HJRWEA Media Newsletter
November 2023
Race 2 Read/Beanstack Homeroom Challenge
MyON Reading Update
6th Grade- Finished 39 books
7th Grade- Finished 7 books
8th Grade- Finished 1 book
Let's keep reading everyday!!!!
Shoutout to the 8th grade students for having the highest usage of Paper logins for the month of October! Way to go teachers and students!!!
6th Grade enjoyed a Spooky Assignment in Destiny Discovery
eRead Kids
Staff members and students have access to read books online. The eRead Kids differs from Hoopla in there are limited copies of a particular book. Users may not be able to read the same book simultaneously.
Staff Library Card: Lawson Number
Password: changeme
Students Library Card: Network ID (bwilson1234)
Password: lunch number (23456)
Hoopla
Staff members and students have access to a plethora of digital resources. Users have the option to read or listen to materials simultaneously in Hoopla. All you have to do is sign up for a free account using your email address. When you are prompted to select your participating library, select the Fulton Public Library. Staff, your library card is your Lawson number. The student's library card is their Network ID (rsmith1234).
Overdrive
Staff members and students have access to read books online. The Overdrive database differs from Hoopla in that there are limited copies of a particular book. Users cannot read the same book simultaneously.
Staff Library Card: Lawson Number
Password: changeme
Students Library Card: Network ID (bwilson1234)
Password: lunch number (23456)
Britannica Image Quest
Check out Britannica Image Quest! Located in the E-Resources folder in MyBackPack!
Image Quest contains thousands of images, which are rights-cleared for all uses except for for-profit applications.
These images, templates and activities can be used in a variety of ways to enhance our students' visual literacy, such as virtual timelines, see think wonder activities, gallery walks, best- in-search quests, image dictionaries and sequencing activities and more!
For more information, create your account today, click on "help" and take their product tour!
CLASSPASS IT's FREE FREE FREE
All Atlanta Public School students are patrons of the public library! IT's FREE
1. There is no card involved. Students use the APS username and password.
2. There are no late fees.
3. If student loses a book, the fee is a writing assignment.
MyOn Digital Library is Magical!
How can your students access MyOn?
- Students in grades 1-8 simply log into MyBackpack and select MyOn
- Students in all APS
eBooks & eRsources in MyBackPack
MyBackpack eBook Shelf
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:
TumbleBook Library/Cloud
Username: atlantaps
Password: books
Big Timber Books
Username: atlantaps
Password: readmore
MyBackpack eResources
APS eResources
To access APS eResources, students should log into MyBackpack. Select eResources.
World Almanac (Elem, Middle & HS) - 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
HELPFUL LINKS
AR Book Finder
My Backpack
https://launchpad.classlink.com/atlanta
Copyright and Fair Use for Teachers
APS Race2Read Beanstack
https://www.beanstack.com/race2read
Common Sense Media Education
HJRWEA Middle School Media Center
Email: nbivins@apsk12.org
Location: 765 Peeples Street Southwest, Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone: (404)802-6844
Twitter: @HJRWEAMEDIA