Library News
October 2017
Maker Space Launch Events
Maker Space Teacher and Library Collaboraton
Class Hook
This video based site helps you find clips from popular television shows and movies. Popular TV shows and movies have a myriad of references to valuable educational content, but finding these references can be time consuming and difficult. ClassHook aids in the process of finding these teachable moments. With ClassHook, you can find subject-relevant, age-appropriate, and edited clips in just a few minutes. Appropriate for grades K-12 and beyond, use Classhook to find videos for digital media projects in history class.
My Simpleshow
This online tool makes it so easy to create narrated explanatory videos. Simply write a short script, choose your images and animations, and My Simpleshow will do the rest. There are voices to do the narration for you or feel free to narrate the video yourself. Use subtitles for better audience accessibility. Appropriate for 4th-12th grade when making videos, appropriate for K-12 in viewing videos. Use My Simpleshow to introduce an information or digital literacy concept. Have students use it to explain a science or math idea to their peers.
The Learnia
October Library Happenings: Encourage Students to Get Involved
Teen Read Week October 16-20th
Reading is so delicious! Encourage students to feed their ghoulish side and check out the library books we have on key topics of the month.
LGBT History Month
Students can take the LGBT History Quiz at http://bit.ly/2yGkpzM for a chance to win a $5 Starbuck’s Card.
Bullying Awareness Month
Students can sign an Anti-Bullying Pledge in the Library and tape their pledge to our Anti-Bullying poster.
National Art and Humanities Month
Students can share themed photos with the AnHS Library at jmccoy@rjuhsd.us. Check out the National Arts and Humanities Daily Themes at http://bit.ly/2g8fjWn
Teacher Tech Tools
Check out the Library Webpage for a collection of favorite technology applications in the classroom. From presentations to organization, videos to comics, photos to avatars, the opportunities are limitless for your students and you. Try one new resource each month and let me know what you think. Check them out here or on the Library Webpage.
Questions????
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