Tuesday Tips June 4, 2019

TECH TIP:  How to Forward Your School Email to Another Inbox

If you'd like to only check one inbox this summer, here are the steps you need to take to forward your school email to another email address.

1.  Go into the Settings of your email:

2.  Go to the Forwarding section of Settings:

3.  Select which option you would like for keeping, deleting, or archiving all emails:

4.  Once you've done that, you will get a verification code in your other email box that you will have to enter and then you are done!

5.  When you want to stop the forwarding, go in and Disable Forwarding.

BOOK TIP:  A Body in the Heart of the World by Deb Caletti

  

A Heart in the Body of the World by Deb Caletti is the story of a young woman who is running - literally - from the trauma of the last year.  Annabelle sets off a cross-country run to heal her broken heart after an unspeakable tragedy.  The specifics of the tragedy unfold throughout the novel as she runs and reflects on the past year.  A deeply heartfelt novel. 

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 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 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!  

Tuesday Tips April 30, 2019

TECH TIP:  I can come to your class!

 With AP Exams beginning next week, I have a bit more flexibility in my daily schedule, where I could come to your class instead of you coming to the library!  Do you have a research or tech project you're working on that you'd like to collaborate on?  I can help!  Stop in and let's plan something!  

As a reminder, the library will be closed until 11:30 on the following days:

• Tuesday, May 7
• Wednesday, May 8
• Thursday, May 9 ****closed all day due to Mass Ideas convening in afternoon
• Friday, May 10
• Monday, May 13
• Tuesday, May 14
• Thursday, May 23

BOOK TIP:  The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

 

This is a very hot book right now.  It is on all the best seller lists.  It is for fans of Gone Girl or Girl on the Train, suspense novels with an unreliable narrator that keeps you guessing and turning pages.  If you watched the tv series The Sinner, you'll also enjoy this.  Alicia Berenson is a famous artist who inexplicably kills her husband, shooting him five times in the face.  She then just stops talking.  It is up to her psychiatrist in the hospital to try and get through to her and figure out what caused her to do such a thing.  Put this on your summer reading list!  

Tuesday Tips April 23, 2019

TECH TIP:  Adding Audio to Google Slides

A new update to Google Slides is that you can now insert Audio files.  This allows you to add in music or narration to play with your slide deck.  You can't record directly in Google Slides, so to add in narration, you will need to use a different voice recorder.  I used https://online-voice-recorder.com/ to make my narration for these slides.  

This is my 3rd Quarter Report for the library using Google Slides and narration.  Click on the image below to view it.  This could be a great tool for students to highlight their learning.  

BOOK TIP:  The Last Romantic by Tara Conklin

  I read a few books over vacation and this was by my favorite - and it is written by an MMRHS alum!  This is Tara Conklin's second novel, and it focuses on the Skinner family, with a focus on Fiona, the youngest, who is a poet.  The siblings are incredibly close, brought together at a young age by what they call the Pause, but as they age, another family crisis will test their connections.  A great read.