Using the Nene Hopeful List to Promote Reading, Discussions & Technology
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Using the Nēnē Hopeful List to Promote Reading,
Discussions & Technology
Virginia Koo, Denise Sumida, Michelle ColteChildren’s Literature Hawaii,
June 19, 2010
What is Nēnē?
• Hawaii Children’s Choice Award
• Quality literature suggested by students, teachers, and librarians
• For students in Grades 4-6
Timeline for NēnēAugust - February:
– Students read from Nēnē Suggested list
October - November: – Students prepare for the contests
December:– Contest Deadline
February:– Voting deadline
March: – Nēnē Ceremony
Nēnē Suggested Reading List
• Nēnē Book Selection Committee• Books selected based on:
– Genre– Reading level– Male/Female Protagonist– Children’s Interest
Why Nēnē?
• Opportunity for children to– read recently published quality books– respond creatively and critically to works of
literature– use technology to showcase Nēnē literary
knowledge– participate in the democratic process
through voting for the Nēnē Award Winner
Building Your Nēnē Collection
Funding Sources
Grants
• Your school’s PTO or PTA• Donorschoose.org• Target.com• Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation
– Good Idea Grants: http://www.pshf.org/
Donors Choose
Scholastic Book Fairs
Image and content from scholastic.com
Promoting Nēnē to Your Community
Targeting Your Audience
• Students– book talks, display in library, library website
• Parents– newsletters, photos on the library website
• Teachers– book talks, emails, face to face, books for
classroom
Display Prominently
Library Thinghttp://www.librarything.com
• Electronic Display
• Visual reminder on the library website
• Hale Kula Library Website: http://tinyurl.com/2bww3u6
Collaborating w/Teachers
Nēnē Discussions
Discussion Calendar
http://web.me.com/halekula/Hale_Kula_Library/Nene_Discussion_Calendar.html
Nēnē Bloghttp://web.me.com/halekula/Hale_Kula_Library/Nene_Blog/Nene_Blog.html
Blogs
Wallwisher
Image from http://www.wallwisher.com/
Wallwisher
• Students post responses on favorite Nene Hopeful books
• Pearl Harbor Elementary’s Wallwisherhttp://www.wallwisher.com/wall/phesnenehopefuls2010
Image from http://www.wallwisher.com/
Image and content from http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/phesnenehopefuls2010
“Found” Activity
• Watch Trailerhttp://tinyurl.com/24uytzw
• Listen and read along to chapter 1
• What questions do you have after reading chapter 1?
• Comment on Wallwisher
Using Nēnē Beyond Your School
Interact with Other Schools
• Librarians/Teacher’s Resource Pagehttp://neneaward.weebly.com/
• Hints on promoting Nēnē Award books
Weebly Site
Image and content from http://neneaward.weebly.com
Nēnē Jeopardy
2 Types of Jeopardy Games• Two teams compete on their knowledge of the Nēnē
Award Winner “Found”– Oct 2010 -Nov 2010 -Dec 2010
• Two teams compete on their knowledge of the Nēnē Hopeful Books– Jan 2011 -Feb 2011
• Contact Nēnē Committee to participate using contact form on Weebly site
Sample Jeopardy Questions
• Can J.K.Rowling win the Nene Award this year for a book she has written? Explain why or why not.
• The setting for this novel is a lighthouse in 17th century England.
• Name two books with mammals in the title.
• Jeopardy categories in bold
Jeopardy at School
• Using Eggspert to buzz in
Image from www.amazon.com
Adaptations for Jeopardy
• Students are grouped in tables of 5• Brief descriptions of Nēnē Hopeful
books provided• Students skim and scan to find the
answers• Winning teams given a copy of Nēnē
Hopeful book to read
Nēnē Contests
• Based on the Nēnē Award Winning Book, “Found”
• Winners receive their awards at the 2011 Nēnē Ceremony
• Winners meet the author, Margaret Peterson Haddix
Persuasive Category
• Select one scene from the book• Describe what elements in the scene
made it important (imagery, point of view…)
• Suggested formats: – Poster, Essay, Website, Song & more
Sample Winners
Winning entries by Travis Kim, 2008 & 2009 Poster winner.
Interpretative Category
• Create a NEW scene or story for "Found" that fits into the book's timeline
• Suggested formats: Creative Story, Movie, Slideshow, Newspaper, etc.
Voting• Voting for the Nēnē Award takes place in January and
February.
• Deadline to submit votes is Thurs Feb 10, 2011.
• For the Ballot Form go to: http://nene.k12.hi.us/vote/ballot.html
• For the Tally Form go to: http://nene.k12.hi.us/vote/tally.html
Blogs
• For teachers/librarians to share methods used to promote:– The Nēnē Award Winner– Nēnē Hopeful books
Image and content from http://neneaward.weebly.com/blogs.html
Image and content from http://neneaward.weebly.com/blogs.html
Sample Blog Comments
Charts purchased from Education Works
Images from http://www.coolrewards.co.uk/index.php?cat=reward_chart_sticker_chart_stickers_chart_teacher
Cover image from Follett Titlewave. Screen shot image and content from http://neneaward.weebly.com/blogs.html
Sample Blog Comments
Trailer from Circle of Seven Productions
References
• Clip art used with permission from Microsoft Office 2007
• Nene Logo used with permission from the Nene Committee.
• Screen shots used throughout the presentation are cited on their respective page.
This presentation is for educational purposes
For Additional Information…
• Go to the Nene Award official site athttp://nene.k12.hi.us
• Email presenters at:[email protected]@[email protected]