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ThanksReading: Give Thanks For the Books You Love
Books have a special place in our heart.
And since it's the month of giving thanks we thought it was only appropriate to give thanks for the books that we love - the ones that meant something, made us feel, helped us cope, moved us to tears, and warmed our hearts.
It takes hard work and passion to write a book like these, so let's give our thanks to the authors who shared their stories with us.
Click the link below to leave a note for an author whose book meant something to you.
http://www.thanksreading.com/
November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)!
A new way to access all of our library databases! (and E-Books)
By using MackinVia, you can now access all of our databases (except for Discovery Education) with only one username and password! It makes doing your research so much easier. Also found on MackinVia are more eBooks and helpful links.
https://www.mackinvia.com/Enter
LOG IN: STUDENT ID#
PASSWORD: LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR STUDENT ID#
GOOGLE DRIVE & GOOGLE CLASSROOM
students can log into Google Drive using their AACPS credentials:
Student ID#@aacps.org
Passowrd youuse to log into the school computers.
You can use Google Drive to create docs, slides, etc.
GOOGLE CLASSROOM- your teacher will give you a class code to join their classroom
Click here to get a Google Classroom cheat sheet.
TAKE OUR YOUTUBE SURVEY!
The Love That Split the World
The Glittering Court
Learning to Swear in America
GET READY FOR SAT, ACT AND MANY OTHER TESTS- NEW!!
Gale's Testing & Education Reference Center
How to Access:
1) Go to the SPHS library webpage
2) Click on the tab "Research Databases"
3) Scroll to Gale Testing & Education Reference Center. Click “Open Now.”
4) After you select what you would like to do
(i.e. High School Tools Advanced Placement Exams Online Practice Test)
you will be prompted to Register.
Create a User Name and Password that you will remember.
Recommendation: Use the same user name and password you use to log into the school computers.
By registering, you’ll be able to track your progress/scores!
GREAT APPS FOR TEENS
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https://www.magisto.com/
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SPHS Library Info
Librarian: Mrs. Marianne Fitzgerald
mfitzgerald1@aacps.org
Twitter: @SPHSReads
Pinterest: Severna Park HS Library
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