Library NewsBlast December 2015
FLUSHING H.S. MEDIA CENTER, E. FRANK BAYER, LMS
BryteWave App from Follett Explore our ebook collection on your mobile device. We have 445 ebooks for you to explore. Some of the books are interactive. Download the BryteWave App and come into the library for your personal log in code. You can borrow ebooks for 2 weeks. | Have your students enter the Diverse Minds Youth Writing Challenge Bnai Brith runs an annual competition each year where students write and illustrate their own picture book about diversity. The winner has their book published and distributed to all NYC schools. See the winning 2015 book in our library. Deadline is early spring, 2016, tbd. | The 33 If you've seen the new movie, The 33, based on the true story of the 33 miners who survived 69 days under the Chilean desert, you may want to read the books which the movie was based on: Buried Alive by Elaine Scott and Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners by Marc Aronson. |
BryteWave App from Follett
Have your students enter the Diverse Minds Youth Writing Challenge

Participate in an Hour of Code
Around the Web
Storycorps: encourage your students to interview older relatives, using the Storycorps app. Includes helpful tips for successful interviews.
Homework Help Pixel by Pixel by Tara Parker-Pope: Article from the New York Times listing several apps which are highly recommended for students.
Self directed learning modules to help students develop skills. Sample module on Writing Explanation for Science from Thinkport and the Maryland Department of Education.

FLUSHING HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
Along with Hanukah, Christmas and Kwanzaa coming, did you know the following events are also celebrated in December?
December 1: World Aids Day
December 6, 1849: Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery.
December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor was bombed and on December 8, 1941 the United States entered WWII. See our collection of related books in the library.
Coming in January: Alexander Hamilton's Birthday. January 11th. Celebrate the entire weekend with events around New York City.