LEE High School Technology Distribution
When NEISD moved learning virtually for all students last spring, the LEE High School Library became a center for campus technology distribution. LEE High School administrators have worked tirelessly over many months to ensure that each student in need would be able to check out a device to use at home. The LEE Library has the physical space to organize, charge, and ready devices for distribution.
Professional Development for Virtual Instruction
Once NEISD announced that teachers would be using Zoom to deliver synchronous instruction, Ms. McDevitt created professional development sessions to acquaint teachers with the platform. Zoom training for beginners was offered to meet the needs of LEE High School's new teachers and veteran teachers who were less familiar with its features. To make teachers aware of Zoom's advanced features, Ms. McDevitt developed a training that introduced collaborative and engagement features such as breakout rooms, annotation, and polling.
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Ms. Anderson: English II During the first week of school, Ms. Anderson (new LEE HS ELAR teacher) invited Ms. McDevitt to join her classes virtually. During these classes, Ms. McDevitt walked students through the process of selecting and checking out eBooks and audiobooks using OverDrive. | Ms. Nichols: English II and Practical Writing Ms. Nichols invited Ms. McDevitt to join her English II and Practical writing classes to demonstrate for students the OverDrive checkout process. Ms. Nichols' Practical Writing students also learned how to find memoir and autobiography titles using search filters. | Ms. Salinas-Weld: English II During the second and third week of school, Ms. Salinas-Weld invited Ms. McDevitt to join her classes virtually. Her English II students also learned about the OverDrive checkout process, book selection strategies, and some students even gave suggestions for books based on their current reads! |
Ms. Anderson: English II
During the first week of school, Ms. Anderson (new LEE HS ELAR teacher) invited Ms. McDevitt to join her classes virtually. During these classes, Ms. McDevitt walked students through the process of selecting and checking out eBooks and audiobooks using OverDrive.
Ms. Nichols: English II and Practical Writing
Ms. Nichols invited Ms. McDevitt to join her English II and Practical writing classes to demonstrate for students the OverDrive checkout process. Ms. Nichols' Practical Writing students also learned how to find memoir and autobiography titles using search filters.
Ms. Salinas-Weld: English II
During the second and third week of school, Ms. Salinas-Weld invited Ms. McDevitt to join her classes virtually. Her English II students also learned about the OverDrive checkout process, book selection strategies, and some students even gave suggestions for books based on their current reads!
Virtual Office Hours for LEE & ISA Students
Ms. McDevitt, LEE HS librarian, is now hosting virtual office hours each week for LEE & ISA students. The office hours offer students a direct connection with Ms. McDevitt who can answer questions about anything library-related. Interested LEE & ISA students may find more information on the LEE Library's website (details about how to join the Zoom office hours).
Promoting NEISD eBooks & audiobooks
NEISD has an incredible collection of eBooks and audiobooks. Available twenty-four hours a day, 7 days a week via the OverDrive or Sora apps on Launchpad, there is an enormous variety of titles to choose from. Virtual learning provides the LEE Library with an unprecedented opportunity to share these resources with students who may have never tried an eBook or an audiobook in the past. Ms. McDevitt's goal is to enable all LEE students to checkout an eBook or an audiobook.
Promoting Reading Around the Campus
While in-person checkouts are currently on hold, there was one checkout at the beginning of the school year. Assistant Principal, Mr. Williams, connected with a book new to the LEE Library called Factory Man by Beth Macy. This book, about the Bassett Furniture Company and its owner, is of deep personal significance for Mr. Williams as he grew up not far from the town of Bassett, Virginia where the company is located. Mr. Williams' appreciation for this book is a reminder of how books can connect readers with previously unknown aspects of their history and heritage.
Career & Technical Education Electronic Resources
The LEE Library's website now features a link to a new NEISD Library Services' webpage that houses electronic resources for Career and Technical Education teachers. The link can be found by selecting the "Staff Resources" tab and navigating to the heading "Career and Technical Education Resources."
