Jen Latimer presented at the New Jersey Association of School Librarians conference two weeks ago with Dr. Chris Shamburg, a Clinton parent who is a professor of education technology at New Jersey City University. They presented the third grade digital storytelling project Mrs. Latimer undertook last year with Clinton third graders over a period of 5-6 weeks in their library class.

The YouTube link is an edited highlights version of their hour-long presentation. It can also be accessed from Mrs. Latimer’s blog, www.anywherelibrarian.com.

TUMBLEBOOKS
Tumblebooks are e-books that you can access from any computer. Previously you could not view them on an Apple device. Now you can check out the first batch of iPad-compatible TumbleBooks by signing into TumbleBookLibrary on your iPad and going to the Story Books section. There are currently 44 iPad books to choose from!

Just below the “Story Books” heading, there is a link called “Click here for iPad-compatible titles.” Click on this link, and the iPad books will be sorted for you. Now, simply click on the “iPad” button to launch the book of your choice! The book will appear in a small window at first, but to expand, simply click on the “full screen” button.

In the coming months, Tumblebooks will be creating iPad content for the entire TumbleBooks animated picture books collection.

http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/
ID: clintonelem
Password: books

Dear Students & Families:

At Clinton Elementary, we support literacy all day and every day. In order to encourage more reading and less non-educational screen time, we are offering each student an extra library book each week. In return, we are asking all students and parents to make a pledge.

I pledge to:
R READ EVERY DAY
E ENGAGE MY BRAIN IN LEARNING
A ASK QUESTIONS
D DEVELOP MY CREATIVITY

How is this different than TV turnoff?
TV Turnoff encouraged 0-60 minutes of television each night. In our families, television rules differ and there are some excellent educational options available. We also recognize that some students use e-books and audio books and this use of technology is a natural extension of reading and should not be viewed negatively.

Studies show that students who read more do better in school. Thank you and congratulations to all the students (and their families) who undertake our new challenge. Please return this form to school now and have access to an extra library book each week!

READ Program form

Sincerely,
Jennifer Latimer
Clinton School Library

Want to know what your kids are doing during their library time? Take a peek at the Clinton Library Blog.

Please note that all library books were due on June 2nd. Every child that owes library books was sent home with a note detailing what books were owed and how much the books cost. My main goal is to have the books and not the money. The library is now closed for inventory and it is very important for me to determine what books I need to purchase for next year especially with a much smaller budget.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Jennifer Latimer
973-378-7686 x 5004

The Clinton School library is seeking volunteers. If you have an extra 30 minutes – 1 hour that you would like to use at Clinton Elementary School, please stop in. I am looking for people to shelf books, sit with children as they read and to organize the book collection. If you have specific questions, please contact Jennifer Latimer at jlatimer@somsd.k12.nj.us.