The document provides a summary of new resources available through the Clover Junior High School media center webpage. It highlights several websites for recipes, interactive learning games, creating brochures and flyers, as well as a news article about an unknown person running for U.S. President. The media center webpage itself contains information about upcoming events and spotlight projects, in addition to the online catalog and class schedule.

1. Media Matters
Volume 3 November 2008 Clover Junior High School
Thanksgiving Yummies New CJHS Media Center Webpage
http://cloverjrhighmedia.blogspot.com/
Please check out my webpage (or blog)! I recently
created this site to keep you and your students
informed of upcoming events, spotlight projects,
provide research assistance, reading
recommendations, and more! You can look at the
class sign up/schedule and access the online catalog
from here, as well.
Epicurious
http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/holidays/thanks
giving/thanksgiving Book Fair
Looking for some new recipes to try out on your family Coming December 8-12!
this year for Thanksgiving? This site has it all check Books make great Christmas gifts!
out the Southern Feast! There are even videos for the
cooking-challenged (like me).
Voki
http://www.voki.com
Mr. Nussbaum
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/
Interactive Learning Games
Ever wanted a lifelike representation of yourself to do
some speaking for you? If so, make an avatar at this
site. I created one for my webpage, and you should be
This site has games, skill-building drills, activity able to add it to your SchoolNotes page. Create, copy
generators, research projects, instructional tools, and an the HTML code, and paste on your page. It s fun and
online assessment form with customizable quizzes and easy to do! You can even email them.
tests. Students move level-by-level getting more
challenging as they go up. There are activities for math,
language arts, social studies, and science. My Brochure Maker
http://www.mybrochuremaker.com/
Strange Matter Create and print a brochure or flyer in minutes!
http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/index.html Choose a theme and then customize with your own
photos and text. It's a great way to create brochures
These unusual experiments make use of everyday and flyers that look professional.
materials and introduce scientific concepts in an
entertaining way. Students can zoom in and examine a Image Chef
soda can at the molecular level, crush things and
http://www.imagechef.com
compare results, and process raw materials such as
silicon. They can also learn how scientists are improving Click Browse Full Catalog to see how you can use
materials to meet world challenges. text and photos to get your students attention! Right
click on the created image to save to your computer.
Practical Money Skills for Life
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/english/at_school/te
achers/
Fun Stuff
New Presidential Candidate... It's someone we know!
Help students become financially responsible with this There's an effort to elect an unknown random person
site. Using ready-made lessons, presentations, and as President... and it's someone we know! See this
learning games, students will learn how to earn money, news website about the surprising new nominee:
create a budget, take out a car loan, and live on their
own. There are also online videos and interactive
calculators. Check out Financial Football! http://www.tsgnet.com/pres.php?id=370617&altf=Nbsl&
altl=Ipqljot