» Uncategorized http://hueytownhslibrary.edublogs.org A Discussion of Information Searching, Technology, Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:48:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 From Shelfari http://hueytownhslibrary.edublogs.org/2009/11/20/from-shelfari/ http://hueytownhslibrary.edublogs.org/2009/11/20/from-shelfari/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:48:14 +0000 Amason http://hueytownhslibrary.edublogs.org/?p=177 Award Winners of 2009
Enjoy the upcoming holiday season with critically-acclaimed books. From cookbooks to romance, biographies to thrillers – have an award-winning meal with an award-winning book this year!

   
A16: Food + Wine by Nate Appleman, Shelley Lindgren and Kate Leahy

Winner of the IACP Cookbook Awards
 
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Winner of the Man Booker Award
 
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Winner of the Newbery Medal and Hugo Award for Best Novel
American Lion by Jon Meacham

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography
 
Blue Heaven by C. J. Box

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel
 
The Land of Green Plums by Herta Muller

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
 
Tribute by Nora Roberts

Winner of the RITA Award for Best Novel
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reading 1954

 

 

 

 

students 1958

Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today.  Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.

Search tip – Add “source:life” to any Google image search and search on the LIFE photo archive.  For example: computer source:life

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We now have new audiobooks that are encoded in MP3 format and are iPod ready.  They also include a companion eBook. 

Features of the companion eBook are:

  • Automatic start-up with full instructions
  • Easily search and navigate through every chapter by word or name
  • Popular PDF format; printable; compatible with E-Readers
  • Full table of contents and index for easy cross-referencing

Titles included are Frankenstein, Sense and Sensibility, The Scarlet Letter, The strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Pride and Prejudice, and the Art of War.

If you like eBooks check out the following eBook databases for free eBooks.

Check this site for classroom/lesson ideas for using eBooks. 

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The library has a new gadget available for check-out and you are going to love it!  It is the Flip video camera.   Right out of the box, it was easy to setup and work and I was shooting video within a few minutes.

What is so special about this camera?

  • No tapes to purchase.
  • Simple to operate because it only has a few feature buttons.
  • No need for a power adapter because it uses 2 AA batteris.
  • No computer cable is needed because a USB plug is hidden on the side of the camera that “flips” out when you need it.
  • Comes with built in software to help you produce your videos.
  • Small enough to fit in your pocket.

Visit the site below by Tom Barrett for ideas for using the Flip Video Camera in the classroom.  The site is posted in Google Documents so you will need to sign in or create an account.

 

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Fifteen hours of free technology training in just 5 minutes a day!

It is true. I stumbled upon the site, 180 Technology Tips, the other day and it really is simple and helpful. You can sign up to have a technology tip delivered to your e-mail each day or you can select relevant tips as you browse through the different categories.

The categories are:

  • Microsoft Windows Operating System Tips
  • Internet Tips
  • Computer Hardware Tips
  • MS Outlook Email Tips
  • MS PowerPoint Tip
  • MS Excel Tips
  • MS Word Tips

Check it out and let me know what you think.

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