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Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan, MAME's popular booktalking duo, have launched "Bookends," a blog a la Siskel and Ebert, with their unique perpectives on
YA titles. Only a month into the project, the blog is already generating a buzz in the online world of young adult literature. Visit Lynn and Cindy online at
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| News from Michigan Media Centers |
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Here's a sampling of what went on in media centers all across Michigan during the past spooky Halloween month....
"For a different kind of Halloween read-aloud, we scanned several pages from Mary Ann Hoberman's You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: very short scary tales to read together (Little, Brown & Co. 2007) into a PowerPoint presentation which was projected onto the big screen in the library. Third graders took turns reading the stories in two voices, i.e. boys v. girls, short-sleeves v. long-sleeves, ponytails v. hair down, etc. The kids loved this new way to "read" and the larger than book-sized pictures."
Laura Marmorstein
Cranbrook Schools Brookside
October display created by students in Media Literacy class, Tecumseh High School.
Poster created by a student in the Computer Work Experience class. Tecumseh HS
Karen Arnold, Teacher Librarian
"A bulletin board modeled after Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater. Mine read PETER, PETER! PUMPKIN READER. Board was covered in yellow, with leaves for border and pumpkins strategically placed on the board and around the pumpkin reader."
Georgia Barkley
Central Middle School
Media Specialist and Darrin Shan Save Girl from Detentions
"We set up a little display for Halloween using our Darrin Shan books. Even though it's not "great" literature, they have been flying off the shelves and kids in all grades are devouring them and asking for more. I even had one extremely vociferous girl say "I am on number 4. I like reading these because I get in trouble a lot less in class now and I got in trouble A LOT before!" I am so pleased that we could save her from infinite detentions this fall!"
Sarah Savage
Almont Middle School
"Got a monster of an information problem?
Use the Big 6 to let it R.I.P."
Haloween-theme bulletin board at Clarkston High School.
Nancy Larsen, Library Media Specialist
"At Derby Middle School in Birmingham we made a bulletin board, featuring the popular Twilight book,using the ALA Poster. Girls and boys have been standing in front of it discussing the characters and the awaited arrival of the movie!"
Sue Taylor, Media Specialist
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| Media Matters! Editors
MAME Executive Director
Database Manager
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| MAME Fall Conference |
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We're looking forward to seeing you this week at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn. If you aren't able to attend the conference, we'll have highlights in next month's newsletter. |
| Affiliate News |
| ISTE
International Society for Technology in Education |
| Register now
for ISTE's 30th Annual Conference,
National Educational Computing Conference (NECC)
June 28 - July 1, 2009
Washington, D.C. |
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AASL Awards Program |
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AASL offers $45,000 in Awards in 2009!
Visit the AASL website to learn more about the nine awards that recognize excellence in school media programs.
Applications can be viewed and downloaded at
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| Upcoming MAME Events |
Nov 5-7: MAME 35 Annual Conference,
"Just the Facts" Dearborn
December 6
MAME Board Meeting, MAME Conference Committee Meeting
MAME Headquarters, Lansing
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| Other Upcoming Events |
| Jan 23 - 28, 2009
ALA Midwinter Meeting
Denver, CO
March 13 - 16, 2009
Michigan Reading Association Annual Conference
Amway Grand Plaza,
Grand Rapids
March 18 - 20, 2009
MACUL Conference
Cobo Center, Detroit
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| Letter to the Editor |
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Re: Announcement of new Grand Rapids media centers opening with no professional staffing.
"Sorry to be a crab, but a "dynamic citizen" getting new media centers going in Grand Rapids is not in the interest of students or the schools involved. Grand Rapids has no elementary or middle school media specialists! We should be contacting Grand Rapids and saying, "Why?"
Thanks for letting me steam! "
Pamela Cameron, Library Media Specialist Mattawan Middle School
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We've received many positive comments about the format and content of the newsletter, but we'd like to also hear any ideas you may have about features that you would like to see, or improvements that we can make. We will have a suggestion box for your ideas at conference headquarters, or you can email us at any time.
We want to make this newsletter as useful and informative for our members as possible. So send us your thoughts!
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