Menasha District Library Newsletter December 2013 - DPI email lists, Flipping your classroom with Brainpop, Statista, Technology Workshop offered

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DPI Email Lists Have you ever wondered how a teacher in another school district teaches about a certain concept?  Or you need a little advice?  Well the Wisconsin DPI has many email lists you can subscribe to.  Such as a group for early childhood educators, general education, foreign language, social studies, science, etc.  To subscribe to these lists you just have to enter your email and pick which list you would like to receive emails.  I subscribe to two of the lists and it really opens your ideas to possibilities.  Here is the link to the different email groups: http://dpi.wi.gov/subscribe_dpilistserv

Flipping Your Classroom With My BrainPOP Wednesday, December 18 at 3:30 pm ET Get an overview of My BrainPOP - the tool we launched this fall to help you track student progress - and see how one teacher uses it to "flip" his classroom. We'll show you how to get started with My BrainPOP and then introduce special guest Joe Vicente - a 10th-grade chemistry teacher at New York City's Eastside Community School. Joe exemplifies the concept of the flipped classroom, having students watch BrainPOP movies and take quizzes as homework, then answering their questions and letting them work on projects during class. Please note, the webinar is open to all, but the featured tool is available only to those with 24/7 school-wide access to BrainPOP. Pre-register and Join • Event Password: moby To access our district Brainpop account follow the instructions on this page (must be signed into district email to view): https://sites.google.com/a/mjsd.k12.wi.us/menasha-school-district-library-resources/home/video

Free Access to Statista through Jan 31st

Statista.com, a statistics portal that aggregates statistical information on over 60,000 topics from more than 18,000 sources, including market research institutes, trade organizations, scientific journals, government databases, and many other private and public resources.  Statista is offering WiLS members a free trial of their portal through January 31st as well as generously discounted prices for subscriptions for libraries interested in purchasing access to the portal.

To give Statista.com a try, visit http://www.statista.com

with the following information:
Username:  trial@wils.org
Password: wilstest

There is also a handy video from Front Range Community College which provides a tutorial on using Statista.com:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNHXdqWNby0

If you use Statista and like it, let me know and I can purchase a district account.

Getting new technology for Christmas?

We'll be offering a workshop on getting the most out of your new technology.  No pre-set agenda, just come with your technology and questions.  Even if your technology isn't new you can join us! Staff, parents, students, and community members are welcome.  Please share with everyone!  Sign up can be found here: http://goo.gl/IwhBf3  (we will not fix or repair during this session, just show you how to get the most out of your technology)