Panther Media Center News
Magnificent May!
Thanks!
I couldn't do my last newsletter for the school year without taking the time to thank everyone for making this first year as a media specialist fantastic! I have learned so much and cannot wait to collaborate & work with LOK staff & students next school year!
Teacher Appreciation Week
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Want to know some deals going on to celebrate us? Click the link below from WSB Radio & take advantage of some great perks!
APS Race2Read
Teachers it is because of your encouragement that we have almost 99,000 student minutes logged in. As a community, we have over 101,000 so thanks to those adults and community members who are logging in their reading. Let's keep encouraging our students to keep going so we can reach our goal of 141,500 minutes!
What the Tech? Great Tech for Teachers
Nearpod
For some great end of the year activities, use nearpod for some interactive lessons for your students. You can complete activities as a whole class where you control the pacing or assign it to students to complete in small group on their own pace.
Vocabulary.com
Get students ready for next year and beyond with Vocabulary.com
Search the thousands of lists that you can save and edit to your class. Create a class, give them a list to practice with then let them compete in a Vocabulary Jam to see if they know the word meanings by definition or in context in a sentence.
Spotlight on Strategies on Discovery Education
If you haven't had a chance to try these free resources from Discovery Education on myBackpack you are missing out on ways to engage students
Wangari's Trees of Peace
This is a true story about Wangari Maathai, an environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize & how her vision helped inspire change in her community.
Theme
Our theme this month is Service Learning and how we can use our relationship skills to help make the world a better place to live in.
Suggested Class Activities
Please use the Service Learning Activities in the SEL guide. Some suggestions include studying a developing nation & make artwork based on what they learned, creating a problem solution project, and starting a recycling program.
Accelerated Reader
AR is wrapping up for the year. Student who reached end of the year goals and the Beanstack badge earners will be celebrated the same day during the last week of school. What a great year in AR. Thanks teachers for all you did for not only encouraging students to do it but to pass their tests with flying colors!
Tech Confusion? I'm here to help!
If you are looking for basic help with technology, or you have your technology and you want to know the best ways to use them in the classroom. I can show you how to App Smash your technology. Don't know what App Smash is? I can show you that too. Come see me on Mondays afterschool to help!
Birgitta Johnson, Media Specialist
Email: bidjohnson@apsk12.org
Website: https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/Domain/620
Location: 3090 McMurray Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone: 404-802-7619
Twitter: @gitta_says