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This is what our blog address looks like and you can create your own at the following site:

http://2d-code.co.uk/qr-code-generators

and this a SMS QR created here:

http://www.mskynet.com/static/maestro

The QR code to the right is from here and has my favorite quote from Groucho Marx!

Happy National Poetry Month!

I am posting one of my favorite poems:

Ode to the Dictionary by my favorite poet, Pablo Neruda.

Stop by the library and write your favorite poem on our list.

Also, check out NYPL stuff for the teen ages.

Creative Writing Club

Come join us for our creative writing club! We meet every Wednesday 10th period in the library. Everyone is welcome to share thier work or just to listen to new material.

Our President

I just wanted to direct you to this article that talks about President Obama and the books that have shaped him. Also, he is taking questions and will answer the most requested. You can leave your question or vote on your favorite questions here.

A reminder that the Teen Book Festival is coming up on April 4th! Enjoy your day off tomorrow and come check out a book for your three day weekend.

Creating an Animoto book project

Here is an idea for your book project:



Use Animoto to create the book project. You can pull photos from Flickr Creative Commons and music from Royalty Free Music and Free Play Music. Save images and pictures that are associated with your book, add text and a works cited page saved as a jpeg (in Power Point). Voila! A great way to promote your free reading book. Please see me if you have any questions or problems.

Thanks to www.BIB20.blogspot.com for the inspiration.

"Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson out today

A new book by one of my favorite authors!

It looks like it is similar to Speak, in that it deals with a serious issue. Also, watch the author speak about writing this book that deals with anorexia.

If you haven't read her books, you are in for a treat. Come check it out.

Conratulations Seniors and other exciting things to come in the library!

Congratulations on a job well done with your presentations!

There will be some exciting new happenings in the library this coming month.
1) Look for our wiki that will link to all the classes in the library and resources that you can use (and add your own).

2) Look for our book club discussion in Moodle. This will allow us to discuss our books, all of the time.

3) Check out our playaways!

Dulce de Leche and the best of 2008

A few of you in the Spanish classes asked for the recipe for dulce de leche, so here it is. WARNING: you have to always keep the can of sweetened condensed milk covered with water. I like to cook mine in the slowcooker. I put the can (unopened) in boiling water for 4 hours and voila! You can eat it right out the can, put it on toast, etc. Look for a recipe for alfajores, because they are delicious. For some more Argentine recipes, read this blog.

On a literary note, Booklist has a list of best books for Youth in 2008.

Last week of February

It has been busy this last week of February! The seniors are busily finishing up their final Senior projects in the library. Most sophomores picked out their biography's for "A Life Worth Knowing Project" and the freshman started researching the Civil rights projects. The Juniors are still working on their author research projects.

Just remember if you are struggling or having a hard time, ask! We are here to help you succeed and help show you how to find the information that you need. So come before school, during or after.

Teen Book Festival

Welcome back from break! We've hit the ground running with classes and have been really busy, but I want to let you know about the Teen Book Festival. It is coming up on April 4th at Nazareth College. They have some fantastic authors, such as Tim Green, Sharon Flake, Sarah Zarr and more. Read the brochure and put it on your calendar.

Turnitin.com

I have received some questions from parents about turnitin.com. According to school policy, students can't use a real email to login. We have assigned them the following way to log on:

FirstnameLastname@mwhs.turnitin.com

They then use their password (that they created) that has 6-12 characters, including one number or symbol.

If you have any problems submitting a paper, please email me or stop by and see me. Turnitin is a valuable tool in combatting plagiarism.

Health Class

For your assignment on drugs, use the following databases, as well as the books that are on the reserved shelf. If you can't remember the password, just ask!

http://www.marshallcavendishdigital.com/

and

http://www.2facts.com/default.asp?BID=7&ItemID=

These are great places to start and then go from there.

James Patterson's newest book and website

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X has been very popular and I want students to be aware that James Patterson has a great website. So if you are looking for book recommendations and more fast paced adventures, head on over!

A New Semester

Congratulations on finishing half the year! On Friday, we teachers had a conference day and I spent the morning learning about internet safety. We are looking to use a program called isafe (or if you are a parent, go here). It is very important to be aware of how we put our information out there on the internet and how we conduct ourselves online. Please check it out as you will be hearing more about this in the future!

This week we are busy in the library with juniors logging onto CHOICES, health projects, English projects and the spelling bee!

Award Winners Announced!

This time of year I am always excited to see who won and if I have read all the books. I was suprised this year because one of my favorite books, Hunger Games, did not even win a Printz Honor.

Here they are:

The Newbery Medal: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

You can also listen to (and watch) Neil Gaiman read the book on his website or come check it out at the library.

The Printz Award went to Jellicoe Road which I haven't read but I will soon remedy that!

For a complete list of award winners (including honor books) go to the ALA website.

One of my favorite awards is the Alex awards. This award goes to adult books that have YA appeal. That list is here. It looks like we have a couple of these books in our library already, so come check them out.

Welcome to our blog!

I am excited to start blogging about what is going on in the library and review new books. We just received our book order, so come check out our new selections! I am personally looking forward to reading Envy this week, since it just came out onTuesday. If you are interested in reviewing a book, please come see me in the library.
Mrs. P