May 17, 2012
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What's happening...
Scholastic Book Fair
Even though the Book Fair truck has left school, the online fair will be available until May 31. Visit our Book Fair Home page for details.
The Libraries of the Guilderland School District
Watch the video about today's school libraries.
Libraries boost achievement
Check out this brief: Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement by the New York Comprehensive Center.
Statistics for the video were also culled from:
"Something to Shout About: new research shows that more librarians means higher reading scores" by Keith Lance Curry and Linda Hofshire (School Library Journal, Sept., 2011).
District librarians introduce new catalog
The school library catalog has a new look with the introduction of the Destiny system. The catalog has exciting interactive features through it's Destiny Quest option. Students will be able to enter their username (minus the front zeros) and password to personalize their searching experience by discussing their reading with friends, writing reviews, and generating reading lists. Users can also look to see if they have overdue books and place holds. Librarians will be introducing the new system in the coming months. Talk to a librarian to learn more.
James Deem blogs about his visit!
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James Deem - Author Visit
Sample projects in the Learning Center
Science Inquiry Project - (Thinking Like a Scientist)
ELA/Social Studies Inquiry Project - (History's Impact on Society)
Web 2.0 Overview - librarians present an overview to students of Web 2.0 tools, keyword searching, web evaluation, and digital citizenship for Grade 6.
Booktalks - Gr. 6 - 8
Constitutional Amendments Research Project - An eighth grade social studies teacher and language arts teacher have been teaming with a librarian to undergo an extensive research project on the constitutional amendments. The librarian exposed students to print resources on the topic which the students used to determine their area of interest. Lessons on keyword searching strategies for online resources was also included as well as specific websites and resource recommendations. A media technician has been working with students entering the C-SPAN contest on their video components. Those students not choosing the C-SPAN option were given a presentation by the librarian on how to use various online tools for demonstrating their understanding including Voicethread, Glogster, Comic Life, and others. Learn more.
Join Charlotte Club
Join the Charlotte Club. This activity period club is great for students who love to read, talk about books, and share with other readers. (The refreshments are great too.) Field trips to book talk at other venues are also part of the experience. See Mrs. Stedge in the Reading Place or Ms. Lehman in the Learning Center, if you are interested.
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