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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.

 

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Here are the latest books catalogued at Acadia:

Non-Fiction

 

 

Fiction and Non-Fiction

 

 

 

Improve Your Vocabulary

 

 

Author, Christina Kilbourne, Visits Acadia 

 

        

 

 

 Check out Christina Kilbourne's Website

 

Genre Wordle                                        Poetry Wordle

                     

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Class Podcasts

 

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Guess what book this chapter is taken from and win a prize (hint: click on the image to make it larger and watch the Animoto of Acadia's latest books)

 

Check out Acadia Library's Latest Books 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Thanks to Adam Scott Bellow for this look at Technology in Education

 

 

 

 Top 20 Web 2.0 Tools for Learning in 2009 

(with permission from Jane Hart, creator: http://c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/)

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

3.  Google Reader - RSS / Feed reader                  4.   Wordpress - Blogging tool   

5.  Skype - Instant video messaging                       6. Google Docs  - Web-based documents 

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

9.  PowerPoint - Presentation software                 10.  Firefox - Web browser

11. YouTube - Video hosting/sharing                    12.  Audacity - Sound editor and recorder

13. Ning - Social networking tool                          14. Articulate - Presenter/engage/quizmaker 

15.  flickr - Photo storage/ sharing site                 16.  Snagit - Screen capture tool 

17. Adobe Captivate - Demo and scenario tool      18.  Blogger - Blogging tool

19.  Camtasia Studio - Screencasting tool            20.  Gmail - Web-based email

 

 Check out our latest voice threads:

Circulatory System

 

The Water Cycle 

 

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