Whenever I travel, I love reading the local newspaper. You can learn so much about what is important to a place by reading their daily papers. Today’s Front Pages is a great website which gives you access to the front page of over 800 newspapers from around the world. If you are looking for a different perspective on a story, this is a valuable resource
Explain Everything is a great App which allows you to create presentations using:
If you are wanting to create a presentation that allows you to do all these things, this is a great tool.
Explain Everything Instructions.
When I was growing up, my mother belonged to the Book of the Month Club. Every month a new book would arrive. I loved the anticipation; what kind of book would it be, who chose it, would it be any good, how fast would my mother read it?? I think that is what hatched my love of books which eventually led me to the library.
Beginning this week we will feature an App of the Week and a Website of the Week post, chosen by myself, as a way to introduce students, parents and teachers to something new. I will provide instructions and offer suggestions on how these tools may be used at school. Over time our repertoire will grow and become a useful database of tools.
P.S. Book of the Month Club is still around! Thank goodness. http://www.bomcclub.com/
We thought we were going to burst at the seams yesterday morning! A dozen or so Humanities students conferencing, another bulging table of Math tutoring, Life Skills storytime and a Business Ed class presenting their Business Plans to two other classes! It’s a good thing libraries aren’t quiet anymore.
Posted in Humanities, Learning Commons, Library, Life Skills
Library Science student Beth recommends her favourite steampunk novel, Scott Westerfeld’s Goliath.
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