E. Rivers Virtual ES
August 2020-2021
WELCOME BACK!
Please click the link for my Virtual Media Center. I have included eight back to school books for your reading pleasure!! CLICK HERE FOR THE VIRTUAL MEDIA CENTER. Read one of the books! Read all the books and vote for your favorite!
NEW Distance Learning Media Center Website
This is the new Media Center website developed specifically for Distance Learning education. There are additional resources not listed in MyBackpack that may be beneficial for students.
Please let me know if you would like me to add any eResources to this site.
CLICK HERE - NEW Distance Learning Media Center Website
SEL - Book of the Month
Every month we have a new Social Emotional Learning (SEL) book of the month. This month the book is:
Written by Pat Zietlow Miller and illustrated by Jen Hill
When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores what a child can do to be kind, and how each act, big or small, can make a difference--or at least help a friend.
For more information on Social Emotional Learning - Click Here.
MyOn - Over 6,000 ebooks kids love
1st -5th grade Students:
Select myON icon in myBackpack
Select RIVERS ELEMENTARY
Use student's APS username and password.
PK - Kindergarten Students:
Go to www.myon.com
Select school name: APS Early Reading
Username: student
Password: books
APS eBooks
To access the APS eBooks, students should log into myBackpack. Select the eBooks tile. From here, all apps are accessible for student use.
To access apps requiring username/password, use the following credentials:
TumbleBook Library/Cloud
Username: atlantaps
Password: books
Big Timber Books
Username: atlantaps
Password: readmore
Race2Read Begins Aug. 24th
APS is excited to continue its district-wide reading campaign, Race2Read! We are partnering with Urban League of Greater Atlanta to challenge students, teachers, staff, parents, community members and business partners to read daily to help us collectively reach 10 million minutes of reading. Together, we can build a city that reads!
Select APS Race2Read - in myBackpack
Username: APS username
Password: race2read
On the Beanstack app, select E. Rivers Public School as the school.
Parents and community members can also sign up to join Race2Read at Race2Read.beanstack.org. Remember to attribute your minutes to E. Rivers.
Publisher Permissions Extended - What You Need to Know
Some things to remember:
- Reading online should be done in a closed/secure forum. For example, reading on Facebook Live is possible as long as it is to a closed group.
- Reading to your class on Zoom is permissible because it is a secure, password protected group. If you post the recording of the Zoom make sure to do so in a secure setting like your Google Classroom which requires a code to join.
- If uploading and posting a video of you reading a book on YouTube, make sure to select the unlisted option. This will prevent anyone searching for the title of the book you are reading from finding your video. Only those with the direct link to the video will be able to view.
- Don't post links to your unlisted YouTube videos on social media such as Twitter or Facebook (unless you are posting to a closed group); doing so, allows anyone on the web who sees your post to access the link to the video.
- Typically, publishers want you to begin the video with a statement prior to reading similar to, "This book is being shared with permission of _____________________ (insert name of publishing company).
E. Rivers Media Center
New Distance Learning Website - CLICK HERE
Email: pboston@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Website: http://www.eriversmediacenter.weebly.com
Location: 8 Peachtree Battle Avenue Northwest, Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone: 404-802-7066
Twitter: @paulaboston10