EMS Library News
Need Microsoft software for personal use?
HCPS Educators are able to purchase computer software at a discounted rate. To order/download, go to the HCPS SharePoint site, click Technology, and scroll down to "MEEC Software Purchase". Follow the prompts from there! Good luck!
Access your HCPS e-mail from your iPhone
This is both a blessing and a curse, but if you'd like to sync your HCPS email to your iPhone, instructions are available on SharePoint. Just type "iPhone" in the HCPS search box and you'll get .pdf set-up instructions.
Faculty Book Swap
Many of us buy books, read them, and then leave them on our personal bookshelves to collect dust. Ms. Carolyn Swift recently brought up the idea of a faculty book swap. Would you be interested in starting an informal book swap here at school? Maybe we can identify a central place to bring books and then people may informally borrow at leisure. We'd need to put some parameters in place for space reasons, but I'm open to your thoughts. Chime in by sending me an e-mail: chrissy.bancells@hcps.org and I'll let you know if there's enough interest to get this off the ground!
Follow us on Pinterest!
Okay, I admit it, I'm a Pinterest junkie. Soooo, the library now has a Pinterest account! I'll be pinning education-related ideas for you all. You can find and follow us by searching "emslibrary2311". Are you already pinning teacher ideas on your own account? Feel free to send them to me and I'll post to the library page if they'll be helpful to others in our building!
Tired of storing those overheads, TVs, and carts?
We'll be doing a building-wide disposal of extra equipment in mid-October. Stay tuned for more details! (And yes, we'll be keeping some as back-ups!)
Notes from Mr. Sanchez:
Thank you for your support and warm wishes in my new position as Media Tech. A few notes to help us out:
* Please make sure students have the correct time written on their passes. We see many students with the wrong time -- or no time written at all!
* When sending them from class, if you can give them an approximate length of time for their library visit, that helps us gently remind them when to return to class.
* Morning announcements: Due via e-mail by 7:40 each day. 7:45-8:05: legible, handwritten ones delivered to the office or library are fine.
* Daily quotes: Thank you for sending them for the morning announcements. I love sharing them! Please encourage your students to submit quotes that are positive and enhance Rams Pride!
Harford Digital Group on Facebook
Looking for innovative tips and discussion about technology in HCPS? Consider joining the Harford Digital Group on Facebook. It's a good way to see what OTIS is up to and you can often get questions answered quickly. Just be sure to post on your personal time!
Teacher Appreciation Day in the library!
On Friday, October 3, stop by the library during your planning. Grab a few library resources, peruse items we're "weeding" from the library, and enjoy a yummy treat, too! We appreciate all you do for our students -- please stop by that day so we can say thank you!