New Books!

What a happy day! So fitting for the week of Thanksgiving! In the learning commons, we are so excited that our first LARGE shipment of NEW BOOKS has arrived! We have nearly 180 wonderful new titles for our patrons to check out. Make sure to come visit us in December to see what we have...We bet we have something YOU would like!

You can view some of the newest titles in Destiny and we are working on a resource list as you read this! Yay for reading!

October 21-25 is Digital Citizenship Week!

Next week, October 21-25 is officially, DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP WEEK!Here is a link to Common Sense Media's resource website! There are SO many facets to becoming a responsible digital citizen...this website offers great advice for teachers, parents, and students!

What can YOU do to become a responsible online citizen? There's a great question to reflect on! If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Lott in the Learning Commons!

Banned Books Week September 22-28!

Hi!
Did you know that we celebrate the fREADom to read during one week each year? It is during Banned Books Week, and it is happening right now! :)

Discover what you're missing and check out this link for more information! Banned Books Week Information

We have a great display of books that have been challenged or banned available for check out in the learning commons! Stop by and see us!

Welcome back!

Welcome back to the Learning Commons! If you are a new student or family to our school, we welcome you! This space is busy, shared, and full of learning opportunities for our 21st Century Learners. We assist teachers and students meet the learning goals of their MYP units of study and support the integrated, meaningful use of technology to meet these goals.

These first weeks are busy with orientations! We are meeting with all students through their Language A and ELL teacher's classes to get to know the sections in this space and how to find items (both physical and online) independently. Students will build skills with information literacy, technology literacy, and problem solving/thinking by participating in their orientation session! Plus, we have a couple treats for them if the accomplish the tic-tac-toe task! :)

Here is a link to the Learning Commons website--resources for the orientation are here! Destiny Quest, Mackin VIA, and the Virtual Tour using Thinglink images are on the main webpage.

Here is a direct link to the virtual tour, if you are interested in seeing our space online. :)

Enjoy....And come in and see us soon!  

News for end of the school year library dates!

Please see THIS LINK for a Voki telling you about due dates and an opportunity to visit with someone from the Anythink Library for summer reading information! Happy reading!

Mackin VIA!

Students throughout our school are learning how to access ebooks in our library/learning commons through Mackin VIA. Check out this video made on Animoto to see a sample of how they are being used! :)
Mackin VIA Animoto

TCAP Begins Today!

Alright students! Today begins the day to show your stuff...Let the TCAPing begin! Good luck...we believe in you! Now, Rock that test!