Computer Class

Download eBooks, eMusic, and eAudiobooks through San Jose Public Library website http://sjpl.org/collections

Research and learning from San Jose Public website
http://sjpl.org/databasesname
http://www.sjpl.org/tutor
http://www.sjpl.org/research

Health- Suc Khoe  (control+click)

http://medlineplus.gov; in Vietnamese http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/vietnamese.html

drkoop.com-(explanation for many symptoms and diseases)

Virtual Hospital Home Page (http://www.vh.org/)

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) (http://www.ninds.nih.gov)

WebMD (http://www.webmd.com )

YourSurgery.Com® -( http://www.yoursurgery.com/index.cfm). Learn more about surgery procedure.

 

Jobs-(Viet lam).

San Jose Public Library Job webpage http://sjpl.org/employment

http://www.ajb.org/

http://www.jobs.net/

http://www.monster.com/

Jobs in California-(Viet lam trong California)

http://www.caljobs.ca.gov/

http://www.californiajobs.com/

http://www.coolworks.com/california-jobs/

 

Weather- (Thoi tiet)

http://www.weather.com/

http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/

http://asp.usatoday.com/weather/weatherfront.aspx

 

News in Vietnamese (Tin Tuc bang Tieng Viet)

http://vnexpress.net/Vietnam/Home

http://www.bbc.co.uk/vietnamese/

http://www.saigonbao.com/

• News in San Jose  http://www.vietnamdaily.com/

Fun Vietnamese website (Nhung trang web vui)

http://www.vietfun.com/

http://www.lucycompany.com/m/jokes/pictures/

 

Vietnamese Dictionary and Translation webpage

http://dict.vietfun.com/

http://translate.google.com/?hl=en&tab=wT#

 

Vietnamese Writing Tool

http://easyvn.com/tiengviet/  -Put accents on Vietnamese text – Chuong trinh them dau cho Tieng Viet

VPS Fonts http://www.viet-nam.org/vnFonts.htm

VNI Fonts http://www.catholic.org.tw/vntaiwan/download/vnifonts.htm

Unicode Fonts in various languages http://www.godsdirectcontact.org/download/ 

 

Tax

http://www.irs.gov/; Click on FORMS for Federal Tax Forms (1040) http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html?portlet=103

CA Tax https://www.ftb.ca.gov

Free Tax Help from AARP at http://www.aarp.org/applications/VMISLocator/searchTaxAideLocations.action and from VITA https://www.ftb.ca.gov/individuals/vita/search/index.aspx . Rat nhieu thu vien hien gio co giup khai thue.

 

More information on other subjects, go to Web search and metasearch engines-Tim hieu them nhung chu de khac thi den nhung cho nhu sau:

http://google.com

http://yahoo.com

http://www.ask.com/

 

Online Resource for new Americans

Computer Class for English Learners at Tully Library

(Every 2^nd Thursday 11-12 Noon at Tully Branch Library in Tech Center)

1.      Tumblebook Library. Read along books online from http://www.sjpl.org/collections. Valid library card and PIN are needed if you would like to access it from home.  Click on Tumblebooks under ePicturebooks for kids. For Tumblebook, Read-alongs or Storybooks are recommended for ESL Learners. At the drop-down menu use “Sort by Reading Level” to display easiest books to appear first.

2.      Livemocha presented by Rosseta Stone Language Learning http://www.sjpl.org/research , Click on Livemocha link.

3.      Mango Languages at http://www.sjpl.org/databasesname is also a great database from SJPL’s website to learn English. You will need an email to create a Mango account in addition to a valid library card and PIN. If you need help with an email account, see ESL Computer Tutor who will be available every Thursday morning.

4.      Activities for ESL Students to learn Vocabulary and Grammar at http://a4esl.org

5.      Learn English from playing games and doing activities at http://www.teflgames.com/games.html

6.      Take ESL Quizzes at http://eslcafe.com

7.      Games to learn English at http://Gamestolearnenglish.com

8.      Learn English online at http://learn-english-online.org

9.      Learn to read English, many children’s books that ESL adult learners can use http://Starfall.com

10.  Learn English from reading books and doing online games & activities http://pbskids.org/lions

Additional information to newcomers of U.S

1.      Citizenship Information: You will find N-400  form and instruction to apply for citizenship in addition to prepare for an interview. http://uscis.gov

2.      Learn How to Type: lessons teaching you how to type and test how fast you can type at http://learn2type.com and http://powertyping.com

3.      Searching for job? Don’t forget to use our online job assistance services http://sjpl.org/employment, see a librarian at Info Desk for more information how to use it.

4.      Weather Forecast. Is it hot or cold? Is sunny, rainy, or snowy where you are planning your travel. Check http://weather.yahoo.com.

5.       Health information. http://www.sjpl.org/health  or http://medlineplus.gov (offers health in various languages).

Vietnamese Music

Week 9 (#23 Conclusion)

Though it is time consuming and I had spent numerous of hours of my own time, to me Learning 2.0 is the most wonderful thing that happens. This is one of fastest ways to expand our online services and provide the needed information to the community. It is 24/7 if the resources such as feeds, bookmarks, pictures, podcast, etc... are shared through the Web. Today teens are spending their time mostly online working on their myspace, blog, flickr, rodeo, games. As a librarian I do need to learn more modern technology and online tools to keep up with them. Yeah, I am Learning 2.0 graduate. I am so excited about this whole ordeal. I spent so much time on this but also learning so much incredible information. Many many different things such as flickr, delicious, image creator, fd’s toys, and so many other things that I have heard and seen people do but never got a chance to get the hands-on experience, but this learning 2.0 session has given me this opportunity. I am really seeing myself using all of these experiences for work in future.

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Week 9 (#22)

Ebooks and Audio books are wonderful resource and have enriched our collection. When we can not find any thing on the shelve adapting the customers' need and the library is about to close, it is time for them to read their ebooks at home. Audio books are cool to listen when the customers travel or get stuck in traffic.

Week 9 (#21)

I took a look at Yahoo Podcast directory and found it very interesting. As a Young Adults librarian working with teenage customers in the library, I found Series Information: Focusing on Solutions a Positive Discipline Podcast very helpful. It is program that teaches important social and life skills, in a manner that is respectful to both the adults and the young people. Visit http://www.positivediscipline.com/ for more information. I also added the feed to my bloglines account at http://www.bloglines.com/public/chieuattully

Week 9 (#20)