414-0003 Media Center Introduction

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(Copy in your notebook.)

ACTIVITY

After copying this quote, write two or three sentences explaining what you think Helen Keller meant by this quote.

Readaloudhttp://www.readinglady.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=39

Readby Ann Turner

Do you rememberlearning to read?That book full of squiggles like ants, escaped.the teacher's big thumbon the page,your heart beating insideafraid that all you'd ever seewas ants---Then a word popped out."See," and another, "cat,"and my finger on teacher'swe read "I see cat."I ran around the roomso happy I saw wordsinstead of ants.

Source: http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/12823/Ann_Turner/index.aspx

(not to be confused with another Ann Turner, who was the model for the Gerber baby food jars)

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• social• legal• ethical• expectation• patron

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…show that we know social, legal, and ethical requirements of library usage

…by creating a poster illustrating one expectation of patron conduct.

School Library Standards

• 2.0.A.2.a Identify and follow the district’s Acceptable Use policy and school-based computer use rules.

Don’t outgrow the library!

Why did you stop using the library once you got out of elementary school?

Sure, you were introduced to the magic of reading when you were young…

Children’s library, Punxsutawney, PA

Children’s library, Enoch Pratt Free Library, main branch

But you need libraries on a life-long basis

• The availability of public libraries breaks down social and economic barriers. Certain information is no longer held back from the public IF you know how to tap into library resources.

Pratt Online Resources

Historical Societies

Historical Society,Clearfield, PA

Toy Train Library

Genealogical Libraries

Medical Libraries

Online Resources Only Available Through Libraries

Now that we know that you are never too old to use a library, let’s discover the best way to take advantage of library resources.

Most importantly, you want to be taken seriously when you use a library. You want librarians to work hard for you.

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ACTIVITY

After copying this quote, write two or three sentences explaining what you think Helen Keller meant by this quote.

In the midst of a raging war, a plane evacuating a group of schoolboys from Britain is shot down over a deserted tropical island. Two of the boys, Ralph and Piggy, discover a conch shell on the beach, and Piggy realizes it could be used as a horn to summon the other boys. Once assembled, the boys set about electing a leader and devising a way to be rescued.

LIBRARY PATRON!

• Work quietly without distraction; let the success of your good work speak for you. Earphones, cell phones, musical devices, and other personal electronics are not allowed in the media center because of their ability to distract. This includes personal computers. Current research suggests that listening to music does not aid in the learning process. See http://www.phoenix.edu/forward/student-life/2013/08/should-you-listen-to-music-while-studying.html. Please secure them in your locker before coming to the media center. If seen in the media center, a school administrator will be called to confiscate these items.

Come prepared. Bring your own notebook and something to write with. Loose sheets of paper are not the same thing as a notebook!

Come as a group, the teacher and all the students arriving at the same time. Each minute in the media center counts. Latecomers make us waste time.

Sit where you are asked to sit. Assigned seats help the librarian make the best use of time and space.

Use the bathroom between classes only. Do not waste valuable instructional time on activities that are already scheduled into your day.

Always get permission from the librarian before plugging in or unplugging anything (computers, keyboards, personal items, etc.). Our goal is to keep everything working correctly.

Prevent bugs and mice by keeping anything you can eat, drink, or chew outside the library. This includes water. The cafeteria is the only place the Baltimore City Health Department allows such items.

Leave no trace of your visit. Do not leave trash, make marks on furniture, or move furniture. Slide all chairs in under tables when you are done using them.

Respect the electronics of the library you are using!

Acceptable Use Policy

Modified from www.hartdistrict.org/aseco/library/.../Acceptable%20Use%20Policy.ppt

Introduction:

• Use of school computers is limited to educational purposes: – Promoting educational excellence– Resource sharing– Communication– Collaboration– Adding innovative instruction to prepare

students to live and work in the 21st century

We expect all users to be

• Responsible• Efficient• Ethical• Law abiding

Access is a

• Privilege…not a right• Failure to follow the guidelines of acceptable use

will result in this privilege being revoked.• Serious rule breaking may result in disciplinary

action and possible legal action.

Services Provided:

• Internet access• Storage space at www.bcpss.org

E-mail:

• Communicate with teachers • Share ideas with classmates• Submit electronic files for assignments

Internet:

• Access to information in a wide range of formats– Text– Graphics– Photographs– Videos– Sound

Internet

• Our district provides a filtering system.• Attempts to get around this system are in

violation of the Acceptable Use Policy.

Privacy:

• Files stored on school networks are not considered private.

• Administrators and faculty may review– usage– files– messages to maintain the system and to insure that

users are acting responsibly.

Responsibilities of users:

• Any source of information or communication, including the telephone, movies, and television may be used in a negative way.

• It is the student’s responsibility to use technology in a positive way.

• Students are prohibited from bypassing the Internet’s content filter system in any way.

Negative uses include…

• Using profanity, obscenity, or images that may be offensive to other users-- this includes sexually explicit content and threatening language.

• Reposting (forwarding) personal communication without the author's prior consent

• Copying commercial software/music in violation of copyright laws

• Entering chat rooms• Accessing the computer network on someone

else’s login

Other prohibited uses

• Using the network for – financial gain– commercial activity– or any illegal activity.

• Vandalizing or maliciously attempting to harm or destroy data or hardware. Protect our equipment by keeping the computer areas clear from trash, food and drink.

• Violating other organizations’ acceptable use policy (i.e. lying about your age in a blog or message board)

Warning—Do not save yourwork on our computers

• Save it to– Your email account– Content collection on www.bcpss.org– Your personal flash drive—but ask first

• Student work is automatically and regularly deleted from our computers. Do not depend upon it being there later.

• The school is not responsible for lost student work; you will not be excused from doing your work if it was lost by school computers.

Prohibited uses, continued

• Providing personal information such as your phone number or address to strangers on the Internet – this is for your own safety

• Changing computer files that do not belong to the user

• Violating the conditions of the Code of Maryland (COMAR) dealing with students' right to privacy.

• Violating any local, state, or federal statutes

And finally

• Violating rules of common sense or etiquette • Downloading any software or changing the

computers’ settings including– Desktop wall paper– Browsers’ home pages

Liability:

• Be aware: some material accessible via the Internet might contain items that are– illegal, defamatory, potentially offensive

• Additionally it is possible to purchase certain goods and services via the Internet resulting in unwanted financial obligations.

Liability, continued:

• In such cases, Baltimore City Public Schools will not be responsible for unauthorized financial obligations resulting from school-provided access to the internet.

• We will also not be responsible for any damages users suffer, including, but not limited to, loss of data resulting from delays or interruptions in service.

Liability, continued:

• We will not be responsible for the – accuracy– nature– quality of information stored on district hard drives, servers, or the

Internet

• We will not be responsible for personal property used to access school computers or networks.

Remember

• Always log off the computer after a session so that any wrong actions are not attributed to you

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Your exit ticket today will be a poster that you create using the rubric on the next slide. In your poster, you will illustrate what you think are the three most important library rules.