I loved this video and is one I am putting on our Facebook page. Get those kids reading. This site was abounding with advertisements which I found to be very distracting, but that is how they pay for the site. It was easy to navigate and find subject appropriate videos.
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=159726&title=Gotta_Keep_Reading
This is a video from SchoolTube. This site didn't have near the advertisements as TeacherTube and was easier to navigate. This would be a great video to put on our Facebook page as the students are really into the The Percy Jackson series right now.
http://www.schooltube.com/video/acad37db8c6843f3bdf7/Rick-Riordan-at-National-Book-Festival
During the fall, libraries celebrate Banned Bookd Week. It gives Teacher Librarians the opportunity to educate students and staff which books have been banned at particular schools, why some books are banned and which banned books we own. Students are always surprised at some of the banned books. The following video from SchoolTube would be great to put into the library home page during that week and/or to run it on our daily live announcements.
http://www.schooltube.com/video/797b7759e1814b848960/Banned-Books
Great new tool!
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Thanks for sharing! I did not know of Banned Books Week. Who decides what books are banned and who enforces it?
ReplyDeleteMost schools have a policy on how to handle these complaints. Usually a parent complains about a book and follows up with a "Book Complaint" form which then goes to a select committe of various individuals. A school board has the authority to ban a book after it has been through committee. In my 22 years at KPS I have only had one book complaint and the parent didn't even read the entire book. It was voted by the committee to keep the book on the shelf.
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