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