We are blessed in our media center to have added quite a lot of new technology pieces within the last year. The PTF generously provided funding for six new DVD units to allow our emerging readers to read and hear their favorite stories at the same time. These units are available for check out by teachers for short term or long term use. In addition, we have added 10 netbooks to bring our computer total to 16 in the media center. These were added through our book fair profits. The netbooks are allowing us to explore a lot of cutting edge technology such as wiki-spaces, glogster, and blogspot in our media classes. I would encourage teachers to check out these sites; they are simple tools that will really enhance your teaching. Find them at: www.wikispaces.com; www.glogster.com; and www.blogspot.com. Both 7th and 8th graders are in the beginning stages of projects on glogster; when they are finished, I will be posting samples.
Look for information coming soon about our spring book fair; the book fair will run from April 20-22 and will include a special family night. The picture above is from our fall literacy night.
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