Open E Book app = Free eBooks for students

March 15, 2016 Volume 1, Issue 5

Open E-Book app = Free eBooks for students

LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER NEWSLETTER

Tammy Cummings--Library Media Specialist

Let's welcome spring!

April is National Poetry Month. This year the Library Media Center will host a Poetry Caf? at 4th Street on April 18th. The Library Media Center will host a Poetry Caf?/Storytelling Caf? on April 2oth. Please fill out the form so I can plan the food for the Caf? the form is at the following link.

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Please stop by the Library Media Center at any time to talk.

Tammy

Library Webiste



INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Brain Pop JR Update!!.................................................11 Flocabulary ....................................................................4 Flocabulary Student Accts...........................................7 Google Cardboard.........................................................2 In The Library ...............................................................2 LMC Newsletters Info ..................................................3 Music Videos .................................................................4 Mystery Skype ...............................................................3 Notecard Confessions ..................................................4 Open EBook App...........................................................3 Open EBook letter ........................................................5 Paul Bogush ..................................................................4 Mystery Skype ...............................................................3 Reader Theater ..............................................................4 Reverse Poetry...............................................................4 RSA Videos.....................................................................4 Sync Brochure ...............................................................8 Sync Flyer .......................................................................10 Upcoming Events..........................................................4

I WONDERS:

Who is looking forward to the Poetry Caf?? Will we get another blast of snow?

IN THE LIBRARY

The following are available in the LMC

iPad Cart

7 Nooks

OSMO

Snowball USB microphone

Elmo

MinecraftEDU

3D Printers

Blu-ray player

Wii

Raspberry Pi Scratch

Collaboration Table with large TV--located Campus Room A130

Dictionary

Thesaurus

WebCam A130 for group Skype sessions.

List of our Digital Resources

REVIEWS OF OUR DIGITAL RESOURCES

Each newsletter I will share information on at least two of our digital resources. Open EBooks is a new resource and on the next page there is information already on that item. This month I want to review the Flocabulary .

Flocabulary is a n o nline libr a r y of educational hip-hop songs and videos for grades K-12. Over 35,000 schools use Flocabulary to engage and inspire students. Our team of artists and educators is not only committed to raising test scores, but also to fostering a love of learning in every child.

Flocabulary offers videos on ELA, Math Science, Social Studies, Vocabulary, Current Events, and Life Skills. You can set up classroom accounts and the directions are attached to this

newsletter. Students can also view the videos on their own by logging in as citistudent for the username and password. Both are identical. This makes it easy for a student to view a video with no set up required. You have two options for using Flocabulary for students select what works best for you. As a teacher you have an account already set up if not please contact me and I will trouble shoot the issue and get you connected.

GOOGLE CARDBOARD

Who would be interested in learning about Google Cardboard? Tracy Felming is working on making Google Cardboard Expeditions available to use. This is his project but I would like to know who would be interested in spending a day learning about Google Cardboard and how to integrate this into their classroom? Please take a minute to complete this survey--

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OPEN EBOOK APP--FREE EBOOKS

Open EBook is a new initiative by the Whitehouse to get books into the hands of Low Income, Special Education & Military Families. I have set up access for High School, Middle School, and Elementary School students here at CiTi in the Exceptional Education department.

The app has been deployed to the student iPads and the teacher ipads.

I have attached a flyer that can be given to students and I will email you the logins for your students soon. The app does not collect personal information at all and the logins do not have names attached to them. You will be able to use them over again next year. Students can check out 10 eBooks at a time. They can also access this at home through the app on their personal devices.

LMC NEWSLETTERS

I have included this newsletter as a pdf. I have also included a link to the file online. You will not need to login to view the newsletter.

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Please let me know if you are not able to view the newsletter through the link.

Mystery Skype

Mr. Bogush shared Mystery Skype with everyone at the SLS meeting. This is an item I would like to do in the library throughout the year. We have a webcam and microphone already set up.

The Organizer sets up a time with a class from another location for the event. Students of both classes take turns asking questions using map skills to figure out where the other class is located. Be careful you don't wear a Syracuse University sweatshirt during the event or anything that could reveal your location. It can be a class in a nearby town/city or in another state or even another country. Make sure you can hear and see each other. Start out the session with Rock Paper Scissors to decide who goes first. Maps should be available for students to refer to.

Skype can be used but also is easy to use and no accounts to set up. Great opportunity to practice map skills and to connect with schools around the world and across the country. I can help you connect with a school or you can search "Mystery Skype Microsoft" online to find additional information. NOTE: Since our class sizes are smaller you will want to post that information with your request when you ask for a Mystery Skype online.

The letter explaining the Open EBook app is attached.

SYNC Summer Audiobooks for Teens two fliers attached. Brain Pop Jr NEW items

Concept Mapping & Snap Screen Shots added! See letter at end of newsletter.

To reach your Library Media

Specialist Mon & Tues--ext. 610

W-F ? ext 460 Or you can email me at tcummings@

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PAUL BOGUSH PD PRESENTATION

On March 11th I attended a Professional Development put together by School Library Services. Pau l Bo gu sh held a ter r ific tr aining abo ut assessm ents bu t m y take on the training was great items that will go along with PBL! His blog is located at comment-page-1/ These are great additions for PBL projects and a great way to assess what students learned during the project.

RSA Videos-- known also as Whiteboard Animation, Video Scribing & Animated Doodling. Animated Doodling is a great descriptive name. Students use mark & wipe boards to draw out concepts that they have learned about. They video record their efforts and add narration. You now have an RSA video! Students need to research, plan out the drawings, and plan their narration. Students then set up a video recorder to record the doodling and narration, even the eraser has a part in these videos. There are apps for students to create RSA videos but they are not necessary! Stick figures will do if students feel they can't draw.

Notecard Confessions-- Most commonly known for the videos online of students confessing to things they find hard to voice. These can be heart breaking. Lets turn these into learning experiences as well. At the conference the presenter shared one on the Trail of Tears his students studied. They wrote what they learned or a poem about it on footprint shaped cards. Then they video recorded it. The footprints where then displayed in the hallway. You do need to make sure they don't go through the cards too fast, someone should be slowly reading the cards to pace how fast to change the cards. This can be edited out of the recording for the finished project and music can be added instead.

Reader Theater--This was a great way to get everyone reading a passage of the text. The teacher broke the reading assignment into stanzas and each student read one stanza or sometimes just one line as they went around the room. Everyone had to pay attention to read their lines on time since it moved at a good pace. Record it too! We have the Snowball Microphone for group recordings in the Library Media Center.

Reverse Poetry--Students write a poem that when read in reverse gives it a new meaning. Mirror mirror : a book of reversible verse Author: Singer, Marilyn. Is an example of Reverse Poetry. The library has one copy of this book available.

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Common Craft Style Video-- Similar to the RSA video except they are not drawn at the time of the video recording. Students draw, color & cut out the images for the video ahead of time then use them in the video while they nar-

Music Videos--Student in the presenters class have the opportunity at the end of the year to select a topic of their choice to learn about. The students then get to create music videos, dance or other video of their choice. Not all the students could play an instrument so they faked it to music. Really creative way to share content that was important to the student.

UPCOMING EVENTS

March 17--St. Patrick's Day

March 29 Gr ades 812 "President Truman and the Steel Crisis" (PPSP)

April--National Poetry Month

April 18--4th Street Annual LMC Poetry Caf?

April 20--Campus Poetry Caf?/ Storytelling Cafe

May 5-- Sync Audio Books starts! (Ages 13+)

May 9, 10 & 16--Ira Marcks visit Campus

June 3--Science Fair Middle School on Campus

PPSP = 2016 Pr esidential Primary Sources Project. One week after the event the broadcast is available online at https:// k20.internet2.edu/ presidents

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Let's Get eReading!

Thanks to your child's educator/librarian, you are now able to download and use the Open eBooks app for free. With this app, you and your child can access a library of thousands of popular and awardwinning eBooks for free! We hope the Open eBooks app helps you to further support and engage in your child's learning and foster their love of reading beyond the classroom.

Your code: ________________ Your PIN: _________________

How to download the App:

1. Go to the App Store on your device (Apple or Android).

2. Search for "Open eBooks" and follow the instructions to download.

3. Open the app.

4. Agree to any terms and conditions.

5. Enter your code and PIN combination (provided above) when prompted.

6. Browse the catalog of books available.

7. Download eBooks of interest to your child and enjoy reading! Please note: when using the app, standard data rates apply. Check with your school, afterschool program or library to see if they have free wireless access that you can use when downloading books.

Please note: You can download 10 eBooks at a time. Each eBook will be available for 56 days before it must be renewed.

That's it! Enjoy!

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