Showing posts with label Audio books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Audio books. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Library Website CiTi

Tammy Cummings, MLS
Center for  Instruction, Technology & Innovation

CiTi's Library Website

 The new  and improved library website is up and running. This new version of the website is linked to the CiTi website.  You will find it listed in the links column for each program at CiTi Library.  This will take you to the landing page and on this page there is a link (Visit the CiTi Library's  Google Site!) to the full library website.  You are welcome to bookmark the Google Sites Library page to take you directly to the page in the future.
Image of Library Website Landing Page

  The Library website is a place for Teachers and Students to find resources that support their learning.  There is a section for teachers that provides links to the teacher sign in pages for resources that we use here at CiTi.  The student section provides the links to the student sign in pages for the resources that students are most likely to use.  There are also resources to help students (and teachers) with their research needs and access to our ebooks/audio books.  You do not have  to be logged in to your CiTi Google account unless you need to view the restricted pages.  To view these pages just log in with your @citiboces.net account.

  The Library calendar is on the Home page of the Library website.  This calendar will enable you to see my availability for library lessons.  There is also the Library Schedule page that allows you to sign up for a time with the Librarian.  You will then receive a confirmation of that time from me.  This is the same form that teachers and students use to sign up for an ICE (Information, Curation & Exploration) session.  Once the Library space opens there is also a page for Library Sign In  where teachers will be able to see that their students did arrive at the library (They must have a pass).

The Library website is the best way to provide access to the digital library materials.  This website is updated on a regular basis and new items are added as they are added to the library.  Come visit the library website often.


Sunday, April 30, 2017

SYNC Audio books for Teens for Free

CiTi Library Media Center

SYNC Audiobooks offers free audio books every summer.  I have created the following video tutorial to help you see how to download the books.  Over Drive will need to be installed on the computer that you will do the downloading on.  Over Drive is available on the Chromebooks and the download can be saved to your Google Drive.
Every week SYNC Audio offers 2 free audio books.  One is a classic title and one is a current young adult title.  Here is a list of the pairs and the dates they will be available:

2017 SYNC Audiobook Title Pairs

April 27 – May 3
May 4  – May 10
May 11 – May 17
May 18 – May 24
May 25 – May 31
June 1 – June 7
June 8 – June 14
June 15 – June 21
June 22 – June 28
June 29  – July 5
July 6 – July 12
July 13 – July 19
July 20 – July 26
July 27 – August 2
August 3  – August 9
August 10 – August 16

Things to remember:

  1. Your name is embedded in the meta data so each person must download their own copy
  2. You have one week to download after that you miss out on the book, weeks start on Thursdays
  3. You will need to back up your files since you cannot re-download after the week is over. 
  4. These books are meant for a teen audience and may not be appropriate for younger students.
  5. The Library (School and Public) are places you can go for help with your audiobooks.
  6. Take the time to download and enjoy listening to these great books and share this with your students and their families.