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April 2022 

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Earth Day and Autism Awareness Month Display
The picture above is of the window/book display showcasing Earth Day and Autism Awareness Month as our themes for April.  The pictures of books in the library represent different books that we have available that focus around one of those topics.   This display was created again by the ever amazing student helpers Addy Powers and Sydney Jones along with Mrs. Burns and Buxbaum.  They will be missed when they move on to the high school next year.
We Can... Display
The picture above is of our new wall décor that focuses on the theme of "We Can..."  I found these to be appropriate with our "Be Kind" day in April but more importantly as a reminder to our students that "We can", as Tigers, change the world, work together, be kind, explore big ideas, and so much more! 

When You Read, You Can Be...
We have also added new posters on the back wall that focus on the idea that when you read you can be...just about anything!  Each poster focuses on different careers students can be when they get older and how reading plays a crucial part in getting them there. 

STEAM ROOM For You

*Anything in the Storage/STEAM room is available for teachers to checkout and use in their classroom. 

 3Doodler 3D Pens

  • 3Doodler is a 3D pen that lets out heated plastic filament from the pen's nozzle tip.  
  • Users "can draw a raised graphic on a piece of paper or any flat surface".  Users are able to "instantly form 3D structures right in front of you, which you can pick up and hold in your hand".  
  • A couple of years ago we had a student create the Eiffel Tower during Genius Hour Fridays and it was amazing!   
  • Career Pathways Alignment
    • Arts and Communication 
      • Visual Design
      • Commercial Design
    • Engineering and Science Technologies
      • Mechanical Engineering
    • Manufacturing
      • Industrial Engineering
      • Industrial Technology

Website/App of the Month

FactCite
  • Another database that we purchase for the Middle School.
  • Geared towards middle school students, their reading levels, interests, and school topics.
  • Accessible from the middle school library website at the bottom of the homepage.
  • Like Gale resources from last month's newsletter it has some pretty good accessibility tools such as the ability to have the article read to you, can save them to your google classroom, reading level, word count, a tips for teachers section, and a "view as one page" option.  
  • Covers topics such as U.S. & World Biography, Sports Champions, World Mythology, American History, Science & Technology, Countries & Cultures, Shapers of Society and more. 
  • Good tool for research projects because it provides citations and it is updated often.  Also provides an option for students to take a quiz over the article at the end to gauge their comprehension of the material.  
  • Password protected so ask Mr. Roberts if needed.
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Library Staff
Mr. Trent Roberts-CMS/CHS Teacher Librarian
Mrs. Peggy Burns-Library Aide
Lilliana Stafford-1st period Student Helper
Torin Scarberry-6/7th Period Student Helper
​Mercadies Fowler-6/7th Period Student Helper

Library Technology Helpful Hints

Force Viewers to Make Their Own Copies of Your G Docs!

Library Stats

March 2022
  • Check Ins-1207
  • Check Outs-1200
  • Renewals-102
  • Total-2509
March 2020
  • Check Ins-672
  • Check Outs-762
  • Renewals-23
  • Total-1457

New/incoming Books!

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 Save the People!: Halting Human Extinction by Stacy McAnulty
Genre: ​nonfiction
Location: In a Box...hopefully coming in August

Stacy McAnulty, the bestselling author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl and the Our Universe series delivers an action-packed look at past extinction and current threats to humanity's survival -- with the ultimately reassuring message that humans probably have a few more millennia in us.
Scientists estimate that 99% of all species that have ever existed are now extinct. Whoa. So, it's not unreasonable to predict humans are doomed to become fossil records as well. But what could lead to our demise? Supervolcanos? Asteroids? The sun going dark? Climate change? All the above?!
Humans—with our big brains, opposable thumbs, and speedy Wi-Fi—may be capable of avoiding most of these nightmares. (The T. rex would be super jealous of our satellites.) But we're also capable of triggering world-ending events. Learning from past catastrophes may be the best way to avoid future disasters.
Packed with science, jokes, and black and white illustrations, Save the People! examines the worst-case scenarios that could (but hopefully won’t) cause the greatest mass extinction—our own.

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Teach Boldly: Using Edtech for social good by Jennifer Williams
Genre: Professional
Location: middle school Professional section

Today's students are ready to design, dream and MAKE the future. Teach Boldly: Using Edtech for Social Good is a guide for educators ready to activate positive change in teaching and learning through innovative practices, meaningful use of technology and global collaboration. The book offers a human-centered approach with design- and empathy-driven practices that address many aspects of teaching and learning. Topics covered include constructing agile classrooms, digital storytelling and communicating across lines of difference, and prioritizing feedback and active listening. This book invites readers to create a customized plan to leverage innovative practice, education technology and global networks to activate positive change in the classroom and the world; discusses learning space design through the lens of empathy and amplification of student voice; provides easy-to-implement ideas for transforming learning and classroom culture through space; showcases the power of narrative and bringing focus to the need for storytelling in education and the world; and offers direction for seeking out authentic feedback and steps for iterating on ideas with emphasis on preservation of voice and prioritization of creativity in expression of ideas. With inspiration from real-world peaceMAKERS in education, Teach Boldly invites readers to create ready-to-go action plans for themselves as educators, for classroom communities and for the global community.