It is hard to believe that the 10 week challenge is finished. I posted the March Cornerstone electronic letter on the Parker Public Library's facebook page. This page is also new, as it was started to be used for our ebook downloads. So much new technology, so quickly, with no tech staff at our library. Yikes!! Thankfully the South Dakota State Library offered this 10 week course to help us become more familiar with their electronic sources. I know that I have a confidence in using the resources that I did not have 10 weeks ago. I am so glad that Laurie also did this challenge. There will be two of us in Parker to help patrons with this information.
I cannot give one big discovery. I made many discoveries along the way that made me search longer than time really allowed. I enjoyed finding out about George Washington's "Golden Pheasants", which are still being viewed today at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. I did an enlightening search on the "swastika" after seeing it on a 1909 picture of the Corn Palace in Mitchell.
I used The SIRS Discoverer, CAMIO, ArchiveGrid, Ebooks on Ebsco Host, The Gale Virtual Reference Library, and Sanborn Maps for the first time. I now know what they have to offer.
I have used the different World Book's, Learning Express, Proquest, Ancestry Library, Heritage Quest and WorldCat in the past. I was never as familiar with them as I am now. I do know that using them is the only way I will remain familiar with them.
I need to remember that these electronic resources are there!!
They are at my fingertips and ready to help my patrons!!
I never thought that I could set up a blog!
Thank you, Jane and Julie and the South Dakota State Library!!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Lesson 9:
AncestryLibrary;
I did a lot of searching in AncestryLibrary but never found any postings of me, myself or I. Linda Lindstrom or Linda Chaney is just not there. Sometimes I do wonder where I am.
In further searching I found my dad's father and mother's marriage license. My dad never knew his father. I was told that his mom left him when my dad was only a year old due to his abusive nature. My dad was born Gustave Lindstrom Jr. after his father in 1921, but his mother changed his name to Robert John on his baptismal certificate and he was Robert (Bob) for the rest of his life. That surely would not happen today. Imagine that scenario when trying to get your driver's license. Ha!!
I also found my dad's grandfather, grandmother, aunts and uncles whom he spent most of his youth with.
I have used AncestryLibrary in the past to help other people here at the library. Once started on a search you can ensue this electronic source until you lose all track of time.
In looking up South Dakota I found everything from baseball players to an old mining town in Deadwood. There is a picture of the "Corn Palace" in Mitchell, South Dakota in 1909 that was a little upsetting to me.
There is a swastika on one of the towers. What did the swastika mean to America in 1909? I will need to read a little on pre WWI history.
I then continued on to HeritageQuest where I browsed through Parker, South Dakota and Chicago, Illinois. A large variety of books and articles on anything you want to look up.
I finished lesson 9 with the Sanborn Maps. I was a little disappointed that the Parker maps do not go for more than a block off of Main Street until 1923. I found my house on the 1923 map but sure would have been nice to find it sooner since it was built before 1905.
I already knew the history of the building that the library is presently in. I pulled up a map from 1904 that showed it as an office, in 1911 it was a funeral parlor, by 1923 it was also a furniture store. It was connected by freight elevators to the building next door. The two buildings were sister buildings for many years. The 1923-1935 maps show many small added on buildings clear to the alley. One of these housed the Public Library many many years before the present library moved into the building.
AncestryLibrary;
I did a lot of searching in AncestryLibrary but never found any postings of me, myself or I. Linda Lindstrom or Linda Chaney is just not there. Sometimes I do wonder where I am.
In further searching I found my dad's father and mother's marriage license. My dad never knew his father. I was told that his mom left him when my dad was only a year old due to his abusive nature. My dad was born Gustave Lindstrom Jr. after his father in 1921, but his mother changed his name to Robert John on his baptismal certificate and he was Robert (Bob) for the rest of his life. That surely would not happen today. Imagine that scenario when trying to get your driver's license. Ha!!
I also found my dad's grandfather, grandmother, aunts and uncles whom he spent most of his youth with.
I have used AncestryLibrary in the past to help other people here at the library. Once started on a search you can ensue this electronic source until you lose all track of time.
In looking up South Dakota I found everything from baseball players to an old mining town in Deadwood. There is a picture of the "Corn Palace" in Mitchell, South Dakota in 1909 that was a little upsetting to me.
There is a swastika on one of the towers. What did the swastika mean to America in 1909? I will need to read a little on pre WWI history.
I could not let that swastika rest. I researched the history and found out that before the symbol was made something to shun and detest due to Hitler and his "Aryan" nation and the massacre of the Jews, that it was considered a good luck symbol by many nations and peoples. A few even included Native American tribes, particularly the southwest like the Navajos. It has been found on many old churches and dug up in ruins. A golden necklace of three Swastikas found in Iran, dates back to first millennium B.C.
Chilocco Indian Agricultural School basketball team in 1909
If I would have seen the swastika on the Corn Palace in 1909, I would have responded differently!!
I then continued on to HeritageQuest where I browsed through Parker, South Dakota and Chicago, Illinois. A large variety of books and articles on anything you want to look up.
I finished lesson 9 with the Sanborn Maps. I was a little disappointed that the Parker maps do not go for more than a block off of Main Street until 1923. I found my house on the 1923 map but sure would have been nice to find it sooner since it was built before 1905.
I already knew the history of the building that the library is presently in. I pulled up a map from 1904 that showed it as an office, in 1911 it was a funeral parlor, by 1923 it was also a furniture store. It was connected by freight elevators to the building next door. The two buildings were sister buildings for many years. The 1923-1935 maps show many small added on buildings clear to the alley. One of these housed the Public Library many many years before the present library moved into the building.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Lesson 8: CAMIO usefulness and Architecture research
Lesson 8, CAMIO
Parts 4
This would be a very useful resource for anyone interested in any type of the arts or doing a paper on the arts.It is amazing how you can pull up ancient to current sculpture, pottery, drawings, jewelry, costumes and architecture.
Part 5
I researched architecture and saved my four favorites. I saved a bedroom from 40-30 B.C. that had been buried in the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79, a marble fountain from Southwestern France around 1150, the Grand Salon from the Chateau deDraveil 1740, and a Ceremonial Teahouse:Sun Karaku 1917 from Japan. The bedroom is beautifully reconstructed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the last three wonders are all at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Although these are all amazing architectural finds listed in CAMIO, they could be used by someone investigating ancient history as well as architecture. CAMIO is an amazing resource. I hope I can steer some patrons to use it.
Parts 4
This would be a very useful resource for anyone interested in any type of the arts or doing a paper on the arts.It is amazing how you can pull up ancient to current sculpture, pottery, drawings, jewelry, costumes and architecture.
Part 5
I researched architecture and saved my four favorites. I saved a bedroom from 40-30 B.C. that had been buried in the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79, a marble fountain from Southwestern France around 1150, the Grand Salon from the Chateau deDraveil 1740, and a Ceremonial Teahouse:Sun Karaku 1917 from Japan. The bedroom is beautifully reconstructed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the last three wonders are all at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Although these are all amazing architectural finds listed in CAMIO, they could be used by someone investigating ancient history as well as architecture. CAMIO is an amazing resource. I hope I can steer some patrons to use it.
Lesson 8: CAMIO Part 2Sioux
Lesson 8:
Discovery Exercise: Part 2: CAMIO and Part 3: Picasso
1. Within my search for Paul Revere I found many items that Paul Revere the silversmith made. These included a teaspoon,sugar bowl and cover, federal style tea service, sugar bowl and cream pot, goblet, sauce pot and tankyard. There were paintings and sketches depicting Paul Revere. Many beautiful pieces of silver well preserved.
2. My search for "Sioux" brought up items from gauntlets, a scalp shirt, a beaded dress, dolls, a star pattern quilt, pipe bowls, pouches, photos, paintings and drawings. It was interesting to see how far away from home these items were.
Examples:
Gauntlets from the Santee Sioux were in a Brooklyn Children's Museum (a gift)
A scalp shirt from the Lakota Sioux was in the Cleveland Museum of Art (a gift)
Pipe bowl from the Dakota Santee Sioux is at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (a gift)
A doll from the Eastern Sioux is at the Detroit Institute of Art (Founders Society purchase)
After looking up Picasso in CAMIO I found out that Picasso had many different periods in his art work. I really like his black and white etchings for the natural history book that he illustrated in France. It was interesting to see the predominately blue picture from his blue period.
I never knew that "Picasso pioneered the technique of assemblage, constructing works partly or entirely of "found" objects, both natural and man-made." (quoted from CAMIO)
I enjoyed his "Baboon and Young", 1951 so much,that I just asked my daughjter about going to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to see it when we go to the Twins/Cubs game this summer.
Discovery Exercise: Part 2: CAMIO and Part 3: Picasso
1. Within my search for Paul Revere I found many items that Paul Revere the silversmith made. These included a teaspoon,sugar bowl and cover, federal style tea service, sugar bowl and cream pot, goblet, sauce pot and tankyard. There were paintings and sketches depicting Paul Revere. Many beautiful pieces of silver well preserved.
2. My search for "Sioux" brought up items from gauntlets, a scalp shirt, a beaded dress, dolls, a star pattern quilt, pipe bowls, pouches, photos, paintings and drawings. It was interesting to see how far away from home these items were.
Examples:
Gauntlets from the Santee Sioux were in a Brooklyn Children's Museum (a gift)
A scalp shirt from the Lakota Sioux was in the Cleveland Museum of Art (a gift)
Pipe bowl from the Dakota Santee Sioux is at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (a gift)
A doll from the Eastern Sioux is at the Detroit Institute of Art (Founders Society purchase)
3. I searched for Picasso. Art is something I have never studied or cared much about. I enjoy looking at paintings, drawings and sculptures that I see but I have never went out of my way to look for art.
I never knew that "Picasso pioneered the technique of assemblage, constructing works partly or entirely of "found" objects, both natural and man-made." (quoted from CAMIO)
I enjoyed his "Baboon and Young", 1951 so much,that I just asked my daughjter about going to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to see it when we go to the Twins/Cubs game this summer.
This is the "Baboon and Young" which Picasso made from a pot with two handles, two toy cars and a car spring. Clay is used for the baby, the arms and legs and to connect the areas. The two toy cars are the head, the pot is the body with the two handles as shoulders, and the spine and tail are the spring.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Lesson 8: ArchiveGrid-Sitting Bull and Adoniram Judson
Lesson 8:
ArchiveGrid
Part 1:
I found the Sitting Bull autograph card at Cornell University Library. It forms part of their Native American Collection and it is digitized for the Vanished Worlds, Enduring People exhibition. The collection covers Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890, Hunkpapa Band of Dakota or Sioux Indians, Indians of North America, Dakota Indians, Teton Indians, and Autographs-United States. Wow, just think of all of the information available in this one collection.
I have read about Sitting Bull in the past and knew he had been in the battle of Little Big Horn. After the battle he led his tribe into Canada where he remained until they surrendered to U.S. forces. He then toured with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. Sitting Bull was killed resisting arrest for his continuing to do the ritual Ghost Dance that had been outlawed by U.S. law.
He was a shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux. Sitting Bull, also known as Tatanka Iyotake, Tatanka Iyotanka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotan fought against the Crow Indians and was wounded several times in battle.
When he fought in the battle of Little Bighorn he led both Sioux and Cheyenne warriors against the U.S. soldiers of the 7th Cavalry.
The more history I read the more injustice I see.
Part 2:
I searched the ArchiveGrid for "Adoniram Judson, 1788-1850". He was an American Baptist missionary who served almost 40 years in Burma.
I found 3 sources:
1. "Journals of a Baptist missionary to Burma", 2 reels of microfilm at the New York State Library.
2. "Journals & Correspondence of a Baptist Missionary", 2 microfilm reels,
at the American Baptist Historical Society, 1106 South Goodman Street, Rochester, NY 14620
3. "Judson Memorial Church Archive 1838-1995" --------91 boxes of papers
in the New York University Library
ArchiveGrid
Part 1:
I found the Sitting Bull autograph card at Cornell University Library. It forms part of their Native American Collection and it is digitized for the Vanished Worlds, Enduring People exhibition. The collection covers Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890, Hunkpapa Band of Dakota or Sioux Indians, Indians of North America, Dakota Indians, Teton Indians, and Autographs-United States. Wow, just think of all of the information available in this one collection.
I have read about Sitting Bull in the past and knew he had been in the battle of Little Big Horn. After the battle he led his tribe into Canada where he remained until they surrendered to U.S. forces. He then toured with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. Sitting Bull was killed resisting arrest for his continuing to do the ritual Ghost Dance that had been outlawed by U.S. law.
He was a shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux. Sitting Bull, also known as Tatanka Iyotake, Tatanka Iyotanka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotan fought against the Crow Indians and was wounded several times in battle.
When he fought in the battle of Little Bighorn he led both Sioux and Cheyenne warriors against the U.S. soldiers of the 7th Cavalry.
The more history I read the more injustice I see.
Part 2:
I searched the ArchiveGrid for "Adoniram Judson, 1788-1850". He was an American Baptist missionary who served almost 40 years in Burma.
I found 3 sources:
1. "Journals of a Baptist missionary to Burma", 2 reels of microfilm at the New York State Library.
2. "Journals & Correspondence of a Baptist Missionary", 2 microfilm reels,
at the American Baptist Historical Society, 1106 South Goodman Street, Rochester, NY 14620
3. "Judson Memorial Church Archive 1838-1995" --------91 boxes of papers
in the New York University Library
Monday, March 12, 2012
Lesson 7: WorldCat: Sarah's Key and Bde Ihanke-Lake Andes
Lesson 7:
WorldCat
Part 1:
I searched for the book "Sarah's Key". This is one of the best books I have read in the past few years. Everyone I have suggested it to has, also liked it. My search brought up 101 libraries that have the book and 46 libraries that have the book in english. The call # 's are: LC, PR9105.9.R66 and Dewey, 823/.914 (Fiction).
The first library that came up was Augustana College. I found a movie made in France based on this book.
Researching the author's name brought up "The House I Loved" and "A Secret Kept". There were 227 records found for Rosnay, Tatiana de, 63 of them were in english.
Jews-France-Fiction resulted in 415 responses, with 317 in books, 33 sound recordings, 7 visual, 1 archival and 1 computer; out of these 235 were in english.
World War -1939-1945-France-Anniversaries, etc.-Fiction produced 49 responses, with 36 books, 8 sound, 2 visual and 3 internet, out of these 30 were in english.
I did a search in the indexes and found related authors and related subjects to my book.
One was "The Butterfly" a book by Patricia Polacco.
Part 2:
After finding South Dakota I clicked on "An Environmental Biography of Bde Ihanke-Lake Andes: History, Science, and Sovereignty Converge with Tribal, State, and Federal Power on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, 1858-1959" .
There is only one copy of this at The University of Nebraska - Lincoln by David Nesheim.
WorldCat
Part 1:
I searched for the book "Sarah's Key". This is one of the best books I have read in the past few years. Everyone I have suggested it to has, also liked it. My search brought up 101 libraries that have the book and 46 libraries that have the book in english. The call # 's are: LC, PR9105.9.R66 and Dewey, 823/.914 (Fiction).
The first library that came up was Augustana College. I found a movie made in France based on this book.
Researching the author's name brought up "The House I Loved" and "A Secret Kept". There were 227 records found for Rosnay, Tatiana de, 63 of them were in english.
Jews-France-Fiction resulted in 415 responses, with 317 in books, 33 sound recordings, 7 visual, 1 archival and 1 computer; out of these 235 were in english.
World War -1939-1945-France-Anniversaries, etc.-Fiction produced 49 responses, with 36 books, 8 sound, 2 visual and 3 internet, out of these 30 were in english.
I did a search in the indexes and found related authors and related subjects to my book.
One was "The Butterfly" a book by Patricia Polacco.
Part 2:
After finding South Dakota I clicked on "An Environmental Biography of Bde Ihanke-Lake Andes: History, Science, and Sovereignty Converge with Tribal, State, and Federal Power on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, 1858-1959" .
There is only one copy of this at The University of Nebraska - Lincoln by David Nesheim.
Dissertations, Theses, & Student Research, Department of History
This is a very interesting article on the history of Lake Andes.Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Lesson 6: Ebooks on EbscoHost
Lesson 6: Ebooks on EbscoHost
Part 1.
I researched emphysema and breathing exercises for emphysema. I found four books that I quickly skimmed through. They basically contained the same information, just written in different ways. I sure wish I had more time to play with these lessons, but with the other things I have going on right now, it is impossible.
I just signed up for the free EBSCOhost ebooks. Promoting this in the library once it is available will hopefully bring more usage.
Part 2.
I looked up books to find something for my students to use for Constitution Day. The following are two that I thought would answer questions and bring forth ideas from the beginning of our country to the present time.
Part 1.
I researched emphysema and breathing exercises for emphysema. I found four books that I quickly skimmed through. They basically contained the same information, just written in different ways. I sure wish I had more time to play with these lessons, but with the other things I have going on right now, it is impossible.
I just signed up for the free EBSCOhost ebooks. Promoting this in the library once it is available will hopefully bring more usage.
Part 2.
I looked up books to find something for my students to use for Constitution Day. The following are two that I thought would answer questions and bring forth ideas from the beginning of our country to the present time.
The United States Bill of Rights : The Ten Original Amendments to the Constitution of the United States Passed by Congress September 25, 1789, Ratified December 15, 1791 and Our Elusive Constitution : Silences, Paradoxes, Priorities. There are many other routes to go with this but the one is fairly basic.
Part 3.
I chose Nebraska in this search. I came up with pages of books all published by the University of Nebraska Press. A few that I scanned through were about the history of downtown Omaha, orphan trains, Lakota religion, many about the Sioux and Oglala Sioux, and one about French women writers in the late eighteenth century. Some very interesting titles.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Lesson 5: The Gale Virtual Reference Library
Lesson 5: The Gale Virtual Reference Library
After clicking on the title list I chose The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. I researched leukemia, acute. We have a little four-year-old from our church, in the children's hospital in Minneapolis, fighting this childhood cancer. (It is a strange coincidence that after praying all of this time, that as of today the only thing that would save him is a miracle. I found out in my research that the survival rate is very low even with the bone marrow transplant like he just had.)
The information is there for you, whether you are doing a research paper or just want a brief summary of the item you looked up. I briefly read through the symptoms, causes, ages, survival rate, treatment etc. I also went back and looked at chronic leukemia and at several other books. I liked the way this is set up and found it very easy to use.
I searched for zinc. There were many books about zinc but not as many that would give you foods containing zinc. I used The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing. The food having the most zinc is oysters. Sorry but I passed on that one. I would eat the whole grains, beans and nuts, however their zinc absorption is reduced by their high fiber content. That leaves beef, chicken, turkey, milk, cheese,yogurt and pure maple syrup.
I used the "listen" feature to read part of my research on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I found this was easy to follow, along with the written material. This option would be an advantage for anyone who has a reading or vision problem, or it could be downloaded to finish listening to at a later time. I do like the GVRL and hope I can find time to use it in the future.
After clicking on the title list I chose The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. I researched leukemia, acute. We have a little four-year-old from our church, in the children's hospital in Minneapolis, fighting this childhood cancer. (It is a strange coincidence that after praying all of this time, that as of today the only thing that would save him is a miracle. I found out in my research that the survival rate is very low even with the bone marrow transplant like he just had.)
The information is there for you, whether you are doing a research paper or just want a brief summary of the item you looked up. I briefly read through the symptoms, causes, ages, survival rate, treatment etc. I also went back and looked at chronic leukemia and at several other books. I liked the way this is set up and found it very easy to use.
I searched for zinc. There were many books about zinc but not as many that would give you foods containing zinc. I used The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing. The food having the most zinc is oysters. Sorry but I passed on that one. I would eat the whole grains, beans and nuts, however their zinc absorption is reduced by their high fiber content. That leaves beef, chicken, turkey, milk, cheese,yogurt and pure maple syrup.
I used the "listen" feature to read part of my research on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. I found this was easy to follow, along with the written material. This option would be an advantage for anyone who has a reading or vision problem, or it could be downloaded to finish listening to at a later time. I do like the GVRL and hope I can find time to use it in the future.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Lesson 4: Proquest
Lesson 4: Proquest
I looked up container gardening for my basic research. I found over 3505 results. I narrowed them down to 1807 by limiting my research to magazines. Again I am repeating, but there is a lot of information out there. I did find information on how to make my own potting soil and how to do containers. Will use this again when spring comes.
I then read a few blogs. Some are short and some are like writing a book. I was impressed by some of them, they are written by someone who blogs easily and are enjoyable to read.
I did the training for Proquest in the past. Many things have changed since then. I like Proquest the least of the electronic resources I have used. Perhaps I have too much happening at this time to give it enough attention.......I honestly do not know.........or maybe my brain is so full at this time that it is stuck in a time lapse. With lots of practice Proquest may flow smoothly and be easy to use. When I am the only one here some days, time is limited.
I looked through the periodicals in the publication tab. I searched simply for the word "communication". I then went to technical communication and looked at a Technical communication article. I do like the fact that all issues are listed and you can pull up and read any year you want. There are also articles like the one you are looking at that you can go to.
I looked up container gardening for my basic research. I found over 3505 results. I narrowed them down to 1807 by limiting my research to magazines. Again I am repeating, but there is a lot of information out there. I did find information on how to make my own potting soil and how to do containers. Will use this again when spring comes.
I then read a few blogs. Some are short and some are like writing a book. I was impressed by some of them, they are written by someone who blogs easily and are enjoyable to read.
I did the training for Proquest in the past. Many things have changed since then. I like Proquest the least of the electronic resources I have used. Perhaps I have too much happening at this time to give it enough attention.......I honestly do not know.........or maybe my brain is so full at this time that it is stuck in a time lapse. With lots of practice Proquest may flow smoothly and be easy to use. When I am the only one here some days, time is limited.
I looked through the periodicals in the publication tab. I searched simply for the word "communication". I then went to technical communication and looked at a Technical communication article. I do like the fact that all issues are listed and you can pull up and read any year you want. There are also articles like the one you are looking at that you can go to.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Lesson 3: The SIRS Discoverer
The SIRS Discoverer has an incredible amount of information. I liked the way articles were divided by newspaper, magazine, reference, graphic and webfind. The levels also make this sight very user friendly. I looked up pheasant and ended up finding an article in the Easy section, from a July 1995 issue of Cricket magazine. This article told about the two golden pheasants from King Louis XVI's aviary given to George Washington by his friend the Marquis de Lafayette. The birds died and were preserved and mounted by Charles W. Peale, a naturalist at that time. They are still in the Harvard Museum of Natural History today. (This was so interesting that I later went to Google to find a picture of the pheasants at the museum today.)
I selected South Korea as my country in "Country Facts" . Wow, what a huge amount of information in a quick to access area, anything I would need to know about South Korea from the present to ancient history was there.
I looked at the United States Historical map. You can pull up any decade in the United States and find pertinent facts for politics, religion, exploration and settlement, wars, current affairs, etc . It is mind boggling to see so much information at your fingertips. I only wish I had more time to pursue this.
In the SIRS Issues Researcher I looked up the Banned Books topic and read different pros and cons. I emailed a few of these articles to myself to pursue later.
In the Curriculum Pathfinders I looked at a few different learning areas for arithmetic. The Basketball math would be a fun interactive game for a child having problems in math. The visual hand on games and references are wonderful and inventive tools to make learning fun.
I selected South Korea as my country in "Country Facts" . Wow, what a huge amount of information in a quick to access area, anything I would need to know about South Korea from the present to ancient history was there.
I looked at the United States Historical map. You can pull up any decade in the United States and find pertinent facts for politics, religion, exploration and settlement, wars, current affairs, etc . It is mind boggling to see so much information at your fingertips. I only wish I had more time to pursue this.
In the SIRS Issues Researcher I looked up the Banned Books topic and read different pros and cons. I emailed a few of these articles to myself to pursue later.
In the Curriculum Pathfinders I looked at a few different learning areas for arithmetic. The Basketball math would be a fun interactive game for a child having problems in math. The visual hand on games and references are wonderful and inventive tools to make learning fun.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Lesson 2: Learning Express-Health careers
I have recommended the Learning Express many times to my patrons This is the first time I have entered it to pursue jobs and career choices. Very interesting to find out how much I do not know.
I pursued the health careers, nursing, and nursing assistant. It seems like this is a good choice for the future with jobs growing at a rate of 18.8 % through 2016.Even a CNA can make 25,000 to 31,000 a year.
In my distant past I did one and a half years of nursing in a hospital RN program. I took part of the biology exam for nursing entrance and really flubbed it! How much the mind forgets when it is not used and how things change! Science and biology were my favorite high school courses, but if I were to pursue this today I would need to spend hours with Learning Express. :)
I read (skimmed) the e-book that was there for health careers, that is where my stats came from. I am spending longer reading this course than blogging.
I pursued the health careers, nursing, and nursing assistant. It seems like this is a good choice for the future with jobs growing at a rate of 18.8 % through 2016.Even a CNA can make 25,000 to 31,000 a year.
In my distant past I did one and a half years of nursing in a hospital RN program. I took part of the biology exam for nursing entrance and really flubbed it! How much the mind forgets when it is not used and how things change! Science and biology were my favorite high school courses, but if I were to pursue this today I would need to spend hours with Learning Express. :)
I read (skimmed) the e-book that was there for health careers, that is where my stats came from. I am spending longer reading this course than blogging.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Lesson 2: Learning Express
I have recommended the Learning Express website to many people. I have dabbled in it here and there and found a remarkable variety of information. I tried a GED language test and found it very easy to use and navigate. This is an e-source that I have promoted many times to my patrons for ACT prep test and other sample test.
Gram has been sick and out of commission for awhile. I did a lot of work on this before becoming sick so I will blog and play catch up. I picked Spain as my country in part three of the World Book learning. I enjoyed reading many new facts about Spain. I think useful to my patrons would be the "In Brief" which condenses Spain's informatuion into an easy to see one page that includes general informatioin, land & climate, government, people and economy. The maps and the photos would also be of interest.As I searched further I found out about the Abrham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. This was all new to me and very interesting.
(copied and posted below from the World Book online reference center)
Abraham Lincoln Brigade is the collective name for the volunteers from the United States who participated in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). The Spanish Civil War was a conflict between forces supporting Spain’s democratically elected government, known as Republicans or Loyalists, and conservative rebels known as Nationalists. During the war, volunteers from around the world formed the International Brigades—groups that traveled to Spain to fight alongside the Republicans against the Nationalist forces led by General Francisco Franco.
Most English-speaking volunteers served in one of the battalions of the XV International Brigade. These battalions eventually included the Abraham Lincoln and George Washington battalions, named for U.S. presidents, and the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion (the Mac-Paps), named for William Lyon Mackenzie and Louis Joseph Papineau, who led rebellions in 1837 seeking independence for parts of modern-day Canada. American and Canadian volunteers served in all three battalions and in some other units. Today, however, the Canadians who served in the war are often collectively called the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, just as the U.S. volunteers are collectively called the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Altogether, about 2,800 Americans and 1,300 Canadians fought in the war or served in medical and transportation units.
The Spanish Civil War broke out after military leaders launched a rebellion against Spain’s elected government in July 1936. In August, most European countries agreed not to intervene, fearing that the conflict would spread beyond Spain. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, however, violated the agreement and provided military aid, equipment, and troops to Franco’s army. In return, the Soviet Union provided the Republicans with aid and military equipment.
The Soviet Union sent only a small number of troops, but the Comintern—a Soviet-led Communist organization—recruited volunteers for the International Brigades. The International Brigades eventually consisted of more than 35,000 volunteers from more than 50 nations. Famous American writers and artists, including Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes, Dorothy Parker, and Paul Robeson, publicly supported the cause of the International Brigades.
Most of the volunteers in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade were members of the Communist Party, which viewed the Spanish Civil War as a struggle against fascism, an extreme form of authoritarian government. The first volunteers in the Lincoln Brigade arrived in Spain and began training in January 1937. They fought in battles at the Jarama River, at Brunete, in the Aragon region, and at Teruel. In the spring of 1938, as Franco’s forces broke through the Republican lines, the Lincoln Brigade became surrounded as it fought desperately in a series of skirmishes known as the Great Retreats. During the summer of 1938, the brigade participated in a major counterattack across the Ebro River.
Over the course of the war, about one-third of the U.S. volunteers were killed in action, along with nearly half the Canadians. In September 1938, the Republican government discontinued the use of International forces. Over the next several months, the surviving international volunteers returned to their home countries. The war ended with a Nationalist victory on April 1, 1939, and Franco ruled Spain as a dictator until his death in 1975.
Because of the Lincoln Brigade‘s link to Communism, the U.S. government viewed its survivors with suspicion during the years of the Cold War. Brigade veterans were denied jobs and faced harassment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. But with the easing of Cold War tensions in the 1980’s, public opinion eventually shifted in favor of the Lincoln veterans. Memorials to the bravery and sacrifice of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade volunteers have been erected in such cities as Madison, Wisconsin; Seattle; and San Francisco.
(copied and posted below from the World Book online reference center)
Abraham Lincoln Brigade is the collective name for the volunteers from the United States who participated in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). The Spanish Civil War was a conflict between forces supporting Spain’s democratically elected government, known as Republicans or Loyalists, and conservative rebels known as Nationalists. During the war, volunteers from around the world formed the International Brigades—groups that traveled to Spain to fight alongside the Republicans against the Nationalist forces led by General Francisco Franco.
Most English-speaking volunteers served in one of the battalions of the XV International Brigade. These battalions eventually included the Abraham Lincoln and George Washington battalions, named for U.S. presidents, and the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion (the Mac-Paps), named for William Lyon Mackenzie and Louis Joseph Papineau, who led rebellions in 1837 seeking independence for parts of modern-day Canada. American and Canadian volunteers served in all three battalions and in some other units. Today, however, the Canadians who served in the war are often collectively called the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, just as the U.S. volunteers are collectively called the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Altogether, about 2,800 Americans and 1,300 Canadians fought in the war or served in medical and transportation units.
The Spanish Civil War broke out after military leaders launched a rebellion against Spain’s elected government in July 1936. In August, most European countries agreed not to intervene, fearing that the conflict would spread beyond Spain. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, however, violated the agreement and provided military aid, equipment, and troops to Franco’s army. In return, the Soviet Union provided the Republicans with aid and military equipment.
The Soviet Union sent only a small number of troops, but the Comintern—a Soviet-led Communist organization—recruited volunteers for the International Brigades. The International Brigades eventually consisted of more than 35,000 volunteers from more than 50 nations. Famous American writers and artists, including Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes, Dorothy Parker, and Paul Robeson, publicly supported the cause of the International Brigades.
Most of the volunteers in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade were members of the Communist Party, which viewed the Spanish Civil War as a struggle against fascism, an extreme form of authoritarian government. The first volunteers in the Lincoln Brigade arrived in Spain and began training in January 1937. They fought in battles at the Jarama River, at Brunete, in the Aragon region, and at Teruel. In the spring of 1938, as Franco’s forces broke through the Republican lines, the Lincoln Brigade became surrounded as it fought desperately in a series of skirmishes known as the Great Retreats. During the summer of 1938, the brigade participated in a major counterattack across the Ebro River.
Over the course of the war, about one-third of the U.S. volunteers were killed in action, along with nearly half the Canadians. In September 1938, the Republican government discontinued the use of International forces. Over the next several months, the surviving international volunteers returned to their home countries. The war ended with a Nationalist victory on April 1, 1939, and Franco ruled Spain as a dictator until his death in 1975.
Because of the Lincoln Brigade‘s link to Communism, the U.S. government viewed its survivors with suspicion during the years of the Cold War. Brigade veterans were denied jobs and faced harassment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. But with the easing of Cold War tensions in the 1980’s, public opinion eventually shifted in favor of the Lincoln veterans. Memorials to the bravery and sacrifice of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade volunteers have been erected in such cities as Madison, Wisconsin; Seattle; and San Francisco.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Lesson 1: World Book-Dolphins
The Kids World Book (K-5th) gave general information on names, relatives, age, live birth, physical description and signaling.
I found it interesting to see that I could pull up the World Book Kids and the Info Finder both on the Info Finder page. This saves some time by going to both versions simutaneously from the same page.
What a world of information. I learned many new things in the extended information in the Info Finder,
way beyond the basics that are in the Kids version. One of the most intriguing to me is that a dolphin's lungs collapse and heart rate lowers when diving deep to allow it's body to compensate for the pressure. (Dolphins normally do not dive deep, but when they do this happens.) Quite an interesting scientific fact.
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