MEDIA SPOTLIGHT MEDIA LIBRARY BOOKING 1-607-286-7715 ext. 2703 MAY 2019 Eileen Coryat - Coordinator Sarah Livingston-Librarian Debbie Cole- Library Clerk Larry Davis - Courier BICYCLE SAFETY MONTH NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH MONTH Common Sense: Mental Health I’m Safe!, On Wheels DV 1933 video, Intermediate - Senior High, 00:23:17, Power Splash Project, 2017 DVD, P, 10 min., Child Safety Solutions, Inc., We will learn about negative thinking versus positive thinking, explore common INC, 2006 mental disorders, and learn the importance of self-improvement and therapy. Using award winning animation and music, this DVD is a great way to help young chil- Thousands of "Buddy Benches" Help Thousands of Lonely Kids Find Friends dren and their parents learn: why, when and video, Intermediate - College/Adult, 00:02:00, NBC Nightly News, Lester Holt/ how to wear helmets, how children can Rehema Ellis, 2017 check their bikes, and how to be a smart Nearly 2,000 “buddy benches” have popped up at schools nationwide as a place bike rider. Written and reviewed by bicycle where kids can go when they're feeling lonely and need a friend. This video is part safety instructors and health educators, of an NBC News series "Inspiring America." includes presenter guide. The Power of Play in Child Development | STEAM: Ideas That Shape Our World Bicycle Safety: Not as Obvious as It Seems media gallery, Senior High, 2018 fact sheets, printables, Intermediate - Senior Peter Gray, a research professor in the Department of Psychology at Boston Col- High, Victoria Chapman & Associates, 1 lege, studies the role of play in human biological and cultural evolution. In his talk at the 2017 Idea Festival in Louisville, Gray discusses the correlation between the Traffic Safety Field Trip video, Preschool/ decline of play and the rise of mental disorders, and explains why play is crucial for Kindergarten - Primary, child development. Learn about traffic safety with Penny and the KidVision Kids at Safety Town! A police MEMORIAL DAY officer shows and tells us about traffic signs, we learn wearing a helmet is good bike safe- Arlington Memorial ty, we ride bikes around Safety Town follow- video, Primary - Intermediate, 00:01:30, LeVar Burton Kids, 2013 ing all the traffic and bike rules. Protecting America and the freedoms we all enjoy comes at a great cost. Every May, we remember those who gave their lives in the service of their country on Memorial Day. In this special video, LeVar takes us to Arlington National Ceme- MAY DAY tery, where presidents, astronauts and 400,000 of America's military rest in peace. May Day A Day to Remember: Memorial Day interactive re- video, Primary - Junior High, 00:12:39, Colman Communications, 2011 source, Preschool/ The historical background of the holiday is explained and viewers are taken to Kindergarten - Pri- the National Memorial Day Museum, as well as to a Memorial Day Living Muse- mary, 2015 um in Waterloo, NY, where the holiday was first celebrated. Learn about May Day. May Day is a Field of Flags celebration of the video, College/Adult, 2013 new season, hon- In this episode of NJEA’s Classroom Close-up, we visit Southern Regional High ored with festivals, food, and dancing School where students place more than 6,600 flags to commemorate American around the maypole. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan for Memorial Day. The project, now in its third year, provides students – and the community of Manahawkin – with a clear representation of the Memorial Day holiday and gives them an opportunity to honor the sacrifice of those in the armed forces. Educational Media Library 7352 State Highway 23, Suite 3, Oneonta, NY 13820 Catalog: http://www.oncboces.org MEDIA SPOTLIGHT Educational Media Library ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY 7352 State Highway, Suite 3 Oneonta, NY 13820 The Japanese American internment innocence, guilt, and wartime justice 1-607-286-7715 Ext. 2703 940.53; Heinrichs, Ann; ebook, Senior High, 1, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2011; 9781608703777 CULTURE KITS This book examines the internment of more than 110,000 U.S. residents of Japa- nese ancestry in the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Angel Island: A Story of Chinese Immigration video, 00:12:12, NewsHour Productions LLC, 2000 On Angel Island, the history is written on the walls. From 1910 until 1943, Chi- nese immigrants to America passed through Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, the Ellis Island of the West. Unlike other groups, the Chinese were legally dis- criminated against under an 1882 law called the Chinese Exclusion Act. This pro- gram looks at how two women-one an artist, the other a documentary filmmak- er-are raising funds and awareness to have the old immigration station restored. Slated for destruction, the station was spared in 1970 when a park ranger dis- Peru-SK 234 covered, beneath layers of paint, poems written by anxious detainees about Handwoven Carrying Bag their fears of deportation. (12 minutes) Arpillera (hand-sewn cloth art) A Farewell to Manzanar BC 258 Llama Figurine Book Collection, JH, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002 Doll Family in Traditional Dress Reading Level 4.9. Jeanne Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 Zampona (Wood Instrument) when her family was uprooted from their home and sent to live at Chachas (seed rattle) Manzanar internment camp-with 10,000 other Japanese Americans. Carved Gourd (folk art) This is the true story of one spirited Japanese-American family's Traditional Music CD attempt to survive the indignities of forced detention...and of a native-born Teacher’s Guide American child who discovered what it was like to grow up behind barbed wire in the United States. Author: James D. Houston, Jeanne Wa-katusuki. Under the Blood-Red Sun BC 119 -FIC-; Lexile: 640; Book Collection, IJ, PERMA-BOUND, 1997; 0440411394 GRADES 5-8. Tomikazu Nakaji's biggest concerns are baseball, homework, and a local bully, until life with his Japanese family in Hawaii changes drastically after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Includes a teacher guide. Au- thor: Graham Salisbury Maya of Guatemala SK 235 Grace Lin Handwoven Carrying Bag media gallery, Preschool/Kindergarten - Junior High, WETA, 2010 Family of Dolls in Traditional Dress Grace Lin is the author and illustrator of more than 20 books — from picture Piece of Handwoven Cloth books to young adult novels — for kids. Most of Grace's books are about the Small Handmade Basket Asian-American experience, she believes, "Books erase bias, they make the un- Bundle of Copal (shaman’s incense) common everyday, and the mundane exotic. You can watch the interview, view the interview transcript, read a short biography on Soplador (fan for tortill fires) Grace Lin, or see a selected list of her children's books. Whistle Flute Animal Mask China SK 169 Study Kit, PI, 2001 Culture Kit Resource Packet China-A Cultural Kit SK 225 Study Kit, PIJ, 2003 Japan SK 161 Study Kit, PI, 2000 P = Primary K-3 J = Junior High 7-8 A = Adult/Teacher I = Intermediate 4-6 H = High School 9-12 Audience Levels of Resources MEDIA SPOTLIGHT Educational Media Library BLU BOTS 7352 State Highway, Suite 3 Oneonta, NY 13820 Blu-Bot Hive SK 674 Blu-Bot is the new Bee-Bot robot set with a Bluetooth FOLKMANIS PUPPET/BOOK SETS connection. Use the buttons on the back to program Folkmanis Goat Puppet Set Blu-Bot just like Bee-Bot. Connect Bu-Bot to your tablet or PC via Bluetooth, using free apps, and pro- SK 606 (1) puppet and (2) books: Beatrice’s Goat by Paige McBrier gram Blu-Bot remotely. Students learn counting, se- Gregory the Terrible Eater by quencing, directionality, problem-solving, and estima- Mitchell Sharmat. tion. Blu-Bot is compatible with any Android or IOS or Android tablet with version 3.0/4.0+ EDR Bluetooth. Folkmanis Groundhog Puppet (e.g. iPad and later). Comes with (6) Blu-Bots, (6) USB Set SK 631 cables, Docking Station, (2) sets of TacTile Readers with (1) Puppet and (4) Books tiles. The Blue-Bot TacTile Reader is a unique, hands- on programming device to control Blue-Bot with tiles representing each Blue-Bot command. NEW ITEMS ADDED TO “TELLING TIME” DRUG EDUCATION Marijuana Flip Chart SK 288 With information about the appearance, side effects, and physical consequences of marijuana use, this 6- panel flip chart (12 x 17) explains the health risks associ- ated with using marijuana, as well as the legal and social ramifications of its use. Features presentation notes on the reverse panels. Telling Time SK 534, Primary Interactive, rhyming text asks questions about time. Such concepts as early, late, and on time are discussed. Different kinds of analog and digital clocks are examined. Includes: (2) big books: IT'S TIME, (18) small books: IT'S TIME, (12)books-MATH COUNTS: TIME, (12) books-TELLING TIME, Teacher Effects and Hazards of Marijuana Folding Display SK 289 Guide, Audio cassette, and DVD's: Telling Presenting marijuana as a drug with dangerous consequences, this complete- Time and Telling Time: Analog Clocks, digi- ly revised folding display (58”x 22 1/2”) explains why marijuana use is not tal Clocks & More. Also contains a Learning harmless. Covers how marijuana is used, effects on the body, signs of use, Resources Write and Wipe Demonstration dangers of using marijuana, and getting help for a substance abuse problem. Clock along with a Classroom Kit of (24) A great resource for health clinics and drug education events. 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