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| Ms. Seibert helps her students think critically as they work though the problem. | Students strengthen collaborative skills and work on problem solving using BreakoutEDU in the library. | We love to see students develop their critical thinking skills! |
Ms. Seibert helps her students think critically as they work though the problem.
Students strengthen collaborative skills and work on problem solving using BreakoutEDU in the library.
We love to see students develop their critical thinking skills!
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| "This is the most fun I've had in class!" | Sometimes students have to move around to find their clues! | Ms. Fife guiding her students through problem solving as they learn about literary devices. |
"This is the most fun I've had in class!"
Sometimes students have to move around to find their clues!
Ms. Fife guiding her students through problem solving as they learn about literary devices.
A Little Solo Reading Practice
While some students utilize the library for collaborative work, others take advantage of the large space to sit alone and read. This student made my day....as I walked by I heard her talking. No, she was not talking on the phone, she was reading out loud to herself to improve her English. Occasionally she asked about specific words, so we discussed how they are used, and she dove right back into the book. If this doesn't inspire you, I do not know what will! Oh my heart!!!
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| Reading - escape to the unknown! | Mrs. Owens takes a moment to have a friendly competition with her students, bonding as they work through puzzles together during our internet outage. | Self-paced learning of a life long skill, right here in the school library media center....our students have opportunity to learn to knit, crochet, origami, and 3D print. |
Reading - escape to the unknown!
Mrs. Owens takes a moment to have a friendly competition with her students, bonding as they work through puzzles together during our internet outage.
Self-paced learning of a life long skill, right here in the school library media center....our students have opportunity to learn to knit, crochet, origami, and 3D print.
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| A book can always save the day when we have a short technology blip! | Students love checking out the DC yearbook collection, searching for family members. | Our 3D printers do not necessarily need internet access, and this young lady enjoyed discovering how they work and is making plans to design a project! |
A book can always save the day when we have a short technology blip!
Students love checking out the DC yearbook collection, searching for family members.
Our 3D printers do not necessarily need internet access, and this young lady enjoyed discovering how they work and is making plans to design a project!
(Re)Discover Your Library Card
There are several new staff members who have joined our teaching family, and so it seems a great time to share more information (and remind some of our seasoned teachers) about our Shared System library program.
What does this mean?
Your DC school library media center has a unique partnership with the Indianapolis Pubic Library and a few other local schools. So, we are a "branch" of sorts, of the Indianapolis Public Library. The advantages this affords are numerous.
Guess what?? Your library card is not just for checking out books!! Your library card allows access to many other types of resources. Curious? You should be! Check out this presentation to learn about the perks of owning a library card. #CoolKidsUseTheirLibraryCard
Looking for a deeper dive? Check out The Nuts and Bolts of Your Library Card document.
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Access The DCHS media center webpage houses the access link as well as a host of other gems. All users will be required to login - see your library media center team for the credentials you need! | Table of Contents When each interactive eBook is opened, the table of contents is the first thing you will see. You may choose to go directly to a page with an activity or video, or click the arrows to turn pages. | Features Galore! The teachers manual, located in the library professional collection, provide guidance in using the interactive ebooks with your students. |
Access
The DCHS media center webpage houses the access link as well as a host of other gems.
All users will be required to login - see your library media center team for the credentials you need!
Table of Contents
When each interactive eBook is opened, the table of contents is the first thing you will see. You may choose to go directly to a page with an activity or video, or click the arrows to turn pages.
Features Galore!
The teachers manual, located in the library professional collection, provide guidance in using the interactive ebooks with your students.
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Video Sample - History When viewing video in the book, students stay inside the book. The video content will enhance the text, and provide extra reading comprehension support for students who need it, as well as provide deeper insight to students who are reading at grade level. This video snapshot is from The Middle Ages ebook. | Sample Page - Science Blocked texts and vivid images, along with the embedded video, offer an engaging resource to supplement teaching! This snapshot is from the ebook Matter, Energy, and Heat. | A Deeper Dive Into Literature If you are reading a novel with your students, check out the literature selections. The interactive ebooks provide great background information about the setting, author, and what was happening in history during the time period. Character profiles enrich student understanding and make the reading experience even more powerful. This snapshot is from Of Mice and Men |
Video Sample - History
When viewing video in the book, students stay inside the book. The video content will enhance the text, and provide extra reading comprehension support for students who need it, as well as provide deeper insight to students who are reading at grade level. This video snapshot is from The Middle Ages ebook.
Sample Page - Science
Blocked texts and vivid images, along with the embedded video, offer an engaging resource to supplement teaching! This snapshot is from the ebook Matter, Energy, and Heat.
A Deeper Dive Into Literature
If you are reading a novel with your students, check out the literature selections. The interactive ebooks provide great background information about the setting, author, and what was happening in history during the time period. Character profiles enrich student understanding and make the reading experience even more powerful. This snapshot is from Of Mice and Men
Coming up in our next issue.....
The Sounds of SoundzAbound - our royalty free music library which meets all the licensing and technology requirements needed for education!
Cross your fingers for virtual reality - Yep, send some positive vibes our way as we wait for grant funding to add virtual reality to our resources.
