Beecher Feature
Volume 16 - Here we go....AGAIN. We can do it!
100% eLearning environment is back - and we are ready to help support you!
Your library is still here to help!
This edition of Beecher Feature will serve as a reminder of eLearning resources and highlight just a few activities in the DC media center from August - November.
New Service: DCHS Media Center Pick Up and Return During COVID Shut Down
Need a book while away from school? We can help!
Students who attend DCHS and DTSE may....
- Return a library book to DCHS MC
- Check out a library book from DCHS MC*
- Pick up a hold from another branch at DCHS MC
When and Where:
- Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays (only)
- Times: 10:00am - 11:00am and 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Location: Inside door #1
*REQUIRED: Schedule an appointment here and the MC staff will have your items bagged and waiting for you at door #1 at the scheduled time.
Please link the schedule form to your Canvas pages!
The MC staff will be here all day every day, so teachers - business as usual...no form needed for you.
These engaging interactive tools can be a game changer for you and your students. Students and staff have specific credentials. Need a reminder? Let Mrs. Beecher know!
Create media spot projects, store your stuff, or simply make your own tutorial and share...MyVRspot allows for sharing outside of their platform so you can link content right into Canvas.
We know how engaging and effective BreakoutEDU activities can be in person - but now that we are 100% virtual, how does this work? BreakoutEDU now has full virtual activities - ready made. Check them out and get your students thinking!
Being a Shared System partner with Indy Public Library has many perks - and this is a big one. Use the online catalog to find a new great read in nearly any format. Use your library card to place a hold and have it sent to DCHS library for pick up!
eBooks and audio books are waiting for you here! Download the convenient app, and identify Decatur Central High School as your library. Add your library card number and you're are ready to go! The platform also allows for annotating in the ebooks!
Take a look at the current Indiana Eliot Rosewater nominees!
The Gale online databases are user friendly and reliable. We highly encourage our learners (of all ages) to use quality resources for research. Library cards needed!
EBSCO, Mango Languages, Current Issues, Homework Help, Read It, TeachingBooks.net....and sooooo many more. Grab your library card and start exploring.
Pssst.....(Speaking of your library card)
The eLearning Lab is a personalized microlearning platform full of easily accessible eLearning resources and lesson ideas that are grounded in solid instructional pedagogy.
In addition to Axis 360, you'll find more gems like Tumble Books, Hoopla, Kanopy, and Libby. Your library card is a magical thing. Use it for good. Tell a friend.
Flipgrid
Need a reminder about Flipgrid? This Flipgrid board will provide an explanation and samples of how to implement!
Explore the Indianapolis Public Library Digital Archives
Your DCHS Media Center During COVID Times
How is Your Memory? Freshman students take a moment to put their iPad down to play a memory game during PSAT testing. It was fun to watch! | Just Let Me Be.... Yep, sometimes we just need a moment - the MC has your back. | Strategizing For the WIN! Students compete in strategy games and get a fun mental break at the same time! |
How is Your Memory?
Reading Fun!
Book Dating with Mrs. Seibert's Class What fun it was to put together an activity that involved mystery/thriller/suspense/horror genre with Mrs. Seibert! The students loved it, and the DC Reads Flipgrid posts are awesome! | Overcoming Adversity With Mrs. Trepton-Blue's classes Whew! This was a project in the making, but Mrs. Trepton-Blue rocked it. Her students are using print and Axis 360 (eBooks and audio books) to read in lit circles. The theme, Overcoming Adversity, couldn't be more timely. | Book Dating COVID Style We long for the days of hustle and bustle in our library again. Book dating is much calmer during a pandemic. Smaller numbers and social distancing did not squelch our enthusiasm, however. Great day! |
Book Dating with Mrs. Seibert's Class
Overcoming Adversity With Mrs. Trepton-Blue's classes
Math Time! Ms. E's classes needed a change of scenery. The DC media center was just right for social distancing! | Tutorials in the Project Room Students joined us in our project room for tutorials on Axis 360 and then had fun exploring the digital collection. It is great to see the rise in circulation in our digital content. | Mrs. Scheetz Visits EDGE teacher Mrs. Scheetz provides her students a break from the traditional classroom setting by booking the media center space regularly. We love having them! #socialdistance #sanitize! |
Math Time!
Tutorials in the Project Room
Joy to the World! Freshman Choice CCR teacher, Mrs. Joy Stewart is taking a moment to foster a positive relationship with her students who are learning to play Phase 10 after library orientation. What a fun, yet complicated game!! | Peace, Love, and Reading Games, homework, quiet reading.....whatever you need, we have you covered. This student is taking some time to do my favorite thing. | Make it....Safely! No digital device required here. We've sanitized EVERY. SINGLE. THING. on that table - over, and over, and over, and over. The joy these students experienced was worth the extra effort. The laughter, ooohhhs and ahhhs, and "so awesome!" comments were music to our ears. |
Joy to the World!
Peace, Love, and Reading
Bonus Thinking Activity
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