5+January+2012

**English** (Jacque Miller) email sent 1/27: Quick Tip #9  Below is a link to a website you might find interesting on "the language of film." The creator, Frank Baker, is an educator known for his work in media literacy.@http://www.frankwbaker.com/language_of_filmP.S. Two new titles you may have seen on the January New Materials list://The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century Poetry// (811.008 Pen)//The Shakespeare Thefts: In Search of the First Folios// by Rasmussen, Eric (822.33-G Ras) **Fine Arts** (Jane Spencer)  ***LIVE STREAM INFORMATION SESSION FOR TEACHERS: SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2012 11AM EST***

Last month, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2012 Inductee class (learn more at http://rockhall.com/inductees/). The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction process is an exciting, accessible way to use rock and roll in the classroom and to engage students of all ages in learning about rock and roll history, while exercising and developing critical thinking skills. Voice Your Choice is a national project that invites students to create their own Inductee class. Who would they choose to induct into their own Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and why? The goal is to teach students to develop the ability to make aesthetic judgments, to understand the aesthetic standards of others, and to learn to present a persuasive case about their choices. These goals are key to content standards around the country – in the arts and across the curriculum. Voice Your Choice gives both teachers and students the tools to effectively evaluate the definition of “musical excellence” while creating an interactive forum in which they can further explore and explain their own aesthetic value system. Classrooms can connect with educators from the Rock Hall’s award-winning Education Department through a variety of distance learning options to engage in discussion and to learn more about the Induction process itself. Teachers are encouraged to submit student work online, and select student projects will be showcased on rockhall.com and will be featured at a special Teachers Rock workshop to be held during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Week in Cleveland, OH in April 2012. To learn more about the project and possible strategies and approaches, join us for a special live stream information session for teachers on SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2012 at 11AM EST. Rock Hall Educators will discuss the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction process and will walk participants through resources available on the Voice Your Choice website (to be launched during the live stream). To learn more about the project, and to access the live stream go to: www.rockhall.com/voiceyourchoice. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES AND ADDITIONAL INFO. Questions? Email voiceyourchoice@rockhall.org. Rock On! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s Education Department

**History** (Holly Bunt) ** Quick Library Tip - 100 Years in 10 Minutes (video) ** Happy New Years! I know I have gotten behind in sending you your Quick Library Tips. I'll try to be more on top of things for the rest of this year. Below is a link to a You Tube video that features 100 years in 10 minutes. Enjoy!Great way to get us thinking about the new year. 100 Years in 10 Minutes (1911 - 2011 in 10 Minutes) - YouTube @http://bit.ly/yRVoFb

<span style="display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**Language** (Sue Donnelly) Greetings everyone, We recently came across a site that you might like to share with your language students. It has a variety of books available in foreign languages. The titles cover fiction and nonfiction. The site is: @http://gutenberg.org/browse/languages/es. We hope you can use this site. Have a warm and happy day.

<span style="display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**Mathematics** (Beth Blaustein)

<span style="display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**Science** (Beth Blaustein) nytimesinschool.com New York Times Replica Edition - sign up is free. In addition to the current newspaper it has back issues and great teacher resources like videos and podcasts.

<span style="display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">**Senior Seminar** (Jacque Miller) <span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">email sent 1/27: Library Quick Tip #6 <span style="display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;"> A comforting poll from USC: @http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/study-most-people-still-dont-trust-online-info-20111215-1ovb4.html

An interesting article on the state of scholarly publishing by a well-known researcher of the impact of digital usage:

@http://socialmediacollective.org/2011/12/11/scholarly-publishing/

Resources to Share with other Departments:

Sue, I thought this might be helpful to your Language teachers.

@http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/languages/es

Notes to Colleagues: