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Books & Bytes

FDHS Library News - Volume 1 Issue 2

Books & BytesFDHS Library News - Volume 1 Issue 2

Tech Tidbit: Kahoot!

Looking for a fun, interactive way to quiz your students? Check out Kahoot! Kahoot is a game-based platform that allows you to create an engaging classroom experience. It's totally free and totally fun. It's similar to tools like Socrative but it is a more game-based structure with timed questions, music, and a leaderboard. Students can participate from any wifi enabled device. Check it out at https://getkahoot.com/. Come talk to me if you want to try it out or learn more!
Diana Laufenberg: How to learn? From mistakes

Make Mistakes!

I hope you take a moment to watch the video posted above. Diana makes some really awesome and relevant points about education that I think are super relevant to the students that we work with. While you're planning engaging lessons, remember that its part of our job to create safe environments to failure at school.

Featured Books: Gateway 2015-16 Nominees

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In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters

Set in 1918, Winters explores the world of WWI, the spread of influenza, and the rise of spirit photography. Mary Shelley Black doesn't believe in spirits until the ghost of the boy she loved starts visiting her.
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Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

In the future, humans have gained superpowers and have forcefully taken power. Regular humans are subject to the whims of the Epics but David is determined to join the Reckoners to bring down the invincible Steelheart.
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The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

When Cassie is taken into an FBI program for exceptional teens, she finally feels like her skills are being appreciated. But no one is who they seem among the teens in the program and when killers strike close to home, everyone's life is in danger.

Trivia!

What was the top grossing US film in 1987?


*Know the answer? Come to the Media Center to claim a prize. :)

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