Joanne Benson

Teacher Librarian, Media Specialist, Book Wrangler, Tech enthusiast, Novice Fly Fisherwoman

[Julie Sessions @Julie_Sessions]

3rd Grade National Parks Project Begins! Students are using print and digital resources to choose a park to research and eventually be able to go to the parks as 4th graders! @portergaud @jbensonbooknerd @NatlParkService @iste #edtech #nationalparks

[Joanne Benson @jbensonbooknerd]

@Julie_Sessions @portergaud @WonderWorkshop Thanks for reminding me what my Twitter handle is 🤣

[Julie Sessions @Julie_Sessions]

1st graders going through driving school with Dash Robots in preparation for a parade! @portergaud @WonderWorkshop #robots #edtech #STEM @jbensonbooknerd #dashrobots #steam

[Julie Sessions @Julie_Sessions]

Third graders learning Tinkercad in preparation for 3D printing! @tinkercad @portergaud @jbensonbooknerd #edtech #3Dprinting

[Joanne Benson @jbensonbooknerd]

Happy Robotics Week! First time 3D printing in the library! @makerbot @portergaud @gotynker @Julie_Sessions

[Julie Sessions @Julie_Sessions]

Second graders making bottle biographies as 3D representations of notable people. #makerspace @FollettLearning @portergaud @jbensonbooknerd @penguinrandom

[Osmo @PlayOsmo]

¡Qué divertido! 😆😄❤️🧡💛💙

[Julie Sessions @Julie_Sessions]

Spanish fun with Osmo words and monster! @PlayOsmo @portergaud @jbensonbooknerd #edtech #edtechchat @iste

[Julie Sessions @Julie_Sessions]

Text Feature scavenger hunts with GooseChase! “Best reading class ever!” @portergaud @GooseChaseEDU @jbensonbooknerd #edtech #iste

[Joanne Benson @jbensonbooknerd]

Refreshing my memory with ClassFlow! @LearnPromethean #camppromethean20

[Joanne Benson @jbensonbooknerd]

It’s been a whirlwind while learning how to navigate teaching during Covid school closures. Seesaw has been a fantastic solution for what we needed in our lower school. Thankful for @Julie_Sessions leading the charge and bringing me along for the ride! @Seesaw @portergaud

[Julie Sessions @Julie_Sessions]

So proud and blessed to work with this amazing educator! Congratulations on becoming a Seesaw Ambassador!! @jbensonbooknerd @portergaud @iste @Seesaw #edtech #SeesawAmbassador #SeesawChat

[Joanne Benson @jbensonbooknerd]

That tricky leprechaun came early and hid his favorite Genre in our Breakout box! These detectives figured out the clues to break out the mystery books and some lucky treasure! @breakoutEDU

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Before shot. Amazed by all the help I got today from my amazing parent volunteers setting this up! Seeing the pure excitement and joy from my students walking by the door confirms why we keep doing this! #everyonelovesthebookfair

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Today was so much fun! We were able to utilize my STEM activities housed in the library while they explored the stop motion app! These kids are so creative!

[Julie Sessions @Julie_Sessions]

Stop motion exploration with Zing! @portergaud #zing #edtech #stopmotion

[Joanne Benson @jbensonbooknerd]

Helped a teacher with gathering print resources for her science class. Her response confirms why libraries are not obsolete! #loveyourlibrary #westillneedbooks #cantgooglethat

[Joanne Benson @jbensonbooknerd]

Creating this was so much easier than past scavenger hunts!

[Julie Sessions @Julie_Sessions]

Doing the “Dewey Dash” with GooseChase to learn more about informational text and text features in the library! Love the excitement! @portergaud @GooseChaseEDU @GooseChase #edtech @jbensonbooknerd

[Joanne Benson @jbensonbooknerd]

Text feature surgery happening with 3rd grade in the LS Library! @portergaud

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Buddy the Elf and I share this feeling! Ss loved sharing their favorite books through Buddy! You can find many of these “Buddy”s posted around the LS library! #schoollibrarian #mediaspecialist #elementarylibrary #pgproud

[Joanne Benson @jbensonbooknerd]

Stepped in to assist with Hour of Code. I wanted to help Ss understand the perspective when coding directions . I swear I’m not really an Angry Bird! I’m a happy bird! 🤣

[Julie Sessions @Julie_Sessions]

Unplugged coding activities to prep for https://t.co/IcCr2fCQxp and hour of code @portergaud @codeorg @hourofcode @jbensonbooknerd #code #edtech #computerscience

[Joanne Benson @jbensonbooknerd]

Love the spotlight on @RebeccatwMLS !!!

[Porter-Gaud School @portergaud]

Expect the unexpected.

Watch how Middle School Librarian Rebecca Wade is reimagining what a library can be.

#WeAreCyclones