Amberly Media Center

Here are some of the latest book=>movie links:
Shredderman –a Nick TV movie based on the series by Wendelin Van Draanen will be broadcast Sunday June 9th at 8 pm — http://www.nick.com/shows/specials/shredderman/index.jhtml
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — opens July 13th — http://www.harrypotterorderofthephoenix.com/
The Golden Compass — the movie based on the first book of Philip [...]

Curious about what 9-, 10-, 11-, and 12-year-olds like to read? Students at Amberly are sharing some of their favorite books in short blog entries.
We are piloting the use of Blogmeister a classroom blogging system created by David Warlick’s Landmark Project.
Click here to visit Amberly Book Blurbs.

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>Plug the larger end of the USB cable into the computer (see right).
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Basic Features
Picasa is a free tool for organizing, editing, and sharing photos available from Google. (click here to download a copy for home use) If you are a Mac user familiar with iPhoto, you will find Picasa is similar.
Organizing
When you first launch Picasa, you will be asked if you want the program to search for [...]

Atomic Learning
http://www.atomiclearning.com – brief video tutorials for popular Windows and Macintosh software; username and password for home use available at school.
Dictionary Link
http://www.dictionarylink.com – a collection of free online dictionaries and translation tools.
FactMonster
http://www.factmonster.com – an online almanac of fast facts from the Information Please Almanac. 
Grolier Online Encyclopedia 
http://go-kids.grolier.com/ – username and password for home use available at school.
KidsClick!
http://www.kidsclick.org — a directory [...]