Ender's Game movie is almost here!

CHS junior Jacob holds a CHS copy of Ender's Game and admits he's reading this book right now.

I am so excited the 1991 YA sci-fi classic written by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game, is finally coming out as a movie! November 1st is the release date. My nephew Ben posted this trailer link on his FB this morning. I think the folks who bought the movie rights years ago were just waiting for the technology to catch up with the book and make producing the movie affordable. This is BIG news to fans of the book and hopefully to all new readers. If you haven't read Ender's Game yet, you need to RUN to the library and check out a copy. It's one of my very favorite books at the CHS Library and I hope it will become one of yours too. And in November we can go to the movie - YEAH!

I am so sorry that the page doesn't load correctly at school for the above link to work correctly.  Due to our school's filter the YouTube video trailer is blocked and that affects the whole page loading process - it's not my call .  Please see Mrs. Hightower and she will log you on so you can see it.  Meanwhile, log on at home or on your smart phone and watch it, you won't be disappointed.

Have you tried EASEL.LY ?

I just discovered easel.ly, an online infographic tool. Easel.ly could be used for posters, classroom projects and timelines. Please give it a try, I think you'll like it.   Beware, it doesn't work with Internet Explorer, so download Chrome and give it a try. 

Here is a sample I made and if you need to check out a book, it might help you :-)  

May is Digital Citizenship Month!

Recently I met with two 9th grade English classses and we talked about "Online Safety" and our "Digital Footprint". There's a lot to be learned about this subject and I recommend Common Sense Media as a source of more information. Here is a poster from Common Sense Media that can help you make good decisions about sharing your photos of all your friends.

poster from Common Sense Media

April is POETRY MONTH!

April is here and that means it's "Poetry Month" at CHS!

Please take a moment out of your busy day sometime this month and savor a poem.  Find a poem here:

• Poetry 180, a poem a day for American High Schools http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-list.html 

  
• Academy of American Poets    http://www.poets.org/

 

• Schmoop poetry  http://www.shmoop.com/poetry/



Did you know Shmoop is currently offering free SAT & ACT prep? 

Just click this link and you'll find comprehensive SAT and ACT prep classes (normally a $23 value) for free! In addition, through a partnership with Zinch.com, a free scholarship and college search website.  Click here to claim the free class by March 31st, 2013.
There are only a certain number of free guides - so act quickly!



It's VOTING TIME!

Yes, it's time again to vote for your favorite Evergreen Young Adult Book Award!

If you have read at least two of these great books, you can vote.  

Voting is open until March 15th, so don't delay - do it today.

You can get a ballot from Mrs. Hightower or vote online: click here to vote. 

Winner announced - The Lost Hero

 by Rick Riordan!

Mackin - Eservices - MACKIN-VIA

click here to go to Mackin VIA

I want to promote Mackin eBooks again, please take a look today.

Our User ID is: mackinncesdhs

Our Password is: ncesd171

You don't have to put a school name in - leave it blank!

We also have another account of 33 free books! I anticipate this will be our account in the future as we buy specific eBooks for our CHS collection. To access these books use:

User ID: Cashmere

Password: Bulldogs

Download VIA apps - click here

Please give ebooks a try, you might really like to be able to read on your computer or other device.

Let me know if you need help, Mrs. H.

Need more information?? go to Mackin - Eservices - MACKIN-VIA