encouraging students to become competent 21st Century learners
After spending the last week setting up databases on Destiny Quest and getting very excited imagining how easy it will be for our students to search for all types of information in one convenient spot, I've come to realize this... Yep, its a big o'shippment of fail! I can't exactly explain why yet but, something... Continue Reading →
Ask any 1st grader if they know what a blog is and you are most likely going to get blank stares. Ask them if they have ever heard of the word blog and they will most likely shout at you, "DOG WITH A BLOG" I learned this last year when introducing them to the idea... Continue Reading →
You may have noticed the Follett Shelf tab in The Falcon's Fables. This is a great app that allows you to read the eBooks offered through the library. You can read eBook from Destiny but it they aren't easy to find. Follett Shelf solves this problem. To read the eBooks you must have a Destiny... Continue Reading →
Logging Onto Destiny Quest from Home 1. For quick access, click on this link: https://stphiliptheapostle.follettdestiny.com/common/welcome.jsp?context=saas20_04031742. Click on "St. Philip the Apostle School," which should take you to the Destiny Quest homepage. If unsure about whether or not you are on the correct page, click on "Quest Home."3. On the same panel you will see a... Continue Reading →
Fifth Grade explored additional features of Destiny Quest today. Not only does Destiny Quest tell you what books are in and out of the library but also serves as a very useful search engine that students can use for research projects. "Drag and Drop," used to save resources for future use, intrigued fifth grade. Students... Continue Reading →
I've been doing my happy dance! Do you know why?!?! Its for something that we have been wanting for a very long time.Finally, Destiny Quest, our online library manager and book club is available online. St. Philip's students have learned to enjoy the graphic interface of the program, utilizing it's unique online search engine, social... Continue Reading →
The library has a brand new Kindle Fire. We are testing it with Destiny Quest in the hopes that it will be useful for all library users. I am also interested in how it works with our lending policies. Prior to the Kindle we did not provide eBooks. I have felt for a long time... Continue Reading →
I was putting together resource list for the teachers today. While playing around in Destiny Quest, trying to figure out the best way to print a list of specific titles I stumbled upon a way to not only create lists of titles, but to make them available for all to see! I thought that was... Continue Reading →
One of the many exciting parts of our library is the Destiny Quest system. I have blogged about it before so some of you may already be familiar with it. It is much more than a normal library catalog. The program is special because it allows library users to create personal accounts. These accounts allow... Continue Reading →
