1. DPI's Public Library Development Team offers new ACA webpage
2. Games and Learning Society presents Playful Learning Game Night
3. Banned Books Week is September 22-28, 2013
4. State Document of the Week – Where Women Work: Wisconsin and United States
5. BadgerLink Resource of the Week – Encyclopædia Britannica
6. Website of the Week – Google: Family Safety Center
7. Calendar
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1. DPI'S PUBLIC LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT TEAM OFFERS NEW ACA WEBPAGE
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Public Library Development Team announces the launching of a new webpage, Affordable Care Act (ACA): Information for Wisconsin (http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/pld_aca). The webpage will feature information about what public libraries can do to help people prepare for implementation of the law, how the marketplace works, how BadgerCare Plus will change, and what "navigators" are serving Wisconsin. If you missed last week's webinar, you can also find the archive and handouts here.
Bookmark this page and stay on top of important resources, timelines, and news related to Wisconsin public libraries and the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
2. GAMES AND LEARNING SOCIETY PRESENTS PLAYFUL LEARNING GAME NIGHT
University of Wisconsin-Madison's Games and Learning Society (http://www.gameslearningsociety.org/) will host an educator focused Playful Learning Game Night 3.0 on Thursday, September 12, 2013, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Games and Learning Society headquarters, 1401 University Avenue, 2nd floor, Madison.
Attendees will have a chance to meet and talk about game-based learning with area educators and talk to leaders in the field of game research and development.
The evening will feature games from the Tenacity series, including the original Tenacity, a game designed to promote mindfulness through breath counting, and Crystals of Kaydor, designed to improve the ability to read emotions in other people (http://www.gameslearningsociety.org/games.php).
Game Night 3 will also have:
3. BANNED BOOKS WEEK IS SEPTEMBER 22-28, 2013
Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held in late September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States. The books featured during Banned Books Week have been targets of attempted bannings. Fortunately, while some books were banned or restricted, in a majority of cases the books were not banned, all thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, booksellers, and members of the community to retain the books in the library collections. This year's celebration is September 22-28, 2013. For more information, see http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek.
4. WISCONSIN DIGITAL ARCHIVES STATE DOCUMENT OF THE WEEK
Where women work: Wisconsin and United States, http://bit.ly/19KhR27 . Provided by the Wisconsin Women's Council, this document contains statistics about the types of jobs and where women work in Wisconsin.
5. BADGERLINK RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
Want some quick research but don't trust Wikipedia? Use Encyclopædia Britannica on BadgerLink! Encyclopædia Britannica includes 4 full text encyclopedias in English and Spanish. The encyclopedia is designed for school aged kids and consists of articles, images, maps, tables, timelines as well as a complete dictionary and atlas.
6. Website of the Week
Google: Family Safety Center -- http://www.google.com/goodtoknow/familysafety/
This site from Google aims to "provide parents and teachers with tools to help them choose what content their children see online; offer tips and advice to families about how to stay safe online, and work closely with organizations such as charities, others in our industry and government bodies dedicated to protecting young people." (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
7. CALENDAR
September 20, 2013 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Madison
September 22-28, 2013 – Banned Books Week, national observance
September 25-28, 2013 – Association for Rural & Small Libraries Annual Conference, Omaha, NE
October 3, 2013 – Public Library Youth Services Liaisons annual meeting, DeForest
October 4, 2013 – Continuing Education and Certification Consultants annual meeting, DeForest
October 22-25, 2013 – Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) annual conference, Green Bay
November 6, 2013 – Library Services and Technology Act Advisory Committee (LSTA) meeting, DeForest
November 8, 2013 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Minocqua
January 24-28, 2014 – American Library Association (ALA) Mid-Winter Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
May 7-9, 2014 – Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) annual conference, Sheboygan
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To access previous issues of Channel Weekly, or to subscribe or unsubscribe,
go to: http://channel.dpi.wi.gov/
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Roslyn M. Wise
Editor, Channel Weekly
Department of Public Instruction
Division for Libraries and Technology
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-6439
FAX: (608) 267-9207
2. Games and Learning Society presents Playful Learning Game Night
3. Banned Books Week is September 22-28, 2013
4. State Document of the Week – Where Women Work: Wisconsin and United States
5. BadgerLink Resource of the Week – Encyclopædia Britannica
6. Website of the Week – Google: Family Safety Center
7. Calendar
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1. DPI'S PUBLIC LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT TEAM OFFERS NEW ACA WEBPAGE
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Public Library Development Team announces the launching of a new webpage, Affordable Care Act (ACA): Information for Wisconsin (http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/pld_aca). The webpage will feature information about what public libraries can do to help people prepare for implementation of the law, how the marketplace works, how BadgerCare Plus will change, and what "navigators" are serving Wisconsin. If you missed last week's webinar, you can also find the archive and handouts here.
Bookmark this page and stay on top of important resources, timelines, and news related to Wisconsin public libraries and the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
2. GAMES AND LEARNING SOCIETY PRESENTS PLAYFUL LEARNING GAME NIGHT
University of Wisconsin-Madison's Games and Learning Society (http://www.gameslearningsociety.org/) will host an educator focused Playful Learning Game Night 3.0 on Thursday, September 12, 2013, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Games and Learning Society headquarters, 1401 University Avenue, 2nd floor, Madison.
Attendees will have a chance to meet and talk about game-based learning with area educators and talk to leaders in the field of game research and development.
The evening will feature games from the Tenacity series, including the original Tenacity, a game designed to promote mindfulness through breath counting, and Crystals of Kaydor, designed to improve the ability to read emotions in other people (http://www.gameslearningsociety.org/games.php).
Game Night 3 will also have:
- Game-Based Learning Professional Development
- Playtesting of unreleased games
- Mindfulness Activities
- Game-Based Learning give away
- Stipend for your time!
3. BANNED BOOKS WEEK IS SEPTEMBER 22-28, 2013
Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held in late September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States. The books featured during Banned Books Week have been targets of attempted bannings. Fortunately, while some books were banned or restricted, in a majority of cases the books were not banned, all thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, booksellers, and members of the community to retain the books in the library collections. This year's celebration is September 22-28, 2013. For more information, see http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek.
4. WISCONSIN DIGITAL ARCHIVES STATE DOCUMENT OF THE WEEK
Where women work: Wisconsin and United States, http://bit.ly/19KhR27 . Provided by the Wisconsin Women's Council, this document contains statistics about the types of jobs and where women work in Wisconsin.
5. BADGERLINK RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
Want some quick research but don't trust Wikipedia? Use Encyclopædia Britannica on BadgerLink! Encyclopædia Britannica includes 4 full text encyclopedias in English and Spanish. The encyclopedia is designed for school aged kids and consists of articles, images, maps, tables, timelines as well as a complete dictionary and atlas.
6. Website of the Week
Google: Family Safety Center -- http://www.google.com/goodtoknow/familysafety/
This site from Google aims to "provide parents and teachers with tools to help them choose what content their children see online; offer tips and advice to families about how to stay safe online, and work closely with organizations such as charities, others in our industry and government bodies dedicated to protecting young people." (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
7. CALENDAR
September 20, 2013 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Madison
September 22-28, 2013 – Banned Books Week, national observance
September 25-28, 2013 – Association for Rural & Small Libraries Annual Conference, Omaha, NE
October 3, 2013 – Public Library Youth Services Liaisons annual meeting, DeForest
October 4, 2013 – Continuing Education and Certification Consultants annual meeting, DeForest
October 22-25, 2013 – Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) annual conference, Green Bay
November 6, 2013 – Library Services and Technology Act Advisory Committee (LSTA) meeting, DeForest
November 8, 2013 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Minocqua
January 24-28, 2014 – American Library Association (ALA) Mid-Winter Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
May 7-9, 2014 – Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) annual conference, Sheboygan
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To access previous issues of Channel Weekly, or to subscribe or unsubscribe,
go to: http://channel.dpi.wi.gov/
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Roslyn M. Wise
Editor, Channel Weekly
Department of Public Instruction
Division for Libraries and Technology
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-6439
FAX: (608) 267-9207
For questions about this information, contact Roslyn Wise (608) 266-6439