What is a verse novel?
Verse novels are an extraordinary way to read a story. The entire story is written in verse–rather than prose. Prose are usually what fiction books are written in. That means the story is told in…
What’s explore.org?
Explore.org is an amazing multimedia resource library that educators and students may benefit. The mission of explore is to “champion the selfless acts of others.” (That might explain why subscribing to explore is free.) There…
Is there a place to find student videos?
The access to videos is abundant onlline, yet sometimes parents or teachers might have concern for the content that students might be exposed to. There is an alternative: SchoolTube. SchoolTube is a site for teachers…
Why tag?
Here’s a great short video by MIT explaining why we should tag things. Just watch, and it will help you understand the value of tagging. It helps us find online information so much easier.
Since you are a school librarian, where do you go for the summer?
Today is the last day of school at the International School of Beijing, so I start my summer vacation tomorrow. My family and I will spend our summer at Spirit Lake, Idaho swimming, cooking, playing,…
I’d like a summer project. Can you give me one?
For the summer, the Elementary Library at the International School of Beijing is promoting two different Summer Reading Projects. For the lower elementary, we’re asking students to make Story Sacks out of their favorite books….
What is “Learning by Hand?”
The “Learning by Hand” showcase will happen on Wednesday, May 26th from 5:00-7:00 pm at Pinotage Restuaruant in Beijing, China. Learning by hand however is a term referring to the learning that electronically may now…
What is speed book talking?
Speed book talking is a great way to share what you’ve been reading with a large group of people. When there is a group of 40 readers, it’s difficult to (and possibly intimidating) for people…
Are there special characteristics of nonfiction books?
While not all nonfiction text is arranged in the same way, there do happen to be many common characteristics that some nonfiction titles share. For example, a table of contents, headings in bold, captions identifying…
What is Qi?
Qi (ch’i) is a very important fundamental concept of Traditional Chinese Medicine. While literally, “qi” is translated to mean “air,” “breath,” or “gas,” it’s true meaning goes deeper. Qi refers to the energy found flowing…
