Playaway

Q: What is a Playaway? A: A Playaway is the first pre-loaded digital audio book. All you have to do is press play and start listening. It works similar to an iPod or portable music player. The Playaway comes with batteries. We only ask that you use your own earbuds.

Q: Why use a Playaway? A: It is the easiest way to listen to a book. A Playaway only weighs two ounces and can easily fit in a pocket for ultimate portability. It remembers where you left off and automatically bookmarks the “page.”

Q: Where can I get a Playaway? A: We have seven Playaways in the school library for you to check out today!

Change, Change, Change

As I stated in the last post, we have some changes here in your school library. We have several new databases that you totally have to check out including:

Soundzabound - This is a royalty free music library. You can download all the music on this site for FREE to use in your podcasts, videos, PowerPoints, Web Design, digital storytelling, etc.

Clip Art School Edition - The largest collection of royalty-free clipart, photos, vinyl-ready images, Web graphics, illustrations, fonts and sounds for FREE to use in your podcasts, videos, PowerPoints, Web Design, digital storytelling, etc.

Proquest AP Science - Full-text scientific, technical, and medical journals.

Teachingbooks.net - TeachingBooks.net is a portal to thousands of online resources you can use to explore children's and young adult books and their authors.

TumbleReadables - This is an online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration.