Animoto

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ANIMOTO 

https://animoto.com/play/LhzzDYZ4VyLusejvb8316g 



Synopsis 

Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag". In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard.

Her father forbade hospitals, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education and no one to intervene when one of Tara's older brothers became violent.

Then, lacking any formal education, Tara began to educate herself. She taught herself enough mathematics and grammar to be admitted to Brigham Young University, where she studied history, learning for the first time about important world events like the Holocaust and the civil rights movement. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.

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QR Codes

QR codes are a great and safe way to lead students to text, links, videos, and images. It is a way to ensure students follow the proper path to a source. Due to QR codes being so versatile they can be integrated into the classroom and library. In the library they can be used for students to view book trailers, find book reviews, and website links. QR codes can also be used to answer common student questions like how to access the online catalog. A librarian can also make a list of highlighted books of the week and make it into a QR code so students know popular titles. 

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