Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Menasha District Newsletter November 2013 - New Media Station, Big Universe, eBooks, and Prize Winners

Menasha Joint School District Library News
November 2013
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New Media Station in High School Library Allows Students to Download Audio Books
Samantha gives the new Media Station a thumbs up

When students enter the Menasha High School Library the first thing they see is our new Media Station.  With the swipe of a finger they are able to browse Overdrive (our eBook and audio book catalog) for books.  With a few more swipes they are able to check out eBooks and download audio books to their devices.

For students without devices, the library has MP3 players and tablets available for check-out.

Don't have a Media Station at your school?  All students and staff can check out audio books and eBooks from Overdrive (mjsd.lib.overdrive.com) 24/7 from their own computer/smartphone/tablet with a browser.

The best part - this is free to all users!
Big Universe

Big Universe is one of the websites that offers eBooks to our students.  Student can use Big Universe from the Chromebooks or any computer.  Big Universe offers tons of non-fiction and fiction books, so they could be used instead of big books.  Students also have the ability to create their own eBooks.  Big Universe has two new features this year: searching books by common core standards, and non-fiction/fiction book pairing. www.biguniverse.com  More directions can be found here

Dates still left to learn about eBooks in our district
If you want to learn about all the different eBooks our district has to offer, there are still opportunities coming up.  In the sessions you will learn about Overdrive, Big Universe, StarWalk Media, and more.  For those elementary teachers wanting non-fiction big books, teachers looking for lower or higher level books for students, books to fit the common core - I have a solution for you!  


Graphic Novel: Maureen MacDonald
Graphic Novel: Scott Dyreson
Graphic Novel: Meghan Hendricks
John Green Novel: Darci DeMeio
Dr Seuss Gift Set: Carrie Goodyear & Bethany Brunette
Sharpie Marker Set: Becky Clifford
Candy: Kari Flenz, Gina Munig, & Janitra Thomson
Bookmarks, Marker, or Pencils: Denise Barnaal, Angela Freund, Sharon Oestreich, Carrie Paine, Tom Nogar, Terry Driessen, Becky Gibson, and Carol Sturm.

Look for prizes in interschool mail

Thank you to everyone who entered!

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