Thursday, January 31, 2013

Monday, January 21, 2013

1st Grade Library

First graders in our library have had a change to their library routine.  They are now able to check out three books apiece during library check out.  Since our return to school, we have discussed how to pick a "Just Right Book" by using several strategies.  Students are expected to check out one book that they can read and may pick two other books that allow them to explore their personal interests.





Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Listening to our first podcast!

A podcast is a multimedia digital file that is available on the Internet for downloading to an mp3 player or computer.  Please click on the link below to listen to Rick Riordan's interview:



The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Episode for Families: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Respecting People's Work

Although using the Internet makes learning easy, copying the work of other people and saying it is your own is call plagiarism   Use the search engine below  to complete your "Whose is It, Anyway?" exercise.


Infotopia

Infotopia is an academic search engine that accesses websites that have been approved by a group of educators such as teachers and librarians.


Listed below are two websites that can help you create your citations:

Son of Citation Machine

Easy Bib

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Welcome Back!

Welcome back everyone!  The library is up and running and looking forward to visitors.  I will not be sending out overdue notices this week as we are just coming back from a break and everyone needs a chance to get settled into routines again.

I will be making some small changes to our blog in the coming month and will share those changes with classes as they happen.

January is great month to cozy up with a good book

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