It is quite possible that you could tell us all about your love and use of Animoto, which I hope you will do in the comments area of this blog post! In a nutshell , Animoto allows you to create video-based lessons and presentations for the classroom. And, the Animoto site claims it is easy as pie! We know that teachers in some districts regularly use this tool, but we’ve also heard that media specialists and librarians alike are creating cool book trailers using it too! Care to share a link to your book trailers in the comments area?
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Spotlight on Books Conference
Press Release
Spotlight on Books Book Conference Coming in April
(Wednesday, January 16, 2013)
Moorhead, MN – A conference for adults concerned with helping youth find involvement and satisfaction with the best books have to offer will be held April 11 – 13, 2013, at Ruttger’s Sugar Lake Lodge Resort, Grand Rapids, MN. This will be the 25th anniversary of the conference Spotlight on Books.
Conference workshops will include a Caldecott Crash Course where members from the 2009 and 2012 national Caldecott committee will describe how the annual award is chosen. Featured authors for this year’s conference include Susan Marie Swanson, winner of the 2009 Minnesota Book Award, and Karen Cushman, author of Will Sparrow’s Road which was named one of Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 2012.
“Over the years, Spotlight on Books has proven to be both entertaining and informative, helping people who work with young people share the joy of books,” said Kathy Enger, executive director of the Northern Lights Library Network (NLLN). “This year’s program promises to fully carry on this 25 year tradition.”
A full conference schedule and registration can be found at http://spotlightonbooks.weebly.com or by calling the Northern Lights Library Network at 1-800-450-1032. Early bird registration for the full conference is $160 per person and must be received by March 15. Full time students can attend for just $85. A special conference rate for accommodations of $90 is available from Ruttgers. Visit http://nlln.org/Ruttgerslodging2012.pdf for resort registration.
Spotlight on Books is organized by the following library agencies: Arrowhead Library System, Minnesota Library Association Children’s and Young People Section, Friends of the Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids Public Library, Kitchigami Regional Library, Lake Agassiz Regional Library, Minnesota Education media Organization Literature Special Interest Division, Minnesota reading Association, North Country Library Cooperative, Northern Lights Library network, Northwest Regional Library, Viking Library System
Girls + Games = Success in Math and Science
Research about girls and video games shows that girls tend to prefer games that include problem-solving, collaboration and real-life elements. Designers of educational technology have found that math and science-based games are most popular with girls when the concepts have some connection to real-world situations and can lead to a solution that supports a “social good.” KQED.org/Mind/Shift blog (1/14)
New Britannica School Webinar
Britannica is available to your school at no charge through the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM). Please consider attending one of these free one hour seminars if you need to brush up your skills. Or, consider sharing the information with key teachers too.Join Darcy McCanless of Britannica to learn about the NEW Britannica School (part of ELM) in this one-hour webinar.
Authentic, Trusted Content Aligned to the Common Core and State Standards Support for Differentiated Instruction Interactivity with an Instructional Purpose Universal Access Britannica School is a service to Minnesota schools funded through Minitex. Attendance Certificates provided! |
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Most Awful Library Books of 2012
Yep, it’s another list! Have you ever visited the Awful Library Books: Hoarding is not Collection Development site? Mary and Holly will explain the process of how they arrived at this “best of awful” list, so suffice it to say, you are in for a treat! See the full blog post at http://awfullibrarybooks.net/?p=22711 And, keep weeding people, this is how the very awful books are discovered!
