be quite overwhelming.  However, when it comes to branding your school library, there are three things that are super important to know about before you begin the process.  

See, the reality is that school library branding is actually more of a cycle and less of a starting and ending point.  Like in the business world, a brand morphs and shifts based on the needs and desires of its customers.  The library is not much different.  
About a year ago, I developed a process that I call the Library Branding Cycle.  This cycle is the foundation to being able to understand and implement a school library brand.  In fact, if you take the time to apply this cycle in all the things you do in your library, you will have a much easier time getting a library brand off the ground. And, more of a possibility of making it resonate with your patrons. Additionally, all three of these elements are closely related and overlap in their goals and purpose.
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    Hi! I'm Sarah, a school librarian and former middle school English teacher.  I empower school librarians to use branding and marketing skills in order to build culture, get visible and advocate for their library.

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