The Annual Community Book Sale runs Wednesday, December 1 - Tuesday December 8 at the High School Media Center. All books and merchandise is 50% off! This is a great opportunity to buy Christmas gifts and save money!
Remember I am still interested in comments about this blog! You can post your comments on the blog or send an email to Diane Konjura to have your name entered in the monthly drawing. This drawing will take place at the end of the day on Monday, November 30th (tomorrow). Good luck to those that have sent comments!
Media Info Bits Live!
The next Media Info Bits Live! will be Monday, December 7th before school or after school. Watch for more information that will be sent via email this week. Hope to see you there!
Websites to check out!
The newest link I've added is Tween Tribune. Here’s how TweenTribune works. Each weekday, Tween Tribune searches the Web for age-appropriate news stories that will interest tweens (generally defined as kids aged 8 to 14), and invite them to comment. All comments are moderated before publishing, so it’s Web-safe. To find out more go to Tween Tribune at http://tweentribune.com/
Sunday, November 29, 2009
District Wide Information
GRANT AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
NEA: The Big Read
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts to restore reading to the center of American culture by providing citizens with the opportunity to read and discuss a single book within their communities. The initiative includes innovative reading programs in selected cities and towns, comprehensive resources for discussing classic literature, and an extensive website providing comprehensive information on authors and their works. Maximum award: varies. Eligibility: literary organizations, libraries, and community organizations across the country. Deadline: February 2, 2010.
http://www.neabigread.org/application_process.php
Toshiba/NSTA: ExploraVision Awards
All inventions and innovations result from creative thinking and problem solving. The Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program encourages kids to create and explore a vision of future technology by combining their imaginations with the tools of science. Maximum award: $10,000. Eligibility: students K-12. Deadline: February 2, 2010.
http://www.exploravision.org/about/
Western Union Foundation: Family Scholarship Program
The Western Union Foundation's Family Scholarship Program is an educational initiative for migrants, immigrants, and their families in the United States that aims to help two members of the same family move up the economic ladder through education. Scholarships may be used for tuition for college/university education, language acquisition classes, technical/skill training, and/or financial literacy. Maximum award: $5,000. Eligibility: two members of the same family, aged 18 years or older, for whom the country of origin for at least one applicant is outside the U.S. Deadline: February 5, 2010.
http://corporate.westernunion.com/scholarship.html
Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation: Music Matters Grants
The Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation Music Matters Grants for 2010 will focus on educational reform in school music programs and independent music programs across the United States. Maximum award: $12,000. Eligibility: U.S. schools that already employ a music educator or educators and have an existing music program in place. Grant requests must articulate specific music program needs for existing and/or planned programs. Deadline: February 5, 2010.
http://heart.muzak.com/what/grants.aspx
Zaner-Bloser: National Handwriting Contest
The 2010 Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest encourages legible handwriting by testing the printing (or "manuscript") acumen of first and second graders and the cursive abilities of students in grades 2 through 8. Entries are judged on the Keys to Legibility: Shape, Slant, Spacing, and Size. Maximum award: recognition and a special prize package. Eligibility: students grades 1-8 whose school uses Zaner-Bloser Handwriting curricula. Deadline: March 15, 2010.
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/educator/products/handwriting/national-contest.aspx?id=336
NEA: The Big Read
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts to restore reading to the center of American culture by providing citizens with the opportunity to read and discuss a single book within their communities. The initiative includes innovative reading programs in selected cities and towns, comprehensive resources for discussing classic literature, and an extensive website providing comprehensive information on authors and their works. Maximum award: varies. Eligibility: literary organizations, libraries, and community organizations across the country. Deadline: February 2, 2010.
http://www.neabigread.org/application_process.php
Toshiba/NSTA: ExploraVision Awards
All inventions and innovations result from creative thinking and problem solving. The Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards Program encourages kids to create and explore a vision of future technology by combining their imaginations with the tools of science. Maximum award: $10,000. Eligibility: students K-12. Deadline: February 2, 2010.
http://www.exploravision.org/about/
Western Union Foundation: Family Scholarship Program
The Western Union Foundation's Family Scholarship Program is an educational initiative for migrants, immigrants, and their families in the United States that aims to help two members of the same family move up the economic ladder through education. Scholarships may be used for tuition for college/university education, language acquisition classes, technical/skill training, and/or financial literacy. Maximum award: $5,000. Eligibility: two members of the same family, aged 18 years or older, for whom the country of origin for at least one applicant is outside the U.S. Deadline: February 5, 2010.
http://corporate.westernunion.com/scholarship.html
Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation: Music Matters Grants
The Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation Music Matters Grants for 2010 will focus on educational reform in school music programs and independent music programs across the United States. Maximum award: $12,000. Eligibility: U.S. schools that already employ a music educator or educators and have an existing music program in place. Grant requests must articulate specific music program needs for existing and/or planned programs. Deadline: February 5, 2010.
http://heart.muzak.com/what/grants.aspx
Zaner-Bloser: National Handwriting Contest
The 2010 Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest encourages legible handwriting by testing the printing (or "manuscript") acumen of first and second graders and the cursive abilities of students in grades 2 through 8. Entries are judged on the Keys to Legibility: Shape, Slant, Spacing, and Size. Maximum award: recognition and a special prize package. Eligibility: students grades 1-8 whose school uses Zaner-Bloser Handwriting curricula. Deadline: March 15, 2010.
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/educator/products/handwriting/national-contest.aspx?id=336
Sunday, November 22, 2009
District Wide Information
Please give a warm welcome to our new media assistant, Roxanne Jahn. The two most recent new media assistants, Youa Vang and Kari Schuld took paraprofessional positions at Park Side and the Middle School respectively. Roxanne will be at WS on Mondays, the MS on Tuesdays, PS on Wednesdays, and rotate between WS and PS every other week on Thursdays.
The link for home access to the Marshall Resource pages and online card catalogs is found on my blog under Web sites to check out! As mentioned a couple of weeks ago, this is also linked to the Marshall Public Schools website under the parents tab.
Please watch this week for a survey to help me determine a focus for a district wide SMART board training to be held during the second half of the January PLC early out time. Your responses will help me determine needs in our district. I will try to keep this survey short. Please take a few minutes to answer the survey. Thank you in advance.
The link for home access to the Marshall Resource pages and online card catalogs is found on my blog under Web sites to check out! As mentioned a couple of weeks ago, this is also linked to the Marshall Public Schools website under the parents tab.
Please watch this week for a survey to help me determine a focus for a district wide SMART board training to be held during the second half of the January PLC early out time. Your responses will help me determine needs in our district. I will try to keep this survey short. Please take a few minutes to answer the survey. Thank you in advance.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
District Information
Websites to check out!
Academic Vocabulary PowerPoint Games has several game show like games to use in the classroom. Games include Jeopardy, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Wheel of Fortune and more!
Google News Timeline allows users to view news and other data sources on a browsable, graphical timeline.
GRANT AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
National Teachers Hall of Fame: Nominations
The National Teachers Hall of Fame honors exceptional career teachers, encourages excellence in teaching, and preserves the rich heritage of the teaching profession in the United States. Maximum award: $2,000. Eligibility: Nominees must have a minimum of 20 years full-time preK-12 teaching experience, and hold a valid teaching certificate or license from the state in which he or she teaches or has taught. Deadline: January 4, 2010.
http://www.nthf.org/nominate.htm
ING: Unsung Heroes Awards
The ING Unsung Heroes Awards program recognizes innovative and progressive thinking in education through monetary awards. Maximum award: $25,000. Eligibility: full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or classified staff members with effective projects that improve student learning at an accredited K-12 public or private school. Deadline: April 30, 2010.
http://www.ing-usa.com/us/stellent2/groups/dc/documents/companylobinformation/001143.pdf
Academic Vocabulary PowerPoint Games has several game show like games to use in the classroom. Games include Jeopardy, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Wheel of Fortune and more!
Google News Timeline allows users to view news and other data sources on a browsable, graphical timeline.
GRANT AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
National Teachers Hall of Fame: Nominations
The National Teachers Hall of Fame honors exceptional career teachers, encourages excellence in teaching, and preserves the rich heritage of the teaching profession in the United States. Maximum award: $2,000. Eligibility: Nominees must have a minimum of 20 years full-time preK-12 teaching experience, and hold a valid teaching certificate or license from the state in which he or she teaches or has taught. Deadline: January 4, 2010.
http://www.nthf.org/nominate.htm
ING: Unsung Heroes Awards
The ING Unsung Heroes Awards program recognizes innovative and progressive thinking in education through monetary awards. Maximum award: $25,000. Eligibility: full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or classified staff members with effective projects that improve student learning at an accredited K-12 public or private school. Deadline: April 30, 2010.
http://www.ing-usa.com/us/stellent2/groups/dc/documents/companylobinformation/001143.pdf
Sunday, November 8, 2009
District Information
With the short student contact week, Diane will be at PS on Monday (for conferences), MS on Tuesday, WS on Wednesday (4th grade media lessons), HS on Thursday, and PS on Friday.
Middle School Information
This week I have a few things to share for the Middle School teachers, staff, and administration.
Students at the Middle School are strongly encouraged to keep their student ID cards at school (in their locker or in their binder - perhaps with a hole punch to add it to the actual binder ring.) If a student has lost the student ID a new one will not be issued. Students that come to the media center without their ID will still be able to check out books.
Please take a look at the mpsfollett online card catalog/middle school resource page. On the resource page, we now have access to Study Island and MCA Practice (students need their learner locator code).
The Middle School Media Center has a Marshall Lyon County Public Library Card. This is an extra service that I started at both the Middle School and High School several years ago. With this service the media assistants and I are happy to help students, staff, teachers and administration search and request materials from the Plum Creek System or from MNLink (where materials can be requested from any public library in Minnesota). Requests for this service is only for school related needs. Please for personal needs contact the public library for assistance. If you need the material longer than typically allowed, please tell us. The public library is very helpful to allow us to have materials checked out longer than three week check out time if it is for a school project. If you have any questions, please send an email to Diane Konjura.
Students at the Middle School are strongly encouraged to keep their student ID cards at school (in their locker or in their binder - perhaps with a hole punch to add it to the actual binder ring.) If a student has lost the student ID a new one will not be issued. Students that come to the media center without their ID will still be able to check out books.
Please take a look at the mpsfollett online card catalog/middle school resource page. On the resource page, we now have access to Study Island and MCA Practice (students need their learner locator code).
The Middle School Media Center has a Marshall Lyon County Public Library Card. This is an extra service that I started at both the Middle School and High School several years ago. With this service the media assistants and I are happy to help students, staff, teachers and administration search and request materials from the Plum Creek System or from MNLink (where materials can be requested from any public library in Minnesota). Requests for this service is only for school related needs. Please for personal needs contact the public library for assistance. If you need the material longer than typically allowed, please tell us. The public library is very helpful to allow us to have materials checked out longer than three week check out time if it is for a school project. If you have any questions, please send an email to Diane Konjura.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
District Wide Information
Congratulations to Amanda Grinager! She is the October Winner of the Media Info Bits Blog Comment contest. Please continue to make comments on the blog or send an email to Diane Konjura with your comments about the blog. If you comment on this blog weekly your name will be entered in the drawing each time you comment thus increasing your chance of winning! Good luck!
Elementary and Middle School Information
Please extend a warm welcome to our new media assistant, Youa Vang. She is replacing Kari Schuld who took a full time para position at the Middle School. Please introduce your self to her if you are in the media center.
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