Monica's Media Minutes
Lost Creek Media Center August 11, 2017
Welcome Back!!
In addition to Encore, you may send your students (a few at a time, of course!) to the library at ANY TIME for the following activities:
*exchange library books
*extra computer time (free time reward, project, SRC quizzes, etc)
*silent reading
*research
*make-up tests (please know that the library may not be totally silent for this and I can't sit with students to help)
I will be going over free flow etiquette with students during our orientation week. Students are to come in quietly, work quietly, and try not to interrupt me when I'm teaching. I will send students back to class if they do not follow the free flow rules (this rarely happens!)
Computer Labs
*If you use the projector, please turn it off before you leave the room.
*If your class is NOT the last class, please have students leave the computers on for the next group.
*If you encounter a computer mouse, headphones, website link or computer that does not work, please write down the computer ID (written in black sharpie on the tower) and give it to Sally or me, and we will try to remedy the situation.
*B wing lab computers are slow to connect to the internet when they are first turned on. Sally turns on all the computers first thing in the morning, but sometimes students turn them off. If this happens, it takes between 3-5 minutes for the internet connection to work.
Classroom Technology Problems
Sending me an email is the best way to inform me. I keep it open in my inbox until it is complete. If you pass me in the hallway and tell me something, I will probably forget before I get back to the library. I'm sorry, I'm old. :)
Requests
Brain Pop and Brain Pop, Jr.
They will need to join our "class" using the following directions:
1. Go to BrainPOP (brainpop.com) or BrainPOP, Jr. (jr.brainpop.com)
2. Click on "Enter Code" at the top.
3. Enter your class code: library79
4. Create a new account. Username: 7 digit lunch number Password: first initial, last initial, two digit birth month, two digit birth day of the month
5. Explore
Students will need to use this information each time they log in.
Teachers can access BrainPOP and BrainPOP, Jr. from the classroom. The link is on the weblinks page, the Popular Links page, or you can type in the URL: brainpop.com or jr.brainpop.com
Username: vigo_lostcreek
Password: library
Young Hoosier Picture Books
*read it to your class
*check your name off the routing sheet
*pass it along quickly
OR if you won't have time to read it within a few days, just pass it along without checking your name off. I will try to read it to the classes who didn't hear it so students will be able to vote for their favorite in the spring.
Safari Montage
When you search a topic (I just searched health), several options appear that typically look like this:
Personal Health & Hygiene
Media:
Running Time: 19 min 53 sec
Grades: K to 4
Language Tracks: English, Spanish
Taking care of yourself is a great way to show that you're growing up. And by setting goals for good hygiene, you'll develop the healthy habits that you need to keep your body as healthy as possible. Personal Health & Hygiene explores the importance of basic personal hygiene, including tooth brushing, bathing and proper skin care. But personal health doesn't end there! Students learn the benefits of getting plenty of sleep, good nutrition and loads of physical activity. It doesn't matter if you prefer organ…
Top Chapter: Chapter #7: Personal Health & Hygiene: Setting Health Goals
As you can see from the brief synopsis, this video is appropriate for grades K-4. It runs almost 20 minutes in full length, or you can click to break it up into "chapters" and only show a 2 minute clip to highlight a specific topic.
I am going to start weeding old video tapes again, with the hope that Safari Montage will be your go-to resource.
The link to access Safari Montage is on Lost Creek's web page on the right, toward the bottom, or type this to access: http://montage1.vcsc.vigoschools.org/SAFARI/montage/login/login.php?
Your user name and password are the same thing that you use to log into your slim client:
Ex.
Username: monica.zimmerman
This is the link for the Safari Montage tutorial: http://montage1.vcsc.vigoschools.org/SAFARI/help/V2/index.php
I will be hosting a short in-service soon to answer any questions.
Monica Zimmerman
Email: monica.zimmerman@vigoschools.org
Website: http://metadot.vigoco.k12.in.us/metadot/index.pl?id=2977
Location: 6701 E. Wabash Ave. Terre Haute, IN
Phone: 812-462-4456
Twitter: @monzimmy