MEDIA CENTER
Mrs Sarah wants to share these FREE resources so that we can all keep reading over the break!
Willbooks
Over 1000 online books (English & Spanish), Over 100 Educational Videos, Poetry Pages, Downloadable Word Searches
https://www.wilbooks.com/wilbooks-free-resources
Tumblebooks
TumbleBooks, a world leader in online children’s book databases, announced today it will make its family of online libraries available for free to all libraries until at least August 31.
Knowledge Quest
Knowledge Quest has posted a new item, 'Distance Read-Alouds' https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/distance-read-alouds/
JLG@Home
Looking for activities and resources to keep students engaged during this new-normal of school closures and social distancing?
Make yourself at home with JLG@HOME!
Greene County Tech Elementary
Welcome to the Greene County Tech Elementary Media Center
Sarah Simpson, Media Specialist
870-215-4430 ext. 3032
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Elementary Media Center's Policies and Procedures:
* Hours are 7:30 - 3:30
*No food or beverages
*If all computers are in use, return at another time
*Computers are for educational use only
* Students check out 1 book each week
*Students who have lost or damaged books must pay for a replacement
* Reference books, magazines, and newspapers may not be checked out
*Students wishing to do research must clear it with the media specialist and use the online databases provided free through the Traveler Project whenever possible
Early World of Learning (World Book)
An online resource for preschoolers & children in early elementary that includes three interactive learning environments:
- Trek's Travels offers narrated stories, interactive games, and original videos that teach critical early childhood themes, including numbers, shapes, colors, opposites, and more.
- Welcome to Reading provides leveled readers to develop and strengthen phonics, vocabulary, phonemic awareness and comprehension skills. The Lexile Framework® for Reading ensures that early readers use text at their level.
- Know It offers a visually rich first encyclopedia that will captivate early learners with non-fiction topics of interest and importance to them.
World Book Kids
General reference tool for young students with easy-to-read articles, thousands of illustrations, videos, comparison tools, and a wealth of engaging games and activities, including an atlas, interactive maps, flags, and over 200 game and activities.
World Book Student
A research tool tailored for students in elementary & middle schools with over 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles, 10,000 biographies, multimedia, videos, animations and student activities.
Activities and Programs Sponsored by the library:
- Accelerated Reader - AR-HomeConnect
- Book Fair
Free Online Databases offered through the Traveler Project:
- search.ebscohost.com
- go.grolier.com
- school.eb.com
- encyclopediaofarkansas.net
- school.nettrekker.com
