tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82049491053244269622024-02-18T19:36:09.976-08:00Lapeer Community Schools Middle Schools Library and Media CentersBelieving that literacy is the foundation of lifelong learning, the Library Media Program will provide our learning community with contemporary services in technology, accessibility, resources, and curriculum collaboration.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-88455710475026804582013-03-09T14:06:00.002-08:002013-03-09T14:06:22.995-08:00Coming Soon!! Watch this site for a new and improved Website.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-76270759278682353362013-03-09T14:02:00.003-08:002013-03-09T14:02:48.614-08:00Middle school students are celebrating March Reading Month with activities in both media centers. Lucky winners of the "Estimate the Number of Books in the Library" contests won digital coin-counter banks. Visit the media center and join in the fun.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-17734183582392029272012-07-02T12:11:00.002-07:002012-10-15T12:23:30.199-07:00What are you reading?<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hope you're having a fun summer vacation. If you're looking for a good book to enjoy this summer, check out the International Reading Association Teacher's Choices list at <a href="http://www.reading.org/Libraries/Awards/TeachersChoices2012_web.pdf">2012 Teachers' Choices</a> . The list includes suggestions for grade levels K-8. Visit your local branch of the public library and check out a few of the books. For every review you share with me, you will get a sweet treat. See you in September!</span>District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-90770779838648710452012-02-23T10:57:00.000-08:002012-02-23T10:57:11.163-08:00Be A Library Friend<span style="color: brown;">Consider buying a book in someone's honor, celebrating a special event, or just give a gift that keeps on giving. $20.00 will buy a book with a loved one's name in it. For details see Mrs. Shabluk in the library.</span>District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-85191322967936184312012-01-20T06:29:00.000-08:002012-01-20T06:32:24.292-08:00Lost BooksA standard replacement fee is charged for lost books. The fee takes into consideration the cost of books, processing materials, shipping, and the time involved to prepare books for circulation. Replacement costs are:<br />
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Fiction hardcover $20<br />
Non-fiction hardcover $30<br />
Paperback $10<br />
Magazine $ 5<br />
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The library would much rather have the book or magazine than the money. Save your money and take good care of your books.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-67293825294682227342012-01-18T11:38:00.000-08:002012-01-18T11:38:33.087-08:002012 Youth Media Awards to be announced on Monday, January 23 at 7:45 am.<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Who will be the Newbery Award winning author this year?</strong></span> You may have already read the 2012 Newbery winner. Your school library collection is kept up-to-date with the most highly recommended titles for middle school students. <br />
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Will the winner be <em>Tall story</em> by Candy Gourlay? Maybe <em>The trouble with May Amelia</em> by Jennifer Holm or <em>Inside out and back again</em> by Thanhha Lai? How about <em>Wild Wings</em> by Gill Lewis? <em>Camo Girl</em> by Kekla Magoon and <em>Liesl & Po</em> by Lauren Oliver are also possibilities. These titles have all been named as nominees for national awards. Other titles named as notable and possible winners <strong>and</strong> available in your library collection are <em>A Monster Calls</em> by Patrick Ness, <em>Bluefish</em> by Pat Schmatz, <em>Okay for now</em> by Gary D. Schmidt, <em>Wonderstruck</em> by Brian Selznick, <em>The Emerald Atlas</em> by John Stephens, and The fingertips of Duncan Dorfman by Meg Wolitzer. <br />
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The ALA Youth Media Awards honor children’s and young adult authors and illustrators, as well as producers of children’s audio and video materials. Known worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth Media Awards are selected under a cloak of secrecy by national judging committees composed of librarians and other children’s literature experts.<br />
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Visit your school library media center soon and check out a notable book.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-24786574803252510942011-10-20T15:46:00.000-07:002011-10-20T15:46:08.119-07:00THANK YOU!Many thanks to the Rolland-Warner PTC for their generous donation. Watch for new titles by favorite authors such as Anthony Horowitz, Erin Hunter, Cornelia Funke, Zondervan, Kenneth Oppel, Eva Ibbotson, Laurie Halse Anderson and many more.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-33010310235335094422011-10-03T11:05:00.000-07:002011-10-03T11:05:02.212-07:00Change to Michigan electronic Library Databases<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Michigan Department of Education has announced some changes in the Michigan electronic Library databases, </span><a href="http://mel.org/databases"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://mel.org/databases</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. Effective October 1 some additions to the databases include:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">CultureGrams and Opposing Viewpoints in Context as well as a few others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Many databases popular for use by teachers and school librarians have been cancelled such as:</span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> NoveList<br /> ArticleFirst<br /> CAMIO<br /> Educator's Reference Complete<br /> Heritage of the Printed Book<br /> OMNIFile Full Text Select (formerly known as WilsonSelect Plus)<br /> WorldCat and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Reference Desk Gateway, </span><a href="http://mel.org/reference"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">http://mel.org/reference</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span>District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-64511758353249375932011-09-29T12:31:00.000-07:002011-09-29T12:31:20.345-07:00Middle School Students Are Avid ReadersAs of today, 2194 copies of titles have been checked out from the Rolland-Warner Media Center in September. Library Orientation was presented to all middle school students at Rolland-Warner and Zemmer during the last couple of weeks. Students learned tips to use the library software to effectively locate books in their media centers. Students also learned how to locate and borrow titles from the other LCS schools. Library staff has been very busy as students have taken advantage of the interlibrary loan service. District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-33732517650865497602011-08-30T04:55:00.000-07:002011-08-30T04:55:39.033-07:00WELCOME TO MIDDLE SCHOOL 2011-2012We're excited to begin the new school year and are sure you will find the media center is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy a good read. Whether your interest is in fiction or nonfiction, or if you're looking for a good magazine to browse, the media center has what you're looking for. Come visit us soon.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-38254886950991796952011-08-30T04:48:00.000-07:002011-08-30T04:48:56.736-07:00Top 10 iPad Tips & Tricks by David Kapuler Having recently received an iPad and joined the iOS game, I decided to do some research on ins and outs of this device. I discovered that many of the same time-saving tricks that can be done on a Mac can be done on an iPad, too. Here are my top 10 tips for using an iPad:<br />
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Reset - Probably the first thing a new user to an iPad is going to want to do is learn how to reset their iPad without having to turn it all the way off and on again. To do this, just hold down the power button and home button for a few seconds and the iPad will reset.<br />
Force Quit - This is really simple to do. If a program gets frozen or you want to exit right away, just click on the home button to return to the main screen.<br />
Screen Shot - Something I do on a daily basis as an educator is taking a screen shot on my mac for tutorials and professional development. This can also be done on an iPad by holding down the power button and home button for a second and then releasing. A camera sound will go off as the screen turns white. The screen shot will be stored in photos.<br />
File Transfers - Probably the easiest way to transfer a file from the iPad is simply to click the share button in the upper right and then email the file as an attachment.<br />
Copy and Paste - Just tap and hold down on the text and select copy; go to a new app and then tap and hold down and click paste. To copy a whole paragraph, tap and hold down on a paragraph 4 times to select it all.<br />
Web Scrolling - A real time saver when browsing a web page is the ability to return to the top rather than having to slide your finger over the entire page over and over. Just click back at the title bar to return to the top of the screen.<br />
Dock - You can manage the dock in the iPad in a similar way to to how it's done on a Mac: Click down on a app until it wiggles and then drag and drop it on the dock.<br />
Wireless Keyboard - I find that typing on an iPad is clunky, to say the least. While it does work for simple browsing or tweeting, it is not ideal for doing blog posts or more detailed work. For that reason, I suggest getting a wireless keyboard (any Bluetooth will do) to facilitate typing.<br />
Deleting - If your iPad tends to fill up with useless applications that you have downloaded, it's simple to delete them by holding down on top of an app until it starts wiggling and then pressing the x button to delete.<br />
Smart Cover - Probably my favorite cover for the iPad is the smart cover, which not only connects via a magnet, but also puts the iPad to sleep when pulled over the front.<br />
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David Kapuler is an educational consultant with more than 10 years of experience working in the K-12 environment. For more information about his work, contact him at dkapuler@gmail.com and read his blog at cyber-kap.blogspot.com. District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-85917740679717483322011-07-15T15:18:00.000-07:002011-07-15T15:18:30.296-07:00What Are You Reading?I hope you're enjoying stories by your favorite authors this summer. Visit your public library and choose a good book.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-63431803199792165892011-05-25T09:50:00.000-07:002011-05-25T09:50:40.257-07:00Zemmer Yearbooks From The PastWho doesn't like flipping through pages of photo albums and seeing old photographs? The Zemmer Media Center has a collection of yearbooks from years 1970 through 1991, 1993, 1995-1997, 2000-2001, 2006-current. Ask the library assistant to make them available to you, and spend some time at your media center to browse through the yearbooks.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-86293046217802815042011-05-25T08:43:00.000-07:002011-05-25T08:43:12.148-07:00Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Coming to theaters July 15th, the end begins. Check out the book before you see the movie. If you've seen Part I, you must see Part II. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrOOXA6zxrSU8UhV0BGXigZMTeJCK_tIpL3M9jk1wsTO7vSQfxFGTBIiTDlIVxSMwR8ScI4pMrzeWYBkJlXZUOO_7XhTjouwxKndEKvRaaH15LX-i1WB0y1WUg7thEgS4LYb2kZWyfiE3/s1600/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="200" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrOOXA6zxrSU8UhV0BGXigZMTeJCK_tIpL3M9jk1wsTO7vSQfxFGTBIiTDlIVxSMwR8ScI4pMrzeWYBkJlXZUOO_7XhTjouwxKndEKvRaaH15LX-i1WB0y1WUg7thEgS4LYb2kZWyfiE3/s200/Harry+Potter+and+the+Deathly+Hallows.bmp" /></a></div>District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-53030549802941466462011-05-21T12:48:00.000-07:002011-05-21T12:48:05.211-07:002011 Summer Reading Program at your Public Library for Children, Tweens, Teens, and Adults.Mark your calendars and don't miss out on the fun this summer at your public libraries. "One World, Many Stories!" and "You Are Here!" are the themes for the 2011 Summer Reading Program available free at the public libraries this summer. The schedule of programs has been announced and include some very exciting performances and workshops. All elementary and middle school students will be given flyers to take home during the last week of school.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-21758893929142828052011-04-20T07:26:00.000-07:002011-04-20T07:26:56.176-07:00Looking for a good read? Your library has something for you.A few new titles in the middle school collection include:<br />
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Will at the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 by Laurie Calkhoven. In 1863, twelve-year-old Will, who longs to be a drummer in the Union army, is stuck in his sleepy hometown of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, but when the Union and Confederate armies meet right there in his town, he and his family are caught up in the fight. Includes historical notes, glossary, and a time line of events<br />
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Okay for now by Gary D. Schmidt. Fourteen-year-old Doug Swieteck faces many challenges, including an abusive father, a brother traumatized by Vietnam, suspicious teachers and police officers, and isolation, but when he meets a girl known as Lil Spicer, he develops a close relationship with her and finds a safe place at the local library. <br />
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A world without heroes by Brandon Mull. Fourteen-year-old Jason Walker is transported to a strange world called Lyrian, where he joins Rachel and a few rebels to piece together the Word that can destroy the malicious wizard emperor, Surroth. <br />
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Tall story by Candy Gourlay. Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philippines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-9864358870729378332011-03-10T11:45:00.000-08:002011-03-10T11:45:22.333-08:00MARCH READING MONTHRolland-Warner Media Center celebrates March Reading Month with the theme GET YOUR GAME ON: READ. Students competed in "old-school" games such as Library Bingo, Yahtzee, and Scrabble Slam during lunch hours. Many sweet treat prizes were awarded to winners. The media center was filled to capacity with 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-55641674357482843972011-02-16T19:13:00.000-08:002011-02-16T19:13:13.273-08:00BOOK CLUBBook Club met and discussed book awards. The 2011 winner of the Newbery Award was announced by the American Library Association at the Midwinter Meeting. Clare Vanderpool was awarded the Newbery for Moon Over Manifest, considered the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. <br />
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The Michigan Reading Association announced the 2010-2011 winners of the Great Lakes Great Books award. The sixth, seventh, and eighth grade winner is Scat by Carl Hiaasen. Copies of both titles were already on the shelves in both middle school libraries before the announcements were made. Book Club members will prepare and submit book reviews on books they have been reading. Book reviews will be posted here on the Media Blog to celebrate March Reading Month.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-79988034637865860412011-01-18T10:08:00.000-08:002011-01-18T10:39:02.538-08:00New Books Arrive at ZemmerCome visit the Zemmer Media Center and browse the stacks for some of the latest books. New biographies include those written about Marquis de Lafayette who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, Simon Wiesenthal, a Holocaust survivor, and American author and storyteller, Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens. These are only a few of the more than 200 titles recently added to the collection in the library.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-75685423594500364242010-12-16T11:23:00.000-08:002010-12-16T15:42:01.873-08:00Books Make Perfect Holiday PresentsCopy and paste the following URL into your browser for some suggestions of reviewed titles: <br />
http://www.lapeerschools.org/rwms/mediablog/holidayflyer.pdfDistrict Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-35356255950389852842010-12-10T11:00:00.000-08:002010-12-10T11:00:54.077-08:00Twelve Days of Book GivingIt was exciting to meet the parent who wanted to gift her son of a book for each of the twelve days before Christmas. She said "he is a reader and I want to encourage that." The books, ordered from Scholastic Book Club flyers, were delivered to school yesterday and the parent picked them up today. What a nice surprise for the lucky Rolland-Warner student.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-23547980690739448262010-12-02T12:15:00.000-08:002010-12-02T12:15:58.352-08:00Book Club and the Newbery AwardZemmer Book Club and Rolland-Warner Book Club wrote letters this week to members of the Newbery Award Committee, and asked questions about the process for choosing the winner. The seventh and eighth grade students look forward to getting a response to their questions. Students reviewed the list of past winners and discussed theme, style, character and plot development of <em>When You Reach Me</em> by Rebecca Stead, 2010 Newbery Award winner. In January, students will view the live video of the presentation of awards made at the Annual Conference of the American Library Association, that will be held in San Diego, California.District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-51447888200268285462010-11-03T18:15:00.001-07:002010-11-03T18:17:32.363-07:00Have you read a good real book lately? Check out some new non-fiction titles in the Rolland-Warner Media Center.Lafayette and the American Revolution by Russell Freedman, <br />
Mummies : dried, tanned, sealed, drained, frozen, embalmed, stuffed, wrapped, and smoked-- and we're dead serious by Christopher Sloan, <br />
Bulu, African Wonder Dog by Dick Houston, <br />
Touchdown : the power and precision of football's perfect play by Mark Stewart, <br />
The year money grew on trees by Aaron Hawkins, <br />
Sort-of-difficult origami by Chris Alexander<br />
1621 : a new look at Thanksgiving by Catherine O'Neill Grace<br />
If America were a village : a book about the people of the United States by David J. Smith<br />
10 kings & queens who changed the world by Clive Gifford<br />
Are you afraid yet? : the science behind scary stuff by Stephen James O'Meara<br />
Seven natural wonders of North America by Michael WoodsDistrict Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-37339047207618528562010-10-25T17:26:00.001-07:002010-10-25T17:27:35.727-07:00Election 2010<span style="font-size: large;">With election day just one week away, here's a reminder to check out the resources in MeL's Election 2010 found in MeL Featured Resources, http:mel.org/featuredresources or directly at </span><a href="http://www.mel.org/SPT--BrowseResources.php?ParentId=951"><span style="font-size: large;">http://www.mel.org/SPT--BrowseResources.php?ParentId=951</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204949105324426962.post-66668443375279412942010-10-15T18:52:00.000-07:002010-10-17T18:18:16.645-07:00This week in the middle school media centersThank you, students, staff, and parents, for supporting your libraries by making purchases at the Scholastic Book Fairs hosted in your middle school media centers this week. Profits from your purchases will be used to buy books and DVDs, as well as contest prizes for activities planned in the media centers and other library materials. I enjoyed meeting parents at the Parent Teacher conferences in both media centers and hope you will continue to visit and make recommendations for the collection. I appreciate the help of parent volunteers who share the passion of reading and act as advocates for literacy. READ ON!District Media Specialisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122838151410718751noreply@blogger.com0