Sick of seeing the same thing over and over again? Or maybe you don’t mind, because it’s a comforting constant in a hectic and chaotic life? Check out this video from BBC Trending for some insight into repetition:
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The Same Photo of a Billy Ray Cyrus’ Mullet Every Day
The Same Photo of a Fork Everyday
The Same Photo of a Magic Dog every day
Recently, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) came out with their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning for 2014. The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.
One of the featured apps is Audubon Guides: Butterflies. The app allows students to learn about butterflies in-depth with great photo quality. “NatureShare provides the opportunity for nature lovers to post their sightings of butterflies for everyone to learn where and when they might see local butterflies,” AASL says.
The app is recommended for grades 3-12. It is available for $3.99 on Android, and for $4.99 on iOS. Here is Audubon Guides’ demo of the app:
For more apps, check out our 2014-2015 Recommended App archive!
The booklists just keep on coming! This time, the list features those books that are under consideration for the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The Andrew Carnegie Medals “were established by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and ALA (American Library Association) in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers.” ALA also says in their press release that the nominations’ selection by committee reflects “the expert judgement and insight of library professionals who work closely with adult readers.”
The 43 books will be narrowed down to 6 by late April – that’s when the three finalists for Fiction and the three finalists for Nonfiction will be announced. The 2 winners will be announced at the ALA 2015 Annual Conference in San Francisco on Saturday, June 27 (the conference runs June 25-30). See the full list of books for consideration here.
Our Events/Initiatives calendar features the ALA conference as well as other library events!
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Recently, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) came out with their 25 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning for 2014. The apps were chosen because they foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.
NOVA Elements made the list. Students can explore the interactive periodic table, build elements, play a game, and watch NOVA’s ‘Hunting the Elements’ videos. AASL says,”Students can use the touch screen features to build their own models of atoms and molecules. … Watch out, though – if you make a mistake the atom will explode!”
The app is recommended for grades 6-12 and is available for free on iOS. You can check out this informational video:
For more apps, check out our 2014-2015 Recommended App archive!
The great thing about a new year is the number of booklists that come out in the first few months! YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) is a division of ALA (American Library Association) and releases its Best Fiction for Young Adults list annually. This year, 58 titles were selected from 113 nominations. The recipients are books recommended for ages 12-18, and “meet the criteria of both quality literature and appeal to teens” (ALA press release). Here are the committee’s Top Ten books from the list:
These are just ten of the 58 titles on the booklist – check out all 58 here!
This booklist is a part of the 2015 ALA Book Awards.
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