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
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