BCA Library

It's Book Fair time!

2011-10-31T10:55:00.000-07:00

It's Book Fair! Now through Nov. 7 at the school and until Nov. 13, 2010, if you shop online!

This year we can shop online at the address below.

Check out what's available online, which is more than we can fit in our library!

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/broadfording

And be sure to let Mrs. Horst know how you like shopping online!

We are our brothers' keeper

2011-05-28T13:21:00.000-07:00

Summer is Here!

2011-05-27T13:27:00.000-07:00

2011 Senior Prank

2011-05-18T06:55:00.001-07:00

Library Limbo

2011-05-05T16:51:00.000-07:00

Forgot to do your Current Events Homework?

2011-05-04T08:23:00.000-07:00

The BCA Library Page can help! We have two links with you in mind.

Get a STEM Education

2011-04-29T20:35:00.000-07:00

Get The Math

2011-04-12T13:25:00.000-07:00

Watch the full episode. See more THIRTEEN Kids.

The Twits by Roald Dahl

2011-04-05T07:35:00.001-07:00

Where are the Cookies?

2011-03-28T13:01:00.000-07:00

Civilwarsallie came to visit the 5th grade F.R.O.G.S.

2011-03-08T17:30:00.000-08:00

We learned, we taught, we cooked a civilwar banquet, we wrote blog posts, we took pictures, and we had a blast!

Using VoiceThread for Literature Circles

2011-03-01T18:49:00.000-08:00

Robotics Camp

2011-02-25T21:57:00.000-08:00

Robot Kits -> http://www.robodyssey.com/

Robotics Camp -> http://www.calu.edu/academics/lifelong-learning/robotics-camp/index.htm

The Syllabus

2011-02-25T09:11:00.000-08:00

Civil War Sallie

2011-02-20T20:48:00.000-08:00

The BCA 5th grade is enjoying a visit with Civil War Sallie...

What is Spirit Week?

2011-02-09T09:27:00.000-08:00

Several students recorded their views of Spirit Week with a digital camera. This is what they saw...

Mem Fox

2011-01-28T08:14:00.000-08:00

Digital Booktalk

2011-01-08T09:26:00.000-08:00

Digital Booktalk from mrsdurff on Vimeo.

Listen to Jane Lynch

2010-12-30T21:26:00.001-08:00

Things we do in the library at BCA

2010-12-05T10:14:00.001-08:00

The Paper Bag Princess

2010-12-01T17:29:00.000-08:00

We Are Thankful

2010-11-24T06:34:00.001-08:00

Chris Van Allsberg

2010-11-22T09:05:00.000-08:00

Be Safe -> Pinky Swear

2010-11-16T15:24:00.000-08:00

BCA Computer Specials Emphasize Internet Safety using Netsmartz materials

Imagine....

2010-11-10T10:15:00.000-08:00

Only Two Business Days Left!

2010-11-05T10:59:00.001-07:00

Buy it at the Bookfair at the Library now!

2010-11-03T10:52:00.001-07:00

Visit the Bookfair!

2010-11-02T11:13:00.001-07:00

The Bookfair is here!!!

2010-11-01T08:31:00.000-07:00

The Bookfair starts this week!

2010-10-25T09:12:00.001-07:00

2010-10-12T06:46:00.000-07:00

What is that Bookmobile?

2010-10-03T20:00:00.000-07:00

The Washington County Bookmobile has been visiting Broadfording Christian Academy since 2005. Bookmobile visits our school on the following dates (listed on the front page of the BCA wiki):
August 26
September 23
October 28
November 15
December--no visit
January 27
February 24
March 24
April 28
May 26 pick-up only

Teachers go with their classes to the Bookmobile while it is parked outside the church at these times:
1:30 Pam Cook
2:00 Coralee Ott
2:15 Anna Sheets
2:45 Valerie Hirsch

Homeschoolers are welcome to take advantage of the Bookmobile too! The 1:45pm timeslot for 15 minute visits is open to Homeschoolers. (During bad weather, please call the school to confirm that the Bookmobile will be here or use the Meebo chat feature to the right of this post)

The Bookfair is coming!!

2010-09-30T06:21:00.000-07:00

Explore New Worlds -> Read!

2010-09-23T19:15:00.000-07:00

September is Library Card Sign-up Month!

2010-09-05T20:53:00.000-07:00

Buy Our Stuff!

2010-09-05T09:54:00.000-07:00

The famous 5th grade Frogs made a book of short stories during 2010. All proceeds go to the Library/Technology Fund:

The incredible 5th grade Frogs of 2009 wrote this book of short stories. All proceeds go to the Library/Technology Fund:

Transitioning

2010-08-26T19:39:00.000-07:00

This blog is in a state of flux. We are transitioning to a Library Site in order to serve you better. We hope to have everything you look for in a site available soon!

GVCS - BCA/Grace International Exchange Program

2010-05-31T12:45:00.000-07:00

Grace Academy and Broadfording Christian Academy are entering an international exchange program with Global Vision Christian School in Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea. This summer, 2010, mrsdurff is travelling to Korea to teach English as a Second Language in this school.

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Life Around BCA

2010-05-28T07:59:00.000-07:00

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NetGenEd Student Keynote 2010

2010-05-23T20:16:00.000-07:00

technorati tags: flatclassrooms netgened julielindsay coolcatteacher

Use cellphones in class to grab students' attention!

2010-05-05T06:11:00.000-07:00

Use cellphones in the classroom for:

TxtMeBox - to have students formulate questions about the chapter
Poll Everywhere - to check for student understanding
iPadio - to create a podcast
Google Calendar - to receive SMS reminders of events
Mixbook - photograph your field trip to create a scrapbook
Google Search - do a search for antonyms

technorati tags: cell txt podcast

Photo courtesy of ydhsu covered by a Creative Commons 2.0 Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/34024493@N00/3183824689

Bioluminescence

2010-04-26T09:13:00.001-07:00

A TED Talk by Dr. Edith A. Widder.

technorati tags: Bioluminescence oceanography TED EdithWidder

Washington County Reading Day

2010-04-21T12:18:00.000-07:00

Meet Children's Author Kevin O'Malley
May 1, 2010 10:00am to 2:00pm at The Valley Mall. Enjoy a costume parade (storybook characters), storytellers, special performances, vendors, and author tables. Get a free book too!
Kevin O'Malley has written/illustrated several children's books including Gimme Cracked Corn and I Will Share Kevin O'Malley (Lothrop, 1999) , Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind Judy Finchler & Kevin O'Malley, and Lucky Leaf Kevin O'Malley.

Photo Courtesy of Lubuto Library Project licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic license available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/27158519@N02/2572597661

Wishlists

2010-04-15T05:32:00.000-07:00

Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog

Teacher Appreciation Week is soon upon us. Please don't buy mrsdurff anything, but I know many feel they must. So here are books I have placed on my wishlists on two different booksites. These are available from Amazon or the Borders store in town.

Amazon --> http://amzn.com/w/GCLWDO3GRQWJ

2010-04-09T08:48:00.000-07:00

What better way to explain Relay For Life in Second Life than to show you last year's Relay? I am on The Passionate Redheads team on the Relay For Life in Second Life. My team and I would greatly appreciate your support --> Please donate using this form --> http://main.acsevents.org/site/TRGiftForm?fr_id=25620&px=14849838

Sounding Boards - What ARE They?

2010-03-22T06:56:00.000-07:00

In Marking Period 4, all 7th grade students will have the opportunity to peer review the work of over 200 students in 11 classrooms in 5 different countries. This is a global project in which we participate several times per year. In developing 21st century skills it is vital our students understand they will be entering a future that encompasses not just their town, but the entire globe. While the project is designed for high school students, the peer review process is designed for middle school. Here is more about the FlatClassroomProject....

technorati tags: FCP10-1 BCA 21stcenturyskills

2010-03-03T12:11:00.000-08:00

Seventh graders are challenged to create wikis centering around their chosen biomes: freshwater, marine, desert, tropical forest, temperate forest, grassland, taiga or tundra. They will:

* Form groups
* Name groups - We created these to reflect our chosen biome
* Create wiki pages
* Embed a PowerPoint on their main page as well as lots of other information
* Do a job (We have created one main page for our biomes listed. We also created a page for each job, hyperlinked off our main page. We did this on 2-26-10)
o Ecologist
o Botanist
o Zoologist
* List screen names of group members on the main page. (We did this on 2-26-10)

* Do a totally awesome 'A+' job on their group's wiki !

Biome Wikis are due 3/12/10

Our Diigo Group with resource links --> http://groups.diigo.com/group/study-skills

technorati tags: biomes Diigo wikis

Ben Carson, pediatric neuro at JHU

2010-02-26T04:48:00.000-08:00

I was privileged to attend the H.O.P.E. Diversity Scholarship Program lecture last night by Dr. Ben Carson. Here is a clip from a different event that tells you a bit...

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No Future Left Behind

2010-02-12T11:41:00.000-08:00

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Making Connections

2010-02-10T09:14:00.001-08:00

We have spent some time in Study Skills looking at schema. The theory basically says that we all have a structure to our knowledge of the world. In order to gain new knowledge, we must connect it to existing schema in our brains somehow.
We have practiced doing this with the QAR strategy, with the BDA Strategy, and with mindmapping on Bubbl.us
Research confirms that unless we "hang information" on something we already know, 98% of everything coming into our brains only spends a few moments in working memory and is then lost. Or as I am fond of saying, it goes in one ear, spins around with increasing momentum, and goes flying out the other ear faster than before it entered.
Twenty-first century skills are about infusing or integrating tech tools with learning. It is not about the technology in our classroom. It is about the learning. I will show learners how to do the technology, but find as the years go by, that I show less and use more. This is wonderful! Technology is everywhere, infused into every aspect of our lives. It is also easier to use and becoming easier. Pretty soon I won't be showing learners how to format a hyperlink in html because I won't have to do so. There will be icons everywhere for links and images.
One of the skills our learners need is the ability to collaborate. We are working on this fluency skill this Marking Period with our Studycasts and Biome Wikis. Note that all learners MUST work in a group on group goals, they may work from any internet connected computer, and resources to get them started are in the Diigo group.

Where America Stands: Schools

2010-02-04T10:47:00.000-08:00

A CBS news report:

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Studycasts!

2010-02-03T12:31:00.000-08:00

Seventh grade spent the last week producing Studycasts for Science Chapter 6. Here are two that were posted today (the due date) on their blogs. (Although posted using the correct procedure, one may have to go to their podomatic pages to hear them.)

http://dirtbikerider125.podomatic.com/

http://actress47.podomatic.com/

technorati tags: studycasts cells science

Film Your Issue!

2010-02-01T11:36:00.000-08:00

technorati tags: film video contest NAACP

Technorati Claim

2010-01-31T15:22:00.000-08:00

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Learning To Change

2010-01-31T15:08:00.000-08:00

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Kids Are Changing

2010-01-21T14:51:00.000-08:00

How will you spend the future?

2010-01-13T06:52:00.001-08:00