PHS Media Center
PLAINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER NEWSLETTER
January 2018
Welcome!
December 2017 Media Center Statistics
Students Visiting the Media Center
Student Book Checkouts
Classes Visiting the Media Center
Indiana Digital Learning Month - February
- Digital Tool Smackdown Webinar: Elementary (2/6 at 4 p.m.) and High School (2/20 at 4 p.m.)
- Digital Learning Month Videos
- eLearning Book Club (2/5) - Social LEADia: Moving Students from Digital Citizenship to Digital Leadership (link is external) by Jennifer Casa-Todd
Helpful Websites
EquatIO - makes math digital - add equations, formulas and graphs - FREE for teachers
View Pure or Quietube - watch YouTube videos without the ads and comments
GradeProof - service to help students improve their writing - checks spelling, grammar and phrasing errors in their writing
Feed the Dingo - an ecosystem game provided by PBS LearningMedia
ReadWriteThink Crossword Puzzle Tool - create your own crossword puzzles
What is Fat? - science lesson provided by TEDEd
Best Websites for Teaching & Learning 2017
The 2017 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover.
“Best Websites for Teaching & Learning.” AASL - American Association of School Librarians, http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards/best/websites/2017www.ala.org/aasl/standards/best/websites/2017.
Best EdTech of 2017
Makerspaces - NEW
- Google Cardboard - virtual reality that includes travel locations, colleges, rollercoasters and more (also located in guidance for virtual college trips)
- Sphero - computer coding with a robot
- LittleBits - robotics
- SnapCircuits - robotics
These makerspaces can also be checked out to classroom. Please let me know at least 2 days in advance to make sure the materials are ready to go.
The 12 Books of December - Adult Full List
The 12 Books of December - Student Full List
DyKnow Cloud - Segmented Blocking
Sometimes you need to differentiate monitoring between students. With Segmented Blocking, you can block individual students, or release individual students from a blocking plan.
Why use Segmented Blocking?
• When students complete an exam, move them from a "Test" blocking plan to an "Allow All" plan
• When one or a few students are off-task, move them to a more controlled blocking plan.
To enable Segmented Blocking any time you're monitoring a class, follow these simple steps:
- Click "Modify Blocking"
- Click "Turn On Segmented Blocking"
- Choose an existing plan, or create a new plan on the fly
- All students must be in one of your two plans
Click here to read the Knowledge Base article with additional details and images.
BreakoutEDU
BreakoutEDU
BreakoutEDU is an immersive learning games platform. These critical thinking games are similar to the Escape Room scenarios.
The BreakoutEDU kit allows for the facilitation of games where players use teamwork and critical thinking to solve a series of challenging puzzles in order to open the locked box. Games are available for all ages and content areas.
If you would like any of your classes to participate in a BreakoutEDU learning game, please schedule a time to meet with Lael DuBois. There is some pre-planning involved.
Scheduling
Sending Students to Media Center (also includes tech help)
- Write each student a pass to the MC (use yellow pass).
- Student will then sign in at the MC circulation desk.
- Student will checkout books, print, meet with tech expert students, etc.
- When finished, student will sign out at the MC circulation desk and get his/her pass stamped with date and time.
*Please let Lael DuBois know if there are any issues.
Gale Research Databases - Did You Know?
*Password outside of school: stafford
Eliot Rosewater "Rosie" Books
What is the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award? The Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (The Rosie Award) is chosen annually by students across Indiana in grades nine through twelve. Students at participating high schools and public libraries who read any of approximately 25 nominated books are eligible to rate each book they've read. Ballots are available in the media center.The author of each year's award-winning book is invited to receive the Rosie Award in person at a special event in November.
Media Center Newsletter
Goal(s) for the 2017-2018 School Year
1. Working with teachers on co-teaching/individualized instruction of students in the media center learning environment.
2. Maintain an inviting learning environment that promotes individual learning with 1:1 technology.
* The PHS Media Center Goals were developed by consulting with students and staff members.
Media Center Online Sign In/Out
- Access the online media center sign in/out at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1spGxa4QA6BmXZR5-2oyS2tDNvb1IoY1LtIIIixinN8U/edit?usp=sharing
- Save the link on your desktop: All you need to do is right click on your desktop, choose NEW and then SHORTCUT. Copy and paste the url address from above then click NEXT. Type in a name for shortcut and click FINISH. The new link should then be on your desktop.
Past PHS Media Center Newsletters
August 2017 - https://www.smore.com/vbj8d
September 2017 - https://www.smore.com/akq19
October 2017 - https://www.smore.com/smp5y
November 2017 - https://www.smore.com/rtzc3
December 2017 - https://www.smore.com/7jetx
PHS Media Center on Social Media
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Goodreads: Lael DuBois
Lael DuBois
Email: ldubois@plainfield.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/o/plainfield-high-school/page/media-center--3
Phone: 3178397711
Facebook: facebook.com/phsmediacenter
Twitter: @plainfieldmc