News from Clearbrook LibraryLand
Returning library books?
Monday, May 18, 2020, 09:00 AM
Clearbrook Elementary School, Franklin Road Southwest, Roanoke, VA, USA
Learning opportunity updates
New this week...
Be an inventor! Click on your grade level below to get access to a fun video and an opportunity to show me what you are making!
Digital Breakouts?? Tell me about your digital breakout experience! Go to the Flipgrid below and tell me all about it!
Instructions for using Flipgrid
So many options!
We are lucky in 2020 to have soooo many options to help us learn from home. But which ones are worth your time? This is where your librarian is at your service!!! Please use any of the resources on this page to help you find good quality info that will help your brain grow while we are away from our school.
Please contact me if you need resources about anything school related, book recommendations, etc.
I am here to help!
Mrs. Shanks,
562-3900, ext. 45030
Digital Breakouts - think Escape Rooms online!!
Looking for new things to read??
SORA App
Please don't forget you have access to free e-books through our SORA app found on Classlink. Students just need to login following directions listed below.
- Go to https://soraapp.com or choose the Sora app in Classlink
Video Introduction - click here - In Sora, find “Roanoke County Schools” and sign in using your Microsoft log-in information
a. Username: first initial, last name, and last four digits of their lunch number and @student.rcps.us
**Elementary students: this is the student’s Classlink log-in
example: mjones1234@student.rcps.us
b. Password: Middle/ high school – the password for your computer
** Elementary - lunch number - Have a public library card? Click on the three bars on the top right-hand side of the screen. From there, you can click “Add a Public Library” and find “Roanoke Valley Libraries.” When you borrow a book from their collection, you will need to add your card number. Over 1400 eBooks and audiobooks
- NO PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD? NO PROBLEM!
https://www.roanokecountyva.gov/FormCenter/Library-8/eLibrary-Card-Application-119 Sign up online, and your card number will be emailed to you!
Age 13 and under need to have parent permission!
Junior Library Guild free ebooks
If you can't find anything available that suits your fancy, check out Junior Library Guild. Our CBE library gets amazing books from these guys each month. During school closings, they are offering free ebooks without having to have an account. Check them out while they last.For all those who love to soak up nonfiction, the world is at your fingertips. Login to this amazing resource through Classlink. It may or may not ask for username & password (roanoke, county).
Awesome Authors doing their thing!
https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEB&search_query=mo+willems+lunch+doodles
Kate Messner, author of Ranger in Time and Over and Under the Snow, has gathered together some amazing fellow authors in one place - doing what they do best - telling stories!
These guys may not be authors, but they are cool. Check out Storytime from Space.