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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Curriculum Resources Available on MeL.org<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Library of Michigan is excited to share information about a new support section available in the Educators area on MeL.org! This section, called
<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmel.org%2Fcurriculum-resources&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C25d5a2ba798b48717dfc08d6f8bb4b72%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C636969881345981695&sdata=fOwbYEO2yoWDRrF96473w7gQ0hIsieUhGddQGf%2Fq%2BT8%3D&reserved=0">
Curriculum Resources</a><span style="color:black">, sorts the MeL eResources by grade and subject. Each eResource has a page of support materials for that eResource which assists with customization at the local level. This includes:
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Instructions to add eResources to your own site<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Buttons for each eResource<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Two types of links: Direct URL and Geo-IP URL<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Where available from the vendors, links to downloadable promotional materials which can range from PDFs of flyers and bookmarks to embeddable videos.
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<p class="MsoNormal">To access these eResources for educators, go to <a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mel.org%2F&data=02%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C25d5a2ba798b48717dfc08d6f8bb4b72%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C636969881345991703&sdata=fvKMWUXvzZb%2FhzCRTN5gFy07gG52RH1F6IJ5kAFbkIo%3D&reserved=0">
www.MeL.org</a> … choose “Educators” then choose “Curriculum Resources.” <u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Accessing magazines, newspapers and more via <a href="https://www.mel.org/welcome">
MeL.org</a>!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">From
<a href="https://www.mel.org/welcome">MeL.org</a>, click on <b>eJournals</b> in the upper most blue bar.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">In the search box type the title you seek, such as “New York Times.”<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">It should be the first result – click on the name of the periodical you searched,
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Select the date of the periodical you’d like to read! You can also access select magazines as full view PDFs.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>National Summer Learning Week</b><br>
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1C1E21;background:white">The National Summer Learning Association’s event tracker is live! Be sure to add your library’s events for July 8-13<sup>th</sup> to:
</span><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fsummertracker%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2D_n5Lo3D-B4cXCrv1BeJY4VEVp-6LgK9f14faqCKqZp2MsT7bAfbKtsw&h=AT2xxFaM3RYM1T1u1-nZNjS9dGdiI-SaoBvjtaXeihyNh_eLJoEwntvmBlZc4Nog3SghnuhpRN2FMJCuF5nroB4PisZaWDsKHDckSRaSmWB3zzBQ-TxvcOO9CANtlz3wvYdX2Uujv67A57swEsLRHaVlhz_COBZ_JeSp93W80kJjyo4x5OC70FUey3wHEJzpCNEzF11lGN0JsROZmU0X904TfGJFo2otIAvbOMJzVgJrNruBAZG_B69E3EmA2kegclJVv98CSXVtk1vkR59DSCyKLd1aAyagDPgG-7KfhTwna2GhC4unQNAertC-TygUxRYiqnR3m-FyXRwbnh1wk3EwY1aTFIGKVusJnR6usZUcV6XQiF9lx-uZ7oW132WpGYc-0tfrMi-SRyxMGdI05eEKyUE8wMWMiEefy8WqTqJrz6qYKfBGdGW8nCI3lIPjvLpdXgJ6H_4XU1MP9icFZaGcLG-h7PQdrXs8ERsjT8hObkIUSEggaY9jj3Wzjz7hRt6OCpH8jOkn6y4JUYQA5nI_Nu8jfsArDcvZxYsO4aKAnfmX_ZuDFnZdufVDnqMN7_WvTnKMLualRMvl_jpMo7RXbsP3V5mjn5IuhEEDQ7jRcdNMelcFg72W" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#385898;background:white;text-decoration:none">http://bit.ly/summertracker</span></a>.
#SummerLearning <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/educators">Be Internet Awesome</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Be Internet Awesome curriculum gives educators the tools and methods they need to teach digital safety fundamentals. The materials developed by Google in partnership with iKeepSafe enable educators to bring the most critical teachings—and
the excitement of Interland—into the classroom. Included in the curriculum are lesson plans for the five topics, with activities and worksheets that were designed to complement Interland.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Summer Reading!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">#LibrariesLiftoff <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Cathy Lancaster</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Youth Services Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Library of Michigan<br>
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