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5 Things Every School Library Website Should Have

5 Things Every School Library Website Should Have
I ran across this article the other day outlining the 5 "essentials" that every school website should have. Naturally, it got me thinking about my own library's web presence. I'm one of those nerdy people who actually really loves tinkering with web design. Don't get me wrong, I'm no code writer, but given a little time and a few tools, I can make, if nothing else, a huge mess good effort. Additionally, I probably spend more time than I should poking around other school library websites too - just trolling for inspiration and such. It's easy to spot the sites that only get updated once per year. Now, I've been doing this long enough to know that the librarians who built the website described above are probably working their bifocals off. That said, who is? Seriously. More importantly, though, once these folks arrive at your site, does it provide them with an accurate and complete picture of what your library is all about? 5 Things Every School Library Website Should Have:

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Library Elementary Schools Wonderful Websites - West Genesee School District - Camillus, NY Back to Elementary Library Remember, surfing the Internet is a big job that requires big responsibility. The elementary librarians have found these sites to be safe and fun. A lot of them are sites made by the government or a trusted organization -- remember, anything that ends in .gov is a government site and is probably a good one. Even so, students should always talk to their parents about what they do on the Internet. Students should show their parents what they are learning and creating, and teach them what they know about being safe on the Internet. Click here to learn more about Internet Safety from the FBI! Now have some fun exploring these Wonderful Websites! Kid's Sites Slime Kids - Find book trailers, games, author biographies and reviews. Fun-N-Games Brain Quest - Test your brainiac skills at the Brain Quest Website! Stories and Poetry Spaghetti Book Club - Click here for tons of book reviews by kids for kids. Computer Lovers Sports Fanatics SI Kids - Are you a sports lover?

15 Early Chapter Book Series to Turn Kids into Voracious Readers This Summer | Delightful Children's Books Summer is a great time to introduce kids to new chapter book series. If a kid discovers a series they enjoy, they will often read the entire series. Here are fifteen fantastic early chapter book series for newly independent readers. With summer reading, my main goal for my kids is to get them hooked on reading. I measure success not in terms of how many Newberry Award winners my kids have read but instead in terms of whether my kids are asking me to head to the library to check out new books. The fifteen early chapter book series below are best bets for turning newly independent readers into voracious readers this summer. What early chapter book series have helped get your children excited about reading? Magic Tree House books by Mary Pope Osborne. Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke. Binky the Space Cat by Ashley Spires. Judy Moody Was in a Mood and Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid by Megan McDonald and Peter Reynolds. Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look.

Writing School Library Web Pages Resources for School Librarians - Index Menu for This Page: Design Ideas | Writing Your Page | Sample Sites Design Ideas Best Practices in School Library Website Design - by David Walbert. This is a discussion of issues which you should consider when planning your website or blog. Writing Your Page Virtual Library Guide to Writing Your Own Web Page - Browsers, HTML, graphics and other page writing aids. Sample Sites School Library Website Examples - From the School Library Association. Up to Top This site is maintained by Linda Bertland, retired school librarian, Philadelphia, PA.

Lewis and Clark Learns Bobs Books Blog | Childrens and Young Adult Book Reviews by Bob Docherty schoollibrarywebsites - Elementary Examples Skip to main content Get your brand new Wikispaces Classroom now and do "back to school" in style. guest Join | Help | Sign In schoollibrarywebsites Home guest| Join | Help | Sign In Turn off "Getting Started" Loading... Programs - Hickey All Star Library Shelf Elves are 3rd-5th grade helpers that give up a recess once a week to come into the library and help shelve books. These people are a tremendous help to the librarian. There is an application that must be filled out, and it includes a set of shelving quizzes so that Mrs. These are 20 books chosen by a Texas librarian committee for children ages 2 years to 2nd grade. Hickey Students in Kinder through 2nd grade who read 10 of the 20 books and turn in the 2x2 form will get a special pencil. Last day to turn in sheet is January 20, 2017. Bluebonnet Books: The Bluebonnet Books are a group of 20 books chosen yearly by a Texas librarian committee for 3rd through 6th graders. This year's list can be viewed HERE. Hickey Students wishing to participate must fill out the following form: Bluebonnet Book List Form and return to the library by January 20, 2017. 40 book Challenge: The 40 Book Challenge is a reading incentive for 5th graders at Hickey. 10 books - choice of special bookmarks

Lavonia Elementary: Library Laurie Bryant - Instructional Technology Media Specialist Lindsey Tanner - Media Paraprofessional Click on the books to enter the LES Library Weebly Website. Destiny Online Library Catalog Purpose of the Media Center The media center at Lavonia Elementary School has been established to provide users with print, non-print, and digital information resources needed to promote lifelong learning and a love of reading. Mission The mission of the media center at Lavonia Elementary School is to provide resources to meet academic needs, to promote enthusiasm and enjoyment of reading, and to support the curriculum through literature, research, and collaboration. Media Center Student Hours: 7:40 - 3:20 Media Center Teacher Hours: 7:30 - 4:00 LIBRARY CARDS. Kindergarten students may check out ONE book per week at the beginning of the school year, so that they can become familiar with the media center, the checkout system, and using both. Lost or Damaged Library Books

Powell County Schools Easy Fiction Shelf Order Spine Labels - A book's address - Locating books on the shelves in the E section Students will: listen attentively and respond to a story. State in their own words how fiction picture books are arranged on the library shelves. Students will be given a paper plate with a letter on the alphabet written on it. Optional challenge - Line up by their own last name in alphabetical order (first letter only). Information Skills Lesson Plans Resources for School Librarians - Index Menu for This Page: General Collections of Lesson Plans | The Dewey Decimal System | Reference Books and Web Sites | Worksheets | Research Methods and Reports | Miscellaneous and Holiday Lessons General Collections of Lesson Plans Library Skills Lessons - by Katy Punch on Pinterest Scholastic's Lesson Plans & Reproducibles - Lesson plans for grades K - 12. Many of these are internet based. Yearly Curriculum for the library Library Lesson Plans - By Jennifer Francis of the Powell County Schools. Introduction to Library Use How to Care for a Library Books - This article from WikiHow includes many good points that you may want to include in your talk on book care. The Dewey Decimal System and the Catalog Huey and Louie Meet Dewey - A lesson plan from Education World. Reference Books and Web Sites All About Words: Dictionary Activities - Dictionary lesson plans from Education World. Worksheets and Online Tools Library Research Methods and Reports Up to Top

I taught my 5th-graders how to spot fake news. Now they won’t stop fact-checking me. It was a fall day in 2014, and my classroom was full of excitement. My students had transformed themselves into historical figures for a living history project. I was going to broadcast it online so other schools could watch our “Age of Exploration News Conference” live. One half of the class researched and dressed up as European explorers like Christopher Columbus. Andy stepped to the mic. Andy was acting as Ferdinand Magellan, the first person traditionally credited with circumnavigating the globe. “Are there any questions?” “Yes, what are you famous for and when did you do much of your exploration?” “Well, I am famous for sailing around the world in 1972.” The class started to laugh. I pulled Andy aside later and asked where he had found the information. “I Googled it,” he said. He had been researching online and felt so confident that his answer was accurate. The need to teach students how to vet information is only more urgent now, in the age of "fake news." From “Is this true, Mr.

BiblioGarden | Free PYP Library Lesson Plans from a Real PYP Librarian Unwinding A Circular Plot: Prediction Strategies in Reading and Writing Overview Featured Resources From Theory to Practice Circular stories follow a “round” pattern—they begin and end in the same way. back to top Circular or Cyclical Books: This sheet provides a list of circular stories that can be used as models before students write their own circular plot stories. Circle Plot Story Rubric: Teachers can use this rubric to evaluate the plot, creativity, sentence structure, and conventions of students' circular stories. Interactive Circle Plot Diagram: Using this online tool, students can label and describe the plot events of a circular story. In Literary Discussion in the Elementary School, Joy Moss explains that "Since prediction is an important strategy used in the reading process, the teacher can demonstrate this strategy by stopping at significant points [in the story] and asking, What do you think will happen next? Circular and cyclical plot stories are excellent resources for introducing student prediction strategies because of their repetitive nature.

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