| A Message From Tonya Kennon, TUSD Library Services Supervisor |
Below are two documentaries you may find of interest. Digital Nation premieres tonight at 9:00pm on PBS. It is an open-source project and follow-up to Growing Up Online. Both programs are written & produced by award winning journalist Rachel Dretzin.
Growing up Online
In Growing Up Online, FRONTLINE takes viewers inside the very public private worlds that kids are creating online, raising important questions about how the Internet is transforming childhood.
Watch the full program online here (click the frames above the main window to advance through the program) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/view
Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier
Broadcast Feb 2, 2010 at 9:00pm on PBS - Duration: 90 minutes
An exploration of how the Internet and digital technology are changing the way people work, learn and interact. Included: multitasking and its negative impact on attention spans; the use of technology to boost student attendance and test scores, etc.
Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online
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| Can you help in the Library? |
First, thank you to all of the parents and teachers who have done so much to support our Loma Vista Library. Your financial support as well as all the books you have donated have provided many new reading adventures for our kids!
Last year, after researching different programs and consulting with the teachers, the Loma Vista PTO invested in a new Accelerated Reading program for the library. This is a great program because we don't have to pay for and install tests for each individual book we aquire through purchase or donations - everything is all online! We do, though, have to re-label the books with their new AR classifications. We have the labels printed - it's just a matter of manpower to make it happen.
Re-Labeling Days:
While Mrs. Farrington is happy to have help with labeling any time, the best days to come in are: Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:45 to 11:30. On these two mornings, there are fewer classes scheduled in the Library so we can have free access and room to work.
We would love to have any help you can offer, even an hour is great! If Mondays and Wednesdays work for you, that's WONDERFUL! We'll see you there! If those times don't work for you, contact Mrs. Farrington at jfarrington@tustin.k12.ca.us to see if the Library is open when you would like to come in.
We look forward to seeing you in the Library!
Deborah Honour
Deborah Brannon Honour Del Crognale
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