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Welcome to Palmer Middle School Media Center: 6th Grade Orientation 2013-2014

Join us at the Palmer Middle School Media Center for an exciting 6th-grade orientation! Our dedicated staff, Betsy Sanford (Media Specialist) and Mandy Woodham (Media Paraprofessional), are here to help you discover a world of reading and learning. With over 7,400 fiction titles, 10,400 non-fiction titles, magazines, eBooks, and more, you'll find endless resources for your research and projects. Participate in fun contests, enjoy our game room, learn about new technology, and explore how the media center can support your educational journey.

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Welcome to Palmer Middle School Media Center: 6th Grade Orientation 2013-2014

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  1. Palmer Middle School Media Center 6th Grade Orientation 2013-2014 Read Me Maybe

  2. Media Center Staff • Betsy Sanford, • Media Specialist • Favorite Book: • Mandy Woodham, • Media Paraprofessional • Favorite Book:

  3. Welcome!! • We can... • Help you find a great book to read. • Help you locate resources for research and projects. • Help you learn new technology. • Build wish lists for purchase with your suggestions. • Offer game room access and fun contests with prizes. • You can… • Read and learn. • Study and learn. • Work and learn. • Play and learn.

  4. We have… • Fiction titles = over 7,400 • Non-fiction titles = over 10,400 • Magazines = 21 • Daily newspapers = 2 • eBooks = 72 • Playaways = 43 • Digital library databases = 31 • Computers = 31 • Printers = 4 Parent permission slip needed.

  5. Networking • Blog • Information pages • Curriculum pages • Contest posts • Destiny Quest • Use your school number to create an account. • All entries made by you will come to the media specialist for approval.

  6. Hours • Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 4:15 pm (with a pass) • Game Room open during study hall (with a pass) from 8:30 am - 8:50 am • Homeroom from 8:50 am - 9:05 am (with a pass) • Game room open during Thursday lunch period (sign up Monday–Wednesday; pending faculty approval)

  7. Procedures • Upon entering, place your agenda on top of the first fiction shelf (needed for emergency attendance). • Use Destiny or Destiny Quest to locate books. • Fill out a blue slip if you need help. • Holds and renewals available. • Check out with either your school photo badge or your agenda barcode sticker. • Check out 2 books for 3 weeks (unless overdue). • Check out magazines for 2 days.

  8. Procedures All School Rules Apply in the Media Center. The Media Center is NOT a B.Y.O.D. location unless you are here with a teacher who is using B.Y.O.D. Ask before printing, please. Permission slip needed for “M” rated books.

  9. Procedures • For severe weather drills and/or emergencies, we will move into the large storage room quickly and quietly. • For lockdown drills and/or emergencies we will move into the large storage room quickly and quietly. • For fire drills and/or emergencies we will vacate the media center through the outer doors and cross over into the school parking lot.

  10. Destiny & Quest Computers

  11. Fiction Shelves

  12. Research and Project Computers

  13. Reference Shelves

  14. Non-fiction Shelves

  15. Biography Shelves

  16. Magazine Shelves

  17. Circulation Desk

  18. Scavenger Hunt • Work with your group to complete the scavenger hunt provided. • Give group handout to the teacher or the media specialist. • Each group member earns a new bookmark or new pencil (your choice). The Joy of Books

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