Databases
Biography In Context
Twayne's Author Series
Books
BIO-Biographies
Citation Machines
Easy Bib
Son of a Citation
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Ms. Thayer's Classes
What needs to be included in your project:
eg. 1994 political cartoon
eg. 1994 music
eg. 1994 historic event
E-book
The People's Chronology
Select History Publications
Click on The People's Chronology
or
http://www.scsd.us/
Click on Library
Select Nottingham High School
Click on Gale Virtual Reference Library
Websites
Infoplease: Year by Year
**Make sure you cite all your sources including images and music**
Citation Machines
Son of a Citation
Easy Bib (Free for MLA only)
- A political cartoon from your birth year with an explanation
- A visual of some event of your birth year ( a drawing, poster, etc)
- Music that was popular during that time
- Also a list of questions should be constructed for use in an interview concerning your year.
eg. 1994 political cartoon
eg. 1994 music
eg. 1994 historic event
E-book
The People's Chronology
Select History Publications
Click on The People's Chronology
or
http://www.scsd.us/
Click on Library
Select Nottingham High School
Click on Gale Virtual Reference Library
Websites
Infoplease: Year by Year
**Make sure you cite all your sources including images and music**
Citation Machines
Son of a Citation
Easy Bib (Free for MLA only)
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Library Orientation Trivia
Now that you've learned about the library pass policy and rules, checking out books and the library blog from Ms. Regan, it's trivia time...
1. When can you get a library pass?
2. How long do you have to wait in your study hall or activity period before you can come with your pass to the library?
3. What can't you have by the computers?
4. How do you check-out books?
5. How long can you keep books for?
BONUS question: How do you get to the library blog? There are two different ways..
1. When can you get a library pass?
2. How long do you have to wait in your study hall or activity period before you can come with your pass to the library?
3. What can't you have by the computers?
4. How do you check-out books?
5. How long can you keep books for?
BONUS question: How do you get to the library blog? There are two different ways..
Welcome Back!
Welcome back students and staff!
The library will officially open for students Monday, September 13th. Passes will be distributed before 1st and 2nd block, during lunch and after school. Library slots fill up quickly, so come early to ensure a spot!
In an effort to "Go Green," the passes are laminated and numbered and will be reused. Too much paper was wasted last year! Students will be required to sign their name when they receive a pass and sign again upon arrival. As always, students will remain in their study hall, advisement or activity block for the first 10 minutes.
New books will start arriving in the next few months, so be sure to check out the "Great New Books," display. Keep on the look out for the new magazine display that should be arriving soon featuring new titles such as Wired, Teen Vogue, PC World, GamePro, People En Espanol and more!
The Twitter Book Club will continue! If you are interested see Ms. Regan for details. Twitter book club participants had a blast at the Teen Book Fest in Rochester last year, and I am hoping to do it again this year. Coe Booth, Laurie Halse Anderson, Matt de la Pena, Simone Elkeles were just a few of the many authors that attended the event. Students got a chance to chat with them and get books signed. I had the opportunity to have my picture taken with Coe Booth, author of Tyrell and Kendra, and Matt de la Pena, author of We Were Here and Mexican Whiteboy.
The library will officially open for students Monday, September 13th. Passes will be distributed before 1st and 2nd block, during lunch and after school. Library slots fill up quickly, so come early to ensure a spot!
In an effort to "Go Green," the passes are laminated and numbered and will be reused. Too much paper was wasted last year! Students will be required to sign their name when they receive a pass and sign again upon arrival. As always, students will remain in their study hall, advisement or activity block for the first 10 minutes.
New books will start arriving in the next few months, so be sure to check out the "Great New Books," display. Keep on the look out for the new magazine display that should be arriving soon featuring new titles such as Wired, Teen Vogue, PC World, GamePro, People En Espanol and more!
The Twitter Book Club will continue! If you are interested see Ms. Regan for details. Twitter book club participants had a blast at the Teen Book Fest in Rochester last year, and I am hoping to do it again this year. Coe Booth, Laurie Halse Anderson, Matt de la Pena, Simone Elkeles were just a few of the many authors that attended the event. Students got a chance to chat with them and get books signed. I had the opportunity to have my picture taken with Coe Booth, author of Tyrell and Kendra, and Matt de la Pena, author of We Were Here and Mexican Whiteboy.
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| Coe Booth |
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| Matt de la Pena |
We have Coe Booth and Matt de la Pena's books in the Corcoran Library. To check them out, all you need is your student ID card. For Simone Elkeles' Perfect Chemistry fans, I've ordered the sequel, Rules of Attraction. It should be arriving soon!
If there is a book or books that you don't see in the library that you think students would read, please let me know. I always welcome suggestions. Remember, this is your library.
Until next time...
Ms. Regan
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