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the web log for the daring library media/technology center <br>
of murray hill middle school - howard county public schools - laurel, marylandThe Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-57045965572961618762011-07-17T15:06:00.004-04:002011-07-17T15:33:26.509-04:00We've MOVED to EduBlogs!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://daringlibrary.edublogs.org/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 312px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5182/5853414406_ccf9275a84.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />After<br />Because the HCPSS school district decided to block all Blogger blogs because of their Sexual Content policy..so we've <a href="http://daringlibrary.edublogs.org/">moved to EduBlogs</a>. Now usually I'm vexed with sites being blocked for any reason because I truly believe that life is not filtered so we should teach our students how to be responsible, discerning, & ethical in their search choices but in this case I do see their logic.<br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5777091801_d5b037351a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5104/5777091801_d5b037351a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I've had<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> this blog for 5+ years - It's a conversation between my students, community, and the world about our library program & practice. We highlight student achievements, new books, web 2.0 tools, QR codes, and the cool things we do in our awesome school.<br /><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/5947616258_83d9acf20a_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 228px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/5947616258_83d9acf20a_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>YouTube blocks nudity & sexual content, why not Blogger? If Blogger just took the same tact "YouTube is not for pornography or sexually explicit content. If this describes your video, even if it's a video of yourself, don't post it on YouTube." Then all the educational blogs out there - including mine - would not be blocked. Also taking off the "next blog" button would be very helpful since some of the next blogs are NOT appropriate. I've been a <a href="http://staff.howard.k12.md.us/%7Egwynethj/backgoogleyahoo/backflipgoogleyahoo.html">Google educator since 2004</a> I love me my Google! I've been championing my district to have a Google Server & use the Educational apps! Now this.<br /><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/5947616108_bf7fbd08d3.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/5947616108_bf7fbd08d3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The Blogger Content Warning does <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">not</span> say anything about age... just "I understand and wish to continue" or "I do not wish to continue" -<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 51);"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">This is just not good enough if a student stumbles across pornographic material WHILST researching in SCHOOL.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 102);"> </span>If they at least had a warning about being over 18 then we could say the student - if they chose the content - was breaking the Acceptable Use Policy but as it's worded - no such luck. I can't even defend that. And my students deserve more.<br /><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/5947616192_5548d60e15.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 183px;" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/5947616192_5548d60e15.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />If you can't change your business strategy in this matter - can you give me any advice on how to ask my District to consider unblocking our Library Blog? When a blogger designates their blog as having "adult content" can filters just block THOSE sites & leave other sites clear? I don't know much about that kind of higher level of coding or filtering (html sure but I'm really a software girl) but I can pass along any suggestions you might have.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">UPDATE</span>: From Nick, the Technology Security Analyst - Technology Department<br />Howard County Public School System<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Take a look at the server name that hosts your screen shot of youtube's policy (1.bp.blogspot.com). If you were to look at the server name of "questionable" content you would notice that the server name is the same. This is why we can not allow one without the other. The server name used to call adult content is the same as your non-adult content."</span><br />------<br />So apparently can't block the bad without blocking the good.<br /><br />I ardently believe in teaching without a filter. Life is not filtered. We need to teach digital citizenship so that students can evaluate web content again with knowledge, discernment, & ethics. We also need to teach with effective classroom management. BUT websites have to meet us halfway and not make it REALLY easy to see & filter out pornographic content. Also, some districts are not there yet. I need ammunition or a change of heart on this issue.<br /><br />'Cause really, isn't there just enough porn on the Interwebs as it is?<br /><br />Thank you!<br />~Gwyneth Jones<br />The Daring Librarian<br /><br />Well, I've given it a few months...hoping against hope that Blogger or Google would establish an .EDU server and so far, they haven't.......So the blog on EduBlogger will be the new home for this blog...AND...I've been accepted to the Google Teacher Academy in Seattle Washington this summer and maybe...there will be an appropriate and tactful time to maybe ask for Google to think about us educational bloggers! Please change your bookmarks, RSS feeds, & <a href="http://daringlibrary.edublogs.org/">visit us at our new home</a>!<br /><a href="http://daringlibrary.edublogs.org/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5669024563_4162f09a69.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-66149625960847337742011-03-14T06:37:00.004-04:002011-03-14T14:22:10.031-04:00New Urban Teen Novels and Pi!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5135/5526738580_48804c54ed.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5135/5526738580_48804c54ed.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />If you're a Bluford High fan or urban teen realistic fiction fan - you need to come to the Media center ASAP to grab one of these 6 new novels! Last year, only 2 Bluford High books were approved for Middle School - and of course I bought them both! This year we found 4 and got them all plus a new series called the Urban Underground.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Boy Called Twister: </span><br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">Kevin Walker has a secret, and he hopes it will stay hidden when he moves to California from </span><span style="font-style: italic;">small-town Spurville in Texas.</span>" <span style="font-size:78%;">- School Library Journal</span> Will he work out the conflict, will his deadly <a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5217/5526145853_f18eeaaf54.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 233px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5217/5526145853_f18eeaaf54.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>secret come out and more importantly, will his new friends support him or reject him? You'll have to read this to find out!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Outrunning the Darkness: </span>#1 of the Urban Underground series follows the friends of Jaris at Tubman High School. "<span style="font-style: italic;">Jaris worries about his parents, who are experiencing marital difficulties, and his father's black moods, which the young man sometimes shares." </span><span style="font-size:78%;">- School Library Journal</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Matter of Trust: </span><br /><div class="productDescriptionWrapper"> <span style="font-style: italic;">"A well-written and easy-to-read book. The situations hold readers' attention and are ones teens relate to."</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> -- A </span><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5526145947_5169c623aa.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 206px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5526145947_5169c623aa.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">student review published in The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy</span><i><br /></i><span style="font-weight: bold;">Summer of Secrets:</span><i><br />"I like the Bluford Series because it is action-packed all the way through." </i><span style="font-style: italic;">-- </span><i style="font-style: italic;">Adam F., student reviewer</i><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"The Bluford books are REAL. What you see in them really happens. That's why you can't stop reading."</span> <span style="font-size:78%;">-- Phillip, C., student reviewer <em></em></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brothers in Arms:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Martin Luna is in deep trouble. Just months ago, a horrible tragedy took his little brother, </span><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5526146139_427028f91a_z.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 212px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5526146139_427028f91a_z.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">and now it threatens to take him too. Which way will he go?"</span> You'll have to read the book to find out!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Someone to Love Me: </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">".... keeps you on the edge of your seat anxiously wondering what will happen next."</span> <span style="font-size:78%;">-- A student review published in the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"My school is just like Bluford High. The characters are like people I know. These books are real." </span>-- Jessica, K. 9th grade student<br /><br />Check out these new books from <span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?_encoding=UTF8&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books&field-author=Ms.%20Anne%20Schraff">Anne Schraff</a></span> at the MHMS Library Media Center!<br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5526145547_3dcb8320fc.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5526145547_3dcb8320fc.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Oh, and HAPPY Pi Day!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">and i still LOVES our MHMS GT Dept. 3.14 Pi Vid from a few years back....still wished we ended with a Pi in the face....LOL</span><br /><embed src="http://www.teachertube.com/embed/player.swf" bgcolor="undefined" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="file=http://www.teachertube.com/embedFLV.php?pg=video_30422&menu=false&frontcolor=ffffff&lightcolor=FF0000&logo=http://www.teachertube.com/www3/images/greylogo.swf&skin=http://www.teachertube.com/embed/overlay.swf&volume=80&controlbar=over&displayclick=link&viral.link=http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=30422&stretching=exactfit&plugins=viral-2&viral.callout=none&viral.onpause=false" height="275" width="400"></embed><br /><br />List of numbers – Irrational and suspected irrational numbers<br />γ – ζ(3) – √2 – √3 – √5 – φ – ρ – δS – α – e – π – δ<br /><br />Number system Evaluation of π<br />Binary 11.00100100001111110110...[1]<br />Decimal 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288...<br />Hexadecimal 3.243F6A8885A308D31319...[2]<br />Rational approximations 3, 22⁄7, 333⁄106, 355⁄113, 103993/33102, ...[3]<br /><br />(listed in order of increasing accuracy)<br />Continued fraction [3; 7, 15, 1, 292, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 14, 2, 1, 1, ... ][4]<br /><br />(This continued fraction is not periodic. Shown in linear notation)<br />Trigonometry π radians = 180 degrees<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >How do YOU Celebrate Pi Day?</span><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi"><span style="font-size:78%;">from wikipedia</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">graphics from <a href="http://fort.vansd.org/nshields/math_dept/">Fort Math</a><br /><br /><br /></span>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-69728739910669985722011-03-04T06:03:00.001-05:002011-03-06T19:35:05.679-05:00Facebook, Farcebook, and Fakebook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5496495877_bbf0f912e4_z.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5496495877_bbf0f912e4_z.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />So we have a spankin <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/info_grrl/sets/72157625645070363/">new iMac computer lab</a> in our building and I'm really <a href="http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml">chuffed</a>! (British for flippin excited!) 30 brilliant new iMacs all lined up & shiny...ready work with my kids to create cool stuff with the kids! <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:85%;" >(and yes, throughout this post I'll be showing off the pics - your hard-earned tax money at work - please notice the hard to find laminated not mint, Think Different Apple posters stapled to the wall bought in 1999- don't hate!) </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:130%;" >Facebook, Farcebook, and Fakebook Templates</span><br />Miss Wallen - one of our coolest teachers is using the iMac lab with her kids to do a mock Facebook page for Latin American Historical figures like Pizarro, Cortes, Bolivar, and Hidalgo with her 7th grade Social Studies kids!<br /><div style="width: 340px;" id="__ss_3691108"> <strong style="display: block; margin: 12px 0pt 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/npro6979/facebook-template" title="Facebook Template">Facebook Template</a></strong> <object id="__sse3691108" height="284" width="340"> <param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=facebooktemplate2-100411110501-phpapp01&rel=0&stripped_title=facebook-template&userName=npro6979"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <embed name="__sse3691108" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=facebooktemplate2-100411110501-phpapp01&rel=0&stripped_title=facebook-template&userName=npro6979" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="284" width="340"></embed> </object> </div>Using the <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/npro6979/facebook-template">downloadable template</a> I shared from our favourite <a href="http://www.thenerdyteacher.com/">NerdyTeacher </a> none other than <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/thenerdyteacherhttp://twitter.com/#%21/thenerdyteacher">Nick Provenzano</a> the kids are using our databases and links Miss Wallen found to do their research and then become the character filling in the Facebook template.<br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5496495951_0e817fb6f4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5496495951_0e817fb6f4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />What's so cool is they can write on their walls as if they or another historic character left a message such as: "<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">I Founded a city...I'm calling it Ciudad de los Reyes, which means "City of the Kings" It's royally AWEsome...I'm a Winner</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">!</span>" Even though in real life Pizarro never learned to read or write... with this template kids can really get a different glimpse into his life, political struggles, adventures, and accomplishments!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexISXh6E1Vmw4b0_B9Jyha9aqDWE3FGXk2KMZXccXn8gaTibTjb5904wLw4vTGm_yuxFJNcBetwZoYqBy50crG4Pmr-D-6_r_K8kLHJS7VcMo6DQuGwTf-hiQeJB17U1BdAykBw/s1600/Pizarro.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexISXh6E1Vmw4b0_B9Jyha9aqDWE3FGXk2KMZXccXn8gaTibTjb5904wLw4vTGm_yuxFJNcBetwZoYqBy50crG4Pmr-D-6_r_K8kLHJS7VcMo6DQuGwTf-hiQeJB17U1BdAykBw/s400/Pizarro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580303749823198594" border="0" /></a><br />My teacher librarian friend, <a href="http://web.mac.com/barbararandolph/BMMS_Library/BMMS_Library.html">Barbara Randolph</a>, passed along a cool link to a <a href="http://www.teachersdiscovery-english.com/item_details.php?item=150+300+P0000822&SBJ=English">Teacher's Discovery resources Blank Farcebook Poster Set of 30</a> for $19.99 - which can be laminated & written on with dry erase markers for when the computer lab is being used for month long standardized testing (starting next week!). Taking that idea...I've got it in me heid to create a comic life version - making several changes - I'm gonna call it Fakebook and post it to my Comic Tutorial gallery & ya'll can print em out for free! Stay tuned for that!<br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5496496123_88d27c3da4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5496496123_88d27c3da4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />But I AM gonna buy from that company a really cool set of <a href="http://www.teachersdiscovery-english.com/item_details.php?item=150%20302%20F000249">NOVEL CHARACTERS FARCEBOOK (TM) POSTERS SET OF 8</a> for...[gulp!] $39.99! Described as: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Characters from your favorite novels come to life on these Farcebook posters. Learn what book Ponyboy Curtis likes to read and what Frankenstein's monster's favorite song is. Does Scout Finch really belong to the group "the Maycomb Legal Defense Fund"? Is Odysseus really interested in spelunking? Find out these fun facts and more. Your students will recognize this format and will love finding all the hidden information. 11 x 17 inches each, printed on glossy card stock, middle school/high school. "</span><br />Check out that cool chick Juliet & her page...has she friended you yet?<br /><a href="http://www.teachersdiscovery-english.com/item_details.php?item=150%20302%20F000249"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 431px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yOGli1lrOsG8evd4JWd7GuTYJ7003isGxavsW5k-Xj1omZW-R51gPrptOe1DBF7DTAygO57y4lrfQNNcQQRB1y04zXRxqSx1ND0GcfosV8XWAjJ99-J3ERKDsX2q6pP7ERAY5g/s400/Juliet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580307915945709250" border="0" /></a><br />When our 7th grade social studies kids finish the unit & we check out all their pages we'll be posting them on our learning wiki! I love the idea of these Fake Facebook pages for historical or fictional characters - it get's the kids excited - creates dynamite disposition to learning with total student engagement and is also relatable!<br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5496495763_3256961c9a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5496495763_3256961c9a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">What do you think? Do you have any other resources or sites like these that use Social Media to tie into student projects? Please comment! Loves me some comments! </span><br />---<br />iMac lab photos by Gwyneth JonesThe Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-59326821960210470602011-02-11T14:20:00.005-05:002011-02-11T14:29:40.098-05:00Congratulations Mrs. Singleton: Outstanding Educator - Teacher as Leader<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mhms-gt.blogspot.com/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA6s6YWKbrGcqobwlZ2wtMU-PSpJyJQ5VYV7LvwcGQIAkZvsjfPHLRSK2E_ufzxGSunQO3hPv-ZB8PascQmY5zoezShccSXtCHwED5eJmszMv_F7RYnm1kRE8bYkoygEHXRpR/s400/BethS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572514155833445026" border="0" /></a>Congratulations to our own <a href="http://mhms-gt.blogspot.com/">Beth Singleton</a>, G/T Resource Teacher at Murray Hill Middle School has been recognized in the <span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">"Outstanding Educator - Teacher as Leader"</span> category.<br /><br />Mrs. Singleton will be honored at the reception in Annapolis on the evening of Feb. 16th, to celebrate February as Gifted and Talented Education Month in Maryland.<br /><br />From a press release that was sent out by MSDE:<br /><br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">The Maryland State Advisory Council on Gifted and Talented Education appointed by State Superintendent of Schools Nancy S. Grasmick will celebrate the Governor’s Proclamation of </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkn3lm0LxKmNYL9tgL06FwS_2MBG6QnI-nTFZiUbvN_82IJaKeE9oUZaqudSVkVZC2bT7ppIrgGKZ0D71Vxk24tI0qaaeREXnREw2yM0ArhCc9ZkddiUplbx3ze9CDN7tkGOCU/s1600/47212071_Vs6F3-O.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 129px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkn3lm0LxKmNYL9tgL06FwS_2MBG6QnI-nTFZiUbvN_82IJaKeE9oUZaqudSVkVZC2bT7ppIrgGKZ0D71Vxk24tI0qaaeREXnREw2yM0ArhCc9ZkddiUplbx3ze9CDN7tkGOCU/s400/47212071_Vs6F3-O.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572515817404097010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">February as Gifted and Talented Education month at a reception on February 16, 2011 from 5:00 pm. – 8:00 p.m. at the Miller Senate Building in Annapolis. The proclamation affirms that Maryland, recognized as having the number one school system in the nation, now aims to reach world-class standards and must identify and nurture those gifted and talented students in all cultural groups who have the potential to perform at remarkably high levels. Approximately 300 persons are expected to attend the celebration, including legislators, educators, parents, students, and community members. An awards ceremony will recognize outstanding accomplishments of schools, educators, students, and community members representing school systems across the state</span>."<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">Congratulations Mrs. Singleton - We're so proud of you!! </span>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-10212186922560824452011-02-01T11:55:00.019-05:002013-02-28T22:54:08.841-05:00A Day Without Chemistry: Pirate Ninja Style!<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" height="225" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=4a358d2d94&photo_id=5407443501"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=4a358d2d94&photo_id=5407443501" height="225" width="400"></embed></object><br />
<span style="font-size: 78%;">---<a href="http://www.bytesizescience.com/index.cfm?&mode=entry&entry=A503FFFF-D56B-A906-0B22E537985616AC&CFID=22672751&CFTOKEN=49993073">A Video from the American Chemical Society</a></span><br />
<a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5138/5407899303_3a33c62df6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5138/5407899303_3a33c62df6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 500px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 162px;" /></a><span style="color: white;">Our <a href="http://mhtv.wikispaces.com/">MHTV</a> top story today made me have to get a little shady -access my inner Pirate and bring out my secret Ninja side- all for a good cause and all with administrator permission, of course! </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Here at Murray Hill Middle School<span style="color: #66ffff;"> we LOVE Science! </span>So it did not come as any surprise that our interest was piqued today when we found this great story on </span><a href="http://www.studentnewsnet.com/index.php?fuseaction=home.DisplayStory&id=6201&Section=Top_News" style="color: #cc66cc;">Student News dot net</a><span style="color: white;"> - a press release about a hot new animated video celebrating <span style="color: #66ffff;"> </span></span><span style="color: #66ffff; font-weight: bold;">International Year of Chemistry</span><span style="color: white;"> - and it took a bit of </span><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/finagling" style="color: #cc66cc;">finagling</a><span style="color: white;"> to get </span><a href="http://www.bytesizescience.com/index.cfm?&mode=entry&entry=A503FFFF-D56B-A906-0B22E537985616AC&CFID=22672751&CFTOKEN=49993073" style="color: white;">it</a><span style="color: white;"> (if you're interested I'll give the lowdown after the story jump) - but do know dear students & readers we are determined to go that extra distance for Science!</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-style: italic;"> Aren't you glad you live in a world with chemistry? February 1st is the kickoff of the 2011 International Year of Chemistry, so take some time this year to appreciate the importance of chemistry in your everyday life</span><span style="color: white;">!" </span><span style="font-size: 78%;">- by <a href="http://www.bytesizescience.com/index.cfm?mode=name&name=Adam%20Dylewski">Adam Dylewski</a></span> </div>
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Concept and Direction by Adam Dylewski and Mick Hurrey, Ph.D.<br />
Art Direction and Animation by Kirk Zamieroski<br />
Sound Design by Adam Dylewski<br />
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<a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1207/1261102471_d1409448fb_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1207/1261102471_d1409448fb_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 117px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 99px;" /></a><span style="color: #66ffff; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">Ms. Jones as a Pirate AND a Ninja for Science! </span><br />
<span style="color: white;">What it took to get to show this video to my kids and how I became more pirate than ninja today - for a good cause--- </span><span style="color: white; font-weight: bold;">SCIENCE</span><span style="color: white;">!</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Like I said at EduCon (which was - AWEsome - more later!) Sometimes you have to be shady for a good cause!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5RlNFlboA5L2yl3lK2sumpY3yECw21F-EFAu7Sgy8sGRn-KVU6S2r6AkBt4B_iIU-13hd9pZGpad0Xfi8YXK-HmNiRppKqjApc5Fbr3vsktlrIgKTtbUGotNSE4Oe9Ej7FzR/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-02-01+at+12.15.36+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568771515255718306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5RlNFlboA5L2yl3lK2sumpY3yECw21F-EFAu7Sgy8sGRn-KVU6S2r6AkBt4B_iIU-13hd9pZGpad0Xfi8YXK-HmNiRppKqjApc5Fbr3vsktlrIgKTtbUGotNSE4Oe9Ej7FzR/s400/Screen+shot+2011-02-01+at+12.15.36+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 157px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 257px;" /></a><span style="color: #66ffff;">You can't think OUT of the box if you're boxed in by filters & firewalls! </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">I went to the website </span><a href="http://www.bytesizescience.com/index.cfm?&mode=entry&entry=A503FFFF-D56B-A906-0B22E537985616AC&CFID=22672751&CFTOKEN=49993073" style="color: white;">American Chemistry Society</a> <span style="color: white;">webpage and got faced with the dreaded Locked NET Monster filter warning because the ACS decided to load their new video only on the YouTubes. DOH! So....give up? NEVER!</span><br />
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<li>I called my amazing principal Mr. Dickey and got his permission and then used my Verizon Android Fascinate phone's 3G hotspot & bypassed our firewall to access YouTube to get the American Chemistry Society video! <span style="color: #33ccff; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">BAM!</span></li>
<li>Copy & pasted the URL to the video & opened keepvid.com to download <span style="color: #33ccff; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">BloopBloop! </span></li>
<li>Downloaded it as a medium quality .MP4 <span style="color: #33ccff; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Zing!</span></li>
<li>Uploaded the video to my Flickr account - making sure to leave a comment on the ACS's YouTube account saying so & giving full attribution (of course!) <span style="color: #33ccff; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Pow! </span></li>
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<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2785/4475651913_dfcc37b819_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2785/4475651913_dfcc37b819_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 240px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 222px;" /></a><span style="color: white;">NOW teachers or schools wanting to show this cool video celebrating the International Year of Chemistry can do so (see embed code on my flickr under SHARE) --- never minding being blocked by the fliters - the message is the thing!</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Comment I left for them on the </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbfW_CMMe48" style="color: white;">YouTubes vid</a><span style="color: white;">:</span><br />
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LOVE this! .....BUT....96.8% of schools have YouTube blocked...so, I couldn't show it to my kids to day on our live MHTV show without being a bit of a pirate (with admin permission). I used Keepvid dot com to download it - show my kids then upload it to Flickr to get the embed code for our MHMS Daring School Media blog...hope you don't mind!<br />
~Gwyneth<br />
the daring librarian<br />
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<span style="font-size: 180%;">How to Be a Ninja!</span></div>
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How to use KeepVid Comic Tutorial to snag educational videos for the good of learning & instruction! (click comic for different size options - Creative Commons - FREE to download, use, share!)</div>
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<span style="color: white;">Do NOT use this tactic to download the latest Justin Bieber video - that would be just.like.wrong.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">A Day Without Chemistry: Pirate Ninja Style!<br />Tags, Adam Dylewski, American Chemistry Society, chemistry, flickr, keepvid, science, youtube</span>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-6142278680363710382011-01-05T08:39:00.009-05:002011-01-05T20:45:17.794-05:00MHMS (QRCodes) Rocks Your Socks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVVv-78DOGsvtC30MC7biK98lN1J9NkoBoYx1djbWRTh5burIviqlog2G3tVjK8BZApX3lHyKO3xXGl74nuQa9BRg1Qcn8T1Y9ent4volFWO6MPjcUfaMOuAi0sPp4QEifHhW/s1600/QRKasimCode.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVVv-78DOGsvtC30MC7biK98lN1J9NkoBoYx1djbWRTh5burIviqlog2G3tVjK8BZApX3lHyKO3xXGl74nuQa9BRg1Qcn8T1Y9ent4volFWO6MPjcUfaMOuAi0sPp4QEifHhW/s400/QRKasimCode.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558696267285146738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(scan the code above for a secret message from Kasim)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">So many of our kids have been intrigued & inspired by our recent QR Code adventures! Don't believe me? <br /><br />One of our ace MHTV Reporters, 7th grader Kasim, on his own found this fascinating article & wrote a news story on it for our show today & he's our guest blogger!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;">Mega Introduces Mobile Technology</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"In 2011 Mega Bloks will launch new QR codes on its product packaging and print advertising. Spanning its boys and collectors’ portfolio, the codes will first appear on Dragons Universe, Halo and the new Blok Squad range, and will then be rolled out to additional ranges.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The QR (quick response) codes allow consumers to instantly view product information, images, videos and instructions on a mobile page. This can be achieved by downloading a QR Code reader on a smart phone, which can then read the QR code on pack or in print.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In addition to new QR technology, Mega plans to refresh its microsites with a number of new innovative features. Kids will be able to view new 360° rotating product views, which explode showcasing the product build." </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:78%;" >- by <strong><a href="http://www.toynews-online.biz/news/33313/Mega-introduces-mobile-technology#" rel="news|33313" class="make_author_email">Katie Roberts</a></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In touch with one of the latest trends in media, Mega will also be introducing 30-second product videos onto its product pages bringing all the features of the product to life.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Here at MHMS we are planning to use these QR codes to send URLs and many other texts to use for educational purpose </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:85%;" >- Kasim</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Source: </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://www.toynews-online.biz/news/33313/Mega-introduces-mobile-technology" title="Mega introduces mobile technology">Mega introduces mobile technology</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" >Thank you Kasim! AWEsome job! I'm so tickled pink & proud of you!<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In writing this post Kasim utilized maz technology integration skillz by using Google docs, Kaywa QR Code generator, & daring-do! Way to go! </span><br /></span>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-43351220717483930242010-12-22T14:52:00.008-05:002011-01-20T20:28:38.403-05:00Walla Walla Webcast With Jon Scieszka<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wallawallakidsread.com/index.php"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZvq507KG6D-z-v2D8bzhtUH-eGlbefWWNxJZO2HkuqZDgubthWdBItXO_Mfh9WVFCx2zOBKyx4sNNzpy7MPIoljfgeIy7bBIIHx3LllnO82m5DV89Rd9YJiRy6LUpEuIww3u/s400/JSAuthorBanner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553597509738256562" border="0" /></a>The super cool author of some of my most favourite books The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stoopid Tales & The True Story of the Three Little pigs will be holding a live webcast for kids in March! It's FREE to sign up (and yes, to my MHMS Kids, we're so there!) and uber cool author of Trackers & friend of the MHMS Media Center - (see his signed poster below!)<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Patrick Carman </span>will be the host!<a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1025/5189791139_88dc61fa99.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 232px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1025/5189791139_88dc61fa99.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />From the website:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wallawallakidsread.com/index.php"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYWknKa0bShqy1Ug9y-HSQ2tteNEUKsUgULhkJCdf_rlDAjZEpT5XxFwuqBQW0qei8v25fKSdFH6sj1BgSF_QzKSdv1mbCXYl3fTyxgdtAGFbMxYLsmSSijOzFW3xJw62d2qj/s400/WWKRLogo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553597387187124770" border="0" /></a><br />"Walla Walla Kids Read will webcast JON SCIESZKA, one of America’s most beloved children’s authors. This <strong>FREE</strong> event is hosted by Patrick Carman. Consult the events page for exact times, then sign up below if you would like to broadcast the author appearance in your classroom or library. All presentations last approximately 45 minutes and are presented on the web as they happen"<br /><br />Visit the site for FREE <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Downloads:<div class="secondaryEntry"> <ul class="indent"><li><a class="icon pdf" href="http://www.wallawallakidsread.com/downloads/wwkrPoster2011.pdf">Poster</a></li><li style="margin-right: -16px;"><a class="icon pdf" href="http://www.wallawallakidsread.com/downloads/wwkr2011CommunityEventPoster.pdf">Community Event Poster</a></li><li><a class="icon pdf" href="http://www.wallawallakidsread.com/downloads/wwkrFlyer2011.pdf">Flyer</a></li><li><a class="icon book" href="http://www.wallawallakidsread.com/downloads/wwkrBookmarks2011.pdf">Bookmark</a></li><li><a class="icon pdf" href="http://www.wallawallakidsread.com/downloads/wwkrPress2011.pdf">Press Release</a></li><li><a href="http://www.wallawallakidsread.com/downloads/TeachingActivitiesForJonScieszka.pdf" class="icon pdf">Activity Guide</a></li></ul> </div><a href="http://www.wallawallakidsread.com/index.php">Learn more & Sign up your school today</a>!<br /><br />Which is your favourite Jon Scieszka book?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjLx1zq19dgokxoRXpOHWdToiTv4aox-qvNrTqI78HiJudsxf_ihi-qJf89LxEMEAAwGqC15Xv7Ly_jSXzNWuFR_Dozop8gy1q0pT8-F0ypcYmTdwRmhGVGxQ-vaJmel8yC2e/s1600/BookCompositionSmallerGold.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjLx1zq19dgokxoRXpOHWdToiTv4aox-qvNrTqI78HiJudsxf_ihi-qJf89LxEMEAAwGqC15Xv7Ly_jSXzNWuFR_Dozop8gy1q0pT8-F0ypcYmTdwRmhGVGxQ-vaJmel8yC2e/s400/BookCompositionSmallerGold.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553601882672952322" border="0" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="http://static.polldaddy.com/p/4287704.js"></script><br /><noscript><br /> <a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/4287704/">Which is your favourite Jon Scieszka Book?</a><span style="font-size:9px;"><a href="http://polldaddy.com/features-surveys/">customer surveys</a></span><br /></noscript><br /><br />Walla Walla Webcast With Jon Scieszka<br /><br />tags: Jon Scieszka, Patrick Carman, walla walla kids read, webcast<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">graphics & photos: © 2010 Walla Walla Kids Read </span>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-50297219465610478532010-12-16T12:20:00.004-05:002010-12-16T12:25:34.437-05:00Cool QR Codes in the Classroom & Library<a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5169/5260442793_b61db60f55.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5169/5260442793_b61db60f55.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">In our hallway - promoting our <a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/review_main">Google Form Book Reviews</a>!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">QR Codes are popping up everywhere! On the back of my Sephora catalog, windows of shops, and in my library! They're already big in Japan - and now in New York & LA.</span><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5162/5261049986_c46d60774b_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5162/5261049986_c46d60774b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">On our Recent Arrival Display - Promoting this Blog!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">They look cool, matrixy, and very graphic...<br />but what heck ARE they?</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj3XHq1UVtZsLFFoPRYWcxPTJotOdPHw74j7kKRiy7zgR5612RT4YLqse-IN8uAh5tXu5JMMqk3Ci7BWZLyPewTo3FHc82P3GCFpwUAW3wMnORq_cgGItgL5HnjymJw5OP4U0ug/s1600/facebook_like_QR-594x445.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj3XHq1UVtZsLFFoPRYWcxPTJotOdPHw74j7kKRiy7zgR5612RT4YLqse-IN8uAh5tXu5JMMqk3Ci7BWZLyPewTo3FHc82P3GCFpwUAW3wMnORq_cgGItgL5HnjymJw5OP4U0ug/s400/facebook_like_QR-594x445.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549954681974252642" border="0" /></a>A Quick Response (QR) code is a two-dimensional or 2D bar code which can be interpreted by any mobile phone with camera capabilities. Unlike traditional barcodes, which feature a series of straight lines these barcodes QR Codes are laid out in a matrix and can hold much more information.<br />Through “scanning” the code by way of photographing it, and installing a a FREE APP or simple piece of software to your smartphone, anyone can access the information behind the QR which might contain images, easily launched website links, and text.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhi82I8GGGsV_zZRxq6dyKvgplX7JmVdPAJOPS7BLaDQ_EMcbeVS2rE-mEVhkfvVNdkRJOeUj8yhx9ZQyIfX1F-sbw4SmkfsxYacgfV1fHdWEaMuJPdAtz-h_L4DbWWDN3eqK6Q/s1600/QR_See-ming_Lee_Artwork.jpg"><br /></a><p>Simply use your smartphone's camera to scan a QR code (via a reader app, such as <a target="_blank" href="http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-google-zxing-client-android-xzA.aspx">Barcode Scanner</a> or <a target="_blank" href="http://www.quickmark.cn/En/basic/index.asp">QuickMark</a>), and you'll instantly be rewarded with whatever content has been embedded in the code, whether it's a URL that you can auto launch to the site, a friend's contact information, or a text message.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhi82I8GGGsV_zZRxq6dyKvgplX7JmVdPAJOPS7BLaDQ_EMcbeVS2rE-mEVhkfvVNdkRJOeUj8yhx9ZQyIfX1F-sbw4SmkfsxYacgfV1fHdWEaMuJPdAtz-h_L4DbWWDN3eqK6Q/s1600/QR_See-ming_Lee_Artwork.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhi82I8GGGsV_zZRxq6dyKvgplX7JmVdPAJOPS7BLaDQ_EMcbeVS2rE-mEVhkfvVNdkRJOeUj8yhx9ZQyIfX1F-sbw4SmkfsxYacgfV1fHdWEaMuJPdAtz-h_L4DbWWDN3eqK6Q/s400/QR_See-ming_Lee_Artwork.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549938511723003826" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">QR Codes in the Classroom - and the Library!</span> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">From a recent article I contributed to at the <a href="http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/">Innovative Educator </a>blog - </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">txtN N d library: Ideas for Librarians Who Want to Embrace the Power of Cell Phones</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:85%;" >(btw, feels weird to post this in the third person and do I use quotes if I wrote it?!)</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><br />"QR codes can also be used to conduct a treasure hunt of information in the school library. Middle school teacher librarian Gwyneth Jones, aka the </span><a href="http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Daring Librarian</span></a><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, uses QR codes to engage students in what she calls “digital discoveries.” Asking the students to bring their cell phones to the library, in small groups or pairs, the kids hunt for sneaky QR codes posted around the library (programed with a </span><a href="http://qrcode.kaywa.com/"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">free QR code generator</span></a><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">) to discover clues that can be scanned that lead to other clues - some asking questions, some that lead students to wiki or webpages with further information, some that require the students to perform a task to discover the final clue and the “treasure” which is a special key code to be submitted to a Google form. Once on the Google form wikipage students input the “key” to a drawing for a chance to win an iTunes gift card or a bundle of free books. Another use is posting QR codes next to book displays & pubic access catalog computers that lead students to wikipages where they can </span><a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Book_Review"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">write</span></a><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and </span><a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Read_Review"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">read student book reviews</span></a><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. </span><br /><br /></span><a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejTEsOO8O0P6ky7nmu01DFdvJF4wBKTMttcsOr-v-xKF0lbW1pmujaj0gFWyZI0adggAXzEsun06aqx4rBlcT67Dw30wEl1C-1L0boJTFgkQDazGhnJOBdERkCwlLE-ghq37eGw/s1600/apple-ipod-touch-4th-generation-4g-retina.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejTEsOO8O0P6ky7nmu01DFdvJF4wBKTMttcsOr-v-xKF0lbW1pmujaj0gFWyZI0adggAXzEsun06aqx4rBlcT67Dw30wEl1C-1L0boJTFgkQDazGhnJOBdERkCwlLE-ghq37eGw/s400/apple-ipod-touch-4th-generation-4g-retina.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549961611792975186" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Because students work in groups or pairs, only about a third of the class needs Smartphones and because she’s done a student survey in advance she knows how much technology her students have. If necessary, being ever cognizant of the digital divide, Jones has purchased a couple iPod touch Generation 4 mobile devices that students may use in the library or check out to use at home with the preloaded Kindle app and several books, music, & library pics.</span></span><a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.amazon.com/Apple-touch-Generation-NEWEST-MODEL/dp/B001FA1O0O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1292201529&sr=8-2"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWgxUPqvnxfCdZhpZti2xBuL33J91Vlx4BctEJnaZF2EWvCvUb9zh-sum9WIiiZPwMGNXRyehFCUJM9QQhpXAH-dYGsGfdJiXHtFDciXdMiX6RXDW3wOEK4JfnH678OMfS_WrUw/s400/apple-ipod-touch-64-gb-4th-generation-newest-model2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549961793086035426" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">"</span> - Read the <a href="http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/11/txtn-n-d-library-ideas-for-librarians.html">rest of the article</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/coxtl">Tamara Cox</a> and check out her AWEsome<span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.e-literatelibrarian.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;font-family:Times New Roman;" >Eliterate Librarian blog</span></a><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Buying information for the iPod Touch 4th Generation</span></span><br /></span></span>Now with FaceTime, Retina display, HD video recording, and Game Center.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Shopping ALERT! </span>Amazon price beats Apple teacher discount!<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span>An 8G Apple iPod Touch 4th Gen is on sale on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Apple-touch-Generation-NEWEST-MODEL/dp/B001FA1O0O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1292201529&sr=8-2">Amazon for $215</a> last week... and the Apple Educator price was.....wait for it....$229! What the what!? So like I mention on my </span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><a href="http://thedaringlibrarian.wikispaces.com/gadget"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 57px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1119/5159803762_7b764cdc2e_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://thedaringlibrarian.wikispaces.com/gadget">wikipage</a><br />check Amazon's price before you decide to buy - and remember the low price today could raise higher tomorrow - and vice versa.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkNoYjNX-nqCw01Q8tpEWs9khp0VQcZwyetBAodoyA2bUF-snaSVdieItt93eQM4qXMeE3LxXkbRTfweOXjZbq4LjhcI_ZokPY3v6ztLnFZlBr_kb8lcInWGC-Tb-zjIP3CoB1g/s1600/QR_570xN.72213935.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 102px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkNoYjNX-nqCw01Q8tpEWs9khp0VQcZwyetBAodoyA2bUF-snaSVdieItt93eQM4qXMeE3LxXkbRTfweOXjZbq4LjhcI_ZokPY3v6ztLnFZlBr_kb8lcInWGC-Tb-zjIP3CoB1g/s400/QR_570xN.72213935.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549956019911085266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">QR Code Jewelry -</span><br />If I weren't so busy (and so indolent) I'd start a cottage industry of Customizable QR Code jewelry or buttons on Etsy.com. As it is - I bought the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/39903046">last one</a> from <a class="username" href="http://www.etsy.com/people/BarcodeArt?ref=ls_profile">BarcodeArt</a> this morning. Heh heh. I have shopping issues.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" >QR Code Resources & Articles: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><ul><li><a href="http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/newsletters/newsletterbucketextrahelping/886787-443/qr_codes_connect_students_to.html.csp">QR Codes Connect Students to Books </a>featuring Geek Tribe member & cutie pie John Schumacher! </li><li><a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/slj/articlesatechnology/886846-464/qr_codes_in_the_library.html.csp"><span style="font-weight: bold;">QR Codes in the Library: Use 2-D barcodes to offer the coolest services ever </span></a>- by Geek Tribe member Christopher Harris @infomancy</li><li><span><a href="http://qrlitquest.blogspot.com/">QR Literature Quest</a>: A high tech scavenger hunt to interest HS students in literature. via </span><span class="fn">via Neil Krasnoff or @</span><span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><strong><a href="http://twitter.com/txlibraryguy" class="tweet-url screen-name">txlibraryguy</a></strong> </span></span></li><li><a href="http://mashable.com/2010/06/23/qr-codes-small-biz/" class="l">HOW TO: <em>Use QR Codes</em> for Small Business Marketing</a></li><li><a href="http://searchengineland.com/what-is-a-qr-code-and-why-do-you-need-one-27588" class="l">What Is A <em>QR Code</em> And Why Do You Need One?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=QR_Codes" class="l"><em>QR Codes</em> - <em>Library</em> Success: A Best Practices Wiki</a></li></ul><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/4204321089_793f16a6d5.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/4204321089_793f16a6d5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">A Time to Give Thanks</span><br /><br />It's true the more you give the more your receive... Since I've started sharing more...I've gotten more back. Thank you everyone who has so generously shared with me this year! Thank you students who voted for us for the Edublog nominatios...sorry, no we didn't win...but we loved having you visit us here & see more of what we do for you! Don't be a stranger & always feel free to leave comments with your screen name or first name!<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">In this season of light & giving- let's all please remember to be generous, supportive, positive, & INCLUSIVE of each other!<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">/lovefest bah humbug! LOL</span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">------------------<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo credits:<br />Calvin Klein billboard Mashable<br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">QR Code on Door: Tailor Made Hotel </strong><br />Flickr Creative Commons QR Code on a Stick - photo by<span id="yui_3_2_0_1_12922031717431060" class="name"><strong id="yui_3_2_0_1_12922031717431061" class="username"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/">See-ming Lee </a></strong></span>- Photo shop by me!<br />iPod Touch 4th Gen from <a href="http://www.villasta.com/2010-the-apple-tv-new-ipod-nano-2010-ipod-touch-4th-generations.html">Villa State</a><br />QR Code Custom button photo by <a class="username" href="http://www.etsy.com/people/BarcodeArt?ref=ls_profile">BarcodeArt</a><br />Photo of the Philly Museum of Art - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/info_grrl/4204321089/sizes/m/in/photostream/">ME</a>! </span>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-22607542465810471962010-12-06T06:36:00.016-05:002010-12-14T11:16:13.576-05:00We've Been Nominated! Edublog Awards 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MQWQYZjjmXfI2Zs2wmzhCBTL9VCXSe3zWSKmuHlzBnzgwhk4ErS1eT0Z3JmP8121LRPGHNn44jeFz1F_oUzKrUwSkv91NNkN8nRcYEzn8_KL5dY2CmxJHTBwEc1QfqGpvURZ/s1600/PP-tropical-BLK.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 65px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7MQWQYZjjmXfI2Zs2wmzhCBTL9VCXSe3zWSKmuHlzBnzgwhk4ErS1eT0Z3JmP8121LRPGHNn44jeFz1F_oUzKrUwSkv91NNkN8nRcYEzn8_KL5dY2CmxJHTBwEc1QfqGpvURZ/s320/PP-tropical-BLK.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547596249346575554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2Gxe7mLwUHCxZ-pjg83UE1NZsGVHb3WISVLqkv2oX7gXb0bhK3vkXAJO6IMuplb6dYev7J3JnepCf-PPVgQxWuWRpgacWvFGx9yh0Vlu-S2InhMwAdK2BR-HD495mtixEcd9/s1600/Daring_Red_StandingFINAL.png"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2Gxe7mLwUHCxZ-pjg83UE1NZsGVHb3WISVLqkv2oX7gXb0bhK3vkXAJO6IMuplb6dYev7J3JnepCf-PPVgQxWuWRpgacWvFGx9yh0Vlu-S2InhMwAdK2BR-HD495mtixEcd9/s400/Daring_Red_StandingFINAL.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547638539674778370" border="0" /></a>Every year <a href="http://edublogawards.com/">Edublogs</a>, an international committee of technology educators opens up nominations for the very best blogs, wiki's, webinars, virtual world events, use of educational social media & more for that year. The hundreds of nominations are tallied up and a "short list" of nominations are announced for voting from the parents, students, teachers, public & community. There's no money involved..but it's a great honor! <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">And we made it! </span><br /><br />To be even nominated is an honor, flattering, and award enough - <span style="font-style: italic;">but what the heck, let's see if we can win this thing! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Vote for the MHMS Tech Wiki! </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Click</span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-wiki-2010/">HERE to Vote for the Best Educational Wiki</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > </span><span style="font-size:130%;">- </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;">Please </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;">Look & Vote </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">for <span style="font-size:130%;">MHMS Tech Wiki</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span>- <span style="font-size:85%;"> Visit the <a href="http://thedaringlibrarian.wikispaces.com/">MHMS </a></span><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1071/5136452158_78b0bdc653_m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 90px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1071/5136452158_78b0bdc653_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://thedaringlibrarian.wikispaces.com/">Tech Wiki</a> which was started in 2006 and provides professional development technology help & tips for staff and visitors worldwide!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">On an exciting side note....</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Vote for Ms. Jones!<br /></span>Click <span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-librarian-library-edublog-2010/">HERE to Vote for the Best Librarian Blog</a></span> - <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;">Please Look & Vote</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;"> for <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" >The Daring Librarian</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">Voting Ends Midnight December 14th.</span> </span><br />Thank you for your inspiration & support! </span><br /><br /><br />Ms. Gwyneth Jones - aka <a href="http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/">The Daring Librarian</a> of MHMS Media for the past 14 years has also been nominated for an unprecedented 4 different awards -quick voting links below - your support & votes would be gratefully appreciated. <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Having Fun Voting? Ms. Jones is also nominated fro these AWARDS! </span><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5125/5237848431_09c5d62de8_z.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 640px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5125/5237848431_09c5d62de8_z.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Only one vote per IP address counts </span>- so voting from home is key!</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">No registration is necessary</span> and voting - using the quick links below - only takes a few minutes! <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:180%;" ><br /></span><br />Click <a href="http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-use-of-video-visual-2010/">HERE to Vote for the Best Use of Video/Visual Blog</a> - - <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;">Please </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;">Look & Vote</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;"> for </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">The Daring Librarian</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><br />Click <a href="http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-wiki-2010/">HERE to Vote for the Best Webinar Serie</a>s - <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;">Please </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;">Look & Vote for the</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">TL Virtual Cafe</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ms. Jones is the <a href="http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/">TL Virtual Cafe</a> Coordinator that provides FREE webinars to librarians & teachers worldwide on her own time.</span><br /><br />Click <a href="http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-use-of-a-virtual-world-2010/">HERE to Vote for the Best Use of a Virtual Network</a> - <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;">Please </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;">Look & Vote </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">for <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">ISTE SIGMS</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ms. Jones assisted with the creation of the<a href="http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010"> 21st Century Library Media Center Playground</a> in Second Life on her own time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:180%;" >Thank you again! YAY! </span>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-87568668322508912792010-12-03T06:44:00.010-05:002010-12-18T10:33:47.283-05:00MHTV Celebrates the Maccabeats & Chanuka!<object height="250" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qSJCSR4MuhU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qSJCSR4MuhU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="250" width="400"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >or...</span>It's a Maccabeats Chanuka! </span></span><span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content"></span></span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5009/5226193419_86359d8920.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5009/5226193419_86359d8920.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Our middle school kids really got into the Maccabeats Candlelight (<a href="http://www.maccabeats.com/lyrics">lyrics</a>) video this morning on MHTV- our live TV news broadcast. In fact, people were singing it all over the school! I just <span style="font-style: italic;">had</span> to share the Maccabeats because they are a bucket full of AWEsome! This music video re-mix mash-up teaches diversity, history, and pure potato latkes love! A great video to show your school to celebrate Haunnukah & teach multiculturalism Oh and FUN! YAY!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our Lead Story Intro Script:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLXEBnVinOvjxrf8xSSWFGi7QNykdTrlteRXZB084F-euSjVGTyShnMxchK9FVls6XRo0pwiCBwzqq2-BikAoU_GlO4TrMP4Rhq7_mCNXQFs8HlEa3syYbVM84cuK8QbjyWPB/s1600/maccabeats-candlelight.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLXEBnVinOvjxrf8xSSWFGi7QNykdTrlteRXZB084F-euSjVGTyShnMxchK9FVls6XRo0pwiCBwzqq2-BikAoU_GlO4TrMP4Rhq7_mCNXQFs8HlEa3syYbVM84cuK8QbjyWPB/s400/maccabeats-candlelight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546523574444785026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">In our continuing celebration of </span><span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content"><span style="font-style: italic;">Chanuka</span></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">, the festival of lights, we bring you a special music video created by the </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.maccabeats.com/">Maccabeats</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, an a capella group from Yeshiva University.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Strongly committed to the "integration of traditional and non-traditional wisdom, the Maccabeats perform remixes of an array of Jewish, American, and Israeli songs." Here is their </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">Chanuka</span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> mixup titled Candlelight.</span> - (show video)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiUMMnKrA3pguqyvI7OtlChB-JlSKjKn21r7unkW6xA8ocEdqk81sG5rUAlkgZpEJ6OoWpNrz2xuJFLegWPh-qLlKejicT8uZ_RuRopNlVhyphenhyphen8Ggf21hXg0vKfiglxJXAHsecT/s1600/Maccabeatsabout.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiUMMnKrA3pguqyvI7OtlChB-JlSKjKn21r7unkW6xA8ocEdqk81sG5rUAlkgZpEJ6OoWpNrz2xuJFLegWPh-qLlKejicT8uZ_RuRopNlVhyphenhyphen8Ggf21hXg0vKfiglxJXAHsecT/s320/Maccabeatsabout.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546540446829191234" border="0" /></a>We couldn't help filming our TV studio kids as they spontaneously started dancing as we were playing this to the whole school (of course they were extra silly when we pulled out the flip cam!) But I think you can see that in this DC Metro school, kids of every race & religion enjoyed the infectious joy of this music video. Flip video footage by my MHTV Co-Executive producer, Gifted & Talented teacher, and fellow Geek Tribe member, <a href="http://mhms-gt.blogspot.com/"> Elizabeth Singleton</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Maccabeats bring peace, joy, love, tolerance, and <span style="font-style: italic;">infectiously</span></span><span style="visibility: visible; font-weight: bold;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"><em> danceable</em></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> songs & videos!</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Think of the Warblers on Glee but with a Yarmulke! </span>- Gwyneth Jones (heh heh in case you wanna quote me!)<br /><br /><img alt="http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Music/b2/53/04/mzi.gsdakymj.100x100-75.jpg" src="http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Music/b2/53/04/mzi.gsdakymj.100x100-75.jpg" /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/candlelight-single/id405567885">Download the Candlelight song on iTunes</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thank you <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/westdawg63">Maccabeats & Uri Westrich</a>!</span><br /><br /><object height="325" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aUAFAyTKWx8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aUAFAyTKWx8?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="325" width="400"></embed></object><br />ps. because Youtube is blocked in most schools could you please upload all your positive school-friendly & educational music videos to TeacherTube? Thanks!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">UPDATES! </span>From an email:<br /><br /><table class="message-display" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr id="msg-messages.prplIDhmOuTLtkgzT9eraec7fxEOYhB1hfbwlSFAJgE" class="message m_nohighlight open"><td class="from"><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/westdawg63" class="bg-inherit" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="user-thumb-large"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> westdawg63 </span></a> </p> </td> <td style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" class="subject"> <h3> Re: Murray Hill Middle School says THANKS! </h3> <div class="body"> <span dir="ltr"> Thanks so much Gwyneth! It's really nice to hear things like that. I'll have to look into this TeacherTube. I never heard of it before.<br /> <br /> Uri<br /> </span> </div> <div class="message-to"> <strong>Sent to: </strong> <span>gwynethanne</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">YouTube UPDATE</span>: We've had an amazing 490 views of the video above! Don't forget to leave your comments! : -) ~ms. jones<br /><br />Related articles:<br /><a href="http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/03/hanukkah-video-helps-jews-sing-new-tune/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link:Hanukkah video helps Jews sing new tune">Hanukkah video helps Jews sing new tune</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/30/dynamite-hanukkah-remix-m_n_789765.html" id="title_permalink">'Dynamite' Hanukkah Remix: Maccabeats Spoof Taio Cruz</a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20024568-10391698.html">Maccabeats's Hanukkah Song Becomes Online Hit<br /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />We're not the only ones talking about this awesome viral video! From Just Jared-<br /><div><div style="overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;"><p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><blockquote><p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">"A capella group <a href="http://justjared.com/tags/maccabeats" title="Maccabeats"><strong>The Maccabeats</strong></a> covering <a href="http://justjared.com/tags/taio-cruz" title="Taio Cruz"><strong>Taio Cruz</strong></a>’s song “Dynamite” with a Jewish spin on it!</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">“I flip my latkes in the air sometimes, singing ay-oh, spin the dreidel,” the group sings about Hanukkah. “Just want to celebrate for all eight nights, singing ay-oh light the candles.”</p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">The Maccabeats, an all-male a capella group from NYC’s Yeshiva University, have already racked up more than 300,000 YouTube views for the video!</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Last month, </span><em style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">The Today Show</em><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> anchors also </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);" href="http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/11/20/the-today-show-covers-dynamite/">recorded</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> their version of “Dynamite” complete with beatboxing! -</span><br /></p><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Read more from <a href="http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/12/02/maccabeats-makeover-taio-cruzs-dynamite/#ixzz174fVFepF">Just Jared</a></span></blockquote><span><a style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);" href="http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/12/02/maccabeats-makeover-taio-cruzs-dynamite/#ixzz174fVFepF"></a></span></div></div></span>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-79962806129772714692010-12-02T15:09:00.002-05:002010-12-02T15:13:20.456-05:00Livescribe Pencast Book Reviews & More!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5226810842_c062fd917e.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 395px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5226810842_c062fd917e.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Or...Craft Time with the Daring Librarian!</span><br />Ms. Jones loves gadgets! I've been talking about the Livescribe pen on my <a href="http://thedaringlibrarian.wikispaces.com/gadget">Gadget-A-Go-Go </a>wiki & in presos at conferences for years now! Finally, I got one! Woohoo! ......now....what to do with it? Hmmmm SO many ideas!<br /><a href="http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_vtdjGnCbpBWwh-AekioMIbzdpp5GmQJqd62Z3xIzHoH9O29kdmSrp6TIZS640VuF6LbkA7eUrF7YELWWDghn7WhHyhLwietFdA4KS_VIG8ADTKvCxTa9pKtC1Io0TEH4EPAyw/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546156009655051842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Background information: </span>the Livescribe pen will record audio and writing/drawing and can play back with just a tap of the pen. You can also send out the "Pencasts" as both audio and video recreation as you can see & hear in the example below.<br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/5226419405_ab5fc9c33d.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 197px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/5226419405_ab5fc9c33d.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >How to Create a Pencast Book Review! </span><br />Now, I gotta say...this is a really cool idea but... it ain't that pretty! Any suggestions on how to neaten up the process would be appreciated.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How it works - you'll need:</span><br />1. Livescribe pen - I have a 4g<span style="font-size:85%;"> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Livescribe-2-GB-Pulse-Smartpen/dp/B002DJV83Y/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1291317984&sr=1-2">buying information</a>)</span><br />2. Livescribe paper<br />3. Scissors & Tape<br />4. Created bookmarks or shelf-talkers (you can make your own or <a href="http://thedaringlibrarian.wikispaces.com/Livescribe_Book_Reviews">download mine from my wiki</a>)<br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5169/5226498817_c27fe6bcd7.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 196px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5169/5226498817_c27fe6bcd7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Think up a quick book review or read the blurb as you click the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Record button</span> on the Livescribe paper and write the word "<span style="font-weight: bold;">HERE</span>!" on the same special paper - Read out your review then click <span style="font-weight: bold;">Stop </span>when you're done. I had to try this a few times before I got it right. Cut out that piece of paper and write the other words around "<span style="font-style: italic;">Tap the pen</span> (HERE!) <span style="font-style: italic;">to hear the Pencast Book Review</span>" around it. As you can see my handwriting <s>sucks</s>...isn't all that pretty. I cut out the playback buttons on the Livescribe paper except for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">RECORD</span> button (I was <a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5226807822_dd0aac5ae1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 262px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5226807822_dd0aac5ae1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>born at night, but not last night!) and tape the direction sheet to the inside front of the book. I also tape a Pencast Book Review bookmark to the inside back cover (so I can see which books have the reviews and which don't!) The pictures to the left are of the really cool graphic novel by <a href="http://www.hereville.com/">Barry Deutsch</a> called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hereville-How-Mirka-Got-Sword/dp/0810984229/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1291318961&sr=8-1-catcorr"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword</span></a> - about yet another Troll fighting 11 year old Orthodox Jewish girl! A present from dear new Geek Tribe buddy & fellow Teacher Librarian <a href="http://twitter.com/mrschureads">Mr. John Schumacher</a> of Brook Forest Elementary School in Naperville, Illinois! Nice!<br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5083/5226213357_1f3851a6fa.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5083/5226213357_1f3851a6fa.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I also taped a shelf talker to the book rack so when a book comes back that has the Pencast Book Review I can plop it there... the Bookmark says:<br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5227152156_834f224abe.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5227152156_834f224abe.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5226213705_59edc4412a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5226213705_59edc4412a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/5226216091_5f886e55fe_m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 205px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/5226216091_5f886e55fe_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5282/5226215443_09344ca51c_m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 214px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5282/5226215443_09344ca51c_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >How it Works: </span><br />The student signs out the pen then wanders around our Library Media Center and when they see the bookmark they can tap & listen to a book review! The cool part is that the computer built into the pen remembers each diff piece of that special Livescribe paper and goes directly to the right review! But the not so cool part is that it's a lot of paper taped to a book with my funky handwriting! So far, the coolness part has won over my kids and I joke off my handwriting saying "I'm still practicing" or that because of keyboarding for the last 19 years I've slacked off with the legible penmanship.<br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/5226214187_5d82e4296e.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/5226214187_5d82e4296e.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I'm gonna have kids start recording these but I had to do a few as a practice...the fourth one is a blooper! No laughing! LOL Ok....snickering is fine.<br /><br />Listen to the Pencast Book Review:<br /><div class="pencast"><a href="http://www.livescribe.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/LDApp.woa/wa/MLSOverviewPage?sid=s08xBmkfjR6R" target="_blank">Hereville_Pencast_BookReview</a><br /><small>brought to you by <a href="http://www.livescribe.com/" target="_blank">Livescribe</a></small><br /><object height="316" width="228"><param name="movie" value="http://www.livescribe.com/media/swf/embedPlayer.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="path=http%3A//www.livescribe.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/LDApp.woa/wa/flashXML%3Fxml%3D0000C0A8011700003A983C1E0000012C7A8E288C29A1E8F0&embedversion=1"><br /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><br /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.livescribe.com/media/swf/embedPlayer.swf?path=http%3A//www.livescribe.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/LDApp.woa/wa/flashXML%3Fxml%3D0000C0A8011700003A983C1E0000012C7A8E288C29A1E8F0&embedversion=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="316" width="228"></embed></object></div><div class="pencast"><a href="http://www.livescribe.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/LDApp.woa/wa/MLSOverviewPage?sid=5N5wXCNzmQh7" target="_blank">Pencast_BookReviews2</a><br /><small>brought to you by <a href="http://www.livescribe.com/" target="_blank">Livescribe</a></small><br /><object height="316" width="228"><param name="movie" value="http://www.livescribe.com/media/swf/embedPlayer.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="path=http%3A//www.livescribe.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/LDApp.woa/wa/flashXML%3Fxml%3D0000C0A8011600003A9A301E0000012C7A8C001D9137637D&embedversion=1"><br /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><br /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.livescribe.com/media/swf/embedPlayer.swf?path=http%3A//www.livescribe.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/LDApp.woa/wa/flashXML%3Fxml%3D0000C0A8011600003A9A301E0000012C7A8C001D9137637D&embedversion=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="316" width="228"></embed></object></div><br />--<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Other Livescribe Library Ideas:</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">TV Studio Equipment!</span> Record directions on the Livescribe paper and tape to different equipment pieces in the TV Studio!</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Livescribe Library Treasure hunt!</span> Research, follow the clues, tap and learn!<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Walking Tour of the School!</span> Tape these around on index cards with the student ambassadors describing that area or room - visitors or new kids can get a map of the school with the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Livescribe Walking & Talking Points Tour</span>© and listen as they explore the building!<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Science & History Day fair exhibits</span>... Can't give up the Trifold? I<a href="http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2010/11/science-fair-revolution-putting-trifold.html"> blogged about i</a>t a few weeks ago but how cool would it be if the student doing the research could explain each part of the display in their own words with a tap of the pen?</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">So for an investment of as little as $99.00 for the 2G to $159.00 you can get an interactive tool that literally speaks volumes for transliteracy! </span><br /><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5285/5226789936_8248ce5dc6.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5285/5226789936_8248ce5dc6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Two of my MHTV girls wearing our new MHTV hoodies!) </span>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-6134720042997998552010-11-29T10:07:00.006-05:002010-11-29T10:25:40.321-05:00The Eddie Files: Save Live Action Math<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5189791109_e99722cd8b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5189791109_e99722cd8b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We're making room in the Media Center for new materials and a big stack shift because we have $5000 of new books (mostly fiction requested by kids & teachers) - and we're taking a hard look at what has not been used lately on our AV shelves and we're stuck on a GREAT series of Real Life Math action called the Eddie Files. We have 12 Videos: Each about 20 min and a full teacher's guide with lesson plans and the topics seem super cool! (see very bottom for series list) <span style="font-weight: bold;">So the question is Math teachers....should they stay or should they go?</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLaZv3ljeai8Z4X0pRPtuyA2CApJRxfARfptES76DMSU8RYcq0cjRi8mhYUNElx5-vN4co2rggWtYldqaobNDkmSzNWYMgobRYQ3Q2UNlUJ6Zk4q9cOx_Ta99SwDaavHbgliM/s1600/KEDFX_900449.1285975.200x113.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLaZv3ljeai8Z4X0pRPtuyA2CApJRxfARfptES76DMSU8RYcq0cjRi8mhYUNElx5-vN4co2rggWtYldqaobNDkmSzNWYMgobRYQ3Q2UNlUJ6Zk4q9cOx_Ta99SwDaavHbgliM/s400/KEDFX_900449.1285975.200x113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544991475755323570" border="0" /></a>If they stay...will you try and use them? Give them a shot? They're VHS and a little dated, Ok....and the replacement set in DVD is $369....but we have them here...right now...for you...cataloged and just waiting to be discovered and used....OR should we weed them and make room for new materials. Oh and I checked...there's not an updated version...re-shot, re-casted, with similar subject matter.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why Love Eddie and Ms. Tolliver?</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMP7nsa-GBPLfU95ZQ0RFJz7DDevF6lYYXAVgafEm21lE-WLzItcHyDhX8fJ1YPQAbJSl43-hlrUslMDFcFR6cIVJTIlvnT3gV70dKitkGcUfsnm0Aa58XCA3Cc6oDuW1WWKxz/s1600/KEDFX_900449.1286006.200x113.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMP7nsa-GBPLfU95ZQ0RFJz7DDevF6lYYXAVgafEm21lE-WLzItcHyDhX8fJ1YPQAbJSl43-hlrUslMDFcFR6cIVJTIlvnT3gV70dKitkGcUfsnm0Aa58XCA3Cc6oDuW1WWKxz/s400/KEDFX_900449.1286006.200x113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544992271451664082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"Through the eyes of Eddie, a fictional 6th grade student in real-life East Harlem math teacher Kay Toliver’s class, viewers discover how people use key math concepts and skills in the workplace. The series includes four “fileboxes” each with 4 episodes and accompanying teacher guide.<br /><br />20-minute programs, each of which deals with a different topic of the elementary/middle mathematics curriculum. Through the eyes of "Eddie," a 5th grade student in the mathematics classroom of renowned teacher Kay Toliver, viewers find out just how people use key math concepts and skills in life and in exciting jobs.<br /><br />Endorsed by NAESP, American Association of School Administrators, National Educational Telecommunications Association, NSTA. More than 20 awards, including Peabody and Parents' Choice Awards."<br /><br />Four "Fileboxes," each with 4 episodes and accompanying teacher guide.<br /><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000101">Welcome to Math</a></b> #101<br />Eddie's first assignment in Kay Toliver's class is to find out about how people use math in their jobs.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000102">Estimation</a></b> #102<br />With help from professionals who use estimation, Eddie makes an educated guess about the number of dogs in New York City.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000103">Geometry</a></b> #103<br />Eddie learns how polygons are used to create everything from skyscrapers to collapsible spheres.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000104">Fractions</a></b> #104<br />Eddie discovers surprising things about fractions from a chef, a percussionist, and a sports photographer.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000201">Hot Dog Heaven (Distance, Time, and Speed)</a></b> #201<br />While Eddie looks for a lost dog, transportation professionals explain how millions of people move around New York City every day.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000202">The Lucky Batting Glove (Statistics)</a></b> #202<br />Eddie and Aunt Rosa discover the roles of mathematics in business and sports.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000203">The Veggie Stash-o-Matic (Circles)</a></b> #203<br />Eddie works on his assignment—inventing a machine—as designers and engineers share the practical uses of geometry.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000204">The Fake Money Caper (Decimals)</a></b> #204<br />To help Secret Service agents track down counterfeiters, Eddie consults with people who create and safeguard the money supply.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000301">Sleep Like a Dog (Length and Area)</a></b> #301<br />When Aunt Rosa's dog is cast in a commercial, Eddie learns how people who design and make television and movie sets use math.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000302">The Big Concert (Patterns)</a></b> #302<br />While Eddie is preparing for his school's holiday concert, he learns how musicians use patterns.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000303">The Day Manhattan Ran Dry (Volume)</a></b> #303<br />Eddie meets people who make sure Manhattan never runs out of water.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000304">Eddie in Barbieland (The Counting Principle)</a></b> #304<br />When Eddie is asked to shop for doll clothes for his sister's birthday, he gets help from his teacher and some toy designers.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000401">The Lonesome Pine (Ratios)</a></b> #401<br />With the help of foresters and engineers, Eddie looks for a place to plant a young pine tree in Manhattan.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000402">The Green Thumb (Variables)</a></b> #402<br />Eddie receives advice from gardeners and a farm manager about the sunflower he is growing for Ms. Toliver's class.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000403">The Dessert Derby (Charts and Graphs)</a></b> #403<br />Eddie's Aunt Ida follows professional advice and uses charts and graphs to compete in the East Harlem Community Center's dessert derby.</p><p> <b> <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=KEDFX+000404">Take a Bite (Percents)</a></b> #404<br />Eddie sees how Ms. Toliver's lesson on percentages applies to graphic design when his photo is chosen for a campaign to bring tourists to New York City.</p><p>Series listing from <a href="http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/series.php?id=KEDFX">KET</a><br /></p>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-89639202175119922852010-11-17T13:07:00.005-05:002010-11-17T15:38:58.173-05:00Wikipedia is NOT Wicked!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1036/5184840497_b6b36e247e.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1036/5184840497_b6b36e247e.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2183/1900375655_ecb41ada8c.jpg"><br /></a><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hi, My name is Ms. Jones and I use Wikipedia. </span></p><p>There, I said it. Somehow that's pretty freeing! <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wikipedia is NOT a dirty word</span>. It's not Fartopedia or Poopopedia (heh heh, yeah..my middle school is showing!) It's Wikipedia (wiki in Hawaiian means fast...as in fast to edit, change, morph, grow, etc.) I really think we're doing a disservice not teaching you...our kids.... HOW to use it and how to cite it...as in - ummm selectively & with forethought and discernment. Sadly, I don't believe teachers & college professors are ready to wrap their mind around or admit recent studies that show: <a href="http://news.cnet.com/Study-Wikipedia-as-accurate-as-Britannica/2100-1038_3-5997332.html">Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica.</a></p><p><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/3696386615_19c3c56b23_m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 161px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2642/3696386615_19c3c56b23_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Much like the Internets in general, (or the Googles, or the Facebooks, or the Twitters, or the YouTubes) many educators, librarians, and parents look upon Wikipedia with suspicion, sometimes derision, and occasionally with fear.</p><p>But who are we kidding? It ain't goin away folks! the Wikipedias are here to stay...It's an Internet Wonder of the World! And for gosh sakes, it comes up top 3 in just about any Google search you do. What? Ignore a good entry for a query? Really? Can you admit, you use it, too?</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Using Wikipedia in 5 Easy Steps.</span></span><br /></span></p><ol><li>Use it for background information</li><li>Use it for technology terms</li><li>Use it for current pop cultural literacy</li><li>Use it for the Keywords</li><li>Use it for the REFERENCES at the bottom of the page!</li></ol><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tech Terms Here: </span>I mean, I love me my <a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Research_Databases">research databases</a>! I do! Heck, I even made a <a href="http://goanimate.com/movie/0mGsj_d2s-wo?utm_source=linkshare&uid=0KufkD1xggTY">animation video</a> for them! I love you Gale/Cengage, Sirs, Worldbook, and EBSCO - I do! But if I look up Hashtag or QR code there, all I get are a few articles (one by my buddy librarian Mr. Chris Harris! YAY!) but no explanation. No definiton. No examples of real world use. That's just not good enough for you my dear students & readers!<br /></p><p>But when you look up <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag#Hash_tags">Hashtags</a> or<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code"> QR code</a> in Wikipedia you get it ALL!<br /></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhan0psJPK2AD5Kq_Pn5xqPaCnYfiB-PQ5Rpn9haiI9a5OSj1Asxv8Z6UoDcxu16TlE03udOKSKNYrJcw8J_CocVCRs0BMRXLAJb3laWhZ5XwlGp99SHoh_sW4NZ37xRpCszyrKGQ/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536833144569439106" border="0" /></a></p>For more examples of how to use Wikipedia & how to teach it with our kids, see the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Further Reading</span> links below<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/info_grrl/5155808856/sizes/m/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 337px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1160/5155808856_77e96fe724.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><p>Click for a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/info_grrl/5155808856/">Teaching Wikipedia At-A-Glance Comic Tutorial!</a> </span>(feel free to share this with the unbelievers, skeptical admins, and other peeps)<br /></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Hill_Middle_School"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubwznoXBk3SC1b4khY_-5Yih8i4AumpXTaPjCwvCUph0rSYESulhRkkmav08lxueqE-iUEdevuwzPCNXsYTyKW0C9mG4vA6Z2ww1ym3l1LrdTmU-2DEeQdG8VDjihbDL558RPPA/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536834862984596674" border="0" /></a></p><p>Oh and By the way...this blog posting caused me to work. Yeah, like do something I've never done before and it hurt a little.<br /></p><p>Learning something new sometimes feels ouchy and uncomfortable. Because of this posting I created a Wikipedia editing profile and pushed myself to create a Wikipedia page for our school <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Hill_Middle_School">Murray Hill Middle School</a> because I wanted to be there when you... my kids (or your parents) look for us on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_County_Public_School_System">Howard County Public School wikipage</a>. Another step forward in Web Presence and Advocacy - & yes, Socialnomics: be where your customers are. But, I got stubborn and pushed through the uncomfortable feeling and Voila! It's done...Whew!<br /></p><p></p><blockquote>"<span style="font-style: italic;">The goal here is not to take Wikipedia as gospel but to use it to focus your research (via links, keywords and references) and get a little context (via background information). Focusing cuts down the time you spend on the project while context will get you a better grade for your effort.</span>" - by <a href="http://www.gearfire.net/author/rebecca/" title="Posts by rebecca">rebecca from Gear Fire<br /></a></blockquote><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">Further Reading: </span><br /><a href="http://library.williams.edu/citing/wikipedia.php">Should I use or cite Wikipedia? Probably not.</a><a href="http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/" rel="bookmark" title="4 ways to use Wikipedia (hint: never cite it)Permanent Link to "><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></a><p></p><p><a href="http://www.gearfire.net/4-ways-wikipedia-needing-cite/" rel="bookmark" title="4 ways to use Wikipedia (hint: never cite it)Permanent Link to ">4 ways to use Wikipedia (hint: never cite it)</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/teachers-please-stop-prohibiting-the-use-of-wikipedia/4319">Teachers: Please stop prohibiting the use of Wikipedia</a></p><p><span><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/25/britannica_wikipedia_nature/">Unnatural acts at <em>Nature</em></a></span><a href="http://www.techmalaya.com/2008/04/21/wikipedia-tips-and-tricks/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: 20 Little Known Ways to Use Wikipedia"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.techmalaya.com/2008/04/21/wikipedia-tips-and-tricks/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: 20 Little Known Ways to Use Wikipedia">20 Little Known Ways to Use Wikipedia</a></p><p><a href="http://news.cnet.com/Study-Wikipedia-as-accurate-as-Britannica/2100-1038_3-5997332.html">Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica</a></p><p class="hangingIndent"><a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/10/the-wikipedia-g.html">The Wikpedia Gap</a> - by Seth Godin<br /></p><p class="hangingIndent">Rosenzweig, Roy. "<a title="Can history be open source? Wikipedia and the future of the past" href="http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/jah/93.1/rosenzweig.html">Can history be open source? Wikipedia and the future of the past</a>" <i>Journal of American History</i>, Volume 93, Issue 1 (June 2006) p. 117-144.<br /></p> Schiff, Stacy. "<a title="Know it all: Can Wikipedia conquer expertise?" href="http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/07/31/060731fa_fact">Know it all: Can Wikipedia conquer expertise?</a>" <i>The New Yorker</i>, February 26, 2006<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 153);"><br />And for balance:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/sc-fam-1102-education-research-online20101102,0,789825.story">Yes, students, there's a world beyond Wikipedi</a>a - via Lucy Gray - <span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><strong><a href="https://twitter.com/elemenous" class="tweet-url screen-name">elemenous</a></strong> </span></span>!<noscript></noscript><br /><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><hr /><br />Photo credits:<br />Flickr Creative Commons:<br />Guy Fawks: by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stianeikeland/">Stian Eikeland</a><br />Workbench mele <span id="yui_3_1_0_1_1289155891840889" class="name"><strong class="username">By <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flattop341/">flattop341</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></strong></span></span></p><br /><br />Wikipedia Is NOT Wicked!<br />authenticity, Buffy J. Hamilton, fun, gale, howard county schools, Jimbo Wales, murray hill middle school, sirs, socialnomics, wicked, wikipediaThe Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-31913275055423156092010-11-11T06:40:00.003-05:002010-11-12T09:09:14.748-05:00A Science Fair Revolution: Putting the Trifold on Trial<div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://web.me.com/timholt/Intended_Consequenses/Intended_Consequences_v._2.0/Entries/2010/11/9_My_Yearly_Call_to_Arms__Opinion.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQhhwxuJq0ChmdBT-H3utXsJ9GsflbSgIT_s8X3omfcSMLZhaVgVHd8DzpUSMiJnnbBIPHBWtS4YLr6wxjgRS7W-V8QEyjbODONl2VsN_CU7zQIX6BbPQnsKY82rE10Vc0474/s400/Picture+22.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538325132891123810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(graphic by Tim Holt)</span>
<br /></div>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">digital shift revolution </span>in educational practice isn't about throwing everything out that has been done before (sometimes to <span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"><em>Ad nauseam</em></span></span>) but to add projects & product choices that enhance learning and better demonstrate research assessments and the comprehension of data.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">In other words: does a diorama and the science fair trifold with pasted on pictures & graphs really best show that the student has grasped the meaning and complexity of the research project. Really?</span>
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<br />Several change agents in eduction are asking this question of late (including yours truly) and I would like to start that conversation here, too!<a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4898198532_cd6d0cfcc5.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 281px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4898198532_cd6d0cfcc5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<br />This also ties into the conversation Diane Cordell and I will be leading at <a href="http://educon23.org/">EduCon</a> in January (YAY!) <a href="http://educon23.org/conversations/The_Power_of_the_Product-_Creative-_Meaningful-_-_Daring_Ways_to_Demonstrate_Information_Mastery">The Power of the Product: Creative, Meaningful, & Daring Ways to Demonstrate Information Mastery</a> : <span style="font-style: italic;">This conversation will create a shared list of viable, creative, meaningful, and daring products that demonstrate information mastery, go beyond the regular research report and span the digital divide. The products of this conversation (Google doc, Wallwisher, wiki, & Slideshare) will generate layers of sharing, producing, and value.</span>
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<br /><a href="http://web.me.com/timholt/Intended_Consequenses/Intended_Consequences_v._2.0/Entries/2010/11/9_analog_to_digital.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_r4IDX2lONMxyfY1U_WVWqvp_nvOydCG9dScdKLJiTp3XRP1gb5wD-dP4r2X7kdeMd2xy81-h7v5bT-NmaU_tQbQudBc-f-i7aG29XoFPS3FZ4NGUcP0YDMRpUr8dGvMLmRhL/s400/Picture+19.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538319254192441026" border="0" /></a>Diane Cordell - librarian, photographer, author of the blog <a href="http://dmcordell.blogspot.com/">Journeys</a> and master researcher and brain trust that she is forwarded the blog of a great thinker <a href="http://web.me.com/timholt/Intended_Consequenses/About_Tim_Holt.html">Tim Hol</a>t from TX about moving away from Analog lessons to Digital lessons - see all28 pages of <a href="http://web.me.com/timholt/Intended_Consequenses/Intended_Consequences_v._2.0/Entries/2010/11/9_analog_to_digital.html">AWEsome PDF</a> (wish I could embed it for you here!)
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<br />He also laments (ok, rants) about his annual call to arms to re-think the traditional <span style="font-weight: bold;">science fair project</span> - "<span style="font-style: italic;">Every Year at this </span><a href="http://web.me.com/timholt/Intended_Consequenses/Intended_Consequences_v._2.0/Entries/2010/11/9_My_Yearly_Call_to_Arms__Opinion.html"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MHYn7HZOixso0Rwsi0UX2uajy2mXmkobtgqXtrYRZ2U3-jmtGBy-TuaSAoSHjIEHKitJhcA8Oyu9JRTzpoIocGR4Ao93Fb7kOJfcxnPcRn4N8rauLF18xsdqr6TTjkoX7XRk/s400/Picture+18.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538318815077562322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">time I rant about the need to get rid of science fair projects that rely on centuries old presentation methodologies and move our kids towards more of a, shall we say, modern approach</span>?" - Tim Holt
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<br />Click the graphic to visit his site & watch the video. It's worth it.
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<br />Again,<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> my</span> stance is: don't rid of the analog - because we have to take into consideration access and the digital divide, but to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42yMtTRchlB6HawuBpyp5xFWXYppaIJPpVinwmKUspHnmlArcvQEmNNTD1sXFi_HGLEouJP1pY9NvYp7V3fhmNrrufDzfO53Uhki24SjrPVyxEUCzhyphenhyphengkDuHTZn4kb8IFBv4m/s1600/Picture+21.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42yMtTRchlB6HawuBpyp5xFWXYppaIJPpVinwmKUspHnmlArcvQEmNNTD1sXFi_HGLEouJP1pY9NvYp7V3fhmNrrufDzfO53Uhki24SjrPVyxEUCzhyphenhyphengkDuHTZn4kb8IFBv4m/s400/Picture+21.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538323762293645170" border="0" /></a>add to it a menu of digital choices (and provide in-school creation time!) so that all our learning styles and modalities are taken into consideration.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Students...Parents...what do you think?</span>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Not a sermon... just a thought!</span>
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photos:
<br />Screenshots from the video "<a href="http://web.me.com/timholt/Intended_Consequenses/Intended_Consequences_v._2.0/Entries/2010/11/9_My_Yearly_Call_to_Arms__Opinion.html">A Vision of Science Fair Projects Today</a>" from the Intended Consequences blog by Tim Holt
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<br />Power of the Product graphic by The Daring Librarian</span>
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<br />Tags: diane cordell, digital divide, digital shift, educon, science fair projects, tim holt, the power of the productThe Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-86407371090468417982010-10-24T16:38:00.016-04:002010-10-26T10:37:17.326-04:00The Bob Edwards Show Visits MHMS & MHTV!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bob-edwards-weekend/id268584710"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1405/5112390054_a19ba64ff0_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We were SO excited & flattered to host the Bob Edwards Sirius XM show a few weeks ago! They were doing a month long series called <span class=" aptureTMMSelection">“<a href="http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/blog/2010/10/23/a-nation-without-school-libraries.html">Shhhh… Libraries at Work</a>!” (of course I HATE the Shhh! part!)</span> and chose Murray Hill Middle School to represent school libraries. They found us through my <a href="http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/">professional blog</a> and the interview focused on the future of school libraries, digital literacy, creating a positive digital footprint, research strategies, creating student assessment products, audio books, and how we always push the love of reading to our kids!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu53dutkwI3FG-NvxuEv6CwKU2xdusW75h7DFoVmyTGZELJhAkAF34UAYYmTJKE29cGVxohRVA1yhz__smAcdc6yutgIJTQ5BAh_bIBerHDIvw-6meAcALAwYoLamyWNpn03d/s1600/MHMS_Collage_BLK.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu53dutkwI3FG-NvxuEv6CwKU2xdusW75h7DFoVmyTGZELJhAkAF34UAYYmTJKE29cGVxohRVA1yhz__smAcdc6yutgIJTQ5BAh_bIBerHDIvw-6meAcALAwYoLamyWNpn03d/s400/MHMS_Collage_BLK.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531735910385629218" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8kvDf807KBXBdiX5VhHotl5q_aIPNaKrfzMWh02vJ1jYvsUhYoIX4my2NNjWzEzg5Kp0tJyrwPsi_t9vbUotctUQaRAJ_jXM_RQ9bTiLhb3PSvcse82VO7Ph8OvTcgSGQbg_/s1600/bookpassreadingkidsPoster.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8kvDf807KBXBdiX5VhHotl5q_aIPNaKrfzMWh02vJ1jYvsUhYoIX4my2NNjWzEzg5Kp0tJyrwPsi_t9vbUotctUQaRAJ_jXM_RQ9bTiLhb3PSvcse82VO7Ph8OvTcgSGQbg_/s1600/bookpassreadingkidsPoster.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>In Part 1 (#6 on the iTunes list) you can listen to the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bob-edwards-weekend/id268584710">Bob Edwards XM Show Podcast</a> featuring MHMS kids, MHTV, & our school library! It starts with Mrs. Singleton's 6th grade reading & research class visited for seminar book selection & talked about the kind of books they like, transitions into our MHTV crew creating our news show, and finishes with ..Mrs. Cullison's class coming in for the Book Pass orientation lessons, and more about books - in all kinds of formats!<br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2785/4406683628_3635506d36.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 205px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2785/4406683628_3635506d36.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/blog/2010/10/23/a-nation-without-school-libraries.html">From his blog</a>: "<span style="font-style: italic;">We start today’s show off with a visit to a model, </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://mhms-media.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span>modern-day school library</span></a><span style="font-style: italic;">. Gwyneth Jones, aka </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/" target="_blank"><span>The Daring Librarian</span></a><span><span style="font-style: italic;">, has pulled out all the stops to make her library the coolest place at Murray Hill Middle School in Laurel, Maryland. And it’s hard NOT to feel excited about school libraries after spending a morning with her and the students at Murray Hill. Jones has embraced technology— even (gasp) television – to get kids interested in reading and learning. Forget the stereotype of a matronly, bunned, button-upped librarian trying to maintain silence and order —- Jones likes her library a little rowdy</span>!"</span><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2717/4405918117_012df28f61.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 202px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2717/4405918117_012df28f61.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />But it's true, we have learning going on but there's also time for fun, teaching, research, & inquiry that is not always.... hmmmm silent!<br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/4115681150_16103fe0a7_m.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/4115681150_16103fe0a7_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Also during the interview I talk about our Playaway audio book program so I wanted to show a few pics of how cute these single digital audio books are!<br /><br />Part 2 is #5 on the iTunes list and it's an interview with yours truly about school libraries and the importance of digital literacy and creating a positive digital footprint.<br /><br />Ok...as a cringeworthy aside, after listening to both parts of the podcast I do realize I say AWEsome a bit too much! But gee, I mean we've got an AWEsome kids and an AWEsome school! So there!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcS6CpDuKNrx9F5LT6mygPYyUu6zauJFjL88wB_oYAT6lqCxRzyTBkNUWEku51Ol69CgTDjpSFfuGH1SEGDnj9ZwuY6Vzv16rKgG_ZLeW90LhQAAzzuIw_KFwWvEYqRwG5H2d0/s1600/bookpasscloseupPoster.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcS6CpDuKNrx9F5LT6mygPYyUu6zauJFjL88wB_oYAT6lqCxRzyTBkNUWEku51Ol69CgTDjpSFfuGH1SEGDnj9ZwuY6Vzv16rKgG_ZLeW90LhQAAzzuIw_KFwWvEYqRwG5H2d0/s1600/bookpasscloseupPoster.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">A couple corrections:</span> we changed our top news story that day to a cooler <a href="http://studentnewsnet.com/index.php?fuseaction=home.DisplayStory&id=6066&q=nasa">NASA one about the IBEX spacecraft</a> that also meant we could play "She Blinded Me with Science" by Thomas Dolby song \\FTW!//, <a href="http://studentnewsnet.com/index.php">StudentNews.net</a> is sponsored by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Britannica</span> NOT World Book (Oops sorry!) For the <a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Book_Pass">Book Pass: Power of Choice </a>activity we didn't have a dozen books out...we had at least 200! (more than a dozen on every table) ...AND we only have 1 media specialist in our school (part 3 said we had 2) ...though my media assistant the AWEsome Mrs. Black and I have worked together now for 19 years, and really when it comes down to it...we're a true team it's like having 2 librarians! Woohoo!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE: </span><br />OhEmGee! Look at this email we got!<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Hello, Ms. Jones! My name is Michelle Nichols, and I work for the Adler Planetarium in Chicago on NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) program. One of our VP's here at the Adler heard the Bob Edwards radio show this past weekend that featured you and your wonderful program to have kids report the news. I listened to the spot this morning and we were so proud that the news clip that the radio show used to illustrate the news program was about IBEX! The students got the science just right, too. We are thrilled that they thought that the story about IBEX's recent info release was worthy of inclusion in their program. They did a great job!</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Thanks, again, and please tell the kids thanks, also, on behalf of the IBEX E/PO team. </span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><br />Michelle</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><br /><br />Michelle Nichols,<br />Master Educator - NASA Forum Programs</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><br />The Adler Planetarium</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">1300 S. Lake Shore Dr.</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Chicago, IL 60605</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"></span> <a style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);" href="http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/">Visit the Adler Planetarium Website</a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"> </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgJitELkYmHlJx6_2hXwCdpv_4pX275fcIAi1Q2szol_PPCQHqWuVNIrpdy8ZMqVemE4Fox1EavHJ2MF6eFC9hS0hFH4-uiEGoni49zz6Dadltb9CmG8lGpDoUJB07qQeQlM2/s1600/murrayhill2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgJitELkYmHlJx6_2hXwCdpv_4pX275fcIAi1Q2szol_PPCQHqWuVNIrpdy8ZMqVemE4Fox1EavHJ2MF6eFC9hS0hFH4-uiEGoni49zz6Dadltb9CmG8lGpDoUJB07qQeQlM2/s400/murrayhill2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531743432988341954" border="0" />''</a><br /><br />Final Note: Since we're sorta bragging here I thought I would share some exciting news with my students & community. I was chosen by Cengage Learning and School Library Journal to be one of 5 national library New Leaders Program for the SLJ Summit in Chicago. I was honored, humbled, floored, & flattered (and frankly gobsmacked!) to have been chosen for this award.<br />I'll strive to continue to be a library leader & change agent within my community and the nation. Click below to learn more or see my <a href="http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2010/10/slj-summit-future-of-reading.html#comments">professional blog post</a>. Thank you SO much!<br /><br /><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/5114816054_66f2fefa44_b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 612px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/5114816054_66f2fefa44_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-52616662905020697752010-10-18T12:05:00.008-04:002010-10-18T12:18:01.147-04:00Pay the Piper & Pass The Book!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMMuArhEpwvtzaixOlHaHCR7qdAMhylgOd85IBZkAyCWYNucESRYJjHlz24e7UF0w5535Or8YpqSUNOlUVKseOsumtkuIBd7FZq8QPElvO15OBZPFR9we7nriYj_IGc76ksM3/s1600/n151044.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 371px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMMuArhEpwvtzaixOlHaHCR7qdAMhylgOd85IBZkAyCWYNucESRYJjHlz24e7UF0w5535Or8YpqSUNOlUVKseOsumtkuIBd7FZq8QPElvO15OBZPFR9we7nriYj_IGc76ksM3/s400/n151044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529419037877348866" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >From Mr. Jewitt </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Teen Specialist - Savage Branch</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;" align="left"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >"2010-11 is the second year of Howard County Library’s<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://hclibrary.org/passthebook/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Pass the Book</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > initiative. Beginning October 18, we will once again be distributing specially marked copies of a YA novel. This year's selection is </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/view.aspx?cn=139330" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Pay the Piper</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > by </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://janeyolen.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Jane Yolen</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > and </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.adamstemple.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Adam Stemple</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >. As last year, we'll begin to distribute these books during Teen Read Week, beginning Monday October 18 - Mrs. Singleton will be our point of contact if you're interested in this special program! </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);">Register the book’s number at </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);" href="http://hclibrary.org/passthebook/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;">hclibrary.org/passthebook/</span></a><br /><br /></span></div> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Read the book & participate in challenges and quizzes on the website. Pass the book to another friend who will register the book again! </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Readers can return to the website throughout the year to track where these books have traveled, and to participate in online book discussions, quizzes and other activities. This year we have passed copies of </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/view.aspx?cn=116356" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The Secret Hour</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" > by </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://scottwesterfeld.com/blog/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Scott Westerfeld</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" > to China, England, Ireland, Kamchatka, and Norway, and to seventeen states including Alaska. We’re excited to see where </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://polaris.hclibrary.org/polaris/view.aspx?cn=139330" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Pay the Piper</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:78%;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">will travel in 2011!</span></span><br /><br />For more questions contact:<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;" >Mr. Jewitt - John Jewitt</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;" > Teen Specialist - Savage Branch</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;" > Howard County Library</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;" > 9525 Durness Lane</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;" > Laurel, MD 20723</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;" > Ph. 410-880-5983</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;" > Fax. 410-880-5999</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;" > john.jewitt@hclibrary.org</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);font-family:verdana;" >www.hclibrary.org</span><br /></div>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-26492164647948367512010-10-02T21:44:00.035-04:002010-10-05T22:47:19.083-04:00Like Us! The MHMS Facebook Page & Concrete Digital Footprints<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5055589691_1f88e99c91.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5055589691_1f88e99c91.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We here at MHMS want our families and the community find us everywhere! We want to model savvy social networking practices... So with Dr. D's permission we started this Facebook page for our students, parents, & the community of Murray Hill Middle School! <span style="font-weight: bold;">Please like us!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>But we also love & acknowledge all the alumni pages, group, & fan pages started <span class="UIStory_Message">by our AWESOME kids both past & present!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">So please "Like Us" on the </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Laurel-MD/Murray-Hill-Middle-School/101393269919974?ref=sgm">Official MHMS Facebook</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> page!</span><br /><br />The FB page features our school hours, links to our <a href="http://mhms.hcpss.org/">official school web page</a>, digital photo galleries, wiki's, updates, and more!<br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/3820160609_bdc63130ae_m.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 160px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/3820160609_bdc63130ae_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Though this Facebook resource page was created for parents, students over 13 are welcome to like it, too. Or under 13 - with parent permission. That's <a href="http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm">COPA</a> folks! Because please kids, we want you to be <span style="font-weight: bold;">web savvy digital citizens</span>. Yeah, yeah...I know, I blog a LOT about digital awareness....'cause it's like HELLO? Really Important! So here's more!<br /><br /><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2588/3883691406_27e72ea82f.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 390px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2588/3883691406_27e72ea82f.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Start Your Positive Digital Footprint - NOW. </span><br /><br />I've been teaching/<span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"><em>evangelizing</em></span></span> Internet <s>safety</s> <span style="font-weight: bold;">awareness</span> since 2000...I was first asked to do so by Maryland Public Television and then the Horizon Foundation...and through their patronage I created an early website called <a href="http://staff.howard.k12.md.us/%7Egwynethj/internetsafety/internetsafety.html">Internet Safety for Parents & Teens</a> that covered a lot of common sense information about how to be more AWARE of the pitfalls and dangers on the Interwebs.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">There is no safe, there is only AWARE</span><br /><br /><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3821097448_db577361f4.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 390px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3821097448_db577361f4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> We have to encourage our kids to be self-aware of their own <span style="font-weight: bold;">digital footprint</span>. To be mindful of what they post and how they can cultivate a good positive Internet profile so that when they apply to college, or a job, they already know how they will be perceived by those people who will be digging for information <span style="font-weight: bold;">...and dig they will.</span><br /><br />Though I really love the dollie pics above by <span class="name"><strong class="username"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryanandjess/">jessi.bryan</a></span> </span></strong></span> it's deceiving. What is posted - even once - can be found. Not likely, but yeah...it can. <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">The tides and time of the Internets don't wash away all the bad mistakes</span>. Now that's not to say it's not a <span style="font-weight: bold;">GOOD</span> idea to delete things that you regret posting - you should! I even sleep on something before I post it....I never post in anger or annoyance. I also don't want y'all to get paranoid. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Just be aware of that BEFORE posting.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Footprints in Concrete - NOT Sand</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XYzKm-7oxyWF34L4tU_fK_pneCN0Ki1Cktal_Cgf55YnPZ8p9m6es0WGa_xjSc0WLGUrTnyYJTQHM5yWwssbLdlC39KUjqqtasKe9Mvn8bKD59vxbD_nWQiZgohIabbDC7AX/s1600/handprint.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XYzKm-7oxyWF34L4tU_fK_pneCN0Ki1Cktal_Cgf55YnPZ8p9m6es0WGa_xjSc0WLGUrTnyYJTQHM5yWwssbLdlC39KUjqqtasKe9Mvn8bKD59vxbD_nWQiZgohIabbDC7AX/s400/handprint.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523830473460019298" border="0" /></a>As a kid, did you ever press your hand into a drying cement sidewalk?- ignoring all the caution signs and knowing full well that we shouldn't? Ever write your name, date, or sign it? (not me!) The Internet is sorta the same way.<br /><br />Kids need to know that embarrassing or inappropriate pictures posted are there online and can be found. That texts and pics sent through the phone can be downloaded or passed on willy nilly. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Now don't get me wrong...Social networks are NOT inherently bad and they're not going away</span> - hence our new Facebook page ...it's more about using ethical & wise choices than being scared of the Bogey man out there - though they exist - it's more likely that teens will be harassed by other teens that they know than some stranger. Sad but true fact,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> teens who are at-risk in general will most likely be at-risk on the Internet. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Parents: What you can do</span></span><br /><ul><li>TALK to your kid, establish expectations, and tell them that you trust them but you also are cautious about what they share online.<br /></li><li>Don't make the discussion combative, make it continuing & comfortable!</li><li>Make sure that ANY social network they belong to is set to private</li><li>Guide your kids foot (and hand) prints on the Internet by also not posting things you'll regret on FB or social sites. I've heard more than one sorry story where a parent had an embarrassing pic found by their kid! Eeeep! But - at least it's a teachable moment!<br /></li><li>When in doubt, know how to <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_5058622_internet-history.html">check the history</a> of your family & kids computer </li></ul><a href="http://www.ncpc.org/topics/internet-safety/social-networking-websites" class="l"><em></em></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUt3HA2UTMoNu6qhWHZwSA0F9fAQrarLflUI3zll1Ka5AP5E-JtujdyZl0tuYjzIADmSBNtJBFGgqH6DFZNeA_7XasoIGYq4Xae3gDDPkr_ySNsnEHsDXzfNLla9pxqWxL56nM/s1600/footprintdated.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUt3HA2UTMoNu6qhWHZwSA0F9fAQrarLflUI3zll1Ka5AP5E-JtujdyZl0tuYjzIADmSBNtJBFGgqH6DFZNeA_7XasoIGYq4Xae3gDDPkr_ySNsnEHsDXzfNLla9pxqWxL56nM/s400/footprintdated.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523831138173188770" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kids: What you can do</span></span><br /><p></p><blockquote><p> "Hemanshu Nigam, the chief security officer at News Corp. provides advice about the compassionate and kind use of social networking: </p><ul><li><strong>Post with respect:</strong> photos are a great way to share wonderful experiences. If you're posting a photo of you and your friends, put yourself in your friends' shoes and ask would your friends want that photo to be public to everyone. If yes, then you're uploading photos with respect.</li><li><strong>Comment with kindness:</strong> compliments are like smiles, they're contagious. When you comment on a profile, share a kind word, others will too.</li><li><strong>Update with empathy:</strong> sharing updates lets us tell people what we think. When you give an opinion on your status updates, show empathy towards your friends and help them see the world with understanding eyes.</li></ul>from: <a href="http://bit.ly/2Heda9">Back-to-school advice for safe & ethical social networking</a> - CNET News<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.onguardonline.gov/games/friend-finder.aspx"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaVS1IKog6ObdnSP0z10WedKWJvDfkodRkFQblMpidWvpioreIU4RL5vcvUjZFOotEw97ZBuLH2wWJ-iC0ELXNM3gRMenzDv_JZxoC34622lX1gOde1UYnzu4d90VcTDbC7sq/s400/friendfinder.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425501639407556162" border="0" /> </a><br />Play the <a href="http://www.onguardonline.gov/games/friend-finder.aspx">Friend Finder Game</a>! Interactive fun game testing your social networking skillz!<br /></blockquote><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 255);" id="latest_status"><span id="latest_text_full"><span class="status-text"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Resources:</span></span></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/net-cetera.aspx"> <img src="http://www.onguardonline.gov/images/bg-QuizRight.gif" alt="Net Cetera" border="0" height="163" width="347" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/net-cetera.aspx">NetCetera</a> - In <em>Net Cetera: Chatting With Kids About Being Online</em>, OnGuard Online gives adults practical tips to help kids navigate the online world. - created by the FTC -<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For Parents, Teacher Librarians, & Technology Educators: </span> AWESOME FREE Bulk Brochures & Bookmarks for home, schools & libraries!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec13.shtm">Social Networking Sites: A Parent’s Guide</a><br /><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.ncpc.org/topics/internet-safety/social-networking-websites" class="l"><em>The Parents</em>' <em>Guide to Social Networking</em> Websites </a><br /><a href="http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec14.shtm" class="l" onmousedown="return rwt(this,'','','res','3','AFQjCNGWW2sTGznrcmjJhrTgYGn0OMP_WA','')"><em><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Social Networking</em> Sites: Safety Tips for Tweens and Teens</a><span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.wiredsafety.org/internet101/blogs.html">Blog Sites, Profile Sites, Diary Sites or Social-Networking Sites</a><br /><a href="http://www.safeteens.com/">Safe Teens: Texting, Dating, and Safety</a><br /><br />-----<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Photos from <span style="font-weight: bold;">Flickr Creative Commons</span>: Cool River <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/blythe">Blythe dollie </a>photos by</span> </span><span class="name"> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryanandjess/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/buddyicons/27143236@N02.jpg?1222245859#27143236@N02" class="buddyicon personmenu-trigger" align="absmiddle" height="24" width="24" /></a> </span><strong class="username"><span style="font-size:85%;">By <span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryanandjess/">jessi.bryan</a></span></span></strong></span><span style="font-size:100%;">,</span> Signed <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29245046@N03/sets/72157608778169747/with/3832851454/">foot and hand prints</a> found & photographed <span id="yui_3_1_0_1_1286115364567977" class="name"><strong class="username">By <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29245046@N03/">ww_whist</a></strong> <span class="realname"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/29245046@N03/">Jerry</a></span> </span>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-62166278597457688112010-10-01T07:46:00.003-04:002010-10-01T21:29:03.968-04:00HCL Homework Help & More!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://askusnow.info/mirror11.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 155px;" src="http://askusnow.info/mirror11.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>Hey Murray Hillers! Do you have your library card already? you do? GREAT! If so, make sure you've activated your PIN number at any of the HCL branches (esp.OUR branch the <a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/index.php?page=67">SAVAGE Branch </a>library!) Once you get your pin, you can get <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51); font-weight: bold;">FREE Homework Help & More! </span><a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/partners/homeworkhelp.php"><br /></a><br />"Working closely with your school's media center, Howard County Library is a supplemental source of homework and research assistance. Our staff and resources are here to enhance your educational journey.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/webservices/rpa.php?rs=brain" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hclibrary.org/images/students/tutor.jpg" alt="" align="right" border="0" height="106" width="106" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;" class="subheading">Online Homework Assistance</span><br />Students, Kindergarten though twelfth grade, and adults seeking to improve their skills, can connect with <a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/webservices/rpa.php?rs=brain" target="_blank">free tutors</a> for assistance with math, reading, science, social studies, English/language arts, and writing. Both <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">English and Spanish</span> speaking tutors are available seven days a week from 2:00 pm until 11:55 pm. Special thanks to the Howard County Public School System for contributing toward the cost of this service. <a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/index.php?page=33">More about Online Homework Assistance ...</a> <strong><span class="subheading"><br /><br /></span></strong><strong><span class="subheading">Databases</span></strong><br />Howard County Library offers access to thousands of full-text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles through numerous <a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/index.php?page=485" target="_blank">databases</a>. Generate ideas for science fair projects with Access Science, research ideas for History Day projects with History Reference Center, and access critical analysis of famous authors for English papers with Literature Resource Center. You also can search for colleges with Testing & Education Reference Center and take practice exams (e.g., SAT, AP) with Learning Express Library.<a href="http://www.questionpoint.org/crs/servlet/org.oclc.home.TFSRedirect?VIRTCATEGORY=HOWARD_MD&SS_COMMAND=CUST_SUP&Category=MD_P">"<br /></a><br />And don't forget our<a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Research_Databases"> MHMS Research Databases on our Wiki</a>! With links to even more HCL resources!<br /><br /><strong><span class="subheading"><a href="http://www.questionpoint.org/crs/servlet/org.oclc.home.TFSRedirect?virtcategory=11014" target="_blank"><img alt="" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" src="http://www.hclibrary.org/images/students/askusnow120.gif" align="right" border="0" height="81" width="120" /></a></span></strong><strong><span class="subheading">AskUsNow!</span></strong>"The Library offers an online interactive service which uses<br />librarians to provide research guidance, help navigating<br />the Internet, and answers to questions. Chat with a<br />librarian 24 hours a day, seven days a week. <b><i>Online 24/7<br />service is now offered in Spanish!<br /><br /><br />¡Recepción a nuestro<br />nuevo servicio! Pregunte por favor ayuda si usted la necesita."</i></b><i></i><br /><br /><script id="sweetSearchScript" src="http://www.sweetsearch.com/docroot/dulcinea/jsp/widget.jsp?type=medium" type="text/javascript"></script>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-75924269775482524512010-09-28T13:04:00.012-04:002010-09-28T14:47:51.558-04:00MHMS Listens to YOU!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 401px; height: 259px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5032533497_230290f091.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Murray Hill Middle School strives every day to put into practice our motto “excellence is our standard” and in doing so we need your help and your action! Utilizing Google forms, docs, and wikipages we provide many ways for you to feel connected to our school and to have a voice!<br /><br /><span style="display: block; text-align: left; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">You suggest the books & we buy them!</span></strong></span>During your media center orientations you will hear more about contributing YOUR suggestions to our annual book order. But for those of you who are tech savvy, at home, you can Google “MHMS Learning” and our<a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/"> Learning Wiki </a>comes up first! (OR you could click the <a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/">link</a>! LOL)<br /><a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Book_Suggestions"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyTymlUKGiIvlt4V16_Y7Icg-Jk1aCKZjNaPBjP9SITs-po3S989v_mpT8YyMyj4-4pIXTM49414lQ5BUeyrGzmSCar0d-x-ThZPDx37dJcUb2ekogfjnQQJONbm7oEQRYWjH/s400/MHMSBookSuggestions.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522012298403294690" border="0" /></a><br />….there you will see the banner “<a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Book_Suggestions">I WANT THIS BOOK</a>.” Click on that banner and you can add any books, authors, or subjects of books that you would like to see purchased for our school library collection. (Murray Hill peeps only...sorry world!)<br /><br /><span style="display: block; text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">You suggest songs & we play them!</span></strong></span>Like music?<br />While at the wiki you will also see a banner for our new<a href="http://mhtv.wikispaces.com/MHTV_Music_Request"> MHTV Music Request Line</a> where you can suggest <span style="font-style: italic;">Appropriate clean songs</span> to play on our show.<br /><a href="http://mhtv.wikispaces.com/MHTV_Music_Request"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNmJWNlPBJdfChehGeCEiLNKF5gHRMAN09_wTrTnd2Wpp5ihYw0a1mpv9HYLb-DakvH6WoZjA6J0wAJ5c7NcdG9cQeTk4mY1LzR65N-qTdVEDLB0ubglJHGx2MBOLBys_uP_0/s400/MHTVMusic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522012707228365874" border="0" /></a><br />Clicking on this banner will take you to a form where you can suggest songs with our MHTV guidelines. Basically, don't forget to check lyrics for language (no f-bombs, sh-words or b words!) and content (no drinking, drugs, overt sex, demeaning or prejudicial terms) ALL song must ultimately have a good & positive message!<br /><br /><span style="display: block; text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">You write the book reviews & we publish them!<br /></span></strong></span>Write a good<a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/review_main"> book review</a> and we'll publish it! You can also <a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Read_Review">read book reviews</a> that other MHMS students have written.<br /><span style="display: block; text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/review_main"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIkCVE85jtdMTFrrzsPJn8RzYmFL13uq6YNgJnMvbzwqqCEtC7qbbepOzYDKOFpVJmvqClqy6Mc8dhtWALzEzfd8dWDTkGJ8-eiNjFeRmzEIlXnAKK_KnTxOBHNtFOKZeQyzS/s400/BookReviewHeaderTXT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522033100110791282" border="0" /></a></span></strong></span><span style="display: block; text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:100%;" ><strong><span style="display: block; text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(46, 30, 235);font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">You need tech help at home & You got it!</span></span></strong></span></strong></span><span style="display: block; text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><strong></strong></span>Printer run out of ink? Don't know how to save your DOCX to a DOC?<br /><span style="display: block; text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Saving_Tips"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 81px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVnkZrvjNe2RxDn4eDxraIMWqhUsfapPqY24HxiCxpJ62R72PkqvtwzIrOkZfnuJER_Q72JmAceZjv_-4FOMGIqnNIKo4r6vakZeMcb56O2OhwIL8kszLnARN62vI8j8gMi04G/s400/Email_Work_To_Teachers_Head.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522033891912378418" border="0" /></a><br /></span></strong></span>Who needs the Geek Squad when you have us to help you out!? Visit our <a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Saving_Tips">Trouble Shooting Tips for Students </a>(and parents & teachers, too!) wikipage!<br /><br />Thank you for participating in our interactive wiki and helping us become a better school! Have any suggestions on how we can be more interactive with you, our school, and community? Please tell us by leaving a comment! <span style="display: block; text-align: left; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></strong></span>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-90231293384001895632010-08-29T12:21:00.010-04:002010-08-31T14:49:06.813-04:00New School Year: New Books, Toys & Tools!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4939365049_8251a39cee.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4939365049_8251a39cee.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Welcome Back Murray Hillers! And as the blog post title says <span style="font-weight: bold;">New School Year & YAY New Books & Toys! </span>I just ordered some new HOT books for you! Our regular big book order will go in mid-October (get your book suggestions ready!) but I can't wait for these titles. I want you to have them NOW!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4919991675_e5b69e90da.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 321px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4919991675_e5b69e90da.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>You know I'm always thinking about cool books & stuff for you guys...so when I got to the airport after the ISTE conference in Denver the week after school left out - I sat next to this super cool teen named Allie I met - along with her book loving Auntie - she was raving about this book <span style="font-weight: bold;">Incarceron</span> and I took a pic of her holding it with my celly. I knew I had to blog about it on our MHMS Media Book Blog! Bought this book for our school library!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4939363748_df92381971_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 84px; height: 484px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4939363748_df92381971_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Oh! & <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Leviathan</span>! - <b>"<span style="font-style: italic;">Full of nonstop action, this steampunk adventure is sure to become a classic.</span>" - starred, <i>School Library Journal</i></b><br />Steampunk rocks! If you haven't heard of Steampunk before it's a genre of Science fiction, AND type of music and a fashion aesthetic - here's a definition from :-<b>Joshua A. Pfeiffer a.k.a. <a href="http://etheremporium.pbworks.com/Vernian+Process">Vernian Process</a></b><p><em>"Steampunk simply embodies a time and a place. The time... the late 19th century. The place... a steam powered world, where air travel by fantastical dirigibles is as common as traveling by train or boat (or submarine). A place where national interests are vastly different than our own version of history. A place where the elegant and refined are as likely to get pulled into a grand adventure, as the workers, ruffians, and lower classes. A place where the idea of space travel is not so far fetched. A place where lost civilizations are found and lost again. A place where anything is possible, and science can be twisted to meet ones own ends." From: </em><a href="http://etheremporium.pbworks.com/" id="network-crumb-wiki-link">Aether Emporium</a></p><p>So bookwise, think Jules Verne meets H.G.Wells - with a pinch of technology and Science! </p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4938977957_8b6290b98c_o.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 549px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4938977957_8b6290b98c_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Speaking of <span style="font-weight: bold;">NEW books</span> - on pre-order are Hero by Mike Lupica and the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth. We'll display it on the cool book pyramid once it comes in!<br /><br />The other new books I got are two each of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mexican Whiteboy</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">We Were Here</span> by Matt de la Pena, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jumped</span> by Rita Williams-Garcia, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Homeboyz</span> by Lawrence Stormer and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Snitch</span> by Allison Van Diepen. All of these stories are gritty reality teen dramas that are more fitting for 7th & 8th graders.<br /><br />If you liked Monster by Walter Dean Meyers you'll like these!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Book_Suggestions"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 130px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4938756735_2365276420_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Wanna help order new books? </span><br />Go to our <a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Book_Suggestions">wiki</a> and help us!<br />Every year we order new books for YOU & every year we ask you what you want us to get for the MHMS Media Center...We'll still take your scrap paper suggestions for our Suggestion Bus but we're also taking suggestions here! YAY! Ms. Jones & Mrs. Black really LOVE to hear exactly what YOU want. Sure, we ask the teachers, too - but YOU are our FIRST and BEST customer! So tell us what you want and as long as it's approved for middle schools then we'll get it. Don't know the author but just the title? - we'll look it up! Is it part of a series? We'll try and get them all! Basically, help us spend the book money!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Now for TOYS </span><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">(and Tools!)</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4938756955_bf47136dcd_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 400px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4938756955_bf47136dcd_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I enjoy buying fun toys & display items for the circulation desk of our school library. The MHMS media center has a lava lamp, a plasma ball (so popular we have to clorox wipe that thing every other min!) and a host of bobble heads - all literary, of course!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HA3K7I/ref=oss_product">Blue Planet Electra</a> for $19.00<br />"Out of the box this hand-blown replica of the Earth in cool blue glass appears tranquil, but plug it in and witness the power of our planet as tendrils of electrical fury pulse through the interior, lashing at the surface! Place your fingertips upon the globe and feel the power as the mild current of electricity attempts to break through the glass."<br />Oh ahh and I also ordered the academic <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Replogle-Globes-Inc-30501-Explorer/dp/B00000J6JX/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1283117351&sr=1-1">Explorer Globe</a> to be placed next to our HUGE unabridged dictionary on the stand. YAY Learning!<br /><br />Oh and speaking of toys? I also ordered some of those Silly Bandz as good answer swag because I can't give out Smartees anymore!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGqYWSNrllZTE8CG668ihLm9rGV9x6Swok2VaBzZjuWGegivykAsaERsBQmoIokElByQ7-0kBzIKSZQSenoVz1ebJxUbBZUXC-t52ami5M4CZvovcX6uz3UXANdAD5nFl4Y1Z/s1600/SillyBandz_.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGqYWSNrllZTE8CG668ihLm9rGV9x6Swok2VaBzZjuWGegivykAsaERsBQmoIokElByQ7-0kBzIKSZQSenoVz1ebJxUbBZUXC-t52ami5M4CZvovcX6uz3UXANdAD5nFl4Y1Z/s400/SillyBandz_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510990633369391938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />New Circ Counter Toys in Action! Blue Planet Electra!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK820cVd1Aps845_TVkWfCxhN6GU8Mr2rmfuoaqc8-c1n4yazyJruv_WLRSce6qyI5xFhyphenhyphen_kfGLIpdXwXjpZGK6Zsnt34JHYePhhUuZo7mvGbqjCuKFVqlJDaMKKIy01Tw0b8HKw/s1600/ElectricPlanet.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK820cVd1Aps845_TVkWfCxhN6GU8Mr2rmfuoaqc8-c1n4yazyJruv_WLRSce6qyI5xFhyphenhyphen_kfGLIpdXwXjpZGK6Zsnt34JHYePhhUuZo7mvGbqjCuKFVqlJDaMKKIy01Tw0b8HKw/s400/ElectricPlanet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646177857512818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHxHISfABlemzfz61iUcaZicCEvlGPpj_6GVSIFBE-UyjLZFv-8KJMchNGXFFun2o-9a0NPwWOshBYOVsI2hAaAr_-nk1Aglww-HWlV4ASKAuN4Hl_rPfWl3FX7wnhuNTeIDbDA/s1600/ElectricPlanet2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHxHISfABlemzfz61iUcaZicCEvlGPpj_6GVSIFBE-UyjLZFv-8KJMchNGXFFun2o-9a0NPwWOshBYOVsI2hAaAr_-nk1Aglww-HWlV4ASKAuN4Hl_rPfWl3FX7wnhuNTeIDbDA/s400/ElectricPlanet2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511646298176353042" border="0" /></a><br />PS.. My assistant is so very wonderful, talented, and long suffering (having to work with me day in and day out now in our 19th year together! LOL) that I sent her flowers on the first day back last week....still lookin good!<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-47959831802120785872010-06-21T06:01:00.002-04:002010-06-21T11:47:14.132-04:00Where's Mr. Dickey?Where's Mr. Dickey? on PhotoPeach<br /><br /><object width="445" height="296"><param name="movie" value="http://photopeach.com/public/swf/story.swf"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/><param name="flashvars" value="photos=http://photopeach.com%2Fapi%2Fgetphotos%3Falbum_id%3Dq9uxom&autoplay=0&embed=1"/><embed src="http://photopeach.com/public/swf/story.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="296" flashvars="photos=http://photopeach.com%2Fapi%2Fgetphotos%3Falbum_id%3Dq9uxom&autoplay=0&embed=1"></embed></object><br /><br />Fun pics that show the fun personality of our fun admin, teachers & staff! (and yeah, that's 3 funs...cause we're a LOT of fun!)The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-1678678000139639932010-06-18T08:58:00.009-04:002010-06-18T10:26:09.432-04:00Have a Great Summer!<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="400" height="291"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=cbd9ebbeb6&photo_id=4711199485"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=cbd9ebbeb6&photo_id=4711199485" width="400" height="291"></embed></object><br />At the end of our 13th year here at Murray Hill Media Center we can now finally say to the kids we've been here since before they were born! LOL (EEP!) But really, so many amazing memories, so many wonderful families, awesome kids who come back and visit from high school, college, and beyond! Kids who have touched our lives and made a happy difference and it fills our hearts to think of the many more wonderful memories to come! [snif snif] OK...before I get maudlin here let us just say.....<br />Thank you Murray Hill Middle School community and Howard County!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" >Have a great summer everyone!!!<br />.... and <a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Summer_Reading10">READ! READ! READ!</a></span><br />~Ms. Jones & Mrs. Black<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Summer_Reading10"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 680px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4685600903_040e0c6923_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-63460978210088625362010-06-16T15:53:00.007-04:002010-06-16T16:06:10.448-04:00Bookfellas: Bring Back Your Books - Or Else!<embed src="http://www.teachertube.com/embed/player.swf" bgcolor="undefined" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="file=http://www.teachertube.com/embedFLV.php?pg=video_174985&menu=false&frontcolor=ffffff&lightcolor=FF0000&logo=http://www.teachertube.com/www3/images/greylogo.swf&skin=http://www.teachertube.com/embed/overlay.swf&volume=80&controlbar=over&displayclick=link&viral.link=http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=174985&stretching=exactfit&plugins=viral-2&viral.callout=none&viral.onpause=false" width="400" height="275"></embed><br />Bookfellas: Bring Back Your Books - Or Else!<br /><br />I hope you don't have any overdue books!<br />Or the Bookfellas may just visit and<br />give a gentle reminder ...<br /><br />This video is an oldie but goodie...all students appearing in this video have since graduated from high school! Yeah...this is how we rock the iMovie OLD SCHOOL STYLE!~<br />We had the <span style="font-weight: bold;">situation</span> before the Jersey shore was even an idea in some MTV programmers dream!<br /><br />And this is just a joke, really! ...we don't have our own dark suited, guitar case carrying tough guys playing cards in the Library Media Center just waiting to go hunt down kids who have overdue books.....and then getting misty eyed when one comes back on it's own.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />anymore.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">bookfellas, books return, end of year, goodfellas, jersey shore, library media, mhms media</span>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-3124423951550365442010-06-10T15:46:00.006-04:002010-06-11T09:43:37.055-04:00Justin Bieber Has Overdue Books!<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="400" height="272"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=bb1deb9861&photo_id=4688402071"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=bb1deb9861&photo_id=4688402071" width="400" height="272"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Whoda thunk it! Justin Bieber has a very important public service announcement to tell you abooot! (he's from Canada..they say aboot!) With a special guest! Please don't be "THAT GUY" and bring back your library media books!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A video created for MHMS students but anyone is welcome to embed or use! (the KIDS Made me do it! - and funny...none of them (unusually!) wanted to do his voice!?) What!? LOL</span><br /><br />Another cool video created by MHMS Students...a second MSA Pep Rally Video!<br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="327" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=67be486d95&photo_id=4690137327"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=67be486d95&photo_id=4690137327" height="327" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br /><HR><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">photo credit:<br /></span><a href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/15/macleans-interview-justin-bieber/">Maclean’s Interview: Justin Bieber </a>- The R & B sensation talks about Usher and Justin Timberlake, his mom and his fans, and what his swagger coach teaches him...<br /><br />And to quote about that Swagger....which had me ROFLMAO<br /><blockquote><p>"Q: It’s been reported that you have a “swagger” coach. Can you explain to me what is that?<br />A: It’s pretty simple, it’s basically a swagger coach, he kind of teaches me, he helps me just stay swaggerific. I don’t know.</p> <p>Q: What is it to be swaggerific?<br />A: You don’t know? I mean, it swaggers. It’s confidence, it’s style, I don’t know how else to put it. It’s swagger. It’s a word."</p></blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">Music Credit</span>: 14 seconds from iTunesThe Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21827873.post-373919280528216312010-06-09T11:55:00.013-04:002010-06-09T16:09:21.765-04:00HCL: Summer Reading Club<embed src="http://www.teachertube.com/embed/player.swf" bgcolor="undefined" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="file=http://www.teachertube.com/embedFLV.php?pg=video_180343&menu=false&frontcolor=ffffff&lightcolor=FF0000&logo=http://www.teachertube.com/www3/images/greylogo.swf&skin=http://www.teachertube.com/embed/overlay.swf&volume=80&controlbar=over&displayclick=link&viral.link=http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=180343&stretching=exactfit&plugins=viral-2&viral.callout=none&viral.onpause=false" width="400" height="275"></embed><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZ5kdubO25lbQxyt3VuI55FVIVMT02c0fNpGAuWdQc0AMDuJisSNL9KXuw5dXucFdSEVrAWgjovRCqXTZtNjj-rLn0C1lz8T-pFDLenCyOp8rURQ9s-iAVgOFRK78bFREWkP2/s1600/make_wavesBLK.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZ5kdubO25lbQxyt3VuI55FVIVMT02c0fNpGAuWdQc0AMDuJisSNL9KXuw5dXucFdSEVrAWgjovRCqXTZtNjj-rLn0C1lz8T-pFDLenCyOp8rURQ9s-iAVgOFRK78bFREWkP2/s400/make_wavesBLK.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480824222954879746" border="0" /></a>It's that time again! When the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 255, 255);">Howard County Public Library</span> rolls out its fun and AWEsome summer reading program! And Mr. Jewitt and Miss Seipel visited our Media Center to talk about it LIVE! From the website:<br /><br />"Beginning June 1, everyone in Howard County, babies to adults, can read for fun and earn prizes! Read or listen to books from pre-selected reading lists, or choose your own books, magazines, and newspapers. Just kick back, relax, and Make a Splash about summer reading! <a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/index.php?page=223&program=15">Sign up</a> online or at any branch.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTV0KAV4LZFR05geELgQaoLx5SVGEF6oOg5eHRLBzjeTCymqUBgzTUb6k3hIMjOf8yH0_C8ECu3dR-mQV8qFSnBmXr5Ez7qhrUfkJasA2NSU29SZmNh10j2OzTy8LN6mqvDHQ3/s1600/SRP10teensBLK.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTV0KAV4LZFR05geELgQaoLx5SVGEF6oOg5eHRLBzjeTCymqUBgzTUb6k3hIMjOf8yH0_C8ECu3dR-mQV8qFSnBmXr5Ez7qhrUfkJasA2NSU29SZmNh10j2OzTy8LN6mqvDHQ3/s400/SRP10teensBLK.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480814463083008690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="subheading">Make Waves Teen Summer Reading Club</span><br />Our goal is to keep you reading this summer. Your goal is to earn book bucks!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="subheading">Instructions</span><br />Earn "book bucks" for time you spend reading. Collect prizes for reaching goals of 50, 100, and 200 book bucks. When you earn at least 200 book bucks, you are eligible to participate in the Make Waves Readers <a target="_blank" href="http://hclibrary.org/raffle">Raffle</a>.<br /><br />Sponsored by Friends of Howard County Library.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="subheading">You can read anything!</span><br />You may read books, magazines, graphic novels, newspapers, and websites. You may also listen to audio books. Check out a list of books for <a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/uploads/book%20list_middle%20school.pdf" target="_blank">Middle School</a> and <a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/uploads/book%20list_high%20school.pdf" target="_blank">High School</a> students developed by Howard County Library's teen specialists in conjunction with the Howard County Public School System. You may earn book bucks for up to six hours of reading each day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbivLG3jb3oB65PtCeQPMGJifxjVaFZJfrny1bBJf5oc_KLMlwAPdueDfgXRK1jqYdmjzWOKehMeHkMdSJDGTQC63DmLPF6UEs6DndHi9YmexzbBP6AdUP11Hg0wutd3NsPY1F/s1600/HCL_Visit1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbivLG3jb3oB65PtCeQPMGJifxjVaFZJfrny1bBJf5oc_KLMlwAPdueDfgXRK1jqYdmjzWOKehMeHkMdSJDGTQC63DmLPF6UEs6DndHi9YmexzbBP6AdUP11Hg0wutd3NsPY1F/s400/HCL_Visit1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480834357334051730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To get started, register at the information desk at any Howard County Library branch. We'll give you all of the materials you need to get started: a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hclibrary.org/uploads/teen%20reading%20log.pdf">reading log</a>, a review card, your first five book bucks, and a starter prize!<br /><br />Submit Reader Reviews <a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/index.php?page=226" target="_blank">online</a> or <a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/uploads/teen%20readers%20review%281%29.pdf" target="_blank">download</a> Reader Reviews to submit paper copies at any branch.<br /><br /><strong>Last day</strong> to earn book bucks and enter the raffle is <strong>August 14</strong>. Raffle winners contacted after August 18.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHayYu8pV5cbP0jLR1BLe4-jamfLWB0LuduAUQYaOSjY8Wm2wdaAYK80U5l9eunehUZRuIbZ59vbmi9AQJPdICH4HvFvGjkJkUKUSz5WFZcCDAGCLdaPW18-fLMjXu1fAHLIEG/s1600/HCL_Visit-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHayYu8pV5cbP0jLR1BLe4-jamfLWB0LuduAUQYaOSjY8Wm2wdaAYK80U5l9eunehUZRuIbZ59vbmi9AQJPdICH4HvFvGjkJkUKUSz5WFZcCDAGCLdaPW18-fLMjXu1fAHLIEG/s400/HCL_Visit-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480834500709388466" border="0" /></a><br />Instructions for the Make Waves Raffle are available translated into <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hclibrary.org/uploads/SRG%202010%20Copy%20for%20YA%20%20Instruction%20Book%20-%20Chinese.pdf">Chinese</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hclibrary.org/uploads/SRG%202010%20Copy%20for%20YA%20Instruction%20Book%20-%20Korean.pdf">Korean</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hclibrary.org/uploads/SRG%202010%20Copy%20for%20YA%20%20Instruction%20Book%20-%20Spanish.pdf">Spanish</a>.<br /><br />This year the fun is even better than EVER! With a great collection of prizes JUST FOR SIGNING UP! And after that, the prizes you can win for just spending time reading is AWEsome! <a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/index.php?page=223&program=15">Sign up</a> at our local <a href="http://www.hclibrary.org/index.php?page=20">Savage Branch Library</a> or online!<br /><br />To get the Summer Reading List visit the Savage Branch library or our <a href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Summer_Reading10">MHMS Learning Wiki</a> to download the .PDF!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://murrayhill.wikispaces.com/Summer_Reading10"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 680px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4685600903_040e0c6923_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="javascript:GEvent.trigger(exml.gmarkers[5],'click')"><span class="subheading">Savage Branch</span></a><br /><span>9525 Durness Ln</span><br /><span>Laurel</span>, <span>MD</span> <span>20723</span><br />Phone: (410) 880-5975<br />TTY: (410) 880-5979<br /><table class="small_text" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td width="80px">Mon. - Thurs. </td><td> 10 am - 9 pm</td></tr><tr><td>Fri. - Sat. </td><td> 10 am - 6 pm</td></tr><tr><td>Sun.</td><td>1 pm - 5 pm</td></tr></tbody></table>The Daring Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01713421168077176982noreply@blogger.com2