BCMS Media Updates for Staff
April 8, 2020
Brain Pop
Schools that would like to use BrainPop will be able to do so soon.
- For schools without an account: Free content that is available without a login may be used.
- During the current COVID crisis, Central Office is creating accounts that will be accessible through the Media Center page. Please hold tight while those accounts are being created. We will let you know when it is good to go.
- For additional information please check the updated Teacher Requirements on the FCPS Digital Tools list for the instructions: (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13IPgm_FnkUVswWd0ElHQSy3pJFgI-tF-aC3ib2wHi0E/edit#gid=36904669
Updated Information About Copyright, Fair Use and Read Alouds
This information was presented nationally and summarized by and for our staff. The Slide Deck and Hot Sheet are from the same webinar. Please share with staff who want to read aloud picture books, chapter books, poetry, etc.As far as recording and posting, you still want to keep that in a closed platform for our students. This would include a Private YouTube channel that students must have the link to or a FCPS Google Site.
Printing & Bluetooth
Bluetooth and printing has been enabled on Chromebooks for Staff and Students.
BCMS Media Center Office Hours
BCMS Media Center: Resources for Staff
Don't forget to checkout the Google Site "Media Center Resources for BCMS staff" Here you can find the BCMS Media Center Schedule, Virtual Office Hours, web page links, and tutorials for virtual meeting and more. Need more information about something? Let me know and I will work on adding it.
https://sites.google.com/fcps.org/bcms-mc-resources-4-staff/home
I am Here to Support You & Your Students!
I'm open to additional ideas, but here are some starters:
- Curate list of digital resources for a research project so that students are using reliable sources.
- Provide digital lessons from the media center to support your instruction such as evaluating sources, bibliography and citation, internet safety, research skills, copyright, etc.
- Identify digital tools/resources to support teacher needs.
- Collaborate on lessons.
- Help you locate eBook/audio books for your students to meet their academic, as well as personal reading needs.
- Leverage additional databases & digital books through FCPL. All FCPS students have an FCPL Student Success library card.
- Create a book list of Capstone interactive eBooks for specific content area.
- Troubleshoot: while I may not know the answer to your question, I have a team of media specialists across the county + teacher specialists I can reach out to and report back!
Media Center Contact Information
Jennifer Lungociu
Media Specialist
Ballenger Creek Middle School
Email: jennifer.lungociu@fcps.org
Website: http://education.fcps.org/oges/mediacenter
Location: 5525 Ballenger Creek Pike, Frederick, MD 21703, United States
Phone: 240-236-5782
Twitter: @BCMSMediaFCPS