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Video showing how to embed a voicethread into your Google site

 * Vincelette's advice to Mr. Blair's students performing American Revolution research**


 * **Mrs. Wilde's classes invertebrate research:**
 * ** Summary of reliable resources that Mr. Vincelette recommends **
 * link to Students Helping Students Google DOC


 * RAM activities: National Geographic cheetah presentation**

**Wiki Widgets Etc.** || **Listen to an interview with Jerry Spinelli -** click here
 * ==** The Library Challenge **== || **Check out Teaching books.net, a great resource for learning about your favorite authors and their works.** || **Book request? Looking for a great book?** || **Miscellaneous Voicethread related info** ||
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 * To watch a mini-documentary featuring Sharon Creech-** click here


 * Read an interview with Jack Gantos -** click here

Listen to an interview with John Green - click here || Are you interested in requesting a new book for the library? Mr. Vincelette would love to have your input as he chooses new books for our LMC. To make your voice heard visit his online request form.

Looking for a great book? Take a look at recommended reading lists from the American Library Association. || Hear Mr. Vincelette's story about the library wiki, breaking his arm, etc. by checking out[| this voice thread.] Are you in the library working on a station activity? Here are some helpful instructions.


 * For directions and helpful hints about getting started with Voicethread click here**. See the text of Vincelette's voicethread message above.

The links below will help you once you are into your own voicethread account:

Introduction to voicethread Introduction to voicethread part two Introduction to voice thread part three Voicethread "basics" page

Klinkerman group sign-up Library challenge group sign-up


 * Instructions for setting up headset microphone levels** ||

Resources provided by DCL (Douglas County libraries). Thank you DCL! All of these can be accessed from any school computer.(You can also access them from home if you have your library card number and PIN.) || Videos on a wide variety of school topics (Use the link on the DCL research databases page) ||
 * = **Resource** ||= **Description** ||
 * Access Video on Demand
 * = Biography Resource Center || If you are looking for information on just about any famous person this is a great place to start. ||
 * = Brain Fuse ||= This is an online tutoring service ||
 * = Culture Grams ||= Learn all about the many cultures of our world ||
 * = Middle Search Plus ||= Looking for newspaper or magazine articles to use for a research assignment? Start here. ||
 * = Global Issues in Context ||= This resource will help you understand the causes for many important world events ||
 * = History Resource Center ||= If you have a history research assignment make sure you take a look at what this resource offers ||
 * = Issues and Controversies ||= This resource will give you both sides of many of our world's most controversial issues ||
 * = Opposing Viewpoints ||= Another resource for providing multiple perspectives on controversial issues ||
 * = Science Online ||= Learn all about a very wide variety of science topics ||
 * = Student Research Center ||= Access a very wide variety of articles on numerous topics ||
 * = Worldbook Online ||= If you thought that the World Book Encyclopedia was cool, wait until you see this. ||

Are you a student in Ms. Nielsen's class? If so you might want to use the Google doc set up for saving/sharing research links. Also, if you are doing mammal research you might want to take a look at this: If you are an MRMS teacher wanting access to the hyperlinks from our old school website click here.