2. Staff and Faculty Orientation Wissahickon Charter School 2007-2008 Created by Carrie Higgins, LMS Wissahickon Charter School 2007-2008 Created by Carrie Higgins, LMS

3. Agenda / What’s new? / Policies and Procedures / Curriculum / OPAC / What’s new? / Policies and Procedures / Curriculum / OPAC

4. What’s new? / Staff: Haley McCormick / Hours: see schedule / Layout: / Fiction and Fiction Series / Dewey / Reference / Biographies/ Pop-ups / Book Baskets / Tubs, Prof., Software, Video, CDs from books / Staff: Haley McCormick / Hours: see schedule / Layout: / Fiction and Fiction Series / Dewey / Reference / Biographies/ Pop-ups / Book Baskets / Tubs, Prof., Software, Video, CDs from books

5. What’s new? Wikispace! / Check out www.dewey-dot- com.wikispaces.comwww.dewey-dot- com.wikispaces.com / Please bookmark it! / You can get your own FREE wikispace, too: www.wikispaces.com / Check out www.dewey-dot- com.wikispaces.comwww.dewey-dot- com.wikispaces.com / Please bookmark it! / You can get your own FREE wikispace, too: www.wikispaces.com

6. What’s new? Books!

7. What’s new? Reference / World Book 2008! / Best Books for Children / World Book 2008! / Best Books for Children

8. Announcing… The Read and Relax Club!  Starting soon, students can come to the library once a week during lunch and recess to read and relax. I will announce dates and times on the morning announcements.  What is allowed?  Checking out books, reading  Eating your lunch while reading/drawing  Listening to audio books  Working on homework and research  What isn’t allowed?  Conversation, sleeping, cell phones, etc.  Disrespectful behavior (a ONE STRIKE and you are out rule applies)  Using R&R as a punishment for behavior (ie, you’ve lost recess or are in buddy teacher).  Starting soon, students can come to the library once a week during lunch and recess to read and relax. I will announce dates and times on the morning announcements.  What is allowed?  Checking out books, reading  Eating your lunch while reading/drawing  Listening to audio books  Working on homework and research  What isn’t allowed?  Conversation, sleeping, cell phones, etc.  Disrespectful behavior (a ONE STRIKE and you are out rule applies)  Using R&R as a punishment for behavior (ie, you’ve lost recess or are in buddy teacher).

9. What’s new? Audio Resources / For recorded picture books, look in the audio books section: / Call # is AUD / They are arranged in ABC order by title / For recorded novels, look on the recorded books rack: / Call # is REC / They are arranged the same way as Audio books / For recorded picture books, look in the audio books section: / Call # is AUD / They are arranged in ABC order by title / For recorded novels, look on the recorded books rack: / Call # is REC / They are arranged the same way as Audio books

10. What’s new? Video Resources / Arranged in THEMATIC order / Reminder: you must check them out (and return them to the book return slot… don’t shelve them yourself) / Arranged in THEMATIC order / Reminder: you must check them out (and return them to the book return slot… don’t shelve them yourself)

11. What’s new? Technology / Projector and Screen / Digital Camera / Printer in the library / Mobile lab- see handout for guidelines / I always need at least 24 hour advance notice to sign out equipment. / Projector and Screen / Digital Camera / Printer in the library / Mobile lab- see handout for guidelines / I always need at least 24 hour advance notice to sign out equipment.

12. What’s new? Databases / We now have Encyclopeadia Brittanica!  www.school.eb.com www.school.eb.com  Username: wissahickon / Password: student Coming soon… PA interlibrary loan through the ACCESS PA program! / We now have Encyclopeadia Brittanica!  www.school.eb.com www.school.eb.com  Username: wissahickon / Password: student Coming soon… PA interlibrary loan through the ACCESS PA program!

13. Not so new… / We renewed the subscription to Cobblestone Online / See your Welcome Packet for passwords / We renewed the subscription to Cobblestone Online / See your Welcome Packet for passwords

14. What’s new? Guided and Shared Reading / Susie labeled all the bags with color-coded labels according to level. / Weeded Shared Reading--- if a set you need isn’t here, it is in the back / Guided Reading prefix is GR / Shared Reading prefix is SR / Thematic tubs aren’t cataloged, but are arranged in ABC order / Susie labeled all the bags with color-coded labels according to level. / Weeded Shared Reading--- if a set you need isn’t here, it is in the back / Guided Reading prefix is GR / Shared Reading prefix is SR / Thematic tubs aren’t cataloged, but are arranged in ABC order

15. What’s new? / Big Books: call # prefix is BIG / Small Books: call # prefix is SMALL / Easy Readers: call # prefix is ER / Professional Books: call # prefix is PRO (if any… these usually aren’t cataloged) / Series books have the same call # (F ___), but now have a yellow spine label and are on the spinner / Big Books: call # prefix is BIG / Small Books: call # prefix is SMALL / Easy Readers: call # prefix is ER / Professional Books: call # prefix is PRO (if any… these usually aren’t cataloged) / Series books have the same call # (F ___), but now have a yellow spine label and are on the spinner

16. Policy and Procedures: Pop Quiz! / How many books at one time can a student check out in: / K-2nd? / 3-5th? / Middle school? / How long can Rihanna keep her book? / What if she doesn’t return it? / What if she lost it? / How many books at one time can a student check out in: / K-2nd? / 3-5th? / Middle school? / How long can Rihanna keep her book? / What if she doesn’t return it? / What if she lost it?

17. Policies and Procedures / What if Angelina and Jennifer both want the same book? / What if George, a fifth grader, wants to check out a YA book? / Mr. Beckham is a teacher at WCS. How many books can he check out? For how long? What if he loses his book? / What if Angelina and Jennifer both want the same book? / What if George, a fifth grader, wants to check out a YA book? / Mr. Beckham is a teacher at WCS. How many books can he check out? For how long? What if he loses his book?

18. Library Curriculum / First Trimester- library orientation / Genre study / Author study / Research study / First Trimester- library orientation / Genre study / Author study / Research study

19. Main OPAC screen From this screen you can begin your search! Let’s apply the OPAC’s use to your classroom needs… From this screen you can begin your search! Let’s apply the OPAC’s use to your classroom needs…

20. You need The Very Hungry Caterpillar for a lesson you are teaching about butterflies. Use the title search to see if we have it… You need The Very Hungry Caterpillar for a lesson you are teaching about butterflies. Use the title search to see if we have it… Type in the book title here. Click on the title button.

21. The library has 4 items with this title and one in Spanish. Highlight the one you want and click select. The library has 4 items with this title and one in Spanish. Highlight the one you want and click select.

22. 3 items are books and one is a video. Highlight the one you want and click select. 3 items are books and one is a video. Highlight the one you want and click select.

23. Here you can see the book’s full record, call number and whether it is available for check- out or not.

24. Let’s suppose you want to check out more books written by Eric Carle. Search by author to see what we’ve got. Let’s suppose you want to check out more books written by Eric Carle. Search by author to see what we’ve got. Type in Carle, Eric and click on the author button.

25. The library has 28 items written by Eric Carle. Click on select to see the entire list. The library has 28 items written by Eric Carle. Click on select to see the entire list.

26. Use these buttons to scan the list. All information, except for the item’s full record can be viewed from this screen.

27. Suppose you are planning a thematic unit on insects and you want resources to go along with the unit. Use the subject search to find materials. Type in insects and click on the subject button.

28. OPAC will list every item the library has that uses insects as a subject heading. Highlight what you would like to see, and click select.

29. This is when your Bookbag comes in handy! Highlight an item and click on Add to Bookbag to start making a list of what you want to check out. Next, click on Bookbag to see & print your list!

30. Come by the library or send your list to me!

31. As you get more comfortable using the OPAC, try out the series search, the power search, or the keyword search to add to the list of what OPAC can do for you!

32. Reminders Write your name in classroom library books. 24 hour notice for ALL requests (sometimes longer- see new schedule) Return class books BEFORE 9:00AM the day you have library otherwise I will be annoyed and act passive aggressive (or, just aggressive). Teachers return to the book return slot, too.

33. Reminders, Cont. Taking care of SR and GR books What does co-teaching look like?

34. Packets

35. What I need from you: Survey (now!) Interview (Michele will schedule) Seating chart (by first class) Understanding and Support

36. Future Library PD Computer Lab Encyclopedia Britannica Books and Bagels Want more? Turn in your survey!