Menasha Joint School District Library News - Aug/Sep

Menasha Joint School District Library News
Aug/September 2013

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Overdrive  free eBooks and audio books for students and staff Overdrive our district ebook/audio book system has made tremendous changes over the summer.  You are now able to search for books by interest and reading level.  They have also converted many of the books to Overdrive Read format, which allows you to start reading ebooks right in any browser without having to download a thing.  Come check out one of our over 2000 books.  http://mjsd.lib.overdrive.com Students use their student id number as their library card number and staff can receive their library number from any of the library paraprofessionals. Smarter Balance Practice Tests Curious about the Smarter Balance tests?  Well you can you see practice/pilot tests here: http://sbac.portal.airast.org/Practice_Test/default.html

StarWalk  New this year to our digital library collection is StarWalk.  StarWalk is online site designed to support educators who are looking for high quality, well-written trade books, particularly nonfiction books, to support Common Core Reading and Writing strategies.  It's targeted at students aged 0-14 years. How to get to site: https://logintoread.com Your username is the same as your district username.   Password: menasha Please change your password. Typing Club All 2nd - 5th grade teachers have been added as instructors to Typing Club.  You will need to add your students.  Instructions are located in this document goo.gl/JdILMm under Typing.  The chromebook crates have been provided by the tech department so students can work on their typing skills, which are essential for the Smarter Balance Test.   Badgerlink                                                               Over the summer DPI made drastic changes to the Badgerlink site.  It is now much user friendly!  Badgerlink is a great resource for all staff and students and is free to any resident in the state of Wisconsin.  Badgerlink includes encyclopedias, newspapers, databases (such as ERIC), auto repair manuals, Spanish language materials, music downloads, genealogy, test   prep, and much more.  I promise you will find something useful, and you will love the new    format.  http://www.badgerlink.net

New Books on Overdrive!
New books have been added to Overdrive, here are just a few:

Animals Nobody Loves Seymour Simon	Infinity Ring Series by Matt De La Pena	Dig, Scoop, Ka-boom! by Joan Holub
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien	Game Changers  by Mike Lupica	Jake and Lily by Jerry Spinelli
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai	Pirates vs. Cowboys by Aaron Reynolds	Quick and Easy Mexican Cooking
Dork Diaries series	Think Like a Scientist in the Classroom	The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey