PowerSchool App

In case you didn't know - there is a PowerSchool app available for iOS devices.  PowerSchool for Students allows you to check your grades, attendance, assignments and more on the go.  The app is free and available in the App Store.  The app is created by Pearson School Systems (the maker of PowerSchool), so the app is fully functional.

At this time there is not an app for Android devices (not a pleasant thing for this Android user), but hopefully they'll jump on the bandwagon soon.

Diigo

I know several students are utilizing Diigo for their research paper process.  I thought it wouldn't hurt to add a direct link here on the blog.

For those of you not using Diigo with your research papers, it is an extremely helpful tool that helps you organize information from the web.  You can take notes and highlight directly inside websites and then have those notes available to you from any computer.  You can find a great intro to Diigo video here.

Scott Westerfeld - Author of the Month

photo by Samantha Jones

Our author of the month for January is Scott Westerfeld.  He is the author of 18 novels - 5 for adults and 13 for young adults and is best known for the futuristic Uglies series and the steampunk trilogy Leviathan.  You can find these on display in the fiction section of the library media center.

Westerfeld was born in Texas but now splits his time between Australia and New York - "to avoid the deadly scourge of winter" according to his website.  He is married to author Justine Larbalestier.

Westerfeld updates his blog fairly regularly with information about his travels and appearances, his books, and anything else that seems important to him at the time.  You can also follow him on Twitter @ScottWesterfeld.  Check out one of his books today!