Arundel Reads!
Arundel High School Media Center News May -June 2015
Free Apps and Websites We Love!
Corkboard.me
This website allows you to create a bulletin board to add post-it notes. You can add to the board using a unique URL that is assigned to your board. Share with friends or students to discuss and work together or work on your own to create notes and organize for writing.
Checkout this site for favorites from the AASL (American Association of School Librarians) http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-apps/2014#content
TED Android App
Need some inspiration?
"Access riveting talks from some of the world’s most fascinating people -- wherever you are.
TED's official Android app presents bold, new thought leadership from education radicals, tech geniuses, medical mavericks, business gurus, music legends and other remarkable minds."
Wabbitemu
Ack! I don't have an expensive TI calculator!
"Wabbitemu creates a Texas Instruments graphing calculator right on your Android device. Wabbitemu supports the TI-73, TI-81, TI-82, TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, TI-85, and TI-86."
BrainPOP ESL
BrainPOP offers fun videos for learning online by subscription. NOW it offers free apps for ESL!
3 levels of lesson choices, each with Movie, Hear It Say It, Vocabulary, Flash Words, Grammar, Quiz, and My Progress. Fun and easy way to learn conversational English!
Great Summer Books!
Summer is perfect for starting a series or finding a book you love!
Check out the book recommendations at the public library!
Our Latest Maker Creations
Accessing the Databases and School Catalog fom Home
Students can access the databases for research and the school catalog from home simply by clicking on the "Media Center" stacked book icon on the Arundelhigh.org homepage.
Passwords are available from the media center or by clicking the Media Center tab on the "What's happening at Arundel High School" Blackboard page (linked underneath the stacked book icon on the arundelhigh.org page) .
Log in to the library catalog using your student ID # and your PIN (last 4 digits of your ID) to:
- Put a book on hold to pick up when you get to school
- Make lists of your favorite books
- Review your account and renew books
- Rate books you have read
About Us
We are open daily during the school year from 7:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. and during Pride Period. Sign up for Pride Periods or the Makerspace using the links at ArundelHigh.org homepage on the right side.
Staff:
Megan McCarthy-Media Specialist
Rosie Hodges-Media Assistant
Vikki Collins- Media Secretary
Email: mmccarthy1@aacps.org
Website: https://blackboard.aacps.org
Location: 1001 Annapolis Road, Gambrills, MD, United States
Phone: 410-672-4940
Twitter: @ArundelReads