SLS 3/15 - Bookish Byte from O²CM
Why is it so cool? It can do pretty much everything Magicschool.ai can do and even MORE! You can create a chatbot that will generate answers that go through a question and answer process with students. I create a simple one to have students choose a research topic. It would not give me the paper but led me on a journey to create the product.
Reading in the Brain by Stanislas Dehaene
A renowned cognitive neuroscientist's fascinating and highly informative account of how the brain acquires reading. How can a few black marks on a white page evoke an entire universe of sounds and meanings? In this riveting investigation, Stanislas Dehaene provides an accessible account of brain circuitry of reading and explores what he calls the reading paradox. Our cortex is the product of millions of years of evolution in a world without writing, so how did it adapt to recognize words? Reading in the Brain describes pioneering research on how we process language, revealing the hidden logic of spelling and the existence of powerful unconscious mechanisms for decoding words of any size, case, or font.
Creating library spaces for the kids that need them most
Who are libraries for? From the way we shelve the books to how we order them, display them, promote them (and everything in between!), traditional library systems were designed to support readers who already know what resources they want, how the library is organized and who understand how to navigate existing search tools.
But what about those readers who have no idea what book they want, or even that they want a book at all? What about those readers who don’t care how the library is organized and who will never, despite all of our best efforts, learn how to use the catalog? What about those readers who don’t embrace reading, school or the library, but need a space where they feel safe, welcomed and seen??? How do we make our library spaces discoverable for all students, not just some?
In this full day, hands-on interactive session, we will discuss the difference between searchability and discoverability and explore ways to disrupt traditional library practices and then rebuild them for the readers who need them most. With a focus on reimagining library spaces in ways that emphasize discoverability over searchability, this hands-on workshop will unpack how to make big (and small!) changes to school library in a way that refocuses the school library on our most vulnerable readers. Lunch will be provided, please bring a device and your creative energy!
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