1) Students in various classes at North Media Center collaborated on digital projects in January, such as Wikispaces pages on biomes and Google Presentation "Facebook pages" for historical figures. 2) The Media Center purchased 6 e-readers and circulated them to students after obtaining permission, and plans to acquire more to meet student demand. The book club discussed "Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life" and selected "Room" as their next novel. 3) The librarian attended workshops on visual learning and implementing new technology tools, and plans to utilize resources in collaborative lessons incorporating podcasting. Statistics show high library visitation and circulation in January.

1. North Media Center January Highlights and Statistics

2. Monthly Highlights -- Collaborative Lessons Students in Mrs. Price’s Environmental Science class created a Wikispace page with information about a biome. The classes will then view their peers’ pages to learn and study from during the unit. Many classes are creating “Facebook pages” for characters or historical figures, including characters from Romeo and Juliet and current political party figures, using a Google Presentation template for the “Facebook pages.” Ms. Trocchia’s Fine Arts class created museum walking tours for Henri Rosseau using Voicethread. Students in Mrs. McGowan’s AP Language classes explored current events related to the novel, Fahrenheit 451 . They curated their topics using Scoop.it.

3. Monthly Highlights --Events in the Media Center The Media Center purchased 6 Nook Simple Touch E-Readers. After parents and students signed the permission slip, all six Nooks were circulated to students. The e-readers contain a library of the latest and most popular young adult reads, and students are welcome to suggest titles for the e-reader library as well. There is now a wait list for the Nook, and the Media Center hopes to acquire more in the future to meet student demand. The book club met twice in December to discuss Wendy Maas’s best selling novel, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life . The book club selected the next novel, Room , by Emma Donohue for February meetings. We are inviting staff members to read the novel and join us for discussion at this meeting as well.

4. Monthly Highlights --Professional Development Mrs. Stout attended a Brookdale Communiversity workshop on Enhancing Instruction with Visual and Multimedia Learning. She plans to utilize the resources shared in this workshop in collaborative lessons with staff, including lessons incorporating podcasting. Mrs. Stout and Mr. Ritter attended a district professional day to discuss possibilities for implementing new technology tools in the classroom. The focus of the discussion centered around the best means for driving instruction with new technology.

5. January Statistics 2021 LibGuides Usage 185 After School Visits 763 Lunch and Pass Visits 403 Before School Visits 94 Circulation 13 Classes scheduled for Presenters/Events 11 Drop In Class Sessions 44 Direct Instruction Class Sessions