Back to school

That time is fast approaching again. In honor of the word of the week on my website I will be taking an intermission. I won't be updating the blog for a while as I enjoy the end of summer. Before I go I'll leave you with one last tidbit.

Get your bulletin boards ready if you haven't already. Here are a few ideas to get you started or help you finish.
http://www.pinterest.com/cari_young/library-bulletin-boards/

Enjoy the rest of the summer. See you in September.

-the digital librarian.

Summer Reading

Photo is, “Staged shot over my book” and is copyright © 2008 mattdwen and made available under a CC BY-NC 2.

Don't forget to have your kids check out the Jersey City and Bayonne Public Library pages for all the summer events.
http://www.jclibrary.org/programs-exhibits/monthcalendar/2014/07/08
http://www.bayonnelibrary.org/Bay_News.htm

Summer school in Jersey City just ended so, parents, send your kids to the public library with the ALA summer reading list so they can check out a book. They should read at least one more book before school starts up in September.

I hope you're enjoying these beautiful days.

Comic books in curriculum

Here's a neat tutorial how to design comic books in Power Point. I've actually designed a lesson plan similar to this. You can find some of the handouts from my lesson plan on the Forms and Docs page of my website, the digital repository.

The volume is a little low but the content is useful.

 
Innovativeteach. (2010). Making comic books in PowerPoint. Retrieved from http://www.teachertube.com/video/making-comic-books-in-powerpoint-177396

the digital repository.

Don't forget to check out my website for more useful tips and links.

Website banner is an adaptation of the original photo, “library” and is copyright © 2012 garden beth and made available under a CC BY-NC 2.0

Caring for your library books

Here's a great video for teaching your students how to take care of borrowed books. The actors are younger, however, it's made in a way that is entertaining to all ages and it teaches a good lesson.

kestover. (2009). How to take care of library books. Retrieved from http://www.teachertube.com/video/how-to-take-care-of-library-books-121765