I wanted to share with you a new, free database from the Michigan eLibrary. It’s called eBook K-8 Collection, and it can be found by going to www.mel.org/kids. The collection includes free, downloadable eBooks that are both fiction and nonfiction. Students could download these books to their devices, or they can just read the book in the web browser. This would be a fantastic resource for your son or daughter to find fiction and nonfiction books to read! Here is the description of the database from the Michigan eLibrary: eBook K-8 Collection is designed for K-8 students and the educators who work with them. It contains more than 6,000 titles chosen to support a quality learning experience for K-8 students across all subjects areas taught in elementary and middle schools, and content aligns with Common Core curriculum standards. The collection also features a selection of teacher resources to support educators and administrators. How to use the database:
3. Click on the book title to preview it. 4. If you would like to read the book, you have two options: a. Click on eBook full text if you want to read the book in your internet browser (i.e. Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox) OR if you want to read on your Kindle. Send the PDF to your Kindle once you open it. b. Click on Download this eBook if you want to download the book to read on a iPad or Android device. It will ask you to create an account, which is free. In order to read the book on your device, you will need the following requirements: Desktop: Adobe® Digital Editions 1.7.1 or higher is required for offline viewing. Apple and Android devices: Bluefire Reader App is recommended Kindle: PDFs can be created in the eBook Full Text view and transferred using Send To Kindle
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On January 15, 2014, Boulan Park sixth graders traveled virtually to Sarasota, Florida, through a videoconference called “Snack Attack” with MOTE Marine Laboratory (www.mote.org). The Sea Trek Project “brings high-energy, multimedia science programming right into the classroom using videoconferencing and Internet technology.” In the BPMS media center, students interacted with a representative from Sea Trek and watched a shark feeding in the tank at the laboratory from an underwater camera. They also learned about different kinds of sharks and how important sharks are to the food chain.The representative asked students questions as she narrated what the biologists and scientists were doing as they were training and feeding the sharks. At the end, several students were able to ask questions that they had prepared beforehand and get answers to their shark-related questions. For more information on the Sea Trek Project, visit http://www.seatrek.org/ivc/index.html#1E_sharks.
Mrs. Chatel is proud to announce that the 14th Annual Troybery Awards have officially started on Thursday, January 16 at Smith. It is amazing to see the excitement that the students have for the Troybery books--they have been asking each day if the Troyberys are here yet! Many thanks to the Smith PTO, whose yearly donation helps to fund the purchase of Troybery books. In class before break, sixth graders learned all about the program and how to participate. A few lucky students from each class were able to take home a Troybery to get a head start on reading. For those unfamiliar with Troybery, this program was started by Troy's middle school media specialists to encourage students to read and to participate in choosing the best middle-aged book of the previous publishing year. If you would like to learn more or to see what books have been nominated in the past, check the Media Center website. Mr. Fulcher sent out an email to parents before break with the list of Troyberys, but if you missed the email, you can find the list here. If your child is having a hard time getting ahold of a Troybery book (they are very popular!), you can always try the Troy Public Library or your local bookstore. All Troybery books are also available on Amazon.com as ebooks. Join in the fun and read along with us! Mrs. Chatel is proud to announce that the 14th Annual Troybery Awards will kickoff on Monday, January 13 at Boulan Park. In class Thursday, sixth graders learned all about the program and how to participate. A few lucky students from each class were able to take home a Troybery to get a head start on reading! For those unfamiliar with Troybery, this program was started by Troy's middle school media specialists to encourage students to read and to participate in choosing the best middle-aged book of the previous publishing year. If you would like to learn more or to see what books have been nominated in the past, check the Media Center website. It is amazing to see the excitement that the 7th and 8th graders have for the Troybery books--many have already come to the media center asking if the Troyberys are here yet! The bookshelves are empty now, but soon they will be filled with 20 copies of each of the 10 Troybery Nominees. Mrs. Kwasny sent out an email to parents before break with the list of Troyberys, but if you missed the email, you can find the list here. If your child is having a hard time getting ahold of a Troybery book (they are very popular!), you can always try the Troy Public Library or your local bookstore. All Troybery books are also available on Amazon.com as ebooks. Join in the fun and read along with us! |
Mrs. Christina Chatel, MLISA teacher librarian at Boulan Park and Smith Middle Schools in Troy, Michigan. Archives
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