May+5+Thurs

= Thursday May 5 =


 * Check out one, two or all three links below and find something to use!**
 * Check back on the Garden of Teacher Tools page for more! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!**

** This is a long entry because... ** **Optical Illusions ROCK!**

**Can you BELIEVE this sidewalk chalk art? Amazing, isn't it?**

**[| Here is a web page] that includes several works of 3D sidewalk art by [|Julian Beever.]**

**Check out this and many more examples of unbelievable sidewalk chalk art by Julian Beever and Kurt Wenner on the [|Impact Lab] blog.** **Some of the art on this page may not be appropriate for all ages, so please use your professional judgement about which photos you share with students.**



**One last link..** **about sidewalk art and optical illusions...here's a [|video of some sidewalk art] [| being created.] It is an icy crevasse-notice how all the sightseers walk around it to keep from falling in! :)**

**I've placed the [|YouTube video] below so it can be viewed from home, but this video should be on KUTV by Thursday afternoon, so you can use it with your students! Search for __chalk__ or __sidewalk__ to find it!**

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[[image:benferlibrary:Water_Can_Purple.jpg width="80" height="54"]] Online Resources

 * Learn how to locate magazine, newspaper or encyclopedia articles by searching the online Library Catalog, LS2! This is a very handy feature that will help students as they conduct research. Additionally, if any of you are in graduate school, or just want to research a topic of your own, the EbscoHost database is invaluable! **


 * In this video, I also discuss 2 very simple search strategies that will help students to focus their searches. **

**This video file is a bit too large to place here, so it is housed on Kleinshare at:**

**K:\Campus_Benfer\Staff\Library\Teacher Resources\Tutorials\LS2\LS2 Search Databases.wmv**



** [[image:benferlibrary:Clippers.jpg width="89" height="65"]] Tech Tip **
**Saving a screen shot with Print Key** **You can capture a screen shot using Print Key.This would be an excellent tool to use in conjunction with Monday's Cool Site as students create their [|Wild Selves]!**
 * **After a student creates their [|Wild Self], take a screen shot of their picture using the Rectangle tool**
 * **Save as a jpg**
 * **Now they can use it like any other clip art image--in a Word document, Powerpoint or as an avatar!**


 * Note: on my computer, it seems to work better if I right click on the Print Key icon to open the program. Does it work that way on your computer? **

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**Mary Beth Kreml created this tip sheet about using Print Key. Check it out!** [|printkey.pdf].