Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Tuesday Tips May 28, 2019

TECH TIP:  16 Personalities Test

 This is a fun one I came across this weekend.  It is a free personality test that takes about 10 minutes to complete.  It assesses your traits through a series of questions and then gives you a detailed report on what type of personality you have.  It nailed me, I am a Defender, someone who has well developed people skills, upholds tradition and a desire to do good, and is meticulous to  the point of perfection.  

Over 40,000,000 people have taken the test, so they have extensive data by country.  For example, I learned that the most EXTROVERTED country in the world is Nicaragua and the most INTROVERTED country in the world is Lithuania.  You can take the test is 37 different languages as well.  

What type are you?

BOOK TIP:  Free Audiobooks All Summer through Sync


 AudioFile is offering free audiobook downloads all summer through its Sync program.  Each week are two new audiobooks you can download for free.  They are geared mostly for young adults, but there are some great titles there you might also enjoy.  

This week's titles are:

  • A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen
  • Tear Down This Wall:  A City, A President, and a Speech that Ended the Cold War by Romesh Ratnezar

Tuesday Tips May 21, 2019

TECH TIP:  SIRS Issues Researcher Database

This week, Meghan St. John and Tara Birkett's classes were in the library beginning work on their final research projects.  I showed them the SIRS Issues Researcher database for their project.  I like this database because you select your issue, and then the database organizes the articles by question topic and presents articles and other evidence for both sides of an issue.  Here's how it works:













You can access this from the library's database webpage and can get right in if you are accessing it here in the building, but will need a log in code if using from home.  Let me know if you'd like that code.  

BOOK TIP:  In the Woods by Tana French 


 I recently discovered this detective series that is part of the Dublin Murder Squad series by Irish author Tana French and I'm a huge fan.  The mysteries are solid and captivating, but the writing and the development of the detectives characters is top notch.  They are moody, dedicated, and all have a bit of Irish about them.  Another one for your summer book list if you are a fan of mysteries!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Tuesday Tips May 14, 2019

TECH TIP:  Tired Teacher Bingo (and the We Are Teachers blog)

We Are Teachers is a blog that I follow and get a lot of my ideas from.  Sometimes their articles also just make me laugh.  This week, they had Tired Teacher Bingo cards to download.  Could any of you get a bingo today?  😂



BOOK TIP:  A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa Sheinmel

Hannah finds herself locked in an institution after an accident befalls her summer camp roommate.  Hannah is placed in the institution because she is declared a "danger to herself and others".  A psychological thriller that will keep you guessing about what is real and what isn't.  

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Tuesday Tips May 7, 2019

TECH TIP:  Gzaas! Full Screen Message Creator

If you need to quickly put up a full screen message for your classes, you could create a Google Slide or you could use Gzaas!  Gzaas! is a free website that will allow you to put in your message, customize the font and colors and then go full screen with it.  You can also share the link.   Here is my library example:



BOOK TIP:  Goodreads Summer Reading List 2019 is out!

 It is about this time of year that I start thinking about Summer Reading, and Goodreads must be on the same wavelength, as they just released their guide to summer reading.  This includes several lists of titles to get inspiration from for your own summer reading list!