School Libraries: Where Inquiry and Technology Engage!

Presentation of Framework -Guided Inquiry Framework with discussion, "How do these components work in your research instruction?" -American Association of School Librarian Standards with discussion, "How do these components contribute to the overall mission of your library program/ instruction?" -Matching and Merge Activity to create a combined framework Presentation of Lesson Examples -World Geography Resources and Interdependence Unit with Augmented Reality -World History Role of Technology with Virtual Reality experiences -English IV Global Human Rights Violations and Elements of Journalism with Virtual Reality Experiences -Makerspace Activity Examples Exploration and Questions -QR codes link to VR and AR experiences and research guides

- Guided Inquiry Design by Carol C. Kuhlthau, Leslie K. Maniotes, Ann K. Caspar: https://wp.comminfo.rutgers.edu/ckuhlthau/guided-inquiry-design/ -AASL National School Library Standards: Framework for Learners: https://standards.aasl.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/180206-AASL-framework-for-learners-2.pdf -Analyzing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) recent development in education by Abdullah M. Al-Ansi, Mohammed Jaboob, Askar Garad, Ahmed Al-Ansi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100532

Participants will have the opportunity to scan QR codes so a preferred scanning device would be beneficial. Participants will have the opportunity to open online VR experiences (Youtube VR) and online 3D scans of artifacts (British Museum on Sketchfab) on their personal device and some VR goggles to hold their device will be available Participants will have the opportunity to view AR objects with a Merge Cube so they will need to create a free Merge EDU account and load the Merge Object Viewer App: IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/merge-object-viewer/id1367544362 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.MergeCube.ObjectViewer Windows: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n1hmcnbln0n?hl=en-US&gl=US Help with creating a free Merge EDU account: https://support.mergeedu.com/hc/en-us/articles/9733899352077-Signing-up-for-a-Merge-EDU-Account-inside-Merge-EDU-Apps