Dresden Library Media Center News
Fall 2018
2018-2019
Welcome to the Dresden Elementary School Library News Bulletin
Please stop by the media center or email us if you have any questions.
Ms. Flanagan and Ms. Neal
Mission and Philosophy
The philosophy of the Dresden Elementary School Library Media Center is to develop independent learners who are information literate readers.
Electronic Resources
Family of four research databases covering Animals, Science, Biographies and Social Studies
Pebble Go Next (Grades 3-5)
Family of four research databases covering Social Studies, Science, States and American Indians
Brain Pop
World Book Encyclopedia
http://worldbookonline.com/?subacct=11115
Collection of resources to find information about many different topics
Brittanica ImageQuest
Millions of rights cleared images from one trusted site
Usernames and passwords are available in the library media center.
Destiny - DeKalb County School's Web Based Online Catalog
Destiny can be accessed anywhere you have Internet access. There is also an icon on your desktop.
You can customize Destiny for your own use by your login and username.
Username: employee id (e12345678)
Password: my destiny
Students
username: s+student number
username (teachers): e+employee number
password: mydestiny
GALILEO
GALILEO is a great resource for your students.
The website is www.galileo.usg.edu
Please see Ms. Neal or Ms. Flanagan for the latest password.
Dresden Library Online Catalog
for available books to use with your students.
Mailbox Subscription Free for Teachers
The Mailbox has more than 52,000 teaching ideas and activities for Grades Pre-K through 6th grade.
Go the GALILEO website - www.galileo.usg.edu
Click "Databases A-Z"
Click "M" and scroll down to "The Mailbox"
If prompted enter the username and password.
For password information, please contact the library staff.
The Dresden Library Media Center Needs You
Resources for DeKalb County Teachers
DeKalb County Schools Professional Library
http://plibrary.dekalb.k12.ga.us/Learning Resources Center
Metro East GLRS
Monday through Thursday - 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The center is closed on Fridays.
For more information (678) 676-2417
DeKalb Professional Library
Learning Resource Center - DVDS for K-12 Instruction
1. Must be in the course of face to face teaching
2. Must be used in the classroom of a DeKalb County School
3. A teacher must be the presented of the materials
4. Must be legally acquired work
The collection also includes copyright free music and sound effects, sheet music is also available for choral instruction.
For more information, contact the LRC at 678-676-2402
Website - http://media.dymaxion.ca/DekalbLRC/