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You may have seen carpenters and painters at the CIMC these past two weeks. They are converting room 356 into a computer classroom and room 350 into an office. These changes are part of a UW System Lab Remodernization Grant that will give us another Macintosh classroom.

The new classroom will hold 14 Mac G5 computers, 2 scanners, an LCD projector, and a combination DVD/VHS deck. There will be the same classroom arrangement as existing computer classrooms with stations on the perimeter of the room and conference tables in the middle. The exception is that the instructional tools (screen, projector, and whiteboard) are all within arms reach of the instructor.

Expect the dust to begin clearing by the end of spring break this March. If everything goes as planned, the classroom will be ready for the summer semester. During construction, computer services staff have been relocated to room 332. Drop by. Room 332 is located on the east edge of the 3rd floor.

Posted by Chris Dowling on February 1, 2006

During February, the CIMC will display items featuring African American Heritage Month, the 2006 Caldecott and Newberry Award Winners, the Winter Olympics in Torino, and teacher evaluation.

February is African-American Heritage Month. Celebrate with the CIMC by visiting a display of selected items from our collection or by visiting our African American Heritage Month Webliography, now ranked on the first page of Google! Find links to video, audio, and original texts relating to African American cultural heritage.

Each year the American Library Association (ALA) honors the best in children’s literature published in the previous year. During February, the CIMC will highlight the Newberry and Caldecott Awards in a display of past and present winners. For more information on this year’s recipients, visit the ALA Literary and Related Award Winners website.

As future teachers, you assess your students every day in a variety of ways. But how might you be evaluated? Visit a display of items that focus on new teachers and teacher evaluation to find out.

Posted by Kelly Haferman on February 1, 2006

In partnership with WiscNet, the Annenberg Media offers a rich collection of multimedia teacher resources and professional workshops to Wisconsin teachers. Annenberg teacher programs are available free online, broadcast on the Anneberg Satellite channel, or available for purchase from http://www.learner.org.

Highlights include:

**Monthly spotlights to highlight new content
**Workshop topics across Arts, Education Theory and Issues, History and Social Studies, Literature and Language Arts, Mathematics, Science
**Course material video-streamed live or available as rebroadcasts “video on demand” online
**Learning Objects and supporting curricular resources
Example: “The Journey North – A global study off wildlife migration and seasonable change."

A full list of workshop topics can be found at the Anneberg web site:
http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/workshop_list.html . To access the “video on demand” content, register online to setup an account with Annenberg Media.

Questions? Contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu .

Posted by Catherine Stephens on February 1, 2006

As part of a monthly literacy program developed by UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies, CIMC staff Catherine Stephens and Lisa Teyema visited the Safe Haven After School program at Allied Drive, and provided a story hour and craft activity to school age children Kindergarten through First grade. Working with a Winter Olympics theme, children gathered round for stories about winter sports, and engaged in lessons about Italy and far away places, and spent time studying Winter Olympics sports featured in Torino, Italy in February 06. Story book titles included –

Frozen Noses by Jan Carr
Tacky and the Winter Games by Helen Lester
and
Curious George Goes Sledding, edited by Margret Rey and Alan J. Shalleck
Hello Goodbye Window, by Norton Juster, Chris Raschka (Illustrator)

Craft activities included the construction of a gold Olympic medal, and construction and coloring a booklet about the winter Olympic sports. Children enjoyed round snacks (in line with the Olympic rings) that included Ritz crackers, cheese, and Pepperoni. Special thanks to Lisa Teyema, and all CIMC student staff who helped create this program activity!

Posted by Catherine Stephens on February 1, 2006

Comic books and graphic novels may influence visually oriented students to read more broadly. Comics can express mature, complex themes in a primarily pictorial presentation that may appeal more to young readers than purely textual content. Check the juvenile literature collection at the CIMC for new comic/graphic novel titles; these titles are intended to support this current teaching strategy. New titles include:

Ender's shadow, by Orson Scott Card. Tor, 2000.
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Days of the blackbird: a tale of northern Italy, by Tomie dePaola. Puffin Books, 2005.
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Courageous princess, story and art by Rod Espinosa. Antarctic Press, 2004.
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Courtney Crumrin and the coven of mystics, by Ted Naifeh. Oni Press, c2003.
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Iron Wok Jan! 10, by Shinji Saijyo. ComicsOne, 2004.
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Star Wars tales. Vol. 1. Dark Horse, 2002
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Kare kano. Vol. one, His and her circumstances, by Masami Tsuda. Tokyopop, 2003.
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Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind: perfect collection, story and art by Hayao Miyazaki. Viz Communications, 1995-1997.
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Mary Jane. Circle of friends, by Sean McKeever. Marvel Comics, 2004.
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Akira. Book one, by Katsuhiro Otomo. Dark Horse Comics, c2000.
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Sundiata: a legend of Africa, adapted by Will Eisner. NBM, 2003.
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