SLS 10/9/26 - O²CM Bookish Bytes

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NYReads Welcome's the Spooky Season

Get into the spirit of the spooky season with the Trick or Treat curated collection, featuring frightfully fun titles for readers of all ages. From gentle giggles to ghostly adventures, there's no need to be scared, there's something for everyone lurking in this collection! Find out how to add NYReads HERE

Protocol: The Question Trail

🥾 Follow the Question Trail: Ask, Answer & Add!

Give students a path from curiosity to deeper thinking! The Question Trail invites students to examine content, create questions, and build on a partner’s ideas.

Here’s how it works:

🔎 Look closely: Read an article, examine an image, or explore another piece of content.
❓ Ask: Write one question at each trail stop: Who? What? Why? and a question of your own.
🤝 Answer: Swap with a partner and answer one of their questions.
⭕ Reflect: Circle the question that made you think the most.
➕ Add: Build on the answer with another detail, evidence, or a new connection.

💡 Try it in the library! Use the trail with a book excerpt, historical photograph, or research article to give students practice asking thoughtful questions and learning from one another.

Where will your students’ questions lead? 🗺️

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Video Tutorial

NEW: Google Pics

Want to fine-tune a visual for a lesson, library display, or newsletter? Pics offers AI-powered image tools to help you create, edit, and polish your images.

Here’s what you can do:

✨ Create with words: Generate or refine images using text prompts, with multiple variations to explore.
🎯 Edit the details: Hover over and select specific elements to make targeted changes.
🔤 Fine-tune text: Edit, reformat, or translate individual text elements within an image.
✂️ Find the right fit: Crop images for websites, social media, print, or digital projects.
🔍 Boost resolution: Upscale images to 2K or 4K.
↩️ Revisit earlier versions: Use version history to undo unwanted changes.

💡 Already working in Google Docs or Slides? Select an image and launch Pics with a click to access its editing tools without switching apps or tabs. Try it in the library! Refresh a promotional graphic, resize a book club announcement, or polish a visual for your next presentation. 📚