Library & Digital Resources

• New AI Education Readings
• 46 New PebbleGo and Pebble Go Next Articles
• Social Media, Algorithms, and More "I didn't know that!"
• New: Reader's Advisory in TeachingBooks
• Where Are the Resources Written in Tigrinya?
• Math by the Book--New Ebooks

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Whether you're a teacher, administrator or a passionate advocate for our learners, these AI docs are designed to steer you in the right direction. If you’re just starting your AI journey, these documents are your gateway to understanding Artificial Intelligence. Thanks to the Heartland AEA instructional tech team for these resources.

AI for Educator Productivity

This document showcases how AI can assist educators in various aspects of their work. It discusses tools, platforms and strategies that can help teachers enhance their productivity and effectiveness.

Modeling AI in the Classroom

Educators can support students to efficiently, effectively and ethically use AI to become responsible and knowledgeable users. This document covers tools, examples and prompts for making AI part of the classroom experience.

AI Policy Considerations

As AI becomes more prevalent in our daily lives, it’s imperative for districts to think about how they want to address policies and use around them. This document is intended to help guide conversations as districts move forward in this work.

What is AI/Prompts

This document provides an introduction to AI, including its various forms and applications. It also includes sample prompts and discussion topics to engage teachers and students in AI-related conversations.

• 23 of the articles were added to PebbleGo in both English and Spanish. You will find new articles in the Biographies, Science, and Social Studies modules in PebbleGo.

• 23 articles were added across Biographies, Science, and Social Studies in PebbleGo Next.

• New articles include Artificial Intelligence, U.S National Parks System, and How Crayons are Made.

• Articles about Composers, Musicians and Singers, History Makers, Royalty, Athletes, and Artists and Writers have been added to biographies.

• New biographies include firm student favorites like Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo and Drake.

How Much Do Social Media Algorithms Control You?

Social media content is not random – It’s curated for you by recommendation algorithms that are designed to keep you on the app for as long as possible. But is this a good thing? Encourage your students to become media savvy and explore how these algorithms can help your students (and YOU) feel seen and build community while controlling what you have access to.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Facts about Wikipedia

Is Wikipedia accurate? It houses 6.6 million articles on virtually any topic from “Taylor Swift” to “toast sandwiches.” But proceed with caution – that trove of information has been labeled “off limits” by educators worldwide because anyone can edit entries. In this lesson, your students will learn how accurate Wikipedia really is, how to use it responsibly for their schoolwork, and how to recognize potential misinformation.

Trick or Truth: How Social Media Posts Hit the Misinformation Sweet Tooth

Discover How Retailers Stalk You Online

Can You Change Someone's Mind on Social Media?

The TeachingBooks Reader's Advisory tool is a great way to discover new books that match individual interests. You can see "Discover Like Books" on every title's page for suggestions, or you can go right to the Reader's Advisory home page, where you can search by:

• Books That are Similar to a Favorite Title

• Books Based on Authors, Subjects, or Series

• Books by Reading Level

Don't forget that you can share persistent links to resources. It's a powerful way to expand reading horizons!

Here are a few tips on where you can find Google Translate for dozens of languages.

1. Encyclopedia Britannica. Go to the article level and look for the globe icon. Some articles will also give you different reading levels in that language.

2. Learn360. Translate the script beside the video. Students can view the video in English or turn off audio and follow along with the transcript.

3. This is a spreadsheet of accessibility features for the digital resources that HAEA provides.

New ebooks have been added to the elementary Mackin VIA collection to support Math by the Book. This program integrates literacy into math. Take a look at this spreadsheet with HAEA library books and ebooks arranged by chapter and grade.

Oh, and there is a link to hundreds of TeachingBooks teaching resources for Math by the Book titles.

Apple Picking Day / Candice Ransom

Around Our Way on Neighbors’ Day / Temaka Fryer Brown

Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic / Ginnie Lo

Baby Goes to Market / Atinuke

Bagel King / Andrew Larsen

Bike Like Sergio’s / Maribeth Boelts

Can I Be Your Dog? / Troy Cummings

Chair For My Mother / Vera B. Williams

Circle! Sphere! / Grace Lin

Dale, Dale, Dale = Hit It, Hit It, Hit It / Rene Saldana Jr.

David’s Drawings / Cathryn Falwell

Dragons Love Tacos / Adam Rubin

Each Kindness / Jacqueline Woodson

Five Little Monkeys Play Hide and Seek / Eileen Christelow

Flower Garden / Eve Bunting

George Crum and the Saratoga Chip / Gaylia Taylor

Giraffe Problems / Jory John

Grandma’s Button Box / Linda Williams Aber

Grandma’s Purse / Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Grandma’s Tiny House: A Counting Story / Janay Brown-Wood

Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, From Farm to Family / Elizabeth Zunon

Hanukkah Bear / Eric Kimmel

Harvesting Friends – Cosechando Amigos / Kathleen Contreras

Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? / Eve Bunting

Hickory Dickory Dock / Keith Baker

How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin / Margaret McNamara

How Tall?: Wacky Ways to Compare Height / Mark Weakland

How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion / Ashima Shiraishi

If the World Were a Village: A Book About the World’s People / David J. Smith

If You Give a Mouse a Muffin / Laura Joffe Numeroff

Kunu’s Basket: A Story From Indian Island / Lee Decora Francis

Lemonade For Sale / Bettina Ling

Mango, Abuela, and Me / Meg Medina

Math For All Seasons: Mind-Stretching Math Riddles / Greg Tang

Nana Akua Goes to School / Tricia Elam Walker

No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas / Tonya Bolden

Old Truck / Jarrett Pumphrey

One More Dino on the Floor / Kelly Starling Lyons

Pete the Cat: Snow Daze / James Dean

Pizza Mouse / Michael Garland

Pop’s Bridge / Eve Bunting

Quinto’s Neighborhood – El Vecindario de Quinito / Ina Cumpiano

Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates / Jonah Winter

Saffron Ice Cream / Rashin Kheiriyeh

Saturday / Oge Mora

Speediest!: 19 Very Fast Animals / Steve Jenkins

Summer Sun Risin’ / W Nikola-Lisa

Sweet Potato Pie / Kathleen D. Lindsey

Tar Beach / Faith Ringgold

Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure / Derek Anderson

Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival / Grace Lin

Tia Isa Wants a Car / Meg Medina

Toasty Toes: Counting by Tens / Michael Dahl

Two Mutch Sisters / Carol Brendler

Two of Everything / Lily Toy Hong

Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story From Africa / Jeanette Winter

What Can You Do With a Paleta? / Carmen Tafolla

Which One Doesn’t Belong?: Playing with Shapes / Christopher Danielson

Wolf’s Chicken Stew / Keiko Kasza

Click here for a list of the books and annotation.

Click here for the index to earlier issues.