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Elisabeth, I agree with you that we seem to have lost some momentum and I like your idea of looking at the rest of the modules and seeing what applies to us. Perhaps I was just getting stuck on trying to understand the appeal factors. What do others…
Great recommendations. I have some other boys who have loved Service. I'll look into Sleator's titles to see if any of those would have been good for him. :)
Hi Kelly and Becky,
I like the open convos. below. So I'll just dive in here. On #1 I might have recommended Service or Sleator as possible authors to look at and put out a few titles with boys as main characters (there are quite a few) but a possib…
I haven't been able to either because my school website has been up and down and my access to Novelist seems to hinder my participation. What I have done now Andrea is requested a TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION and am waiting for it to come through. Maybe this…
Thanks for the example.
Maybe I'm just projecting, but it seems to me like we're stuck. If that is the case, I was wondering if it might help if we chose a book or two and then discussed the various elements of that particular book or those books. Any opinions about this i…
Definitely. Sounds good.
Kelly, I like the idea of taking books that the students are reading and thinking about other books we might recommend for them. I'd like to suggest that we take this exercise a little slower. So first we'd write down as many of the appeal elements…
I like Kelly's ideas about finding ways to address our own RA questions more directly. But before I make any comments about either of her ideas, I'd like to comment about the appeal elements of the book
FLUSH by Carl Hiaasen.
I actually reread the…
Lesson 2, ex. 4: Here's another idea. Why don't we just help one another find good readalikes that fit our own frameworks and favorite stories/authors? (Using our students' favorites would work, too, to put it in context.) We need to consider the fr…
Lesson 2, ex. 1 doesn't really work for us since we're all over the place!! (Do you all agree, or is there some way to modify ex. 1 so it works for us?)
Lesson 2, ex. 2: Here's an idea to modify what's in the lesson. Why don't we jot down actual RA…
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- At 3:18pm on August 9, 2009,
Elisabeth LeBris said…
- Thanks Becky. I'm sure we will meet again, maybe even in person (so retro!LOL)l
- At 5:09pm on August 5, 2009,
Elisabeth LeBris said…
- Hi Becky,
Well I think people are feeling like school is right around the corner. I know this did not quite work out the way we had hoped but I think the experience was well worth it. I am so glad i got involved with this Ning for one. I have joined another group in the ning and feel like my PLN is growing in good directions. I also think whenever you get school librarians talking to each other it is a good thing. Plus we got to know each other a bit and now the next time it will be that much easier.
- At 2:35pm on June 23, 2009,
Doug Valentine said…
- I'm sure I could do that. I know there are other free programs that allow limited animation but I have been working with Vegas Video for awhile now and it enables me to add those other touches like movement, background, sounds and music. It's all in the editing!
- At 11:13pm on June 20, 2009,
- I use several programs to get the look of my Glog book reviews. The primary program you need is Crazy Talk. It really does a great job of animation even if you don't do anything else with the video. The kids actually draw the character that represents them in the review. I use Vegas video to edit and Photoshop to cut out various objects. Put it all together in Vegas and you have an animated book review! Try looking at Crazy Talk first.
Doug
- At 12:41pm on June 20, 2009,
judibea said…
- Becky---what if you highlight the URL and post it in here--that may help.
- At 10:42am on June 17, 2009,
Elisabeth LeBris said…
- Sounds great. I emailed another person. I am out of the office tomorrow and Friday but I'll have my laptop.
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- I am the media specialist at Liberty Jr. HIgh School In Burbank, Illinois. I'm joining TeacherLibrarianNetwork to particpate in the Readers Advisory Study Group, but I'm looking forward to exploring what else is available. I am also looking for a school librarian job for the fall in the greater Chicago area in an elementary, middle, or junior high school.
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