Michael's MLIS Jots, Gems, Jabs & Jaunts

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Photo by Niklas Hamann on Unsplash Understanding cyberbullying and prevention [ podcast ] Michael M. Grant [ Generated by Play.HT audio AI studio ] I must admit I thought cyberbullying was cut-and-dry as far as a definition goes. I thought it was the translation of traditional school-yard bullying into a digital space, such as texts and social media platforms. But I was really surprised by the lack of consensus on how cyberbullying is both defined and categorized and identified. Faucher et al. (2015) and Olweus and Limber (2018) rely on Olweus’ (1993) seminal text for the definition of bullying in general: A student is being bullied or victimized when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other students (p. 9) Bullying is typically considered to occur face-to-face in K-12 schools or in colleges...

Image from  https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Pearltrees&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1 As part of another project in the ISCI 761 course, I had to curate a list of resources for a specific topic with school librarianship. I opted to curate a list of multiliteracies, such as information literacy, media literacy, and news literacy, as well as some resources for research skills and tools students (and teachers) would need. I created this digital curation in Pearltrees , and I thought I would share those resources here for anyone who might drop by and like to review those. Admittedly, I don't take any credit for creating these. I only take credit for curating these into manageable collections. A social media account too As a secondary part of this project, I also had to create a social media account for a school library, so I decided to do that on Twitter . So, you can find the fictitious account for Palmetto Lake Middle School Library & Makerspace (@palmetto...

I’m a big fan of QR (quick response) codes. You know, those funny-looking square bar-code-looking things. They’ve been around for a very long time now, and their heyday was about 10 years ago. However, I think there are some really helpful ways that QR codes can be used inside classrooms and inside the school library. One way that QR codes can be used is for learners with language acquisition, or English language learners. A poignant unattributed quote that has stuck with me is: Never make fun of someone who mispronounces a word. It means they learned it by reading. And this is true for many English language learners. In our classrooms and in the school library, we can help English language learners with content-specific vocabulary with QR codes and audio files. In the following video, Richard Byrne from Freetechnologyforteachers.com demonstrates how to record an audio file with Vocaroo , a free online voice recording service. After a recording is made, you can download (or copy-p...

3D printing uses a 3D printer to create a three-dimensional object by adding plastic layer by layer based on a computer-generated design . This is also known as additive manufacturing, where material is built up layer by layer to create a part. This contrasts with traditional manufacturing methods that use a subtractive method, such as milling or turning where a machinist starts with a block of raw material and removes material to create a part . 3D printing in manufacturing is considered an inexpensive method to prototype a solution and determine its viability. Here is a brief video from Mashable magazine that explains 3D printing. [If you have trouble seeing the embedded video below, you can use this direct link to YouTube: https://youtu.be/Vx0Z6LplaMU  .] Elrod (2017) describes the process of getting from a 3D model to a 3D-printed object: 3D models are created using CAD (computer-aided design) software programs such as Tinkercad. 3D models can also be created by using...