PHS Media Center
PLAINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER NEWSLETTER
November 2017 - Parents / Students
Welcome!
Top 10 Student Book Checkouts for October 2017
Eliot Rosewater "Rosie" Indiana High School Book Award
What is the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award? The Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (The Rosie Award) is chosen annually by students across Indiana in grades nine through twelve. Students at participating high schools and public libraries who read any of the approximately 25 nominated books are eligible to rate each book they've read. Ballots are available in the media center. The author of each year's award-winning book is invited to receive the Rosie Award in person at a special event in November.
2017 Teens' Top Ten Annouced
Gale Research Databases - Did You Know?
*Password outside of school: stafford
PHS eBooks
Students can access ebooks through the PHS library catalog.
Computer/Laptop E-reading Instructions:
Online
- Go to https://pcsc.follettdestiny.com/
- Click on Plainfield High School
- Login with your username (same login as tablet) and password (student ID #)
- Click on Follett Shelf
- To check out a book, click on the "i" in the bottom corner and click check out
- Click on Open Book to read
Books are returned automatically after 3 weeks.
Smartphone / iPad / Tablet E-reading Instructions
Download the App
- Download the Follett BryteWave K-12 App from the App Store or from Google Play
- Launch the App and login with your username (same login as tablet) and your password (student ID #).
- Enter Plainfield High School as your school - make sure it is the Indiana one!
- Click Stay Logged In if you are on a private device and click Log In
- Tap the Follett Shelf icon and search for the eBook you want to read
- To check out a book, clock on the "i" in the bottom corner and click check out
- Click on Open Book to read
Books are returned automatically after 3 weeks.
Why would PHS students use the media center?
- Student tech help is available in the media center during periods 1-7.
- Check in/out a book or magazine.
- The student printer is available in the media center.
- Come and work in a comfortable chair.
- Visit the MakerSpace area for puzzles, coloring, Legos, black-out poetry, sudoku, and more.
- Need space to work on a group project? The space in the media center is perfect for group settings.
MakerSpace
What is a MakerSpace?
What do students do?
What else?
Student Orientation Video
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Lael DuBois
Email: ldubois@plainfield.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/o/plainfield-high-school/page/media-center--3
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