Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Tuesday Tips May 2, 2017

TECH TIP:  Stupeflix Photo Video Editor
Each quarter, I use a new tool to complete a quarterly report that highlights the statistics and happenings in the library.  This quarter, I used Stupeflixto make a photo video slideshow.  I used the Top 10 template, counting down the top 10 things in the library.  You upload your images, add in text and slide transitions, and then select a piece of music and hit Produce.  Very easy - and free!  This could be a great tool to use with students.  Final project can be uploaded to YouTube and shared.  
Watch the one minute video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlDD5FhmFnY&t=16s
BOOK TIP:  We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
This book has an interesting premise:  Henry Denton has been abducted by aliens off and on for years.  They have given him the power to press a button and save the world by a certain date.  If he doesn't press the button, the world will end.  But the book isn't really about that, it is about making that decision in a world where your boyfriend kills himself, a mother who struggles to make ends meet, a father who abandoned you, a grandmother with Alzheimer's, and a school that taunts you by calling you Space Boy.  A thoughtful look at whether or not the world is worth saving.  

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