Maryvale Elementary Media Center Orientation

Knowledge is free at the library. Just bring your own container. - Unknown

Goals  To promote and encourage reading  To support Reading Street  To integrate literature and technology  To intensify student comprehension

Media Center Rules  Use a quiet voice  Respect Others  Respect all materials (books, equipment, and furniture)  Be Safe, Responsible, and Trustworthy  Place books only where they belong, if unsure return them to the checkout desk  Read, Read, Read!!!

Accelerated Reader (AR)  The main purpose of the Accelerated Reader Program is to aid teachers in encouraging, monitoring, and managing their students’ personalized reading practice.

Let’s take a quiz: FFFFrom the computer’s monitor (interface) students will click on the Accelerated Reader Icon. WWWW eeee llll cccc oooo mmmm eeee t t t t oooo R R R R eeee nnnn aaaa iiii ssss ssss aaaa nnnn cccc eeee P P P P llll aaaa cccc eeee

Login Screen  Students select their name  Click the login button STUDENT PASSWORD BOX Students type in their password The student’s password will be their library card number (123456) Student clicks the OK button and the “Take Reading Practice Quiz” screens appears

Copyright Laws  What is copyright? “The exclusive right to produce or reproduce (copy), to perform in public, or to publish an original literary or artistic work.” Duhaime's Law Dictionary Duhaime's Law Dictionary  Almost everything created privately and originally after March 1, 1989 is copyrighted and protected whether it has a notice or not. 

Prizes  Ready Reader  Independent Reader  Super Reader  Advanced Reader  Star Reader  Classic Reader