Nottingham PTSO Barnes & Noble BookFair

Many thank all of the bookfair supporters that came out to the Nottingham PTSO Barnes & Noble BookFair to support the Nottingham Library Media Center!  Ms. Parker did a wonderful job as the MC, the students rocked the house with songs from Jack Johnson to Christmas songs and even  some songs that they wrote themselves!  I am not a singer but I started the night with thanking everyone and gave a shout out to Ms. Parker for getting the students to sign up!

We are very fortunate to have had Molly Voorheis spearheading this successful event with the Nottingham PTSO. 

Again, thank you for your support! 

Works Cited

Cite right: A quick guide to citation styles-- MLA, APA, Chicagoe, the sciences, professions and more by Charles Lipson

Why Cite

EasyBib

Son of Citation Machine

Brain Pop Citing Sources

Brain Pop Plagiarism

Citation Management

MLA in text citations

MLA Formatting and Style Guide

APA General Format

Avoiding Plagiarism

Project Based Learning self evaluation

Please complete the brief Project Based Learning Self Evaluation by clicking on the following link:

Project Based Learning Self Evaluation

Library Book Club 1st Pick- Emily Hainsworth, 1998 Nottingham Alumni

Nottingham Book Clubbers are now enjoying  Through to You, a YA Novel written by Emily Hainsworth, 1998 Nottingham Alumni.

To find out more click on our Book Club Blog

Library Ticket Out the Door

Today's Ticket Out the Door

Cronin's Moodle:

1.  Click on Cronin's French 4/5 AP
2.  Sign in with your district access username and password
3.  Then click on the Enrol Now

Cronin's French 4/5 AP

Martin's Classes VOTING DIRECTIONS: Here is the site that we will be using for the National Student Mock Election: /http://vote.myvoicemyelection.org/ Ballot code:  7c412 This asks student to vote for President, Senate, House of Reps, and Issues (including education)

Teens Mingle with Award-Winning Authors at Rochester Book Festival

Students from three Syracuse City School District high schools spent a recent Saturday mingling with some of the best young adult authors in the business at the 2012 Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival.

The students and librarians who attended the festival at Nazareth College came from Nottingham, Henninger and ITC. They had the opportunity to ask the writers questions and collect their autographs. Among the writers who attended the conference was Laurie Halse Anderson, a former SCSD student, and the author of several best-selling novels including Speak and Chains. Also on hand was Gabrielle Zevin, who wrote Elsewhere and Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac.
Maureen Kendrick, the library media specialist at Nottingham, planned the trip and students in book clubs from Henninger and ITC were invited to join in.
Organizers said the goals of the gathering include: connecting teen readers to award-winning young adult writers; entertaining, educating and enriching teens and other festival participants; encouraging interaction between aspiring writers and established authors; and bringing together teens who enjoy reading.
http://www.flickr.com//photos/scsd/sets/72157629848633172/show/

Rowe's AVID Class- Evaluating Websites

evaluating a website on PhotoPeach

evaluating a website on PhotoPeach



Evaluating a Website on PhotoPeach

A visit from alumni and cameraman Andy Italiano

Nottingham alumni, Andy Italiano, rescheduled his plans to head home and spent two days working with students and staff checking the cameras and equipment in the Nottingham TV studio off the Library in hopes to get us up and running again. Mr. Italiano talked to students about the traditional 3 camera lighting system and tested almost every piece of equipment in the studio. The experience was a success as we are closer to getting this operation off the ground.

A special THANK YOU to our artist in residence- Jolene! Jolene has donated many hours and supplies to painting a new mural on the wall as you enter the LMC. We have received many compliments on the mural and how it creates an inviting environment! Thank you, Jolene!!!

evaluating a website on PhotoPeach

Evaluating a Website

What is the reason we don't allow Wikipedia for the basis of a research project?

 

 

Oh, the places we will go....if we have the right evaluation tools and give credit to the people! on Storybird

What is digital storytelling?  Digital Storytelling applies computer-based tools to traditional storytelling using images, music, video, text, and narration to express a point of view. Rooted in the foundation of the storytelling process, digital storytelling allows the author to further express his or her story in a digital medium. Just as a playwright tells his or her story on a stage, or a writer creates a story to be told on film, digital storytelling is an extension of the writing process.

Why use Digital Stories in the Classroom

Prezi: Online digital canvas for presenting information in a non-linear format
Sign up for Prezi
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Thoughts of using Prezi as a teaching tool
http://prezi.com/rfsnedhqmhqa/thoughts-on-using-prezi-as-a-teaching-tool/
Prezi Strengths and Weaknesses

PhotoPeach is a very basic digital story telling tool. It allows the creator to upload pictures and add a sub title to each slide. There is a quiz option too for a fun new way to give a quiz. This is the easiest storytelling tool we have found so far and everyone we have used it with has loved it!
Sign up for Photopeach
http://www.photopeach.com/

DIN for Digital Stories

PhotoPeach Digital Stories for Miss Zizzi's Classes

PSA, drunk driving on PhotoPeach

Sites for free eBooks
Read Print. com
Free online Books, Essays, Plays, Poetry and Short Stories

Project Gutenbery.com
38,000 Free eBooks

Open Library.com
1,000,000 Classic Literature eBooks

International Children's Digital Library
eBooks in many different languages that represent outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world.

Read.gov
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress invites people of all ages to discover the fascinating people, places and events that await you whenever you read.

Books.Google.com
The Best of the Free eBooks Google has to offer!

Teq Webinar: Google Earth in the Classroom from Teq on Vimeo.

Free SAT and ACT Prep site!

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Common Core Standards Resources

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