SMMHS LMC
DEC ’14 EDition
SMMHS LMC
Empowering students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers,
skillful researchers, and ethical users of information. December 1, 2014
Volume 2, Issue 4
SMMHS Library/Media Center Mission: The SMMHS library/media center is committed to equipping the school community with 21st Century skills in order that they may have a positive impact on their community, country, and world.
Join us at Barnes & Noble @ Hamilton Place this month! This month we celebrate our 2nd annual Barnes and Noble Book Fair. If you’re planning on making any book purchases for the holidays, please consider supporting your library by purchasing from Barnes and Noble from December 9th11th.
Follow us ONLINE!
The SMMHS library is increasing our online presence to accommodate our patrons. Every afternoon at 2:30 we post a book trailer on Twitter and Facebook as well as advertising library events and programs, on Pinterest you’ll find resources for students, parents, AND teachers — everything from book recommendations and effective study tools to classroom organizing strategies and bulletin board ideas! Here’s how you can stay informed:
Come in to the B&N at the Hamilton Place Mall on December 9th and enjoy our library sponsored events (see right column) or shop online from 12/9-12/16 @ BN.com/ bookfairs using our BookFair ID: 11483948.
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Come see our helpers:
If you shop in- store, be sure to mention SMMHS so proceeds go to our students!
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6pm: MS Gifted elves reading to young'uns & wrap gifts. 6pm: Coach Porter on harmonica 6-8pm: Local author George Hudson book signing 7pm: SMMHS Strings performance
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Library Hours 7:15-2:30 daily Lunch—we’re open, but no food please! During class—just have a pass and sign in!
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Directed Studies: See Ms. K for a pass
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What do parents and teachers need to know about Digital Citizenship? As adults, many of us already take precautions to protect our identities. Identity theft, online hackers, and digital voyeurs have made that necessary for our financial and physical safety, but what about our children? When is it appropriate to begin teaching them (or doing it for them, if necessary)? Today’s students are dealing with issues like internet safety, cyber bulling, and their own digital footprint being left behind, so the reality is that it’s necessary to start their digital citizenship as soon as they start using the internet. This month’s library bulletin board is dedicated to informing our school community about internet safety and what that looks like. It’s important as teachers and parents for us to instruct our children (from 6th-12th grades) about online safety. If children don’t understand or won’t listen, parents may even need to intervene by taking control over account management privileges. Parents not only have a right but a responsibility to be part of this process with our young adults.
Remember The Police song “Every Breath You Take”? Think about that every time these kids are online. Their digital footprint can be seen and forever reviewed; they can be followed for years to come. The choices they make today can haunt them in 10 or 20 years. It’s our job as the watch-keepers of this generation to help them be informed and protected. Please check out our bulletin board this month. It’s just outside the library on the main hallway wall. There are relevant videos to watch via QR codes and tips on how to find out what is already “out there” about YOU! Here are some additional online resources to help you become more informed: Parents: Don’t let them CLICK that! Parents: What questions you should be asking! Teachers: Finding technology you can trust. Teachers: Digital Literacy & Citizen Curriculum
Digital Literacy & Citizenship Classroom Curriculum. Common Sense Education. 2014. Web. 20 Nov 2014. Levinson, Matt. “Think Before You Click: Internet Safety Tips for Parents.” Edutopia. 31 May 2012. Web. 20 Nov 2014. “What Every Parent Should Be Asking about Education Data.” National PTA: Using Data to Improve Student Achievement. Aug. 2013. Web. 20 Nov 2014. Willis, Judy. “What Edtech Can You Trust?” Edutopia. 18 Nov 2014. Web. 20 Nov 2014.
Check out our bulletin board in the main hallway by the library!
SPOTLIGHT: An APP for everyone!
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With so much technology available, it’s difficult to know which apps to recommend, however, the American Library Association (ALA) has a committee dedicated to finding answers to this predicament for teachers and concerned parents and students. They’re called the “Best Apps for Teaching & Learning” committee, and they are made up of US educators, librarians, academicians, and district and state leaders in the field of Education. The userfriendly apps on their list are recommended by educators all over the United States and are reviewed annually, chosen based on their “exceptional value to inquiry-based teaching and learning.” They are said to “foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.” Click the icon to see this year’s esteemed list. Best Apps for Teaching & Learning. American Association of School Librarians. 2014. Web. 20 Nov 2014.
Do you have YOUR library card?
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You can still get your Chattanooga Public Library card! Applications in the library or by clicking!!
In less than 2 months our district has issued cards for over 23,000 HCDE public school students, and at Signal Mountain Middle High, that represented almost half of our student body! Don’t wait until you NEED the card to apply because the waiting time is increasing to a month now that we have the bulk of the applications completed. Starting this month, all library card applications will be turned in to the Chattanooga Public library at the end of each month, and new cards will be issued at the first of the next month. We still have applications if you need one!
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YODIO Publication written and designed by Ginger Kirchmyer