2011 – 2012 Media Center Services

• E-edition newspapers are available to students from Detroit News and the Traverse City Record Eagle. They just have to ask for a password and user ID.  Teachers have access to many educational resources offered through the E-news. 
• Kindle E-books are now available for our Hero and Gold Card Members to check out.  Some restrictions apply and are discussed with students at check out time. 
  • AUP
  • file:///H:/MC/GHS Media Center/Book stuff/KINDLE/Ebook list.xls
• Gold Stars – If a high school student enjoys one of the media center books they have read they are encouraged to add a GOLD Star to the inside book cover. (GOLD Stars are provided for them.)  Up to 5 stars per book can be accumulated to let other high school readers know that particular book is highly recommended by their peers.
• Flip Video cameras – we now have 3 cameras for classroom projects.  Students can check out and use during the cameras during the day for their movie maker projects.
• MeL - Michigan Electronic Library - FREE 
  Teachers, students and parents can find reliable, vetted resources for classroom projects, papers and instructions in the Michigan eLibrary, http://mel.org. MeL resources take the guess work out of whether a source is reliable or not. Plus, MeL resources focus on K-12 education, and are structured with educators in mind.
  
  Exciting resources are:
  - eLibrary
  - CultureGrams
  - Opposing Viewpoints in Context
  - Gale Virtual Reference Libvrary
  - SIRS Discover
  - SIRS Renaissance
  - Learning Express Library
  
  Access available at school or in your home. Go to, http://michigan.gov/mel

• Ellison die cut outs – colored construction paper provided
• Spiral Project Binder – various sizes
• Colored printer – teacher approved projects
• Pencil dispenser – 25 cents each
• Video cameras for projects – Still photos/Digital Cassette/Digital Video with memory card 
• Netbooks available for individual use as well a classrooms
• DVD duplicator
• Portable DVD Players
• Portable CD Players
• Scanners

• Calculators
• Colored pencils
• Glue sticks and paste
• Graph paper
• Lined paper
• Markers
• Note cards
• Paper clips
• Rulers
• Scissors - various design cut outs
• Stapler
• Sticky note cards
• Tape
• Three whole punch 

References

• http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/A2ZPage.aspx#dsp-a2z 

• For Michigan High School seniors http://rosaparksscholarshipfoundation.org/ 

•  Fun fact filled website http://www.factmonster.com/ 

• http://www.kidinfo.com/ 

• Caragories/States http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml 

• Presidential Profiles:http://smithsonianeducation.org/ 

• White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white-house-101/ 

• Congress http://www.congressforkids.net/ 

• MICHIGAN government websites by County/City http://www.statelocalgov.net/state-mi.cfm 

•  http://nieonline.com/detroit/links.cfm?category=CAREER%20EDUCATION 

• http://nieonline.com/detroit/links.cfm?category=CONSUMER%20EDUCATION 

• Global news http://newspapers.com/ 

• Student classroom news viewed line daily http://www.channelone.com/ 

• http://nieonline.com/detroit/2011chemistry.cfm 

• http://nieonline.com/detroit/pulse.cfm 

• http://nieonline.com/detroit/links.cfm?category=SOCIAL%20STUDIES 

• http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/ 

• http://nieonline.com/detroit/links.cfm?category=SPECIAL%20NEEDS 

• http://nieonline.com/detroit/mapper.cfm 

• Subject Specific Teacher guides http://www.nieteacher.org/dnie/ 

• Weekly Teacher’s Guide http://www.usaweekend.com/article/99999999/CLASSROOM03/308220001/Weekly-Teacher-s-Guides-for-2010-2011 

• Cartoons for the classroom http://nieonline.com/detroit/cftc.cfm 

• http://nieonline.com/detroit/videooftheweek.cfm 

• http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/index.html 

• http://terrafly.fiu.edu/