Welcome to the Lincoln Academy Library Website!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Cathi Howell

The Lincoln Academy library website provides access to InfoCentre, our online library catalog, and a wealth of online resources that includes research databases, resources to support classroom assignments, eBooks and audiobooks, and more. You will also find information about the library, our programs and events, and ways to get help with research and choosing books to read. Welcome!

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Free educational videos from SnagLearning

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Shelly Swazey

Asteroids: Deadly Impact from National Geographic is just one of the videos available to view. Click on the link to see what SnagLearning has to offer in the areas of history, science, foreign language, culture and geography, and social studies.

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HS math and science videos from BLOSSOMS and MIT

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Shelly Swazey

Blended Learning Open Source Science or Math Studies (BLOSSOMS) is a free repository of video modules for high school math and science classes. The ultimate goal is to gather a large body of content generated by gifted volunteer teachers from around the world.

Resources currently available on the site were provided by MIT faculty and PhD students, and include resources in mathematics, physics and biology. The website is growing, and over the coming months there will be BLOSSOMS video modules created by educators in Jordan and Pakistan – all available in English.  Here’s one by an MIT postdoctoral student called The Science of Soap Bubbles.

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Google introduces virtual tours of 17 art museums

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Shelly Swazey

See great works of art from around the world without leaving Maine.

Let the Google Art Project take you on a virtual tour of 17 international art museums.  Tour the art galleries, zoom in for detailed views of individual art works and much more. It’s educational and it’s fun. Watch the Youtube video to get an overview:

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PBS Frontline programs available for streaming

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Shelly Swazey

PBS Frontline has created a Frontline Teacher Center which includes lesson plans and supplementary material in addition to the streamed videos for use in the classroom.  This is an outstanding source of video programming for many subject areas. Use the link PBS Frontline to access this valuable resource. You will find an additional link under Websites for Teachers on the right.

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Google Search gets faster

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Shelly Swazey

Google Instant is a Google search enhancement that shows results as you type your search.  It’s already a part of Google Search on most browsers, so you don’t even have to install it.  See Google for more details and for answers to questions.  Do you think it helps you to search more quickly and effectively?

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New York Times Resources for Social Studies and History

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Shelly Swazey

From the NY Times Learning Network: Here are some basic ways to use The New York Times this year with your social studies and history students.

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Audiobook downloads available via Skidompha link

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Shelly Swazey

If you do not have a Skidompha library card of your own, Skidompha Public Library has graciously allowed our school community to link to its site and download audiobooks using our Lincoln Academy library card.
Explore the growing collection of downloadable Audiobooks and then download Audiobooks to your personal computer, transfer them to an MP3 player, or burn selected titles onto a CD for listening on the go. With OverDrive Media Console for Mac®, Mac users can download, burn, & transfer MP3 Audiobooks to iPods®, iPhones®, & iPads.
If you are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity, just come to the library and speak to one of the librarians after you make your selection from the available audiobooks.

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English Teachers: 10 Ways to Use the NY Times for Teaching Literature

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Shelly Swazey

Try these two useful links from the New York Times Learning Network for suggestions on how to use its articles to enrich your teaching of literature:

10 Ways to Use the NY Times for Teaching Literature

Poetry Pairings

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What is plagiarism?

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Shelly Swazey

When you include research in your research paper or your essay for a class assignment, you need to be clear about which ideas are yours and which you have included that come from someone else.  If you don’t do this, you are guilty of plagiarism.   Sometimes it is difficult to know whether to cite your source or to consider the information to be general knowledge. Try this quiz to help you better understand what plagiarism is and what it is not.  Keep in mind that the answer is not always clearly “yes” or “no”, but the quiz will explain.

http://plagiarism.umf.maine.edu/is_it.html

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