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 * March 8, 2011 **
 * RONDA'S CORNER **


 * Don't forget to register for the Spring Membership Day being held this Thursday. **

Just as a reminder.... If you have anything you no longer need at your library, please bring it along to the Membership Day for the "garage sale". It's really more like an exchange than a sale. The price tags (if we had any) would all say FREE!

Fun fact for the week.... The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!

** CHECK OUT THESE GREAT SITES! **

1. We all know Google and Yahoo, but have you ever heard of Qwiki? It's a search engine that finds specific topics, and creates an informational video about it as well as other related topics. ( [])

2. Students are turning more and more to digital technology to create projects. This year, instead of making a paper portfolio, brochure, newsletter or flyer, try this flash-driven website, which will create a booklet and allow the creator to publish it online, email it or post it to to social media networks. Can be used to tell stories, create publicity, or demonstrate different marketing techniques. []

3. This website will create a graphic novella, which is more edgier than toondoo, but very creative. A great alternative to comic books, graphic novel art is cutting edge! Try this simple and free website. [] Try this website, which hosts videos for all curriculum! You can search by age level of students as well as have a handy directory of different curriculum courses. Also includes a search box for quick searching []

Videos:

1. Ever heard of Taylor Mali, proponent []

2. And this was sent to me...it's a powerful video done by AT&T about texting and driving. Wow.... []