World Library Page Updated
Feb 17th, 2015. The World Library Page has been updated. Each Link has been tested and does take you to a Library Site or the actual library catalog. Thanks to all the EARCOS Schools that have their Libraries available.
SAS MS FLL Team Set for Next Saturday
Jan 31st – The SAS PD MS First Lego League Teams are getting set for next Saturday’s (Feb 7th) trip to HIS to compete. We are taking 8 teams as well as a boat load of equipment. We will be transporting 4 of our Lego competition boards as well as 6 of of Challenge Missions to HIS for the meet. Students are still working of various parts of their Presentations and Programing so this first competition is really about seeing where each team is an what they have to work on. The Final Competition of the year will be at SAS Pudong where we could see upwards of 40 teams which is double last year’s number.
So here we go “3..2..1..LEGO!”
OverDrive Link Helps on Tips Page
Jan 14th – Just added OverDrive Video Help Link on Library Tips Page. You can access it through this post, or access it through the Links on the Home page. SAS now has over 300 ebook titles on OverDrive. To access them you will need to add the OverDrive App to your device. If you need any assistance, please drop by the library and we can help.
Jan 12th Welcome Back to School – OverDrive News
Jan 12th – Welcome back to school. It has been a full day with many classes in the library already – New Student Orientation, Parent Mac and Me, 8th Grade Science as well as the usual flex classes.
The important news for today is that we have just added over 200 new OverDrive Ebooks to our catalog this morning. This make the total to date of 306 books in our Destiny. If you want to read these books you will need to download the OverDrive App on your personal device (ipad, Iphone, android…) and then add the Shanghai American School Library. OverDrive at SAS requires that you use your Destiny Login and Password to check out our books. For more info on this drop by the library and we will be glad to assist or you can follow the directions below. Please note, when you download OverDrive, you will have to register. Once you do this, restart the App, add the SAS Library and your checkout your first OverDrive Book.
Neil Gaiman on Libraries Video
Dec 21st — After reading the “Before Google…Who Knew” article in NPR this morning I worked my way down the article’s comments. The Video featuring Neil Gaiman was spot on. Thanks Neil for affirming what librarians do. The link to the video is (http://youtu.be/uH-sR1uCQ6g)
Before Google…. Who Knew – from NPR
Dec 21st — Interesting article just out from NPR, entitled “Before Google…Who Knew” (http://www.npr.org/blogs/theprotojournalist/2014/12/20/371851621/before-google-who-knew). I appreciate aim of the article, but must beg to differ. I don’t know about your library, but the line “For the past couple of years, “librarian” has popped up on the Forbes list of Least Stressful Jobs” does not just does not equate with my library. School libraries, if they are what we want them to be, “one of the hubs of learning in the school” are not low stress jobs. But thanks NPR for reminding the world that Librarians are indeed important and are key to helping students and others find that bit of information that they just can’t find by themselves… (tsb 12/21/14)
Neat Link – NPR Concierge 2014
NPR.org has for the last many years created a Book Concierge. The 2014 edition link is http://apps.npr.org/best-books-2014/. It is a lot of fun. It was one of the sites that I checked last year with my library ordering and one I will check this year as well.
Dec 17th Santa Norad Tracker
Dec 17th– For the last few years the SAS Pudong Sec Library has provided a Santa Tracker Link from Norad. The link is interactive and for the kid in all of us. The link is http://www.noradsanta.org/. Hope you have as much fun with it as I do. Best Wishes for a Safe and Happy Holiday Season.(tsb- Dec 17th)
Norman Bridwell the Creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog Dies
From NPR News — Norman Bridwell, the creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog, died this last Friday. Story Link in NPR News. I spent many years reading and watching Clifford with my children. We have a Clifford stuffed toy in our SAS library. Thank you Norman, for the great stories and memories. (tsb Dec 17th)
Dec 15th Library has become Science Central for 8th Grade
The SAS Sec Library has become Science Central for 8th Grade Classes. Biome Projects labeled with QR codes have been placed on many of our shelves. Students will bring the Library or personal iPads to read the QR codes and then investigate the projects. The students are still in the set up process right now, but come Thursday various classes of students will investigate the projects making the science come alive. Way to go 8th Grade. Thanks for connecting real life science with technology and the library.
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