BIG RED TERRIERS MEDIA CENTER
AUGUST 2020
COMING SOON... HHS MEDIA CENTER ON CANVAS
Unfortunately, our Media Center does not have a place for you to access within Canvas. But it will be available soon! Please check in Canvas over the next few weeks to see if the HHS Media Center course has been added to your dashboard.
CHECK OUT THE NEW PAGE FOR THE MEDIA CATALOG & VIRTUAL LIBRARY
New school year.... new look. All the resources are in one easy location. Find a great book to read and utilize all of the district resources for research.
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Twitter: @HillsboroughMC
Connect with HAAL Pass: https://hcplc.org/account/haalpass
Check out an Ebook on the Axis 360 app
HELP US OUT BY RETURNING MEDIA CENTER BOOKS FROM LAST YEAR....
We know you enjoyed the read, but we would like to make sure others can too and you may have the book in the middle of a series. Check your house, car and bookshelves and return them when you return to campus. Thanks for your help in ensuring these books are available for all students.
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Aurora Rising
The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch…And Ty’s squad isn’t even his biggest problem—that’d be Aurora Jie-Lin O’Malley, the girl he’s just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth Find out what happens to them by downloading the ebook on Axis 360 or check out the book from the Media Center.
The Grace Year
Tierney James dreams of a better and equal society for men and woman. As she approaches her "Grace Year" she learns that her long time friend Michael has feelings for her and gives her a veil. She is to return to him and marry. However, during her grace year she learns a lot about survival, love and what it means to stand up for what you believe...magic or not. Can this be the beginning of a societal shift...will Michael be excepting of her when she returns home. Find out what their magic is by downloading the ebook on Axis 360 or check out the book from the Media Center.
Slay
Kiera Johnson is one of the few black students at Jefferson Academy. When she is not at school or studying, she joins thousands and thousands of gamers role playing in a card game online called SLAY, that she developed. None of her friends know about her role in the online game, not even her boyfriend. But when a teenager is murdered over a dispute over the cards and the SLAY name is all over the national and international news as raciest and violent is Kiera able to protect her identity without losing herself or game in the process? Find out what happens to Kiera and SLAY by downloading the ebook on Axis 360 or check out the book from the Media Center.
2020 HILLSBOROUGH HIGH POETRY JAM
Message Mrs. Magee on Canvas or stop by the Media Center to reserve your spot!
Find out more by visiting the Media Center Canvas course and click on Poetry Jam.
- Participate in a guest poet workshop during session one
- Prepare for your performance
- Perform your spoken word poem during session two
- Students can perform individually or in groups up to three
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER THE RED POETS SOCIETY CLUB?
Our Red Poets are:
•Creative
•Able to perform in public
•Enjoy creative writing and expressing feelings
•Works with others
•Independent
What our students will do in the Red Poets Society:
- Poetry Jam
- Sharing Spoken Word Flipgrids (Contests)
- Open Mics
- Bookmark Contest
- Community clean up day
- Community open mic
- Publish to HELM
Sign up NOW
Contact Mrs. Heather Fox or Mrs. Barbara Magee with any questions on Canvas!
Here's how you can reach me...
Please reach out to me, Barbara Magee, if you need help with any of our virtual resources, have questions about the Media Center activities, programs or technology, or need help finding a good book to read.
Email: barbara.magee@sdhc.k12.fl.us
Website: http://hillsborough.mysdhc.org/Resources/Media_Center/Home%20Page
Location: 5000 North Central Avenue, Tampa, FL, USA
Phone: 813-276-5620
Twitter: @HillsboroughMC