Wednesday, October 27, 2010

NCS will host an AISGW Conference: "The Evolution of 21st Century Libraries"



On Tuesday, November 9, NCS will host an AISGW Conference on "The Evolution of 21st Century Libraries."  Dr. Katey Craver will join a panel to discuss the future of school libraries.

From the AISGW Website:
In this program, a panel of leading library experts will discuss how technology and economics are reshaping traditional school libraries and how librarians are working to manage these changes while finding ways to continue libraries' core mission -- teaching students literacy and research skills.
Event registration information is available from the AISGW website.

(Image: UCF Library Stacks, a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (2.0 Generic) image from Amadeus ex Machina's photostream)

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Student Survey



Students, please take some time to be a part of our Student Survey regarding technology and library use.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Google Earth - The New Training for "Teaching Tools on Your Time"


As part of the NCS Library’s "Teaching Tools on Your Time" series, we are hosting a new Alternative Presentation Tools training session on one of the hottest new sites in education: Google Earth.

How Can You Use Google Earth as a Presentation

Google Earth, as well as Google Maps online, are robust programs that can be used for a variety of purposes.  The downloadable Google Earth program is particularly good at creating detailed visual-based presentations that incorporate satellite data and 3D modeling.  

Presentations with Google Earth can be cross-discipline.  Create a "Lit Trip" based on a novel, allowing you to zoom in and out on various paths protagonists take through the story.  Calculate surface areas of famous landmarks across the world for a unique math project.  Annotate Placemarks on a map with images and video to create a detailed interactive final project for a research assignment.


Schedule a Training

To set up a time for training, email Chip Chase and list your available times.

We are still training users on Voicethread and Glogster, so if you'd like to learn how to use those websites, let us know.

Also, if there is a specific technology tool that you would like to implement in your classroom, but not covered in our Teaching Tools on Your Time website, please let us know and we'd be glad to help provide training for you or your students.

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Monday, October 4, 2010

Cite It: The NCS Plagiarism Presentation


This is the presentation regarding citation rules, plagiarism prevention and consequences for cheating at NCS.   Click on Menu at the bottom left of the slideshow box to access full screen viewing.
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