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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