tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35852521660118475432024-03-05T11:08:52.885-06:00Johnston Greyhounds READ!cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-11430169869925251942013-01-10T09:27:00.001-06:002013-01-10T09:27:15.805-06:00<a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/bookrev/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How to write a book review</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey, Greyhound Readers! If you love to read like I love to read, then you know how much fun it is to share your favorite books with other readers. Using a BLOG is one way to reach a lot of people with one entry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the JMS Library blog, you'll find information about lots of books that I've read and reviewed. Some of the reviews are very informal; some are more detailed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The site linked above will walk you through the process of writing book review. Once you get the hang of it, you'll find it's quite fun to think of ways to convince others to read your favorite books. I like to think of a book review like a movie trailer with a twist. The "twist" is the recommendation part. You won't like every book you read, just like you don't like every movie you see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I can't wait to read your books reviews. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Happy reading AND happy reviewing! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ms. Dinneen</span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-34097582198099781332012-07-03T17:24:00.001-05:002012-07-03T17:24:50.207-05:00Summer Reading<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ahhhhh...summer reading is so delicious! I don't know about you, but I've taken some time to read outside my "normal" reading tastes and it's been fun. For example, I'm not really a Frankenstein kind of reader, but I thoroughly enjoyed <i>This Dark Endeavor</i> by Kenneth Oppel. His novel provides the back story of how Frankenstein came to be. Did you know Frankenstein (the monster) was created by his twin brother? Yup, it's true (according to the author) and it all happened because of love. Check it out...it's a great read that will also make you think!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh, by the way, how's your reading for the Millionaire Club going? I'm planning on doubling the participation over last year, so I need at least a 10th of the JMS student body to return their reading logs. Make sure your one of the many who get to celebrate in September :-)!</span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-34904082688085217752012-01-19T16:42:00.000-06:002012-01-19T16:42:35.987-06:00More on Lexile Levels<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey, Greyhounds! I just learned a new trick to find books on your lexile level....and <span style="font-size: large;">guess what</span>? I'll share the secret!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's really easy! All you have to do is go the "advance search" option from the library catalog. It looks like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1st - check the library catalog! The library catalog can be accessed of the library information page (the one you used to get here!!!!) If there is a lexile level, it'll be in the middle of the book listing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2nd - Try Novelist K-8 or Novelist Plus. These are part of the EBSCO-Host family of databases HISD provides for you to use. Go the Online Resources link and look for Ebsco-Host, then choose one of the Novelist options. This is also a great site to look for books that you might like to read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3rd - Use Lexile.com: </span><a href="http://www.lexile.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.lexile.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> . This site has lexile levels for a large number of books, but you won't find everything.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">NOTE:</span></strong> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You probably won't find every book your looking for, but if it is a book that interests you, read it! Reading for pure pleasure is still reading and will help build your vocabulary and grow your brain! All good stuff!!!!!</span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-22287025557618783672011-08-02T09:18:00.001-05:002011-08-02T09:19:34.473-05:00R U Bored? Do you like to write?<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hey, Greyhounds! I was surfin' the web today (checking out bookstore websites :-)!) and came across a writing contest that is <span style="color: #741b47;"><strong>PERFECT</strong></span> for all you creative Greyhounds. You could win a <span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><strong>Nook Color</strong></span> (I'd be so jealous), a $500 Barnes & Nobles gift card (remember your favorite librarian), AND a chance to go to New York City (yup, the Big Apple!) to meet Peter Langris, one of the great authors of the <em><strong>39 Clues</strong></em> series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">All you have to do is write your story (maximum length 20 pages) and submit it by <strong>August 21</strong>. Here's the link to find out all the contest rules and details: </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/tikatok-childrens-writing-contest/379002981"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/tikatok-childrens-writing-contest/379002981</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Better get busy on that story...there's only 20 more days until the deadline!</span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-68045842266062585392011-07-05T10:18:00.000-05:002011-07-05T10:18:03.077-05:00Feeling bored? Wishing August would get here quickly?!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1039538432"></span>I was just checking all the email that had accumulated and stumbled across Houston Public Library's Teen Page. Oh, my gosh! It is chock full of information ...fun workshops, movies, gaming events and of course, really cool new books! Wanna learn to hip-hop? There's a workshop! Wanna watch free movies? There are tons of times scheduled! Wanna learn to draw manga? Check out the workshops! Here's the link: <a href="http://www.houstonlibrary.org/teens">http://www.houstonlibrary.org/teens</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also, I was tickled to learn that the sequel to <em>Forgive My Fins</em> by Tera Lynn Childs is out (it's a really fun read) and to find some new authors that I haven't read (I'll let you know when I find great books to add to our library).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soooooo....quite whining about being bored and find yourself some fun things to do and great books to read! <span id="goog_1039538433"></span></span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-85247760667829204332011-04-21T13:48:00.000-05:002011-04-21T13:48:01.613-05:00Summer Reading<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hey, Greyhounds! Have you heard the news? You've got a chance to be a MILLIONAIRE!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sound good?!! Maybe too good to be true? Well, you're right...I'm not gonna give you a million $'s. BUT you can give yourself the potential to earn a million dollars by participating in the Millionaire Club this summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Did you know that if every student enrolled in a HISD school read 5 books over the summer that would equal more than 1,000,000,000 books! That's a lot of books! I'm trying to imagine how much space it would take to house a million books. The JMS library has about 14,000 books...so we might be talking about someplace the size of the Astrodome. Wow!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Check back here for more information about what you have to do to become a Millionaire....coming soon!</span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-32474366219343869172011-04-08T16:31:00.002-05:002011-04-21T13:21:40.075-05:00What's going on?<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sorry it's been so long since I updated the blog! There's been so many cool things happening in the library that I forgot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For starters, we've added over 1600 books to the JMS library! We've doubled the number of books in Spanish and the graphic novels. We've added e-books! You can find the link on the JMS library webpage..the User name is "Johnston" and the password is "greyhounds."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Johnston Name that Book team won 2nd at the preliminary and DISTRICT rounds! That's quite an accomplishment. This team of 6 students collectively read over 2 million (that's right MILLION) pages and over 327 books!! Stop by the Library and see the gorgeous trophy!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Two of the media students, Steffannie and Zoe won the American Association of School Librarians' Video Contest with their 3 minute video entitled "Think, Create, Share & Grow the JMS Way!" It was so much fun to work with these students and to see their hard work rewarded. Because of them, we'll get to add <strong><u>more </u></strong>books to the library collection and the Media class gets another FLIP camera. Check out their video on SchoolTube or at this link: </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learning4life/involvement/studentvideo.cfm"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learning4life/involvement/studentvideo.cfm</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Oh, I almost forgot! Three students won books for their participation in the Library Web page "Secret Sports" object contest. Congratulations to Cameron, Tasha, and Dominique</span>!!<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You don't have very long to get your entry together...deadline for entries is March 31. So hurry up and get to work!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Let me know if you decide to enter....I'll put your picture on the library TV....I promise!</span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-72571281314439684842011-03-02T10:43:00.000-06:002011-03-02T10:43:10.550-06:00Virtual Author Webcase - March 7, 4:00 p.m.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">TEEN TECH WEEK is coming.....March 7-12!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's info. about one of the exciting events sponsored by the Houston Public Library</span>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/jacket.aspx?UserID=ebsco-test&Password=ebsco-test&Return=T&Type=M&Value=9780545123266" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Jacket" height="200" src="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/jacket.aspx?UserID=ebsco-test&Password=ebsco-test&Return=T&Type=M&Value=9780545123266" title="Book Jacket" width="132" /></a><a href="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/jacket.aspx?UserID=ebsco-test&Password=ebsco-test&Return=T&Type=M&Value=9780545123280" target="_blank"><img alt="Book Jacket" height="200" src="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/jacket.aspx?UserID=ebsco-test&Password=ebsco-test&Return=T&Type=M&Value=9780545123280" title="Book Jacket" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you've read <em>Shiver</em> or the 2nd book in the series, <em>Linger</em>, you'll definitely want to check out the March 7 virtual author visit with Maggie Stiefvater. Come to the JMS library right after school on Monday and we'll connect and see what she has to say. You may even have a chance to ask her questions.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Disclaimer: Neither of these books is available at the JMS library due to content more appropriate for high school age readers.</span></div>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-87964753690441444312010-11-15T12:01:00.000-06:002010-11-15T12:01:55.056-06:00Free Access to Teen Health & Wellness through Dec. 15<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey, Greyhounds! You've heard a lot about bullying or "harmdoing" this school year. Here's your chance to find out more. Until December 15, you have free access to the Teen Health and Wellness. This site is written for 6 -12 graders and includes topics like Diveristy, Family Life, Food & Nutrition, Friendship & Dating, Green Living, and much, much more!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All you need to do is go to teenhealthandwellness.com and type in SLJTeen for the user name and password.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you find this site helpful, let the library know!</span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-82439724821535502932010-11-03T12:11:00.000-05:002010-11-03T12:11:09.804-05:00You Are What You Read<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Have I mentioned that being a librarian is the best job in the WHOLE world! It is and one of the most fun parts about what I do is finding new books to read and talk about. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Here's a great opportunity for you to do that, too. Scholastic has started a new ONLINE book club, called "You Are What You Read." (I love the title, don't you?). All you do is go to <a href="http://youarewhatyouread.scholastic.com/">http://youarewhatyouread.scholastic.com/</a> and create an account. Once you do, you'll be able to see what the books that other folks your age recommend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Too much fun! Give it a try and let me know what you think.....HAPPY READING!</span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-34704451565564182162010-10-20T14:43:00.000-05:002010-10-20T14:43:08.101-05:00Night Fall Scary Stories Writing Contest<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like to write? Like scary stories? Check out this contest sponosored by Lerner Books. If you're successful, you'll get your name used as a character in a novel. Sounds pretty cool, to me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here's the rules from the website:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After reading <em>Thaw</em>—Lerner's free <em>Night Fall</em>™ eBook—we want YOU to become an author and create a creepy ending to a scary story just like the tales told in our new <em>Night Fall</em> series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Taking cues from horror films and video games, <em>Night Fall</em>™ is high-interest, contemporary, horror fiction that is perfect for teen readers. Featuring YA themes and a highly accessible reading level, each story features teenagers from a small New England town called Bridgewater. Strange and awful things happen in Bridgewater, and readers will be lucky to escape with their sanity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The winner of the Night Fall™ Scary Story Writing Contest will win all of these fantastic prizes:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - Two complete sets of all six books in the Night Fall™ series—one for the winner and one for the winner's school library </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - Editorial advice in a letter from the editorial director of Darby Creek </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - The winning story will be published on the Lerner Books Blog </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - The winner's name will become a character in an upcoming Night Fall™ novel .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">HURRY - the deadline for entries is Oct. 31!</span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-27204261695866312792010-10-12T09:18:00.000-05:002010-10-12T09:18:08.884-05:00Ever talked to an Author? Check out what the Houston Public Library has going on!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hey, Greyound Readers! Have you ever talked to an author? No? Well, here's your chance! October 17-23 is Teen Read Week and to celebrate Houston Public Library is hosting some online author chats. If you live near one of these libraries, then stop in and participate with other teens. If you can't get to the library, then you can still participate online (see the internet address below).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Friday, October 15</strong> @ 4:30 - chat with Barry Lyga, author of <em>Boy Toy, The Amazing Adventure of Fanboy and Goth Girl, Goth Girl Rising</em> and his newest book, <em>Archvillan.</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hillendahl, Kendall, Montrose and Walter Public Libraries</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Monday, October 18</strong> @ 4:30 PM - chat with Cecil Castellucci, author of <em>The Plain Janes</em> (graphic novel), <em>Boy Proof, Queen of Cool </em>and <em>Rose Sees Red.</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Downtown Central, Kendall, Montrose, and Vinson Libraries</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Tuesday, October 26</strong> @ 3:30 PM - chat with Libba Bray, author of <em>The Gemma Doyle Trilogy (A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels and The Sweet Far Thing)</em> and <em>Going Bovine</em>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Collier, Kendall, <strong>McGovern-Stella Link</strong>, and Montrose Neighborhood Libraries</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You can also catch the author visits online at <a href="http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/teen-read-month">http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/teen-read-month</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-45391316309992041322010-10-08T11:39:00.000-05:002010-10-08T11:39:49.368-05:00ReadKiddoRead<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>I was just reminded of this GREAT website! ReadKiddoRead has so many cool links....you'll find book recommendations by age group and genre, contests, interviews with authors, and MORE! </strong><span style="color: black;">So check it out - you'll find some really great stuff!! </span></span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-34122546490260754622010-10-05T11:28:00.000-05:002010-10-05T11:28:47.314-05:00READ ONLY If you're 13 or older.....<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I was checking out one of the publisher emails I get and came across a great opportunity for readers who are 13+. MacMillan Publishing has a teen reading group that reviews their new young adult novel. You need to submit an application to join and then they send you free books to review. Your reviews are posted on a blog for everyone to read</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>Just think! You could be part of the group that influences which books get published. I think that's really cool!! Check out the </strong></span><a href="http://www.macteenbooks.com/ingroup/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>http://www.macteenbooks.com/ingroup/</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong> for more information.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Speaking of reviews...I'm always looking for folks to write a few sentences about the books they've read. Let me know if you're interested.</span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-68556100299713773082010-09-29T13:48:00.000-05:002010-09-29T13:48:04.068-05:00Let's BookJam!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey, Greyhounds! Do you like to read? Do you like to play with computers to create cool presentations? IAre you musically inclined or like to act? f you answered yes to any these questions, check out the following contest! I know this school could put together some rockin' projects. Come see Ms. Dinneen in the library if you're interested....or better yet, respond to this blog post. It gets lonely just writing for myself - I'd love to hear from you!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>How Do YOU BookJam?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Create a Digital Book Report video connecting core standards to 21st-century skills for your chance to win a portion of $20,000 in prizes.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Have your students pick their favorite book or a book from your lesson plan and create a song, performance, or debate. Get creative and win! Use music, props, and costumes! But make sure that it covers the core standards. We’d love to see rap songs about grammar, interactive presentations highlighting setting and symbolism, plays about conflict starring Hester Prynne to Harry Potter, and whatever else you and your students dream up!</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>For more details, visit</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Here's what you could win! </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong> - Fifteen finalists per category will be judged by our panel of guest judges and by public vote for a chance to win one of two grand prizes—one for grades 6-8 and one for grades 9-12—worth $20,000.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong> - First 25 entries get a FREE audio book!</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Numerous “Honorable Mention” prizes will be awarded!</strong></span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-76525634263720484202010-09-14T18:28:00.004-05:002010-09-14T18:38:08.885-05:00Welcome!Hey, Greyhounds! I'm so glad you found your way to the Johnston MS Library blog. You'll find some stuff that is new, some stuff that I wrote a couple of years ago, and some stuff that I need your input on. <br /><br />As you scroll through the blog, you'll find some postings about books, some examples of technology and some interesting links to help you find other books to read. Take a minute to read through and check out the links...you might find a book that's been out for a couple of years that you didn't know about.<br /><br />I love to play with new technology and there are some great "free" programs. I'd like to share that knowledge with you, so if you're interested in learning how to create book trailers or "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Glogs</span>" or talking avatars, let me know. I'd love to explore some of these media with the creative students at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">JMS</span>.<br /><br />That's it for know.....Ms. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Dinneen</span>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-54220390821705347542010-01-24T18:17:00.006-06:002010-01-27T16:10:47.526-06:00Name That Book Media Contest<p align="center"><br />Like to read? Love to use computers? Consider participating in the <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">"Name That Book"</span></strong> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mutli</span>-media contest. You don't have to read all 36 books...only a few of them. Then you'll work by yourself or with a partner to create a 3 minute multimedia project that captures the essence of the book(s). You'll have lots of flexibility and choices. Let me know if you're interested....</p><p align="center">Here's an example for <strong><em>The Great Wide Sea</em></strong> by M. H. Herlong</p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='326' height='274' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz1yB7V5HuxkLinT70ObV4SO3LCNdlon1M16NenqHLp7AiF7FXqzl4be6c70vcuYCJ2U_Nmy9aeyNQ2xRu0hQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-39415085140596537822010-01-23T11:12:00.012-06:002010-01-24T18:16:59.811-06:00PhotoStory3 & Book Trailers<p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>The Angel Experiment</em> by James Patterson</span></strong></p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='298' height='239' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzIlYEUp8XvdI-aZSjPO6J8zH07XDCqJNedRN0Fhj3NytIfDkNN8D5Z90Pb1PtMwA43aQqGT0EIv5pmWRYsgg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center">Check out this great book trailer created by Sofia D'Arcy using a free program, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Photo Story</span>3. If you'd like to learn how to create your own books trailers using <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Photo Story</span>3, let me know. I'd love to show your how!</p>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-36349867607148467952010-01-03T11:22:00.008-06:002010-01-03T12:07:21.284-06:00Thinking back...At the beginning of a <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong>New Year</strong></span>, we're told that it is important to think back over the year past to remember the good and the bad. Here are my top ten best things from the library...<br /><br /><blockquote><p>10. Starting the 2009 school year with more <strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;">new</span></strong> books!<br /><br />9. A great group of library assistants!!<br /><br />8. Working with students and teachers on History and Science Fair projects!!<br /><br />7. Having a great group of 6th graders who came to BMS with a love of reading!!!<br /><br />6. A really supportive faculty and administration<br /><br />5. <span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>15</strong></span></span> new computers!!!!<br /><br />4. <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>20-30</strong></span> <strong>fantastic </strong>and <strong>wonderful</strong> students who use the library every morning before school!!!!!!!<br /><br />3. Students who responded to the request for book recommendations - <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#990000;">65+</span> books were suggested!!!!!!!! </em></span><br /></strong><br />2. <strong><span style="color:#990000;">18</span></strong> dedicated Name that Book team members!!!!!!!!!</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">1.</span> At the top of the library list is <span style="color:#000099;">YOU</span>! You make the library great!!!!!!!!!!</span><br /></span></span><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#006600;"></span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#006600;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!!</span></strong><br />I'm looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday...<em><span style="color:#990000;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>remember your library books are due</strong></span> </span></em>:-)!</p></blockquote>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-37728797411740592312009-12-03T14:32:00.004-06:002009-12-03T14:48:38.209-06:00Help, Help, Help!!!!<strong><span style="color:#330033;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Help!</span><span style="font-size:85%;">Help!</span><span style="font-size:100%;">Help!<img class="gl_size" alt="Font size" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" border="0" />Help!</span><span style="font-size:180%;">Help! The Library Needs YOUR Help!</span></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#000000;">Now that I have your attention, you might be wondering WHY does the library need MY help?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">It's that time of year when we think about the things we want. Well, just like you, the library has "things" it wants and the "things" the library wants is BOOKS! And not just any books, either. The Library wants to know what books <em><span style="color:#660000;">YOU </span></em>want. So here's how you can help. Stop by the Library and fill out a "wish list" entry with the title and author (if you know it) of any books that you would like to see added to the Library's collection. Ms. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Dinneen</span> will consider any suggested books AND three students will win a prize for taking time to suggest a book.</span></strong>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-59308650320488924042009-11-23T16:39:00.007-06:002009-11-23T17:04:05.928-06:00SCARY BooksFor those of you who have been waiting with suspense to find out the books are considered to be the <strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">SCARIEST</span></em></strong> by Black MS students and teachers.....(drum roll, please!)<br /><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">HERE's</span> the list!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKQStnn7bxwFiYKni4By0baowfOfR9dmLu_OTc3tlaTBuiiFdd52ZWQC6uNhNa58njVp7JSrc2rppdr5Y1zwr4DbecvsHTifVyFOFWypZsIY8t-zk6Q-QegjFDp4DH-TPpgR-_2Axdp0X/s1600/breathe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407436556245603106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 64px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 115px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKQStnn7bxwFiYKni4By0baowfOfR9dmLu_OTc3tlaTBuiiFdd52ZWQC6uNhNa58njVp7JSrc2rppdr5Y1zwr4DbecvsHTifVyFOFWypZsIY8t-zk6Q-QegjFDp4DH-TPpgR-_2Axdp0X/s200/breathe.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ranked the <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>3rd</strong></span> scariest book - <strong><em>Breathe: A Ghost Story </em>by Cliff <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">McNish</span></strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFOD1GKWMD-yW5npXJB88PQP1M8aQSaPyK4kDiohnn0Ckavtggmy6OLelEt6kBC8eSo1X5VxDfdWZbtb6z5bCXLf_O1TmDm4UX-zXOlaEAt0UBEsCz5FUUfY53jLfVOGgWRkE4nO_U1dJ/s1600/img111917[1].jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407435847066678034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 74px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 115px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFOD1GKWMD-yW5npXJB88PQP1M8aQSaPyK4kDiohnn0Ckavtggmy6OLelEt6kBC8eSo1X5VxDfdWZbtb6z5bCXLf_O1TmDm4UX-zXOlaEAt0UBEsCz5FUUfY53jLfVOGgWRkE4nO_U1dJ/s200/img111917%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="right">The 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">nd</span> scariest book - <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Lord Loss</em></strong> by Darren <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Shan</span></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFOD1GKWMD-yW5npXJB88PQP1M8aQSaPyK4kDiohnn0Ckavtggmy6OLelEt6kBC8eSo1X5VxDfdWZbtb6z5bCXLf_O1TmDm4UX-zXOlaEAt0UBEsCz5FUUfY53jLfVOGgWRkE4nO_U1dJ/s1600/img111917[1].jpg"></a></span><br /><p align="right"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFOD1GKWMD-yW5npXJB88PQP1M8aQSaPyK4kDiohnn0Ckavtggmy6OLelEt6kBC8eSo1X5VxDfdWZbtb6z5bCXLf_O1TmDm4UX-zXOlaEAt0UBEsCz5FUUfY53jLfVOGgWRkE4nO_U1dJ/s1600/img111917[1].jpg"></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFOD1GKWMD-yW5npXJB88PQP1M8aQSaPyK4kDiohnn0Ckavtggmy6OLelEt6kBC8eSo1X5VxDfdWZbtb6z5bCXLf_O1TmDm4UX-zXOlaEAt0UBEsCz5FUUfY53jLfVOGgWRkE4nO_U1dJ/s1600/img111917[1].jpg"></a><br />The Really, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Truly</span>, Scariest book on campus is.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRGu2RSX5A-jGuRaUs4L2chKvxpD74V6XUsvbysTp1wxjok4hXEAvp4yZUyfu75ZYZcHf9u_ZJSWAvpdzoJ00ViDQPV7twGyJXaBNA2xTZIpQTFSs5gVvVpY8GvqqNZ3qyyAAbO5HPsG3/s1600/breaking+dawn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407435657666558338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 75px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 128px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRGu2RSX5A-jGuRaUs4L2chKvxpD74V6XUsvbysTp1wxjok4hXEAvp4yZUyfu75ZYZcHf9u_ZJSWAvpdzoJ00ViDQPV7twGyJXaBNA2xTZIpQTFSs5gVvVpY8GvqqNZ3qyyAAbO5HPsG3/s200/breaking+dawn.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><em>Breaking Dawn </em></strong>by Stephanie Meyer</span><br /><br /><br />Other nominated books include<span style="font-family:georgia;">:</span><br /><em>Summer of Fear Carrie Cirque <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">de</span> Freak</em><br /><em>The Devouring </em><em>New Moon </em><em>10 Scary Stories</em><br /><em>Sons of Destiny</em><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;"><strong>Thanks to all those who participated by nominating books!</strong></span></div>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-20610526710371459312009-10-13T13:14:00.007-05:002009-10-13T13:30:43.433-05:00"SPOOKTACULAR" Books<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkepMBEopPGR3Ivgt7K_eE25pzPClWkPqNNlfMzxe5eR1i6gYLzkHbvCfw-1hlAZzSByqAfBx9mhrPsSwmtPRAalmfci6PKUexC5lJRQbym8vZieTuAX8Qgb6AvYssLjdQ-lfjEcT9oS7/s1600-h/october+bulletin+board+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392151491085458434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkepMBEopPGR3Ivgt7K_eE25pzPClWkPqNNlfMzxe5eR1i6gYLzkHbvCfw-1hlAZzSByqAfBx9mhrPsSwmtPRAalmfci6PKUexC5lJRQbym8vZieTuAX8Qgb6AvYssLjdQ-lfjEcT9oS7/s200/october+bulletin+board+006.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">October is the month for ghosts and goblins! <span style="color:#000000;">The cooler weather and all the rain we've had make me want to curl up with a good book. There are brand new copies of the Cirque de' Freak</span></span> <span style="font-size:130%;">series by Darin Shan and tons of other scary stories to keep you up at night.</span> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Some of the scariest books aren't about supernatural beings....they're about events that could really happen. <em>The Dead & Gone </em>and <em>Life as We Knew It</em> by Susan Beth Pfeffer are both about what happens to earth when a giant meteor hits the moon and knocks it out of orbit. NASA's experiment, crashing a probe into the moon, this week gave me pause to think.... What if that really happened?????</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>What kind of books are scariest to you? Stop on by the Library and nominate your favorite scary book.</strong></span></div>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585252166011847543.post-41591173361660197782009-10-02T14:11:00.004-05:002009-10-02T16:35:29.941-05:00Kate DiCamillo - Coming to Houston<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mBfWHp3kJshrJG7Y9w_DYARO10fuf6RnHWZhxKLffAKGGYY-2SOq0CT2RSHQV-wzgch3PUo301pdVar7hYysDXQfZdrNTE5e4MXXZYKf9Igl39NuOHEihXbnMHdwtIO-yN3hRCc471PI/s1600-h/img48128[1].jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388083759241648178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 114px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 149px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mBfWHp3kJshrJG7Y9w_DYARO10fuf6RnHWZhxKLffAKGGYY-2SOq0CT2RSHQV-wzgch3PUo301pdVar7hYysDXQfZdrNTE5e4MXXZYKf9Igl39NuOHEihXbnMHdwtIO-yN3hRCc471PI/s200/img48128%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-U1zqa8uyBgdIogyN_p8sKUNpwiIlskYXzpbcS2j4oUmQbXawypzk6EOWxNHZENF2sTAniFL820Z3u2ci4lUE51n9SxdqbqxjRYWklhyphenhyphenTk-dCEx7N10FTN-jiECUkOWftvDCDchHSDCD/s1600-h/img81392[1].jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388083750385298466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 77px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 123px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-U1zqa8uyBgdIogyN_p8sKUNpwiIlskYXzpbcS2j4oUmQbXawypzk6EOWxNHZENF2sTAniFL820Z3u2ci4lUE51n9SxdqbqxjRYWklhyphenhyphenTk-dCEx7N10FTN-jiECUkOWftvDCDchHSDCD/s200/img81392%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><div>What?! You say you don't know who Kate <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DiCamillio</span> is? Well, granted she's not a famous hip-hop artist or a sports star. She is the award winning author of <em>Because of Winn Dixie</em>, <em>The Tale of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Despersaux</span></em> and <em>The Tiger Rising</em>.</div><div> </div><div>Ms. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">DiCamillio</span> will be in Houston, on Sunday, October 18 at 3 p.m. at the Pershing Middle School Auditorium, 3838 Blue Bonnet at Stella Link and it's <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;color:#990000;">FREE</span>....that's right, you get to see a really great author, listen to her talk about her newest book, <em>The Magician's Elephant, </em><strong>and it doesn't cost you a penny!</strong> If you want to buy a copy of her new book, you can even get Ms. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">DiCamillio</span> to autograph it for you.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div>cdinneenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407118162654959189noreply@blogger.com0