Day: June 7, 2006

Categories
Children's Literature

儿童电子书

儿童书的形式日趋多样，不仅有我以前介绍的布质书、塑料书、有声书、纸板书、捉迷藏书等，而且现在有了儿童电子书(e-book)。我指的是不用特殊装置，直接上网浏览的那种。这类电子书的优势在于能随时浏览、多媒体互动，能让E-Generation的孩子们更能体会到学习的乐趣。另外，对于我们移民家庭来讲，大人陪孩子读(听或玩)电子书，也可以提高自身的英文。

儿童电子书依内容又分故事、童话、生活、学习、游戏等。如果有兴趣可去列治文公立图书馆的网址瞧瞧Tumble Book Library的电子书.电子故事书(Story book)

Caillou Series 凯幼系列已经是颇具名望的儿童故事，它让孩子在游戏和玩乐中学习各种知识和做人的道理。它不仅以图画书、玩具、电视剧的形式出现，现在又有了电子书，如Caillou & Gilbert和Caillou Tidies His Toys。电子书的效果与动画电视片的唯一区别就是配有文字，被读到的字会改变颜色。

Bad For Them, Good For Me
这是一本无比滑稽的电子故事书。让孩子从琐碎的家庭事务中学到反义词，同时以孩子的口气及语调读出来。等小读者对书中的反义词熟悉了，便可以和书中的小主人公玩抓反义词的游戏。

电子童话书(Fairytale)

Jack and the Beanstalk
妈妈让Jack去集市将奶牛卖掉，Jack却在途中将牛卖给一位奇怪的老头，换来一些色彩斑斓被称为有魔力的豆。回到家里，妈妈非常生气，将豆扔出窗外。Jack追出去，却听到细细叫声“埋了我们”。Jack找到那些小豆并埋进土里。不久，长出小苗、小苗成了小树，长啊长啊，高过了房顶，穿过了云层，最后长成了巨树。Jack爬上顶端，他看到了他从没看过的世界、见到他从没见过的人、发生了他意想不到的事、、、

易读电子书(Easy Readers)

My Tooth Is About To Fall Out
孩子都有掉牙的经历，这本电子书以简练、压韵的字句，将掉牙描写得诙谐有趣。读完后，还可以学单词的发音、玩数数游戏。

生活学习书(Life learning)

这类电子书主要的目的在于通过读书让孩子了解生活知识，诸如社区服务、分享、网络浏览的安全等。以下是其中的几本书：Helping out Is Cool; Light In The Darkness; Little Red in Cyber Space.

游戏书(Game)

主要培养孩子的色彩分辨能力、记忆力、语言和算术能力等。游戏有拼图、冰球及气球，色彩声音配合得当，让小家伙们玩得有滋有味、爱不释手。

Have fun, little one!

Note: This article was originally published in Global Chinese Press

注：曾刊登于《环球华报》

Categories
Professional Development

Toastmasters – 10 Tips For Successful Public Speaking

Feeling some nervousness before giving a speech is natural and healthy. It shows you care about doing well. But, too much nervousness can be detrimental. Here’s how you can control your nervousness and make effective, memorable presentations: 1. Know the room. Be familiar with the place in which you will speak. Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids.

2. Know the audience. Greet some of the audience as they arrive. It’s easier to speak to a group of friends than to a group of strangers.

3. Know your material. If you’re not familiar with your material or are uncomfortable with it, your nervousness will increase. Practice your speech and revise it if necessary.

4. Relax. Ease tension by doing exercises.

5. Visualize yourself giving your speech. Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear, and assured. When you visualize yourself as successful, you will be successful.

6. Realize that people want you to succeed. Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative, and entertaining. They don’t want you to fail.

7. Don’t apologize. If you mention your nervousness or apologize for any problems you think you have with your speech, you may be calling the audience’s attention to something they hadn’t noticed. Keep silent.

8. Concentrate on the message — not the medium. Focus your attention away from your own anxieties, and outwardly toward your message and your audience. Your nervousness will dissipate.

9. Turn nervousness into positive energy. Harness your nervous energy and transform it into vitality and enthusiasm.

10. Gain experience. Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking. A Toastmasters club can provide the experience you need.

VISIT A TOASTMASTERS CLUB! Toastmasters clubs meet in the morning, at noon, and in the evening in approximately 70 countries worldwide. No matter where you live, work, or travel you are more than likely to find a club nearby. If you’d like to learn more about joining Toastmasters, follow the How to Become a Member link.

http://www.toastmasters.org/tips.asp

Categories
Events

A Google Smorgasbord

SLA WCC and CASLIS present:
A Google Smorgasbord
Come learn about the latest Google developments while you meet and mingle with colleagues from SLA and CASLIS on a sunny Vancouver patio!
Thursday, June 22, 2006
5:00 – 8:00 pm
Terminal City ClubYour ticket includes a fabulous canape buffet. There will be a cash bar.
PROGRAM DETAILS
5:00 pm: Registration. Cash bar opens.
5:15 pm: Canape buffet opens.
5:45 pm: “A Google Smorgasbord” (panel discussion)
7:00 pm: Mingling, networking, nibbling and noshing
8:00 pm: Wrap-up

PRESENTATIONS
Geoff Peters: How Google Shapes Online Popularity
The craft of making websites that rank highly on the Google search engine has been shrouded in mystery until recently. Whether you have a personal interest web site or a business, Search Engine Marketing/Optimization is a topic that all webmasters should know about. Geoff will explain some basic techniques that led to his success on Google with his web sites. These techniques include: focusing on creating valuable and original content, keyword targeting, and linking.

Kay Cahill: Making Google Tools Work in an Information Setting
As more and more products and services emerge from Google Labs, how can information professionals make these tools work for them? Are they just flashy novelties designed to catch the eye and keep attention on Google, or are they genuinely useful ways of interpreting search results and delivering information?

Eugene Barsky – “Google Scholar and the Future of Searching”
During this 20 minute overview we will look at the context in which Google Scholar has been developed, its strengths and weaknesses, and its subject coverage. We’ll also see how different libraries work with this tool.

SPEAKERS:
Geoff Peters recently graduated with a joint major in Computing Science and Business from SFU. He has worked as a software developer for Nokia Mobile Phones and Canada Safeway IT. He is the creator of Googleduel.com, a web site which uses the Google search engine to analyze the popularity of people, products, and names on the Internet. He is also the webmaster for FoodVancouver.com, a popular Vancouver dining guide. Geoff’s personal web site is at http://www.sfu.ca/~gpeters/

Kay Cahill is Vancouver Public Library’s Training and Virtual Services Librarian. Originally from the UK, she graduated from the Information Studies program at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 2004 before moving to Canada. Recent projects include developing and delivering IT and information literacy programs, monitoring and reporting on technology trends, and collaborating in the implementation of new technologies and software to enhance library services.

Eugene Barsky is Physiotherapy Outreach Librarian at the new Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC, where he enjoys every moment implementing new Web 2.0 technologies into his outreach work with BC practicing physiotherapists. Previously employed by QLT Inc, a Vancouver-based pharmaceutical company, he has an intriguing experience doing regulatory intelligence research in biotech industry. Eugene is the winner of 2005 SLA Scholarship and 2006 C. William Fraser Prize (Health Librarianship). Eugene’s blog – http://weblogs.elearning.ubc.ca/physio/

REGISTRATION:
To register, complete the online registration form and mail it, with your payment (cheque made out to SLA WCC), to:

Deb Hutchison, Vancouver Director
West Vancouver Memorial Library
Vancouver BC
V7V 1J8

Fees:
$21 for SLA and CASLIS members, students, and unemployed
$35 for non-members
VENUE
The Terminal City Club is located at 837 Hastings Street. Note that there is a dress-casual dress code – please, no jeans.

Thanks to our program sponsor Micromedia ProQuest

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