SAS PD First Lego League Tourney
Jan 24th – The SAS PD First Lego League Tourney will take place on the SAS Pudong Campus January 25th. We, the Secondary Library (Barbara and Tim Boyer, and the MS (Kevin David) with a whole host of Volunteers from the SAS PD campus including others will host 21 MS FLL Teams as they compete in FLL 2013 “Nature’s Fury” Research, Programing Design and Robot Mission competitions. SAS, both the Pudong and Puxi Campuses as well as CISS and HIS have teams involved in this competition. If you are interested in Legos and the Middle School Level Robotics you need to check out First Lego League. For More Links and Information Check out the FLL Link above or go to the First Lego League Web site. More coming soon as pictures and FLL Links are added
First Lego League Web Link – > http://www.firstlegoleague.org/challenge/2013naturesfury
Watch for Pictures!
Getty Publications Virtual Library Links
Jan 22nd – We have just added links in the Destiny Catalog as well as the SAS Research Database Portal links to the Getty Publications Virtual Library. In addition we are starting to develop “Title” links for the Resources /Publications at this site so that students and teachers can directly use our Destiny catalog to link to searched title records. The title records will point (quick – link) to the electronic publication at the Getty Virtual Library – A big thanks to the Getty for making this resource open. Links to the Getty are below.
Getty Blog Post – Link – > http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/new-virtual-library-offers-over-250-art-books-for-free-download/
Getty Publications Virtual Library – Link – > http://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/index.html
SAS Research Database Portal – Link – > http://iwebpx.saschina.org/saslib/SAS_Libraries_1912/SAS_Databases.html
Playing with CSS and Curved Tables
Jan 16 — Tonight I have been playing with changing the old square type tables into curved shaped. I found a Curved Table Generator and have been hard at work generating a “new” look for the Front Welcome Page. The site I used to generate the curved CSS/HTML was http://cssround.com/#. The production of the curved tables was not hard. The hard part was trying to figure out how to place them on the page. I finally moved to using transparent square tables where I placed the new round table cells inside. After that, I cut and pasted the images of the authors and their names into the curved boxes. The formatting of the material inside of the curved boxes was tricky and I have jury-rigged the process. It will probably not work in the long-run, but for right now, it looks way better than it did before.
I took a screen shot of what the web-site looked like (see link above).
SAS PD and First Lego League – Jan 25th Competition
Jan 15th – The SAS Secondary Library is gearing up for the big First Lego Competition on the 25th. There will be 21 teams participating from around the greater Shanghai Region. The students have worked hard since last September and their culminating Tournament will occur on the SAS PD Campus. — More to Come
New Friday Hours
The Secondary Library will be open longer on normal Fridays for the rest of the school year. In order to support teachers and students access study, book, and resource materials the library has extended its operational hours until 4:20 Friday afternoons. The library staff hopes that this will provide students an additional space to work and study if they have to remain on campus late on Fridays.
SAS’s Poetry Slam 2014 – Anis Mojgani
Jan 8th- SAS PD HS is looking forward to Anis Mojgani’s Visit to the Campus. Anis is part of our Poetry Slam (Feb 24-28, 2014). For more information about Anis, follow the web link below or select the Author tab above. Watch for more info about the Poetry Slam and Anis Mogjani’s visit over the next few weeks.
From Anis Mojgani’s Web site (the Piano Farm) (http://thepianofarm.virb.com/) (clipped 1/8/14)
Anis Mojgani is a two time National Poetry Slam Champion and winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam. ATEDx Speaker and former resident of the Oregon Literary Arts Writers-In-The-Schools program, Anis has performed at numerous universities, festivals, and venues around the globe and has performed for audiences as varied as the House of Blues and the United Nations. His work has appeared on HBO, NPR, and in the pages of such journals as Rattle, Forklift Ohio, Used Furniture Review, and Thrush.
A founding member of the touring Poetry Revival, Anis is also the author of three poetry collections, all published byWrite Bloody Publishing: Songs From Under the River (2013), The Feather Room (2011), and Over the Anvil We Stretch (2008). A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, he still tries to make tiny spaces for visual art, doing the covers for his own books, and occasionally providing work for others, be it illustrations, the random poster, or whatever else may spark up. Originally from New Orleans, Anis currently lives in Austin TX in a little house with his wife and their dog, Trudy.
Welcome Back to School – 2014
Jan 6th– Welcome Back To School. This year (soon) will become the Year of the Horse. The library would like to welcome all the new students and parents to SAS PD. If you have any questions feel free to drop in. This week is a busy week for the library. Tomorrow the library welcomes the Annual Alumni Luncheon. On Wednesday Scholastic Magazines will be on campus. The library is also working up to this years Author Visit which will be a Poetry Slam. Take the time to read up on the Poets that will be on campus See the links on the Home Page.
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