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Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger Video Share Available
A video share showing images from Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger’s visit to SAS Pudong Feb 24-28th, 2014 has been loaded on the Library Moments Page of the Blog. The link is (Library Moments – Holbrook and Salinger). Thanks Sara and Michael. As always you out did yourselves. Best Wishes from SAS Pudong… till next time.
Seen Below from (l to r) Anis Mojgani, Sara Holbrook, Michael Salinger, Barbara Boyer (SAS Librarian), Kenn Nesbitt, Kimbra Power (SAS Librarian), and Tim Boyer (SAS Librarian)
Anis Mojgani SAS Video Posted
We just posted a Video slide show of many images from Anis Mojgani’s Feb 24th-28th, 2014 visit to Shanghai American School – Pudong on the Video Portal as well as this blog’s Library Moment Page. The Video Link can be found at http://sites.saschina.org/pdlibrary/about/library-moments/anis-mojgani-feb-24-28-2014/ . Anis is a “MUST HAVE” poet. He inspired us.
SAS was touched in our hearts and minds by Anis’s visit. His poetry and his work with students drew students to him. At the end of the week the SAS Pudong Poetry and Literary Club hosted a Poetry Celebration that drew over 100 students to the library to listen and share poems by candle light. To get that many students on a Friday afternoon after school for 2 hours for poetry is huge.
Thanks Anis. Where ever you go, know that you left a lot of yourself here at Shanghai American School and that we will “Shake the Dust” because you were here. Best Wishes from SAS
Getty Image Galleries Open
March 7th — The Getty Image Gallery has just opened over 35 million images for use by individuals. By going to the Image Gallery you can search, select, and use the embed code to place images in your social media sites. Educationally this is a great benefit. Students who use these images should follow proper procedures for citing and crediting the image sources if they clip the images. The images, if properly selected (embedded) will include code that links back to the Getty WebSite. For more information about this news check out the BBC Article at http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26463886 . To directly access the Getty Image Galleries see http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/Creative/Frontdoor/embed
Below see a screen shot from the Getty Image Web Link (Clipped 3/7/14 from http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/Creative/Frontdoor/embed)
SAS OverDrive is Now Live!
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March 3rd — OverDrive is Live at SASSelect the Link to Access OverDriveorSearch Destiny by changing the Search Criteria to eBooksand Looking for the “Blue E” |
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March 3rd — OverDrive is Live at SAS
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Follow the SAS Overdrive Link to the OverDrive Help Page and or see a SAS Secondary Librarian for more information
- You can view OverDrive title (eBooks and Audio Books) through SAS Pudong Secondary Library Destiny Link or go straight to SAS OverDrive at http://saschina.lib.overdrive.com/
- Middle School students from Pudong and Puxi can access OverDrive by using their Destiny ID for their login name and login password.
- You can read online with OverDrive Read. You can download OverDrive ebooks and Audio Books to your computer, iDevice, or Android Device.
- You will need 2 software downloads (OverDrive Media Console and Adobe Digital Editions) for full offline reading/listening capability.
Poetry Celebration “Slam” – Feb 28th
Feb 28 – The Poetry Week ended with a “HS Poetry Celebration” in the Library. There was music, candles and food for the Mind, Heart, and Body. A big Thanks to the Poetry and Literary Society Clubs for pulling off a great ending to the SAS Poetry Week. There was a large crowd of students sharing their poems. Great Job to all who participated! Thanks also to Anis Mojgani, Sara Holbrook, and Michael Salinger for being at the event and helping us close off a full week of Poetry with a Bang!. Pictures coming Soon.
SAS Has OverDrive
SAS Has OverDrive. For the last three months the SAS Librarians have been working behind the scenes to make sure everything is in place to release OverDrive. The wait has been a long one, but beginning March 3, we will be gradually releasing Overdrive to our SAS Pudong and Puxi Middle School Students. The plan is to fully test OverDrive for the rest of the Spring with our Middle School Students and work to open it up to all our library patrons in Fall of 2014. At present our OverDrive Library is small having only 67 ebooks and audiobooks, but as we fine tune the process the SAS Librarians have plans to expand the offerings as quickly as possible.
The SAS PD Secondary Library has already added the OverDrive Link to its Destiny Home Page. The marc records have been uploaded. Middle School student information has been put in place and we are almost ready to go live!
OverDrive is an eBook/Audio Book platform that allows library patrons to check out library resources and read or listen to these books using a personal computer or portable device (phone, ipad, etc) anywhere in the world. There are some software packages that students will have to load to their computing devices and information and pathfinders outlining this process will be coming soon. Next Week (March 3-) information links in the SAS PD Secondary Destiny Home Page as well as the SAS PD Librarian Blogs will begin appearing. This will extend to SAS Puxi Middle School students after they have completed their Poetry Week.
SOOOO… WATCH for It. OverDrive is here!
Feb 27, 2014 (tsb)
Poetry Celebration Feb 28, 2014 at SAS Pudong
The Week of Feb 24-28 has flown by. This Week at SAS Pudong, at all divisions, has been Poetry, Poetry, and More Poetry. Anis Mojgani, Sara Holbrook, Michael Salinger, and Kenn Nesbitt have met with nearly all students on campus either in large assemblies or in small class settings. Tomorrow is our last day with these 4 poets. It will all end with a bang as they all gather in the Secondary Library and share with High School students and others one final look and listen. Students will be presenting their work as well. Pictures will follow, but for now, the time to the SAS Pudong Poetry Celebration is under 24 hours and counting. Help us give our visitors a final cheer as they begin their transfer over to SAS Puxi. The Poetry Celebration will run from 3 to 5 pm in the Secondary Library. Snacks and Drinks provided by our HS Poetry and Literary Clubs. See you there.
Note, 30 Hour Famine Students are more than welcome to come and share.
Poets at SAS Pudong – Wednesday Feb 26th
Wow, What a day. Anis Mojgani, Sara Holbrook, Michael Salinger, and Kenn Nesbitt all had full days working with teachers and students at SAS Pudong. The highlight of the day for many and especially the SAS – Pudong Librarians (Barbara, Kimbra, and Tim) was the Poet- Faculty get-together after school. Anis, Sara, Michael, and Kenn came to the Secondary Library and gave an impromptu Poetry exhibition. Each provided poems for the gathered teachers. The poems were powerful reminders about about life, learning, love, parenthood, and being teachers.
Below are just of the few scenes from the Day
Anis Mojgani at SAS Pudong
Today Anis Mojgani continued his work with HS students at SAS Pudong. Anis worked with 10th, 12th, and Theatre Arts students today, (Feb 25, 2014). Below are some scenes of the day.
Anis Working with Students
Holbrook and Salinger At SAS Pudong
Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger continued their work with students and teachers at SAS Pudong today. Below are a few images from one presentation.
A few scenes from a presentation at SAS Pudong
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