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