Hutchinson Elementary Newsletter
August 2023
WELCOME BACK HUTCHINSON FAMILY!
SEL Book of the Month
CLASS PASS
TEACHERS:
Username: Lawson #
Password: changeme
STUDENTS:
Username: Student ID
Password: Lunch Number
Provides access to Atlanta Fulton Public Library's collection!
BEANSTACK
https://www.beanstack.com/race2read
TEACHERS:
Username: teacher email
Password: beanstackreads
STUDENTS:
Username: Student ID
Password: race2read
Allows students to log reading minutes daily and help us meet our school goal.
MYON
TEACHERS & STUDENTS:
Regular Login through Mybackpack
PREK/ K5:
Site: APS Early Reading
Username: student
Password: books
Provides access to thousands of ebooks by Lexile.
CLASSPASS is a joint program from the Atlanta Public Schools and the Fulton County Library. Every APS student and staff member has fine free Fulton County Library access to digital resources and curbside book pick up. Please note: The following apps require the creation of a username/password: Mango languages, Hoopla, Learning Express Library, rb Digital, and Universal Class.
BEANSTACK is located in myBACKPACK and is an app that students, teachers, staff and parents can use to log the number of minutes read each day. The Beanstack App is used to keep up with our performance in the district's Race2Read campaign.
MYON will continue to be used as a way for students to access thousands of ebooks and articles based on their Lexile.
APS District eBook Shelf
To access the APS eBook shelf, 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:
Big Timber Books
Username: atlantaps
Password: readmore
TumbleBooks is no longer supported by Atlanta Public Schools.
APS eResources
To access APS eResources, students should log into MyBackpack. Select the eResources tile. From here, all apps are accessible for student use.
To access apps requiring username/password, use the following credentials:
World Almanac (Elem, Middle & HS) - no additional log in required
Vocabulary.com - no additional log in required
National Geographic Kids: Password: readmore
Infobits - Password: readmore
Learn360: no additional log in required
Britannica Image Quest - no additional log in required
Blooms Literature - no additional log in required
CLICK HERE FOR PDF VERSION OF PASSWORDS AND ACCESS TO eRESOURCES INFO.
ATTENTION SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS!
- Educators say LaunchPacks saves them countless hours finding authoritative, unbiased, and vetted resources around topics that correlate with their standards.
HOW DO I ACCESS BRITANNICA LAUNCHPACKS?
- In myBACKPACK, click on eResources
- Click on Britannica ImageQuest
- Now, close Britannica ImageQuest
- Go back to MyBackPack, click on Galileo
- Click Brittanica School
- Now click on "Your Britannica Resources"
- Now click "Launch Packs"
- Congrats! You made it to Launch Packs!
SEE SAMPLE SCREEN SHOT BELOW...
Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the APS Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines. It is vitally important that you read and understand the guidelines provided. Please don't hesitate to email me with your questions. Download document below...
MORE ON COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE
As you plan and prepare your virtual lessons, please use this short video as a guide for following copyright and fair use policies.Sora App is Coming to APS
Website: https://soraapp.com/home
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HOW TOS AND RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
RESOURCES FOR DSE TEACHERS
Hutchinson Elementary Scool
Library Media Specialist
Email: bashley@atlanta.k12.ga.us
Website: www.hutchinsonmediacenter.com
Twitter: @bashleyauthor