Pelion Middle Learning Commons
August/September 2015
Welcome Back!
Don't forget that the Learning Commons crew can help you by:
1. Helping students find their identity as a reader! We have a "just right" book for everyone.
2. Recommending the right tools whether print, digital or both, to add to your lesson plans.
3. Teaching your classes! Whether it's reinforcing a skill you've taught or showing students how to synthesize and create, we can assist.
4. Lending a hand with technology! We can help you troubleshoot, discover and use new apps, and help you find the right one for your students
5. Providing space for your classes and small groups. The Learning Commons has room for multiple groups, plus a digital creation station where they can experiment with a green screen and digital programs.
Book Trailer of the Month: Far Far Away by Tom McNeal
What's in a Name?
What Else Did Students & Teachers Do in the Learning Commons during August/September?
-worked on digital content
-trained to become student tech troubleshooters
-teachers "re-discovered" Discovery Streaming
-new students became oriented with the library and went on a digital scavenger hunt
-researched classical music and time periods
-learned how to access ebooks & digital audio books
-attended iPad bootcamp
Student Work
At a Glance in the Learning Commons
- 1852 print materials checked out
- 31 digital audio books downloaded to iPads
- 198 ebooks downloaded to iPads
- 1095 single student visits
- 1175 uses of Discovery Streaming
- 55 class set items were added the Learning Commons collection
Coming Soon. . .
Read Your Way to the Big Game
The Global Read Aloud 2015
Fall Book Fair
Mission and Vision
The Pelion Middle Learning Commons supports student achievement by serving as a center that is conducive to personalized learning, collaboration and creativity. As students develop new digital skills, discover their identity as a reader, and become self-directed, they become lifelong learners.
Pelion Middle School Learning Commons
Email: cmangus@lexington1.net
Website: http://pms.lexington1.net/
Location: Pelion Middle School, 758 Magnolia St, Pelion, SC
Phone: 803-821-2300
Facebook: facebook.com/pelionmiddlelc
Twitter: @carmenmangus