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The East Middle School Media Center is located in the center of the school. Students come and go on a regular basis, sometimes by themselves, sometimes with their friends, sometimes with their teacher and classmates. Here's what you can expect to find:
Our rules are simple: no gum, quiet talking, must have a hall pass. Maximum number of checkouts is 2 books. Fines are $ .05 a day, with a 2 day grace period. If a book is lost or in some way destroyed, you pay the replacement cost. If you find your book after you have paid the replacement cost, we will refund your money. No refunds after the end of the school year. Students can not checkout books if they have an overdue book. Overdue lists are given to homeroom teachers each Monday. You can also expect to see staff members in the media center. They can checkout audio/visual equipment and materials, class book sets, and professional library materials, books for in-class projects, etc. The media center is also home to a poster maker, a stencil maker, a laminator, paper for bulletin boards, and a copy machine. Sometimes it's just a quiet place for a brief escape. Here are some online libraries anyone might find useful:
Here are some online resources for our students and staff: Dewey
Decimal System - what
the numbers in the media center mean Film/Video Library - Films, videos, and equipment available for staff checkout. Browse more than 7,000 items and reserve them via the internet from school or home (requires password) http://webmax.aps.k12.co.us/ Union Catalog - Electronic card catalog to the libraries of all the district sites. Available through a district computer only. http://destiny.k12.co.us Professional Periodicals - Over 240 professional periodicals are available. List viewed online. If you wish to have any of these routed to you, or if you have suggestions for periodicals, contact Media Services (303-326-1864). http://www.aps.k12.co.us/media/helpsheets/Periodical%20Routing.htm Professional Books & Instructional Materials - The professional Development Resource Center at Highline has materials from AGATE, Division of Instruction, Diversity, English Language Acquisition, and Media Services for your use. Available through a district computer. http://destiny.aps.k12.co.us/common/welcome.jsp?site=329 EBSCO K12 and Children's Databases - (available soon for parents and students)
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Search - search 10 different databases, with references to curriculum
areas CultureGrams - access information on countries (background, people, customs and courtesies, lifestyle, society, map data, etc. http://online.culturegrams.com ProQuest
- online database information service for education periodicals World Book Online - (needs Real Player to view videos-click here for instructions) Other Sites: |