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The CIMC instruction team looks forward to working with individuals and class groups over the summer to offer instructional help and assistance across a variety of information and technology literacy topics. Staff specialities and instruction topics are posted online for your review.

To request a session in conjunction with a SoE course, begin by reviewing our guidelines for course-related instruction.

Summer may also be the time to review skills and strategies. We provide a variety of online tutorials targeted at computer software, lab equipment, and resources for searching and using library resources.

Tutorial links include:

Library Guides
Technology Tutorials
Computing Lab Guides
CIMC Instructional Resources

We welcome your questions, and suggestions about the CIMC instructional program. Contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu or 263-5949.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on June 30, 2006

CIMC staff extend a special welcome to youth programs from UW Outreach, the People Program, summer MSPE students, and area teachers. Summer program highlights include:

During June and July, we welcome instructors and students with UW Madison's People Program. The PEOPLE Program (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) seeks to increase enrollment and graduation by ethnic minority and low-income students in institutions of higher education, particularly at UW-Madison.

June 19 through July 7, College for Kids resides at the CIMC as well as other locations around campus. Administrated by SoE Outreach, College for Kids serves over 300 children from over 35 school districts and private schools in Dane County. Students choose from a series of workshops, demonstrations, tours and discussions. For additional information, see http://www.education.wisc.edu/cfk/.

Beginning in June and running through the 8 week session, CIMC staff also provide technology and instruction support to MSPE (Masters of Science for Professional Educators). MSPE students also spend class and project time at the CIMC over a 10-day resident period.

For additional information about summer programs at the CIMC, or to arrange a group visit to the CIMC, please contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu .

Posted by Catherine Stephens on June 30, 2006

Web sites added to CIMC resources during June include children's games sites, a gaming reserach cooperative venture between UW and MIT, and the Wisconsin teachers' professional development plan.

The Toontown online times
A 3D massively multiplayer online role-playing game (RPG) in which the player creates a character, then steps into a game world with that character to meet friends, make new friends, compete in games, or battle the evil robot Cog.

Social impact games
"The goal of this site is to catalog the growing number of video and computer games whose primary purpose is something other than to entertain ... also known as 'serious games'"

RuneScape
A massively multiplayer online game featuring quests, battles with monsters, and competition for treasure.

Education Arcade's Revolution
Revolution is the Education Arcade's multi-player, American Revolution-themed role-playing game based on historical events in the town of colonial Williamsburg. Players experience the daily social, economic, and political lives of the town's inhabitants from several social perspectives. One's actions have real consequences that depend on one's politics, gender and class standing in colonial society.

The Professional Development Plan
PI 34 requires Wisconsin educators to complete a PDP in order to renew their license... The Wisconsin PDP is a cooperative web-based environment for licensees... provides for reflection, self assessment, selection of and collaboration with qualified PDP review team members.

Posted by Vince Jenkins on June 30, 2006

Ever wish you could show a Science DVD during a field trip? Or, perhaps review the teaching styles of different K-12 instructors on the way to a conference? The CIMC has equipment to help you. We recently purchased 6 new portable DVD players. They are made by Polaroid to find out more about their specifications, click on the "read more" link below. With a screen over 10 inches, they are excellent for small groups. To reserve one today, call the CIMC Circulation Desk at 608-263-4750 or email: cimccirc@education.wisc.edu.. As always, you need to be a current School of Education Student, Staff or Faculty member for this academic term in order to check-out equipment from the CIMC.

From Amazon.com's Product Description
Polaroid's PDV-1002A portable DVD player is small enough for travel and--with its 10.2-inch, widescreen TFT LCD--broad enough to render vivid, detailed, easily viewable images from DVDs and digital photos in hotels or bedrooms. Its screen offers uncommon positioning options with its rotational design: pivot the LCD left or right and, at 180 degrees you can even tilt it back upon itself for, effectively, "closed-lid" viewing.

Ideal for international travel, the PDV-1002A's auto-sensing power supply accepts everything from AC 100V/50 Hz to AC 240V/60 Hz, letting you charge the supplied lithium-ion battery just about anywhere (it's a good idea to check the power standard and socket type for your international destination first).

At a mere 2 pounds (without the battery), you won't have to break your back to lug the player around. The PDV-1002A includes ESP (electronics shock protection) to ensure uninterrupted viewing and listening. View family snapshots from JPEG image-encoded CDs while minimizing the number of music discs you tote by taking advantage of the unit's playback abilities with MP3-encoded CD-R and CD-RW, each of which can pack about 10 albums' worth of music.

You can plug the PDV-1002A into your home theater receiver and your television using the player's composite-video output and the included audio/video interconnect larger-than-life entertainment. Want to listen in Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround? Connect an optical digital-audio cable (not included) between the PDV-1002A and your compatible surround receiver and multichannel speaker system to listen to movies and concert videos in enveloping surround sound.

The rechargeable battery is good for up to 3 hours of use between charges and a total of about 300 charges. Built-in stereo speakers powered by 1 watt apiece give you a choice of listening through the device itself, through headphones, or through your home system (when connected). You can watch and/or listen with a companion, too, as the player offers not one but two headphone jacks. (Headphones are not included.)

What's in the Box
DVD player, a remote control, a remote battery, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack, audio/video cables (stereo analog audio/composite-video), a DC vehicle power adapter, an AC power adapter, a carrying bag, and a user's manual.

Product Description
Polaroid PDV-1002A is a portable DVD player.PRODUCT FEATURES: 10'' wide screen (16:9) color LCD screen gives you a beautiful color picture; LCD screen swivels 180?, folds flat against player for viewing convenience; Plays DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW; Plays music CDs, CD-R/RW; JPEG image compatible; Built-in Dolby Digital Decoder for fantastic sound; Built-in stereo speakers deliver sound anywhere; ESP (Electronic Shock Protection) for an uninterrupted picture while in motion; Switchable audio and video input/output; Dual headphone jacks for shared enjoyment.

Posted by Anna Lewis on June 30, 2006

June additions to the PreK-12 collection highlight the use of the word, from the elemental to the sublime,

from basic word-building games . . .

Scrabble crossword game
Players form interlocking words crossword fashion and compete for high score.
LTy LBN 1525 .S36 2001

Scrabble Junior
Using either the beginner or advanced version, points are scored by placing letter tiles on the gameboard squares in crossword fashion to make words.
LTy LB 1525 .S37 1999

Boggle Jr.
Object for all games: to match letters on the cubes with letters on picture/word cards and spell the 3- or 4-letter name of the object.
LTy LB1525 .B64 1998

Squint (from Madison's own Out of the Box Publishers!)
Build and identify pictures that other players create with Squint's "shape cards."
LTy BF243 .S69 2003

. . . to performances of the Bard.

The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare on DVD, produced by BBC and Time-Life Films

Comedy
LTy PR 2761 .D736 2003, v.1-5

Tragedy
LTy PR 2763 .D736 2002, v.1-4
LTy PR 2763 .D7363 2005, v.1-5

History
LTy PR 2762 .D736 2004, v.1-5

Posted by Vince Jenkins on June 30, 2006

Some of you may remember the wooden space capsule that landed in the CIMC atrium last year. This year we are excited to annouce the return of UW-Madison student artist, Michael Rea. This summer, Michael has again created an astonishing artwork made out of thousands of pieces of wood, pink foam and glue. His installation is entitled: "Fat Man & Little Boy, Subtitled Hot & Sexy". For photographs of the work click here. His intricate woodworking and creative vision definitely warrant a trip to the CIMC!

The CIMC is always thrilled to display the works of UW-Madison artists, as well as local community members. If you are interested in exhibiting at the CIMC, please contact Anna Lewis at 608-263-8199 or email: alewis@education.wisc.edu.

Posted by Anna Lewis on June 30, 2006

"Hola de Ecuador"! The CIMC is pleased to welcome back Daniela Ugaz after her study abroad year in Quito. Daniela has returned as an assistant at the circulation desk.

Pat Eschmann and Mustafa Ozkaynak have begun their PA positions at the CIMC. Pat will be working in information services, and Mustafa will be working in computer services. We look forward to working closely with both of them.

Also, the CIMC wants to thank all of the student staff who work at the CIMC for their tireless work this summer. The CIMC has been bustling with summer programs, and the thinly staffed students have been accomplishing miracles on a daily basis.

Posted by Anna Lewis on June 30, 2006

The CIMC is please to announce the addition of four very talented graduate students to our staff. Starting in July, Pat Eschmann (a current student in the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) will be our new Information Services PA, and Mustafa Ozkaynak (PhD student in Industrial Engineering) will be our new Computer Services PA. At the end of August, Amanda Manteufel (a new SLIS student) will begin her appointment as Instruction and Information Services TA, and Christopher Blakesly (incoming C&I PhD student in Education Technology) will be starting his appointment as Course Integrated Technology TA.

We know that they will all make substantial contributions to the CIMC and will be excellent resources for our patrons. We are excited to welcome them on board!

Posted by Anna Lewis on June 2, 2006

This month's professional selections emphasize relatively new themes in education.

School Commercialism: From Democratic Ideal to Market Commodity, by Alex Molnar. Routledge, 2005.
Prof LC 1085.2 M65 2005

Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World, edited by Michael K. Stone and Zenobia Barlow. (The Bioneers series.) Sierra Club Books, 2005.
Prof QH 541.2 E238 2005

Electric Worlds in the Classroom: Teaching and Learning with Role-Based Computer Games, by Brian M. Slator. (Technology, Education--Connections, the TEC series.) Teachers College Press, 2006.
Prof LB 1044.87 E435 2006

Posted by Vince Jenkins on June 2, 2006

New series for the young reader's long summer days

World Religions from Facts on File, in the CIMC juvenile collection (LTy's)

African religions
LTy BL 2400 L84 2004

Baha'i faith
LTy BP 365 H232 2002

Buddhism
LTy BQ 277 W36 2003

Confusianism
LTy BL 1852 H66 2004

Hinduism
LTy BL 1203 W35 2001

Islam
LTy BP 161.2 G66 2001

Judaism
LTy BM 561 M67 2002

Native American Religions
LTy E 99 R3 H27 2004

Protestantism
LTy Bx 4805.3 B76 2002

Shinto
LTy BL 2220 H36 2004

Sikhism
LTy BL 2018 S5175 2004

Toaism
LTy BL 1920 H37 2004

Zoroastrianism
LTy BL 1572 H37 2004

The Library of Graphic Novelists
Will Eisner
LTy PN 6727 E4 G74 2005

Bryan Talbot
LTy PR 6070 A356 Z88 2005

Colleen Doran
LTy PS 3554 O593 Z87 2005

Joe Sacco
LTy PN 6727 S14 M37 2005

Neil Gaiman
LTy PR 6057 A319 Z825 2005

Posted by Vince Jenkins on June 2, 2006

The CIMC highlights fun activities and places in our June displays. During these (hopefully) less hectic days of summer break, take some time to:

Read one of our new young adult books. Find out more by visiting the YA display.

Learn new kid-friendly arts and crafts. We have many craft activity books at the CIMC, and staff have taken the time to create crafty samples.

Visit the zoo. A ten minute walk from the CIMC, the Henry Vilas Zoo is free to the public, and the Milwaukee County Zoo is only an hour away. The zoo display highlights animal materials from our collection.

Visit a museum. With the newly re-opened Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and the Chazen Museum of Art in downtown Madison, visitors of the CIMC have easy access to fine art from all around the world. In June, the CIMC displays books and other multimedia items from our art and artists collection.

Posted by Kelly Haferman on June 2, 2006

Starry night . [Deluxe ed.] Imaginova, 2005.
LTy QB63 S72 2005
Simulator and planetarium that lets you explore the night sky from your desktop.

Age of mythology. [Gold ed.] Microsoft Game Studios, 2004.
LTy GV1469.25 .A44 2004
"Enter an age when powerful heroes led mighty armies of fearsome beasts and warriors; a time when the gods could tip the scale of a battle with lightning, meteors, tornadoes and more."

White Hmong--English dictionary. Saint Paul Public Schools ELL Programs, 2004.
LTy PL4072.95.W45 W45 2004
The software contains English-Hmong and Hmong-English dictionaries, special education dictionary, analysis of English and Hmong sentence structure, sample lesson plans for teaching bilingual math and reading classes, hundreds of Hmong stories written by Hmong elders and Hmong children, pictures, pronunciation helps, etc.

Dreamfall, the longest journey. Aspyr Media, 2006.
LTy GV1469.35 .D74 2006
Casablanca, 2219. Zoë Castillo gets involved in a conspiracy spanning parallel worlds and hundreds of years. Static interference is disrupting technology, and it seems linked to a ghostly presence inhabiting a black house in a wintry landscape. As Zoë searches for a lost friend, she discovers a magical world behind our own.

Posted by Vince Jenkins on June 2, 2006

In honor of June's GLBT Pride Month, we celebrate diversity, and point users to a wealth of information on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) issues. Below are just a few sites of interest to students and educators.

http://cimc.education.wisc.edu/ed_info/webliographies/gay_lesbian.html

For help searching for articles, books, and other resources, stop by the Reference Desk or contact us by phone or email.

askCIMC
Reference Desk: 263-4751
IM name on AOL, Yahoo, MSN and ICQ: cimcref

Posted by Catherine Stephens on June 2, 2006

The CIMC instruction team looks forward to working with individuals and class groups over the summer to offer instructional help and assistance across a variety of information and technology literacy topics. Staff specialities and instruction topics are posted online for your review.

To request a session in conjunction with a SoE course, begin by reviewing our guidelines for course-related instruction.

Summer may also be the time to review skills and strategies. We provide a variety of online tutorials targeted at computer software, lab equipment, and resources for searching and using library resources.

Tutorial links include:

Library Guides
Technology Tutorials
Computing Lab Guides
CIMC Instructional Resources

We welcome your questions, and suggestions about the CIMC instructional program. Contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu or 263-5949.

Posted by Catherine Stephens on June 2, 2006

CIMC staff extend a special welcome to youth programs from UW Outreach, the People Program, summer MSPE students, and area teachers. Summer program highlights include:

The week of June 12th CIMC staff host the Technology and Arts program in CIMC labs. Coordinated through SoE Outreach, the program is designed for students in grades 6-9, and offers exploratory classes ranging from African Dance and Drumming, Photography and Digital Imagery, Making Comic Strips, and Exploring Architecture. For additional information, see http://www.education.wisc.edu/outreach/youthprograms/techarts/ .

During June and July, we welcome instructors and students with UW Madison's People Program. The PEOPLE Program (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) seeks to increase enrollment and graduation by ethnic minority and low-income students in institutions of higher education, particularly at UW-Madison.

June 19 through July 7, College for Kids resides at the CIMC as well as other locations around campus. Administrated by SoE Outreach, College for Kids serves over 300 children from over 35 school districts and private schools in Dane County. Students choose from a series of workshops, demonstrations, tours and discussions. For additional information, see http://www.education.wisc.edu/cfk/.

Beginning in June and running through the 8 week session, CIMC staff also provide technology and instruction support to MSPE (Masters of Science for Professional Educators). MSPE students also spend class and project time at the CIMC over a 10-day resident period.

For additional information about summer programs at the CIMC, or to arrange a group visit to the CIMC, please contact Catherine Stephens at cstephens@education.wisc.edu .

Posted by Catherine Stephens on June 2, 2006

During most of the summer the CIMC will be open 9am to 5pm Monday - Friday. We will be closed on weekends, July 4th and Labor Day. However, during the busiest summer sessions (From June 12th to July 28th) we will open an hour earlier -- at 8am -- Monday-Friday. Please call 608-263-4750 if you have any questions.

Posted by Anna Lewis on June 2, 2006