Here is this week’s News Digest:
News Digest 13th-19th Nov 2015
Happy reading over the long weekend!
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Costa Book Awards – Shortlists announced 20th November
The children’s titles for the 2012 Costa Award are as follows:
Sally Gardner Maggot Moon Hot Key Books
Diana Hendry The Seeing The Bodley Head
Hayley Long What’s Up with Jody Barton? Macmillan Children’s Books
Dave Shelton A Boy and a Bear in a Boat David Fickling Books
Full details here
3rd Form History – Traditional and modern research in the Library
A Snapshot of Library life!
Top Ten things to do in the Library
Top 10 things to do in the library:
- Curl up in a bean bag with a good book.
- Read a magazine in the Garden Room.
- Play chess.
- Do some research using the e-library.
- Read a newspaper on an iPad.
- Ask a librarian for advice on research and referencing.
- Use the big screens to revise topics.
- Use a pod to discuss group work.
- Borrow an iPad to use in the library.
- Browse the library catalogue.
This is just the tip of the iceberg! The librarians welcome your suggestions for new books and look forward to hearing about the books you’ve read.
Come and talk to us. We look forward to welcoming the new 3rd form on Monday 3rd September.
BBfS VLE
Browns Books for Students – VLebooks
To find out more about the e-book platform we will be implementing in September 2012 have a look at this presentation
Welcome to The Mallinson Library on Speech Day 2012
Have a look around our amazing new facility.
We have the MYP Visual Arts 2012 exhibition upstairs and in the Personal and Social pods. This is a showcase of film and video created by MYP students.
iPads for Learning – try one in the Library today
Here’s an excellent ScoopIt page of weblinks on the topic of iPads for Learning
It includes suggestions of the most useful and interesting educational apps and ways of using ipads during lessons.
We have 12 ipads in the Mallinson Library – available for use within the Library. Come and experiment with one today or read a newspaper on an ipad – The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian all available in full colour with added features.
The National Geographic has spectacular photos and animations.
We’ve just added apps for Khan Academy (3,000 + educational videos) and Shakespeare – full text of all the plays, Sonnets, Poems and includes a Concordance.
WolframAlpha – available for Maths.