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Learning for Life in the 21st Century

 

 Welcome to the Acadia Library

 

 

Mission Statement     

 

Our mission is to enrich the lives of students with quality literature and ensure that students are effective and ethical users of information in a variety of formats to prepare them as life-long learners in an information-rich society.  We strive to model our school's core values of commitment, safety, open-mindedness and respect.

 

                                                      

 

 

Here are the latest books catalogued at Acadia:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author, Christina Kilbourne, Visits Acadia 

 

        

 

Get into the Olympic Spirit and Guess These Sports: 

 

Wordle: 1 -- what winter olympic sport am I                      Wordle: 2 -- what winter Olympic sport am I

 

 

Genre Wordle                                        Poetry Wordle

Wordle: FICTION GENRES                       Wordle: poetry terminology

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Watch this interview with author of the Twighlight Series, Stephanie Meyer

 

 Top 20 Web 2.0 Tools for Learning in 2009 

(with permission from Jane Hart, creator

1.  Twitter - Microblogging tool                               2.  del.icio.us- Social bookmarking tool      

3.  YouTube - Video hosting/sharing                        4. Google Reader - RSS / Feed reader

5. Google Docs  - Web-based documents                6.  Wordpress - Blogging tool 

7.  Slideshare - Hosting presentations                      8. Google Search - Web search tool 

9. Audacity - Sound editor and recorder                 10. Firefox - Web browser

11. Ning - Social networking tool                           12. Skype - Instant video messaging                      

13. PowerPoint - Presentation software                  14.  Blogger - Blogging tool

15. Moodle - Course Mgt. System                         16. iGoogle - Personalized Start Page

17.  Wikipedia - Collaborative Encyclopedia           18.  flickr - Photo storage/ sharing site

19. VoiceThread - Collaborative Slideshows           20. Jing - Screen Captures

 

 

 

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