GFHS Library Newsletter

November 2012

October Statistics!

October was a banner month in the library! The library checked out 746 books in October! We celebrated Banned Books week and Halloween was a fantastic success.


We are now excited for the upcoming election, for Guy Fawkes Day, and Thanksgiving!

Tech Resources of the Month!

Present.me, Piktochart, and Learnist

Present.me

http://present.me/

Easy way to create an online slideshow with your slides on one side of the screen and a video of you narrating on the other side. Develop presentation skills and confidence without the fear of public speaking.


Piktochart

http://piktochart.com/

Create pinterest style Infographics! An alternative to posterboard.


Learnist

http://learni.st/

Lets you curate learning materials - kind of a "playlist" for learning resources. You could step students through materials you want them to cover or have students create their own lists of resources.


Let Mr. Finnerty know and he'll help you with any of these products!

Glens Falls High School Library

The Glens Falls High School Library Media Center is a collaborative learning environment fostering respect for individual differences, and tolerance for differing opinions and points of view. Students are encouraged to investigate, explore and question in order to nurture their thinking, problem solving, and meaningful learning. Our library promotes a spirit of inquiry and understanding the individual strengths and interests of students in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding.

To reach this goal, our school library provides both print and digital informational resources in multiple formats, and instructional experiences to enable students to develop effective research skills and be responsible and successful users of information and creators of knowledge.