New from BZERC Ben Zaidman Education Resource Centre – March 2016 Edition
DVD (30 min.)
DVD (19 min.)
DVD (20 min. ; Grades K-3)
3 DVD set (160 min. ; Grades 6-12)
DVD (15 min. ; Grades 2-6)
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This month’s featured treasure… Arithmetic super pack For Grades 3-8 ; Contains 9 DVDs (183 min.) Watch the Standard Deviants add pizazz to arithmetic in this energetic series which lays the foundation for understanding the basics of math. Students will be introduced to the number line, mathematic operations, patterns, and measurements and apply these concepts to practical situations. Learn how to solve everyday problems by counting apples, dividing pizzas, measuring buildings, and calculating a batting average. Colorful graphics and lively presentations will make learning Arithmetic as easy as 1-2-3! Includes: teacher's guide, quizzes, handouts, classroom materials on CD-ROM. Contents: Whole numbers & the number line
Addition & subtraction
Multiplying integers
Dividing integers
Understanding decimals
Understanding fractions
Lines, shapes & sizes
Measurement
Patterns & graphs What’s New @ BZERC March 2016
New DVDs‌ Cooking up fractions 1 DVD (44 min.) ; For grades 3-6 Chef J and her co-host, Master Chef Souffle tackle fraction-filled recipes. Each ageappropriate program provides an excellent review and reinforcement. A supplemental Fraction Cookbook features illustrated print problems to help students review vocabulary and practice skills. Also available from CVE Streaming Video with teacher guides! Addition and Subtraction http://cve.grics.qc.ca/en/789/24664 Multiplication and Division http://cve.grics.qc.ca/en/789/24665 Mixed Numbers http://cve.grics.qc.ca/en/789/24666 Ask your Library Technician how to login or go to BZERC on the Portal to find the login/password.
Brain Games Seasons 1-4 now available on DVD @ BZERC Brain Games returns for a third season of interactive experiments that test how easily the brain can be fooled, uncovering the surprising nature of how we process information, feel emotions, and perceive the world around us. Host and wonder junkie Jason Silva and Deception specialist Apollo Robbins explore a world where time slows down, reality is an illusion and things aren't always as they seem, the human brain. Season 4 returns with interactive tests designed to mess with your mind and reveal the mechanics of your brain. Hosted by Jason Silva, the show features mind-bending and illusionshattering experiments to reveal the mysteries of your brain.
Ancient Civilizations 6 DVDs in one package Computer graphics, archival film, re-enactments, art and artifacts bring ancient civilizations to life. Rome and Pompeii-- Imagine being among the bloodthirsty thousands at a gladiator bout in the Colosseum or at the chariot races in Circus Maximus. (120 min.) Athens and Ancient Greece-- Ancient Greece was a civilization like no other in history. (120 min.) The land of the Pharaohs-- Ancient Egypt awakes. Go back 5,000 years to a civilization that could create wondrous structures with the most primitive tools and human hands. (120 min.) Fall of the Aztec & Maya empires-- Computer reconstructions recreate Aztec and Mayan cities as they may have looked 1,000 years ago, just before defeat and decay. (65 min.) Gladiators: bloodsport of the Colosseum-- Contains reenactors, gladiator movie clips, sumptuous footage, with computer-generated tour. (90 min.) Cleopatra-- the first woman of power: Offers an Egyptian perspective, showing the legendary ruler as a brilliant strategist and strong leader. (90 min.)
What’s New @ BZERC March 2016
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What’s New @ BZERC March 2016
More New DVDs… Reefer Madness Collection Collects ten unintentionally campy films from the 1930s and 1940s originally intended to warn young people off the dangers of drugs, sex, and alcohol. (9 hr., 25 min.)
Central Japan Megan explores Buddhist temples, world heritage sites, and bargains at the city's best flea market. She then learns the art of Zen meditation and visits the Gion distract, home to many of Kyoto's few hundred remaining Geisha. She then travels to bustling Osaka, and Iga-Ueno then continuing by train through the Japanese Alps and by ferry to the remote Sado Island. Finally, in Himeji, she witnesses a dramatic fighting festival. (60 min.) Daily planet goes to Japan. Urban life Daily Planet is a series that provides discussion and commentary on the scientific aspects of current events. Featuring interviews, field pieces and real-life experiments from around the world, Daily Planet provides a fast-paced, enlightening and entertaining look at what is happening on (and off) our planet. This episode spotlights some of the unique scientific advancements that make this island nation a leader in science, engineering and technology. (60 min.) The Human Body: How it Works This series uses physiologic animations and illustrations, microscopic imaging, expert commentary, and footage of the body in motion to provide a thorough overview of the amazing human machine. Marvelously detailed, yet readily understandable. Viewable/printable instructor’s guides are available to download.
The Nervous System http://mcweb1guides.s3.amazonaws.com/393682.pdf The Respiratory System http://mcweb1guides.s3.amazonaws.com/393678.pdf Human Development and the Reproductive System http://mcweb1guides.s3.amazonaws.com/393677.pdf The Circulatory System http://mcweb1guides.s3.amazonaws.com/393679.pdf Digestion and Nutrition http://mcweb1guides.s3.amazonaws.com/393667.pdf Cells, Tissues and Skin http://mcweb1guides.s3.amazonaws.com/393675.pdf The skeletal and muscular systems http://mcweb1guides.s3.amazonaws.com/393680.pdf
What’s New @ BZERC March 2016
New Books … How to teach reading when you're not a reading teacher / by Sharon H. Faber Using current research on learning styles and methods, this revision of an IP top-seller will help teachers choose and use thinking and reading strategies that enable students to comprehend the content as well as read individual words. Learn how to model your own thinking processes as you read for content and process the information after you read to help your students do the same. This book is a must for any teacher who has struggling readers. (175 pages)
How my library grew, by Dinah / stories and pictures by Martha Alexander Neither Dinah nor her Teddy Bear have ever been to a library, but when one is built just down the street, they look forward to opening day. (unpaged picture book)
All we want is everything / stories by Andrew F. Sullivan This collection of short stories finds the misused and forgotten, the places in between, the borderlands on the edge of town where dead fields alternate with empty warehouses--places where men and women clutch tightly at whatever fragments remain. Motels are packed with human cargo, while parole is just another state of being. Christmas dinners become battlegrounds; truck cabs and bathroom stalls transform into warped confessionals; and stories are told and retold, held out by people stumbling towards one another in the dark. (179 pages) Cyber bullying : bullying in the digital age / by Robin M. Kowalski, Susan P. Limber, and Patricia W. Agatston his book provides the most current and essential information on the nature and prevalence of this epidemic. Examining the latest research, the authors have utilized vital studies involving over 3,500 middle school students, online research projects and the use of social network sites, and data from focus groups of victims and perpetrators and their parents. It also provides educators, parents, psychologists, and policy-makers with critical prevention techniques and strategies for effectively addressing electronic bullying (218 pages)
Living me to we : the guide for socially conscious Canadians / by Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger Provides easy steps for anyone who wants to lead a more socially conscious lifestyle or whoœs had even the slightest urge to start. Here are facts and best practices for how to recycle your cell phone, conserve water and energy, make ethical investments, seek out carbon-friendly vacations, and get involved in the community.Through interviews of Canadians across the country, youœll meet the people in your community who are taking small steps to a better world. Youœll also get to know a new side of famous Canadians, such as Margaret Atwood, Rick Hansen, and George Stroumboulopoulos, as they recount their personal tales of lighter living. Finally, a resource guide lists websites, books, magazines, and city-specific stores and organizations to start your own movement. (200 pages)
What’s New @ BZERC March 2016
Be sure to check out online resources provided by Seven Oaks School Division, Manitoba Education Library, and Direction des ressources éducatives française from the BZERC Library site: Public page: www.7oaks.org/Resources/BZERC Portal page : https://portal.7oaks.org/Departments/bzerc/Pages/default.aspx
eBooks & Audiobooks wbb43840.follettshelf.com
Animated & Read-along eBooks
Local Newspaper On-line
tumblebooklibrary.com
ee.winnipegfreepress.com/nie.php
Multi-media Education in French www1.tfo.org/education/home.aspx
Public Domain Books Accessed Electronically
Reproducible Materials for All Ages
www.gutenberg.org
www.enchantedlearning.com
Online Magazine www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/fr
greenteacher.com/magazine/ digital-subscriber-access
Connecting Videos to Education – Streaming Educational Videos (English & French) & French Television Programs (with teacher guides & ability to create quizzes)
Streaming Educational Videos in English and French (with teacher guides & ability to create playlists) www.accesslearning.com
Historical Documents and Local Information manitobia.ca
Streaming Feature Films & Documentaries in English and French media2.criterionpic.com/cod/ lcl_top_subjects.htm
cve.grics.qc.ca/en
Streaming Video Content from CBC and Radio Canada library.edu.gov.mb.ca/cgibin/koha/online/auth/auth.pl? url=http://curio.ca/en
Educational Resources (including Video) from National Geographic education.nationalgeographic.com
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What’s New @ BZERC March 2016