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Gaming

The Kids Are Alright: How the Gamer Generation is Changing the Workplace, by John C. Beck and Mitchell Wade.
Harvard Business School Press, 2006
Prof GV1469.3 B44 2006

Gaming Lives in the Twenty-first Century: Literate Connections, edited by Cynthia L. Selfe and Gail E. Hawisher; foreword by James Paul Gee.
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
Prof GV1469.3 .G43 2007

Religion and School

An Educator's Classroom Guide to America's Religious Beliefs and Practices, by Benjamin J. Hubbard, John T. Hatfield, and James A. Santucci.
Libraries Unlimited, 2007
Prof BL2525 .H82 2007

In the Beginning: Fundamentalism, the Scopes Trial, and the Making of the Antievolution Movement, by Michael Lienesch.
University of North Carolina Press, 2007
Prof BT712 .L54 2007

Crisis Management

Media Relations for Schools: Including Crisis Communications, by Cheri Lovre.
Solution Tree, 2007
Prof LB2847 .L68 2007

Anticipating and Managing Crime, Crisis and Violence in Our Schools: A Practical Guide, by Jo Campbell.
Cambria Press, 2007
Prof LB3013.3 C25 2007

Posted by Vince Jenkins on June 1, 2007

Food and Fitness Matter: Raising Healthy, Active Kids [videorecording]
Parents Action for Children, 2006
LTy RJ206 .F66 2006
Health and nutrition experts explain: the causes of the dramatic increase in overweight kids; the health problems raised by the childhood obesity epidemic; and how unhealthy food at school contributes to the obesity problem, as well as to learning and discipline problems.

Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed [videorecording]
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2004
LTy E840.8.C48 C55 2004
Shirley Chisholm first made her mark on American political history in 1968 when she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress, representing New York. Then in 1972 she campaigned as the first African-American woman to run for a major party's nomination for United States President.

Evolution: Constant Change and Common Threads [videorecording]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2006
LTy QH366.2 .E863 2006
In four presentations, Dr. Sean B. Carroll and Dr. David M. Kingsley explore how key developmental genes, natural selection, and time fuel the evolutionary process. They also discuss how Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution ignited a revolution in biology that continues to this day.

Math advantage 2007 [CD-ROM].
Encore Software, 2006
LTy QA11.2 .M38 2006
Interactive tutors for middle and high school students, using graphics, animations, videos and games to teach ten core math subjects.

Posted by Vince Jenkins on June 1, 2007

America's Perfect Storm
"The authors document and describe three forces: divergent skill distributions among U.S. population groups, a changing economy, and demographic trends of a growing, more diverse population. They project the impact of these interactions upon the nation 25 years into the future"--Preface.

Hot Shot Business
An online business simulation game designed to teach teens entrepreneurial concepts and skills. Students gain experience with designing and operating their own business such as a skateboard factory, a comic book shop, a pet spa, a landscaping service, or a candy factory.

ScienceResearch.com
A free web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases covering physical, biological, and environmental sciences; computers, technology, and engineering; health & medicine; math; and social sciences.

Educational HotLinks for Middle School Teachers
More than 400 web sites among 19 categories (e.g. arts, careers and counseling, bilingual education, health and PE, information literacy, language arts, lesson plans, math, teacher blogs, professional development, science, social studies, special education, teaming, and technology).

Posted by Vince Jenkins on June 1, 2007

Please make Allen Ford and Michael Williams feel welcome as they join the CIMC staff this summer. Allen is a student in Math and Physics and Michael is a student in the Art Department. Both of them will be helping patrons in our computer lab. We're glad they're here!

Posted by Anna Lewis on June 1, 2007

The CIMC has 16 new digital camcorders in our collection. The DCR-HC48 is a mid-level MiniDV camcorder that will suit many purposes. Anyone affiliated with the School of Education (students enrolled in any School of Education course, and faculty and staff working in any School of Education unit) are encouraged to check them out (both literally and figuratively). Reservations may be made by calling the CIMC Circulation Desk at 608-263-4750.

Posted by Anna Lewis on June 1, 2007

Since June 21st signals the arrival of a new season, one of our displays this month will also focus on new arrivals by showcasing a variety of professional and PreK-12 items that have been added to the CIMC collection this month.

With the arrival of summer signaling that fun time of year when physical activity for kids is in full swing, another display will feature a variety of items from the CIMC collection that illustrate how physical activities can promote learning for children and young adults.

In line with this focus on education through physical activity, what better School of Education department to feature this month than the Department of Kinesiology? Originating from the Greek word knesi(s) meaning movement, kinesiology is the study of the anatomy, physiology and mechanics of movement. The UW-Madison Department of Kinesiology exists to research, teach and apply knowledge related to movement, exercise and human occupation with the ultimate goal of enhancing human health, productivity, and quality of life. This display will feature CIMC collection items of interest to current and future educations seeking to increase their knowledge of how movement and exercise have the potential to dramatically impact human health and life quality.

CIMC staff look forward to your upcoming June visits and we hope you enjoy a great summer!

Posted by Patricia Eschmann on June 1, 2007

The qualitative research program NVivo recently got an update in the computer labs. This May the program was updated to version 7 on all Windows computers in rooms 330, 336, and 358 Teacher Education. More information about this newest version of NVivo can be found at the maker's web site, http://www.qsrinternational.com.

Posted by Chris Dowling on June 1, 2007

Children's books to keep you cool as summer rolls in.

Glaciers: Nature's Icy Caps, by David L. Harrison; illustrated by Cheryl Nathan.
Boyds Mills Press, 2006
LTy GB2403.8 H37 2006

Big Alaska: Journey Across America's Most Amazing State, by Debbie S. Miller; illustrations by Jon Van Zyle.
Walker & Co., 2006.
LTy F910.5 M55 2006

The North Pole Was Here: Puzzles and Perils at the Top of the World, by Andrew C. Revkin.
Kingfisher, 2006
LTy G614 .R48 2006

What Happens in Winter?, by Sara L. Latta.
Enslow Publishers, 2006
LTy QB637.8 .L38 2006

The Shivers in the Fridge, by Fran Manushkin; illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky.
Dutton Children's Books, 2006.
LTy PZ3.M318 Shi 2006

Wintersmith, by Terry Pratchett.
HarperTempest, 2006
LTy PZ3.P8865 Win 2006

Posted by Vince Jenkins on June 1, 2007

On Wednesday, May 30th, Catherine Stephens, Prof. Michael Connors, and Dan LaValley presented a session on Second Life at the annual UW-Madison Teaching and Learning Symposium. The session entitled, Virtual Classrooms in the Arts, highlighted the work that Catherine, Michael and Dan have invested in creating learning opportunities for UW-Madison students in the virtual world, Second Life.

Catherine also helped moderate Friday's "ComETS Sampler" which included an overview of technology initiatives from Learning Support Services, UW Libraries, DoIT's Student Peer Training, Computer-Aided Engineering, education initiaves in Second Life, and an overview of webcasting from the ICS, Pyle Center.

Posted by Anna Lewis on June 1, 2007