Library Media Center

Vision:

The Library Media Center serves as the school’s physical and virtual center for active and engaged learning. As an integral part of the school community, the program supports student achievement through inquiry-based instruction, collaborative learning and innovative thinking, with a focus on literacies for the digital age.

Services:

Students visit the library media center two times each week: once for a media lesson and once for book selection.

Media lessons cover four main goals:

• Inquiry-based learning (research) and communicating new knowledge
• Digital citizenship
• Developing technology skills and understanding concepts
• Reading for pleasure and personal growth

Library Guidelines:

1. Destiny (Library Catalogue)

2. FollettShelf (Ebook Collection)

3. Seussville (Dr. Seuss Fun!)

4. Dewey Decimal Memory Game

5. Dewey Decimal Matching Game

6. Match Books to Categories (More Dewey Practice)

7. Storyline Online (Listen to Stories Online)

8. Storynory (Free Audio Stories)

9. Nutmeg Award (Information about the Nutmeg Book Award)

10. Charter Oak Children’s Book Award

1. BrainPop

2. BrainPopJr.

3. PebbleGo

4. Digital Compass

4. Wonderopolis

5. Google SafeSearch

6. FactMonster

7. KidRex

8. Bibliography Examples

9. Digital Passport

Beginner:

1. Keyboard Zoo

2. Cup Stack Typing

3. Ghost Typing Junior

A Little Harder:

1. Typing.Com (Different games - some are harder than others)

2. Keyboard Climber 2

3. Alpha Munchies Typing

4. Ghost Typing

5. Jump Key

6. Typing Rocket

7. Keyboard Challenge

8. Sky Chase

9. Keyboard Invasion

10. Keyboarding Zoo 2

11. Dance Mat Typing

Challenging:

1. Nitro Type (At school, play as a GUEST - NO EXCEPTIONS)

2. Key Hero

3. Typing Test

Additional Practice:

1. Online Learning Tutorials (Found by a student! Links for Keyboarding and Mouse practice)

In Class Practice ONLY:

Grades K-5: Typing Club

1. Code.org

2. Kodable

3. Tynker

4. BotLogic.us

5. Lightbot

6. Code Monkey