Media/Tech Updates

 IMPORTANT REMINDER! 

ALL resources that a student uses at school (or for school) MUST be Approved or Allowed on the Digital Resource Product Library. 

Personal emails for students ARE NOT APPROVED and are a safety risk. Please remind your students of this. All students have a WCPSS issued email for school use. If you're interested, I'm happy to do an email best practices review with your students. Contact me to schedule a time.  

Connectivity Issue

We are aware that students with personal devices are having difficulty with connection at school. Tech services advises having the student use "Guest" mode on Chrome. Unfortunately, finding Guest mode is different for each device. Until we get more info from WCPSS, please help your students try to use Guest mode. If you need help problem solving email me and I'll make a time to come to your room. 

**If you figure this out and would be willing to share your solution, please email me (I'm at a loss with this also.)  Together we're better!

Bedtime Stories

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Media/Tech Updates - Week of March 8

Mr. Dunston's Domain

Check it out if you have not already! https://bit.ly/3eh88K6

Underwood Bedtime Stories

Bedtime stories have been successful during Read Across Underwood week! Thank you to Elizabeth, Rick, Lauren, and Travis for reading.

We are going to try out continuing Bedtime Stories on Tuesday and Thursdays at 7:30pm for the next couple weeks. The reading sessions are no more than 15 minutes and feature 1 or 2 books of your choice. If you would like to read, sign up here - https://bit.ly/ugtmbedtimestory

Please continue to share this information with your students. 

UPDATED Circulation Policies

We are SUPER EXCITED to announce that library books can now be picked up curbside/dropped off in class on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Please continue to encourage your students to check out books and eBooks.  For more information on updated guidelines - https://bit.ly/30c9qhl

Chromebook Charging Cords

If you have extra cords in your room, please send them to the Media Center. We're down to only 1 charging cord per Chromebook model. 

If a student device needs to be charged, use another student's charger (after sanitizing). If you do not have one that works in your room, bring the device to the media office to be charged. 

Media/Tech Updates - Week of 3/1

 #ReadAcrossUnderwood

#ReadAcrossUnderwood is March 1 - 5!  Here are some easy ways to celebrate reading  - http://bit.ly/readacrossunderwood  This would be a great week to schedule Andrea or Elizabeth for a class read-a-loud or an introduction to checking out library books or eBooks. 

Specialists will be doing live Bedtime Stories March 1 - 4 at 7:00pm. Please share this information with your students and families - http://bit.ly/ugtmbedtimestory

Reminders

• If a student comes to school without a device (they've left their's at home), please email Andrea ASAP in the morning. Devices will be distributed between 10:30 - 11:30am.  **Device can possibly be distributed in time for 3-5 elective if we know early enough. 
• If you take a book from the library, it must be checked out. You can text Andrea or Elizabeth the WCPSS barcode if we're not available to check out.  We're finding that there are MANY books missing from the shelves, and they happen to be ones used in our curriculum. Thanks for your help.

FEEDBACK NEEDED: Destiny Collections

Have you checked out our Destiny Collections? These are customized resource collections available to staff and students. To access, go to Follett/Destiny (Rapid Identity), then scroll down on the Destiny Discover page to Collections. 

Unfortunately, we are not able to track usage of Destiny Collections. Please take 30 seconds to fill out this survey - Destiny Collection Feedback

Media Center Calendar

If you'd like to add the Media Center calendar to your Google Calendar, here is the link - Media Center Calendar

Smart TV's

We have 2 large brand-new Smart TV's, similar to the one we use in the media center, that can be used in classrooms (in place of Smartboards.) Ms. Weed and Ms. Koh are using one in their rooms if you have any questions about pros/cons. If you would like to try one of these TV's, let Andrea know.