Author: SLCSD User

Whittier Library Newsletter November 2011

Library Website
Our library has its own webpage! View it at http://my.uen.
org/17583 to find links to many online resources as well as information about our school library. You can also access this newsletter online at the same site.

eBooks Come to Our District!!

Would you like to be able to access a large collection of full-text K-8 books at any time and any place? All you need is a computer with internet access, and a collection of over 1500 eBooks will be yours to browse, read, and enjoy.
Salt Lake City School District recently was able to purchase a collection of eBooks for students and families to use at home as well as at school. eBooks are a new and exciting way to read for enjoyment, practice reading skills, and share the love of reading with family and friends.
All of the eBooks are readable from within a web browser. It is recommended that either Firefox or Safari web browsers be used.
To access the ebooks, go to http://wbb05129.follettshelf.com and use this information: username ebooks password saltlake
From the district webpage, http://www.slcschools.org, there is also a link to the eBook login under the section called Quicklinks. For questions or help in using the Follett eBooks, contact Ms. J in the library (marianne.jones@slcschools.org).

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Another Great eBook Source

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life. -- Henry Ward Beecher

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The Salt Lake County public library also has a fun resource for viewing eBooks. Their resource is called Tumble Books. You can access it for free at this website: http://www.slcolibrary.org/rc/rcbg/index.htm#rcEbooks. Scroll down the page about halfway and look for the link “Tumblebooks-ePicturebooks for children”. It appears that these eBooks may be best suited to grades K-3 and are mainly picture books. Some fun features about this site are the animation they’ve included in the books, the narration which reads the book aloud, and the activities associated with each book such as games, puzzles, and quizzes.
You can also access this page by going to Ms. J’s library page at http://my.uen.org/17583 and click on “eBooks”. If you have any questions about using either the eBooks resources at the Follett Book Shelf or Tumble Books, please feel free to contact Ms. J, the library technology teacher at 801-481-4846 or
marianne.jones@slcschools.org

Recommended Websites

If you’d like the computer at your house to be used for more than just a glorified video game machine, try some of these websites that are great for learning!
* This site is packed with educational games designed specifically for grades 3-6:
http://www.uen.org/3-6interactives/index.shtml
* A fun site where actors read aloud books:
http://storylineonline.net/
* This site has lots of fun games that are curriculum-related:
http://www.funbrain.com/