Party in the Library

As I reflect back on this past semester, I really felt like the assignments and activities completed for this course are valuable for my future career as a school librarian. It made me wish I was already working in a school library so that I could immediately apply what I learned in this course! It wasn't just helpful, but also fun to research technology hardware, digital tools, and makerspace resources. I enjoyed learning about my classmates' findings through their blog posts. Hopefully, everyone will keep their blog public so that I can return to them throughout the program and when I begin my journey of a school librarian. I feel like I now have a toolbox of websites, resources, and school librarian professionals to turn to when I need help. The biggest takeaway for me is the website assignment. It seemed overwhelming at first that I could create my own website. Don't you have to have mad coding skills for that? No, you don't! I chose Google Sites and it was surprisi...

As I was reading Jennifer Snelling's article "25 resources to bring AR and VR into the classroom," I couldn't help but be fascinated by the video linked about how one teacher used AR for her students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). One video led to another and I was introduced to Floreo, virtual reality software designed for individuals with ASD and other related disorders. Here is the original video I discovered that features the founders of Floreo. Of course, that led me to visit their home page:                                                                               ( Image from floreotech.com) To use Floreo, you must have iOS devices (preferably an iPhone for the student and an iPad for the teacher/therapist/parent) and a compatible VR headset. T...