Menasha School District Library Newsletter - Winter Holidays - Wi Media Lab, Books to Read Before they are Movies, etc.

Wisconsin Media Lab: A Great Resource Many are Not Using Wisconsin Media Lab offers FREE downloadable and streaming videos, online activities, legal images, mp3 sound files and lesson plans for elementary, middle and high school classrooms.  Some of resources available from this site are Bill Nye videos, Into the Book, This Week in Rap (raps out the news of the week), Digital Science Online, Wisconsin Biographies, Draw Me a Story, Democracy It Is!, Exploring Wisconsin Our Home, Math in Our Lives, Financial Literacy, Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists, etc. Next year Brainpop and Brainpop Jr may also be located on this site. [continue...] New Books to Overdrive Recently some publishers have agreed to release their books in ebook format. Dr Seuss is now available on Overdrive along with the Origami Yoda series. Overdrive Connect2Texas - Free Video Conferences for the Classroom There are many great sessions available free for classrooms through Connect2Texas.  One upcoming event even allows students to ask questions to Barbara Bush. [continue...] Read it Before it Becomes a Movie  Here is your chance to read the book before the movie comes out. [continue...] Happy Holidays from the Menasha District Library Staff Library Resources Guidebook Lists resources available through the libraries, along with library staff and contact information.

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Menasha School District Library Newsletter - Late Fall 2014

Early Winter 2014     High School Library Open to Students and Staff The high school library is now open to staff and students.  It is not operating at full capacity yet, but the students are enjoying the changes they have seen.  Here is a preview of what it looks like so far:     Our Favorite Books We Read in 2014         [continue...]     BrainPop's New Concept Mapping Feature BrainPOP's new concept mapping tool Make-a-Map helps students connect what they already know to new ideas or material they're learning. Concept mapping gives students the chance to transform information into knowledge by making meaningful connections between their thoughts and ideas using BrainPOP images, keywords, and movie playback clips as resources to get them started.     [continue...]     Overdrive now includes some books with narration built right in (think TumbleBooks without annimation).  Some of the books with narration are Robert Munsch books, Blast Off to Reading Non-Fiction books, and more.  They are great for use with the smartboard or a reading center.     TeachingBooks.net | About TeachingBooks.net Introductory Movie with Nick Glass, Founder of TeachingBooks.net TeachingBooks.net is an easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children's and young adult books. Our online database is developed and maintained to include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K-12 environment, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities.  Hit Continue to View 4 minute video!     [continue...]     - The Things I Did That Stopped A Love of Reading - Article from Tech & Learning I have always had good intentions, my heart and mind has always been in the right place whenever I have done anything “to” my students.  I don’t think any teacher sets out to destroy, I don’t think any teacher wants to harm a child’s love of reading.  And yet, they say that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and nowhere is that more visible than when it comes to our reading instruction.  When I look back upon the things that I have done, the things that I did because I thought they would help, but now know the results, oh boy. Well, let’s just say I am lucky that I have had amazing students that have helped me see the wrong in my rights. - See more at: http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=8422#sthash.4XaCUKc3.dpuf     [continue...]     Library Resources Guidebook Lists resources available through the libraries, along with library staff and contact information.   Any questions or comments?  Contact Jennifer Peterson

Menasha Joint School District District Library Newsletter Fall 2014

Fall 2014     Best New Books for Fall 2014 - Children and Young Adult                                     Warm weather is almost behind us, so time to curl up with a new book! Here is a list of the best new books for both children and young adults for Fall of 2014.  All of these books can be found on Overdrive. Fall 2014 Best Books Link to Overdrive: http://mjsd.lib.overdrive.com     New Resources Added to Wisconsin Media Lab Many new resources were added over the summer to the Wisconsin Media Lab wesbite.  Resources such as Flocabulary, all Bill Nye series videos, Roots of the Carbon Cycle, If a Bully Watches This, and more. Wisconsin Media Lab curates cost-free K-12 multimedia educational content. Our award-winning classroom resources align to academic standards and span all curricular areas.     [continue...]     Proper Use of Chromebooks  If you are looking for a presentation to show your students on the proper handling of our district Chromebooks, I have put together a Google Slide presentation you can use.     [continue...]     Badger Bulletin | BadgerLink Badgerlink offers weekly traning sessions on how to use their resources.  The traning sessions are recorded, so you can watch them any time.     [continue...]     About BadgerLink BadgerLink is Wisconsin's online library which provides access to licensed content such as magazines, newspapers, scholarly articles, videos, images, and music. These resources are provided exclusively for use by all Wisconsin residents and are materials that are not available through regular search engines such as Google.     [continue...]     Big Universe — Reading & Writing Resource for PK-12 Classrooms Big Universe is an engaging online reading and writing community for grades preK-8. This student-centered website inspires students to read, write and learn online using engaging nonfiction and fiction online books, a fun writing tool and a safe sharing community. Menasha Joint School District has a subscription to Big Universe.  Directions for how to login are located here: https://sites.google.com/a/mjsd.k12.wi.us/menasha-school-district-library-resources/home/ebooks     [continue...]   Any questions or comments?  Contact Jennifer Peterson