SMMHS LMC

DEC ’14 EDition

Join us at Barnes & Noble @

Hamilton Place this month!

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 —

e v e r y t h i n g f r o m b o o k

recommendations and effective study

tools to classroom organizing

strategies and bulletin board ideas!

Here’s how you can stay informed:

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December 1, 2014 Volume 2, Issue 4

Empowering students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers,

skillful researchers, and ethical users of information.

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.

Library Hours

7:15-2:30 daily

Lunch—we’re open, but no

food please!

During class—just have a

pass and sign in!

2

Directed Studies: See Ms. K

for a pass

2

SMMHS LMC

Come see our helpers:

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

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 9th-

11th.

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.

If you shop in- store, be sure to

mention SMMHS so proceeds

go to our students!

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

o w n d i g i t a l

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 fol-

lowed 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 hall-

way 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 Stu-

dent Achievement. Aug. 2013. Web. 20

Nov 2014.

Willis, Judy. “What Edtech Can You Trust?” Edutopia. 18 Nov 2014. Web. 20 Nov 2014.

What do parents and teachers need to

know about Digital Citizenship?

Check out our bulletin board

in the main hallway by the library!

Do you have YOUR library card?

SPOTLIGHT:

An APP for everyone!

SHADOW PUPPET

Shadow Puppet is a K-12,

iOS, common core aligned app

that’s used for creating

presentations without the

need for an account.

Students AND teachers will

find it useful for creating

pr es ent at ions , mak i ng

classroom videos, practice

opportunities for using new

languages, documentation of

experiments, reflecting on

art, showing geometric

designs and shapes in

everyday objects, chronicling

the events of a field trip,

flipping the classroom,

communication with parents,

and more.

Videos are REALLY easy to

create and include a lot of

features which make them

not only fun but educational.

For example, every online

image pulled for use is

automatically cited at the

end of the presentation,

maps and satellite images are

easily uploaded into videos,

and presenations are easy to

share. Try it!! :)

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!

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 user-

friendly 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.

How to find reputable

educational apps...

NEWSPAPER

GNERATOR

Spice up your presentations or documents with some

great alternatives to PowerPoint! (Click to see details)

You can still get your

Chattanooga Public Library

card! Applications in the

library or by clicking!!

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Publication written and designed by Ginger Kirchmyer