Staff and Faculty Orientation

Staff and Faculty OrientationWissahickon Charter

School2007-2008

Created by Carrie Higgins, LMS

Wissahickon Charter School

2007-2008

Created by Carrie Higgins, LMS

AgendaAgenda

What’s new? Policies and Procedures Curriculum OPAC

What’s new? Policies and Procedures Curriculum OPAC

What’s new?What’s new? Staff: Haley McCormick Hours: see schedule Layout:

Fiction and Fiction Series Dewey Reference Biographies/ Pop-ups Book Baskets Tubs, Prof., Software, Video, CDs from books

Staff: Haley McCormick Hours: see schedule Layout:

Fiction and Fiction Series Dewey Reference Biographies/ Pop-ups Book Baskets Tubs, Prof., Software, Video, CDs from books

What’s new? Wikispace!What’s new? Wikispace! Check out

www.dewey-dot-com.wikispaces.com

Please bookmark it!

You can get your own FREE wikispace, too:

www.wikispaces.com

Check out www.dewey-dot-com.wikispaces.com

Please bookmark it!

You can get your own FREE wikispace, too:

www.wikispaces.com

What’s new? Books!What’s new? Books!

What’s new? ReferenceWhat’s new? Reference

World Book 2008! Best Books for Children

World Book 2008! Best Books for Children

Announcing…The Read and Relax Club!

Announcing…The Read and Relax Club!

Starting soon, students can come to the library once a week during lunch and recess to read and relax. I will announce dates and times on the morning announcements.

What is allowed? Checking out books, reading Eating your lunch while reading/drawing Listening to audio books Working on homework and research

What isn’t allowed? Conversation, sleeping, cell phones, etc. Disrespectful behavior (a ONE STRIKE and you are out rule

applies) Using R&R as a punishment for behavior (ie, you’ve lost recess

or are in buddy teacher).

Starting soon, students can come to the library once a week during lunch and recess to read and relax. I will announce dates and times on the morning announcements.

What is allowed? Checking out books, reading Eating your lunch while reading/drawing Listening to audio books Working on homework and research

What isn’t allowed? Conversation, sleeping, cell phones, etc. Disrespectful behavior (a ONE STRIKE and you are out rule

applies) Using R&R as a punishment for behavior (ie, you’ve lost recess

or are in buddy teacher).

What’s new? Audio Resources

What’s new? Audio Resources For recorded picture books, look in the

audio books section: Call # is AUD They are arranged in ABC order by title

For recorded novels, look on the recorded books rack: Call # is REC They are arranged the same way as Audio

books

For recorded picture books, look in the audio books section: Call # is AUD They are arranged in ABC order by title

For recorded novels, look on the recorded books rack: Call # is REC They are arranged the same way as Audio

books

What’s new? Video Resources

What’s new? Video Resources

Arranged in THEMATIC order Reminder: you must check them

out (and return them to the book return slot… don’t shelve them yourself)

Arranged in THEMATIC order Reminder: you must check them

out (and return them to the book return slot… don’t shelve them yourself)

What’s new? TechnologyWhat’s new? Technology Projector and Screen Digital Camera Printer in the library Mobile lab- see handout for guidelines

I always need at least 24 hour advance notice to sign out equipment.

Projector and Screen Digital Camera Printer in the library Mobile lab- see handout for guidelines

I always need at least 24 hour advance notice to sign out equipment.

What’s new? DatabasesWhat’s new? Databases

We now have Encyclopeadia Brittanica!

www.school.eb.com Username: wissahickon Password: student

Coming soon… PA interlibrary loan through the ACCESS PA program!

We now have Encyclopeadia Brittanica!

www.school.eb.com Username: wissahickon Password: student

Coming soon… PA interlibrary loan through the ACCESS PA program!

Not so new…Not so new…

We renewed the subscription to Cobblestone Online

See your Welcome Packet for passwords

We renewed the subscription to Cobblestone Online

See your Welcome Packet for passwords

What’s new? Guided and Shared Reading

What’s new? Guided and Shared Reading

Susie labeled all the bags with color-coded labels according to level.

Weeded Shared Reading--- if a set you need isn’t here, it is in the back

Guided Reading prefix is GR Shared Reading prefix is SR Thematic tubs aren’t cataloged, but are

arranged in ABC order

Susie labeled all the bags with color-coded labels according to level.

Weeded Shared Reading--- if a set you need isn’t here, it is in the back

Guided Reading prefix is GR Shared Reading prefix is SR Thematic tubs aren’t cataloged, but are

arranged in ABC order

What’s new?What’s new? Big Books: call # prefix is BIG Small Books: call # prefix is SMALL Easy Readers: call # prefix is ER Professional Books: call # prefix is PRO

(if any… these usually aren’t cataloged) Series books have the same call # (F

___), but now have a yellow spine label and are on the spinner

Big Books: call # prefix is BIG Small Books: call # prefix is SMALL Easy Readers: call # prefix is ER Professional Books: call # prefix is PRO

(if any… these usually aren’t cataloged) Series books have the same call # (F

___), but now have a yellow spine label and are on the spinner

Policy and Procedures: Pop Quiz!

Policy and Procedures: Pop Quiz!

How many books at one time can a student check out in: K-2nd? 3-5th? Middle school?

How long can Rihanna keep her book? What if she doesn’t return it? What if she lost it?

How many books at one time can a student check out in: K-2nd? 3-5th? Middle school?

How long can Rihanna keep her book? What if she doesn’t return it? What if she lost it?

Policies and ProceduresPolicies and Procedures What if Angelina and Jennifer both want

the same book? What if George, a fifth grader, wants to

check out a YA book? Mr. Beckham is a teacher at WCS.

How many books can he check out? For how long?What if he loses his book?

What if Angelina and Jennifer both want the same book?

What if George, a fifth grader, wants to check out a YA book?

Mr. Beckham is a teacher at WCS. How many books can he check out? For how long?What if he loses his book?

Library CurriculumLibrary Curriculum

First Trimester- library orientation Genre study Author study Research study

First Trimester- library orientation Genre study Author study Research study

Main OPAC screenMain OPAC screen

From this screen you can begin your

search! Let’s apply the OPAC’s use to your classroom

needs…

From this screen you can begin your

search! Let’s apply the OPAC’s use to your classroom

needs…

You need The Very Hungry Caterpillar

for a lesson you are teaching about

butterflies.Use the title search

to see if we have it…

You need The Very Hungry Caterpillar

for a lesson you are teaching about

butterflies.Use the title search

to see if we have it…

Type in the book title here.

Type in the book title here.

Click on the title button.

Click on the title button.

The library has 4 items with this title

and one in Spanish.

Highlight the one you want and click

select.

The library has 4 items with this title

and one in Spanish.

Highlight the one you want and click

select.

3 items are books and one is

a video. Highlight the one

you want and click select.

3 items are books and one is

a video. Highlight the one

you want and click select.

Here you can see the book’s full

record, call number and whether it is

available for check-out or not.

Here you can see the book’s full

record, call number and whether it is

available for check-out or not.

Let’s suppose you want to check out

more books written by Eric

Carle. Search by author to see what we’ve

got.

Let’s suppose you want to check out

more books written by Eric

Carle. Search by author to see what we’ve

got.

Type in Carle, Eric

and click on the author

button.

Type in Carle, Eric

and click on the author

button.

The library has 28 items written by

Eric Carle.Click on select to see the entire list.

The library has 28 items written by

Eric Carle.Click on select to see the entire list.

Use these buttons to scan the

list.

Use these buttons to scan the

list.

All information, except for the

item’s full record can be viewed

from this screen.

All information, except for the

item’s full record can be viewed

from this screen.

Suppose you are planning a thematic unit on insects and you want resources to go along with the

unit. Use the subject search to

find materials.

Suppose you are planning a thematic unit on insects and you want resources to go along with the

unit. Use the subject search to

find materials.

Type in insects and click on the

subject button.

Type in insects and click on the

subject button.

OPAC will list every item the library has

that uses insects as a subject heading.

Highlight what you would like to see, and

click select.

OPAC will list every item the library has

that uses insects as a subject heading.

Highlight what you would like to see, and

click select.

This is when your Bookbag comes in handy! Highlight an item and click

on Add to Bookbag to start making a list of

what you want to check out.

This is when your Bookbag comes in handy! Highlight an item and click

on Add to Bookbag to start making a list of

what you want to check out.

Next, click on Bookbag

to see & print your

list!

Next, click on Bookbag

to see & print your

list!

Come by the library or send

your list to me!

Come by the library or send

your list to me!

As you get more comfortable using the OPAC, try out the series search, the power search, or the keyword search to add to the list of what OPAC can do for you!

Reminders

Write your name in classroom library books.24 hour notice for ALL requests (sometimes

longer- see new schedule)Return class books BEFORE 9:00AM the

day you have library otherwise I will be annoyed and act passive aggressive (or, just aggressive).

Teachers return to the book return slot, too.

Reminders, Cont.

Taking care of SR and GR booksWhat does co-teaching look like?

Packets

What I need from you:

Survey (now!)Interview (Michele will schedule)Seating chart (by first class)Understanding and Support

Future Library PD

Computer LabEncyclopedia BritannicaBooks and Bagels

Want more? Turn in your survey!