Meyersdale Area Media Center

1. Meyersdale Area Media Center

2. I hear and I forget I see and I remember I do and I understand -Confucius

3. How Can We Help? • Bibliographies • Resources • Consulting • Projects

4. Research • Print Materials • Internet • Online Databases • Interlibrary Loan

5. Timelines Appeal to students' visual, mathematic, and kinesthetic intelligences. Document the timeframe of a novel or the span of an individual's life. Completed timelines can be displayed as wall hangings, 3-dimensional "clothesline timelines", or computer slideshows. Civil War Timeline

6. Create a Graph • Graphs allow students to see the relationship of complicated data in a simpler visual format • Students learn to read graphs by creating their own Pets We Own

7. Online Comic Strips • Create comic strips relating to characters/topics you are discussing in class. • Create a comic strip story using new vocabulary words that are being taught. • Filling in talk or thought balloons for different cartoon characters helps students practice conversation and language structure in a meaningful context. Vocabulary Lesson

8. Videos • Students retain what they learn • Helps students better express their deepest understanding of core classroom content • Promotes creativity • Students will be engaged in their learning Sportsmanship Video

9. Animoto • Use at the beginning of the day as a ‘teaser’ for what your students can look forward to learning each day • Use to teach complex concepts in history, math, science, or character education. Students will respond to new media in the classroom. • Allow your students to display knowledge of a concept using Animoto. • Use Animoto for Education for a beginning of the year get to know you activity. Author Project Family Project

10. PhotoStory • Book Review -- Use this format for student's to create book reviews for the library. • Story Map-  Have students draw pictures or act out each of the story elements to aid comprehension • Paperless Research Paper:  What a great vehicle for presenting information.  The paper can be written and/or the Photostory 3 final product could be used to share the research via a kiosk.  Poetry

11. VoiceThread • Extend and document classroom conversations • Online tutoring • Use as a storytelling tool, a deep thinking tool, a research tool, an expository communication tool, and even an assessment tool Weather Poetry

12. Glogster • an online tool that allows you to create digital, interactive posters incorporating text, audio, graphics, and video. • Adds audiovisual aspects to traditionally text-oriented subjects • Fosters teamwork and collaboration with classmates • Use as final product of research results • Introduce a person, topic, or genre Owl Research

13. Jeopardy • Create a review game that students can play independently or in the classroom • Students can create games that they share with each other • Use to present the results of research Exploring Force and Motion

14. Posters • Present results of research • Review skills learned • Provide a framework for skills to cover • Easily accessible to all audiences • Valuable life skill

15. Contact Us • Email Susan, Angel, Stacy or Terri • Call ext. 319 • Complete the Planning Form