Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

~Minagof Nochebuena ~Felis Pasgua (Chamorro)
~Maligayan Pasko (Tagalog)
~Peren en Krismas (Pohnpeian)
~Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin (Marshallese)
~Falang e Baynag (Yapese)
~Tok Tapeng (Kosraean)
~Ungil Kurismas (Palauan)
~Pwapwan Kirisimas (Chuukese)
~Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian)
~Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layi Luugh me raagh fee (Carolinian)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all! Enjoy this special holiday with your loved ones, and be sure to thank those who have touched your life and made a difference. May God bestow upon you abundant blessings on this day and always.  Si Yu'os Ma'ase'!

Guam IRA Donates Children's Books to Organizations

On November 18, 2017, the Guam Council of the International Reading Association donated books to three organizations during its 17th Annual Community Book Fair held at the Agana Shopping Center. The organizations that received the book donation include the Micronesian Resource Center; Philippine School; and Pacific Islands Bilingual Bicultural Association.

Guam IRA Donation to organizations on November 18, 2017: Pictured L-R: Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, Guam IRA Webmaster and Immediate Past President; Rufina Mendiola, Pacific Islands Bilingual Bicultural Association (PIBBA) member; Aileen Namelo, Micronesia Resource Center Project Manager; Rose Cruz Castro, Guam IRA President; Liwanag Dominguez, Philippine school representative; and Geri Charfauros, Guam IRA Treasurer.

Previous Donation - Guam IRA Donates Children's Books to Organizations

On December 3, 2016, the Guam Council of the International Reading Association donated books to three organizations during its Annual Community Book Fair held at the Agana Shopping Center. The organizations that received the book donation include the Big Brothers, Big Sisters; Island Girl Power; and Pacific Islands Bilingual Bicultural Association (PIBBA).

Guam IRA Donation to organizations on Dec. 3, 2016: Pictured L-R: Mariana Guzman, PIBBA member; Juanita Blaz, Island Girl Power Director; Toni Calvo, PIBBA member; Theresa "Ewy" Taitano, PIBBA Guam President; Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, Guam IRA President; Lois T. Gumataotao, PIBBA Secretary; Julia N. Rivera, Big Brothers, Big Sisters volunteer; and Benit Lizama, PIBBA member.

UPCOMING MEETING: Dec. 1 & 2

December 1 and 2, 2017

30th Annual Regional Language Arts Conference

Friday, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Venue: UOG's Tan Lam Pek Kim English and Communication Building (Fri.) and Dusit Thani Guam Resort, Tumon (Sat.)

17th Annual Guam IRA Community Book Fair Snapshots - Nov. 18

Join us for the Annual Community Book Fair - Nov. 18

Join us for IRA's Annual Community Book Fair on Saturday, November 18, 2017!

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

Venue: Agana Shopping Center

November 2017 Guam Council IRA Newsletter

Click here to view the November 2017 Guam Council IRA newsletter.

Book Creator Directions and History

Book Creator Directions

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History of Book Creator 

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Book Creator

By Rose Castro and Martha Sudo

https://bookcreator.com

In the classroom, teachers or kids can

create individual pages that become

books. Once they're familiar with the

basic functions, it's time for kids and

teachers to start creating: fiction or

nonfiction books, how-to manuals with

video and audio instructions, photo

books, comic strips, and more. Book

Creator for iPad is an amazingly easy-touse

digital book-making tool. With

guidance, even kids in early elementary

school grades can use this technology

tool to produce and publish their own

simple books or comics with images,

videos, and audio. Readers can access

published books via iBooks or other online

sources, or books can be printed on

paper.

You can go to app.bookcreator.com,

register as a teacher and start creating

books right away. As a teacher, you can

have 40 books free for your

classroom. Book Creator for Chrome is

ready to try for free! Go to

Book Creator

app.bookcreator.com

UPCOMING MEETING: COMMUNITY BOOK FAIR - NOV. 18

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

IRA COMMUNITY BOOK FAIR

Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Venue: Agana Shopping Center

October 2017 Snapshots

IRA Donation to 30th Annual Regional Language Arts Conference

 
The IRA Guam Council donated $1,500 to the 30th Annual Regional Language Arts Conference. Pictured above L-R: Jose Cruz, LAC Co-Chair; Lois T. Gumataotao, IRA Guam President-Elect; Dr. Chris Garcia, LAC Chairperson; Rose Cruz Castro, IRA Guam Council President, and Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, LAC Co-Chair and IRA Guam Webmaster.  

October 2017 Guam Council IRA Newsletter

Click here to view the October 2017 Guam Council IRA newsletter.                

September 2017 Snapshots