February Newsletter 2013
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Uxbridge High School Library Newsletter
February 2013 Volume 3, Issue 6
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Library Hours: 7:15am - 2:45pm Librarian: Mrs. Kirsten Fournier Email: [email protected] Phone: (508) 278-2101 Twitter: @uhslibrary Pinterest: uhslibrary1
Challenge Question of the Month
Though he created one of the most popular, classic works in the English language, who died in 1400 and was buried in Poet’s Corner, but never made a living as a writer? Good Luck!
Research Tutorials Offered at the UHS Library YA Author John Green’s Crash Course Series
Popular young adult novelist John Green recently released a Crash Course series on English Literature. As part of his Crash Course series he now offers lessons in history and science as well. Some of his more recent videos dissect the major plot lines of The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, and Romeo and Juliet. Green’s Crash Course videos also cover historical and scientific topics such as WWII, imperialism, environmental science, and biology. This is a great resource for students struggling to understand thematic elements, historically significant events, or scientific processes.
Need a little help navigating the library resources available to you? Stop by the circulation desk in the library and sign up for a research tutorial. Learn how to navigate the library’s print collection and databases to make the most of your research efforts.
2013 Google Science Fair Now Accepting Submissions!
The Google Science Fair is an online science competition open to students ages 13-18 from around the globe. The Grand Prize includes a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands with National Geographic Expeditions and $50,000 in scholarship funding! Check out the GSF website for more details on how to enter.
This month’s spotlighted iPad apps
Feeling overwhelmed and short on time to explore the various iPad apps available for download? Use this monthly feature as a guide to help you sift through everything that’s out there. This month, learn about some helpful math apps.
Quick Graph is a powerful graphic calculator with an intuitive interface that makes it easy to enter or edit equations and visualize them in mathematical notation. Graphing results can also be copied, emailed, or saved to the photo library.
The UHS Book Club had another interesting discussion last month. We welcomed some more new members, and picked another great book for our February 27th meeting after school. We are reading and discussing Rachel Hartman’s Seraphina. We also created an Edmodo discussion group to enhance our book chats. See Mrs. Fournier for more details!
With Algebra Touch, students can drag and drop objects, tap to simplify, and draw lines to eliminate identical terms. Students can also create their own set of problems to work through in the equation editor and have them appear on all of their devices with iCloud.
The Wolfram Algebra Course Assistant can help students evaluate expressions, simplify fractions and square roots, plot graphs, expand polynomials, factor numeric expressions and more!
iFormula provides students the opportunity to effortlessly look up mathematical formulas. Categories of formulas include Algebra, Calculus, Chemistry, Geometry, Electrical, Trigonometry, and Physics. There are hundreds of formulas to choose from which can also be bookmarked.
Have an app you’d lik e to share with others? Tell Mr s. Fournier and she will spotligh t it in next month’s newsletter. Tell us how you use it and why yo u think others would find it us eful.
FROM THE EDITOR
For our March meeting, the UHS Book Club will be reading and discussing Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl’s Beautiful Creatures. Our book discussion will take place Wednesday, March 27th at 2:00pm in the library media center. New members are always welcome!
Calling All Student Writers Manage Those To-Do Lists If you like Twitter, you’ll find yourself
comfortable with Fetchnotes for maintaining notes. Everytime you write a new note, label it with a “#” for later searching. To share your notes with others, use the “@” - just like you would with Twitter. Mrs. Fournier is looking for student writers again to contribute to the library blog. Have an original work you’d like to share? Or maybe you’d like to review a recent book you’ve read? Think about showcasing your talents on the library blog. We’d all love to hear what you have to say! The Young Adult Library Services Association has announced its 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults list. Genres and styles include contemporary realistic fiction, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and novels in verse. Some of which we have in the UHS Library!
http://uxbridgehighschoollibrary.blogspot.com
February 2013 Volume 3, Issue 6
http://uxbridgehighschoollibrary.blogspot.com
Library Hours: 7:15am - 2:45pm Librarian: Mrs. Kirsten Fournier Email: [email protected] Phone: (508) 278-2101 Twitter: @uhslibrary Pinterest: uhslibrary1
Challenge Question of the Month
Though he created one of the most popular, classic works in the English language, who died in 1400 and was buried in Poet’s Corner, but never made a living as a writer? Good Luck!
Research Tutorials Offered at the UHS Library YA Author John Green’s Crash Course Series
Popular young adult novelist John Green recently released a Crash Course series on English Literature. As part of his Crash Course series he now offers lessons in history and science as well. Some of his more recent videos dissect the major plot lines of The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, and Romeo and Juliet. Green’s Crash Course videos also cover historical and scientific topics such as WWII, imperialism, environmental science, and biology. This is a great resource for students struggling to understand thematic elements, historically significant events, or scientific processes.
Need a little help navigating the library resources available to you? Stop by the circulation desk in the library and sign up for a research tutorial. Learn how to navigate the library’s print collection and databases to make the most of your research efforts.
2013 Google Science Fair Now Accepting Submissions!
The Google Science Fair is an online science competition open to students ages 13-18 from around the globe. The Grand Prize includes a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands with National Geographic Expeditions and $50,000 in scholarship funding! Check out the GSF website for more details on how to enter.
This month’s spotlighted iPad apps
Feeling overwhelmed and short on time to explore the various iPad apps available for download? Use this monthly feature as a guide to help you sift through everything that’s out there. This month, learn about some helpful math apps.
Quick Graph is a powerful graphic calculator with an intuitive interface that makes it easy to enter or edit equations and visualize them in mathematical notation. Graphing results can also be copied, emailed, or saved to the photo library.
The UHS Book Club had another interesting discussion last month. We welcomed some more new members, and picked another great book for our February 27th meeting after school. We are reading and discussing Rachel Hartman’s Seraphina. We also created an Edmodo discussion group to enhance our book chats. See Mrs. Fournier for more details!
With Algebra Touch, students can drag and drop objects, tap to simplify, and draw lines to eliminate identical terms. Students can also create their own set of problems to work through in the equation editor and have them appear on all of their devices with iCloud.
The Wolfram Algebra Course Assistant can help students evaluate expressions, simplify fractions and square roots, plot graphs, expand polynomials, factor numeric expressions and more!
iFormula provides students the opportunity to effortlessly look up mathematical formulas. Categories of formulas include Algebra, Calculus, Chemistry, Geometry, Electrical, Trigonometry, and Physics. There are hundreds of formulas to choose from which can also be bookmarked.
Have an app you’d lik e to share with others? Tell Mr s. Fournier and she will spotligh t it in next month’s newsletter. Tell us how you use it and why yo u think others would find it us eful.
FROM THE EDITOR
For our March meeting, the UHS Book Club will be reading and discussing Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl’s Beautiful Creatures. Our book discussion will take place Wednesday, March 27th at 2:00pm in the library media center. New members are always welcome!
Calling All Student Writers Manage Those To-Do Lists If you like Twitter, you’ll find yourself
comfortable with Fetchnotes for maintaining notes. Everytime you write a new note, label it with a “#” for later searching. To share your notes with others, use the “@” - just like you would with Twitter. Mrs. Fournier is looking for student writers again to contribute to the library blog. Have an original work you’d like to share? Or maybe you’d like to review a recent book you’ve read? Think about showcasing your talents on the library blog. We’d all love to hear what you have to say! The Young Adult Library Services Association has announced its 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults list. Genres and styles include contemporary realistic fiction, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and novels in verse. Some of which we have in the UHS Library!
http://uxbridgehighschoollibrary.blogspot.com
