OMG! May 13, 2008

Fraggle Rock consumed my childhood; my mom used to say, “”FR” is on, don’t turn on the television.” I always knew what she was talking about. A huge FR poster hangs in my classroom and I cannot wait to watch it on the big screen.

Guess what? It’s time to “Dance your cares away/ Worry’s for another day/ Let the music play/ Down at Fraggle Rock!” The Fraggles are back! According to Variety, the Weinsteins are teaming up with Lisa Henson of the Jim Henson Company to bring a live-action, half-human half-puppet Fraggle Rock extravaganza to the big screen.

Podcasting in Plain English May 7, 2008

I am teaching a summer course on Podcasting. I just found my introduction! Thank you, Common Crafts!

Scheduling made easy April 26, 2008

There’s no other place to be April 16, 2008

What a wonderful way to market the library!

National Library Week: Go Fish April 9, 2008

I’m loving all of the National Library Week videos!

Two card players, fiercely battling over a hand of… Go Fish. The stakes are high in this game because these aren’t ordinary cards. “Do you have a MasterCard?” “Mass transit card?” “Myrtle Beach Nudist Club card?” Of course both players are forgetting an all-important fact: 63% of adults in the U.S. have public library cards. Celebrate National Library Week April 13-19. Starring Shad Kunkle and shot at Morton College Library in Cicero, Illinois

Mathmaticious April 5, 2008

LOL! Check out this mathematical parody of Fergie’s “Fergalicious.”

Flat Stanley Visits Chicago April 4, 2008

My students love partcipating in the Flat Stanley Project each year. Although one of my students did not submit this video, it is one of the most creative Flat Stanley journeys I’ve ever seen!

 

 

StoryTubes 2008 Contest April 1, 2008

 

StoryTubes is here! From New York to California, kids in Grades 1-6 are talking up their favorite books. You can too!

Along with your parent or guardian, follow these simple steps:

1. Make a 2-minute video about your favorite book; Upload the video to YouTube; and
2. Come to this StoryTubes website and send in the link to your uploaded YouTube video using the online Contest Entry Form.

Beginning April 1, your video becomes part of a national contest!

Voting mania will then begin and happen each week in May! At the end of each week, one lucky contestant will win $500 in books. Their sponsoring organization (school, library or designated organization for home-schooled youth) will receive $1,000 in books.

Four  Video Categories:

Hair-Raising Tales
From or For the Heart
Of Heroes and Heroines
Facts, Fads and Phenoms

Tell the story about your favorite book today. When entering, please don’t use your last name in the video. Entries will be evaluated on creativity, content and performance.

Everybody wins when kids get excited about stories. Help get the word out! Posters and flyers are downloadable here.

Found via Tamtheweb.com

H&R Block’s Tango In Plain English March 6, 2008

PB Wiki February 29, 2008

My students and I love PB Wiki.

5 Interesting Facts about the Matthews Library February 18, 2008

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Meet Anti-Racism Girl February 13, 2008

A group of Canadian high school students created this short video to celebrate the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (http://www.pch.gc.ca/march-21-mars//).  

The Smallest Pigs February 5, 2008

The smallest pigs in the world can be found at Pennywell Farm, Buckfastleigh, Devon, UK. Watch this cute piggy footage

Henri Maillardet’s Automaton at The Franklin Institute February 4, 2008

Henri Maillardet’s automaton inspired many of the illustrations and designs in Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The following video shows the restored automaton in action.

  

For more information visit http://www.fi.edu/learn/automaton/index.html