WELCOME TO PATUXENT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL’S...

...MEDIA CENTER

Ms. Kehrli, Librarian Media Specialist

Mrs. Smith, Media Assistant

COME TO THE MEDIA CENTER TO: Work with a class Work with a class Study Study Research Research Use the computers Use the computers READ! READ!

CHECKING OUT A BOOK All books and materials must be scanned through the circulation system before leaving the Media Center. Each students is assigned a barcode.

Checkout limit: 3 books Loan Period: 3 weeks. Non-current magazines may be checked out for overnight use only.

Media Center Passes: Students need to have a pass, from their teacher, to come to the Library Media Center.

LUNCH PASSES: Students must have a lunch pass to leave the cafeteria to come to the Media Center to: Study Research Study Research Homework Computer use Homework Computer use READ READ

LUNCH PASSES SIGN UP IN THE MORNING IN THE MEDIA CENTER BEFORE THE SECOND MORNING BELL AFTER 10 MINUTES IN THE CAFETERIA, YOU MAY SIGN OUT OF THE CAFETERIA AND COME TO TO THE LIBRAY MEDIA CENTER.

RULES TO COMPUTE BY:

NO FOOD OR DRINK IN THE LAB.

Students must be accompanied by a teacher while in the computer lab at all times. Students will use the computer lab with classes and groups. STUDENTS NEVER USE LAB COMPUTERS ALONE.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR EVERY STUDENT MUST SIGN AND RETURN THE POLICY FORM IN ORDER TO BE ADMITTED TO THE COMPUTER LAB. COMPUTER/INTERNET POLICY

ALL BOOKS MUST BE PLACED NEATLY ON THE CENTER TABLE IN THE LAB. WAIT FOR YOUR TEACHER TO ENTER THE LAB

ALWAYS WAIT FOR INSTRUCTIONS, AND FOLLOW CORRECT PROCEDURE.

ASK FOR HELP!

ALWAYS SAVE PROPERLY TO YOUR FOLDER ON THE “X” SERVER.

COMPUTER LAB Each student will save his or her work to his/her own folder on the “X” SERVER. You can store documents in your own folder during the three years that you attend Patuxent Valley Middle School.

PVMS COMPUTER SIGN-IN LOGIN: Grad.Year FirstInitial LastName PASSWORD: xx/xx/xx (birthday) Login: 11jkehrli Password: 04/20/18 Month (two numbers), Day (two numbers), Year (last two numbers of year)Month (two numbers), Day (two numbers), Year (last two numbers of year) NO NICK NAMES.NO NICK NAMES.

SAVING DOCUMENTS Year-block-initials-brief subject or title Example: 06-3b-jk-planets Server will only allow student/staff to be signed in on ONE computer at a time.Server will only allow student/staff to be signed in on ONE computer at a time. Make sure that you totally LOG OUT after each session, using the blue apple in upper left corner of screen.Make sure that you totally LOG OUT after each session, using the blue apple in upper left corner of screen. Be patient, only one click on the sign-in button. It takes 45 seconds to pull up your folder, usually.Be patient, only one click on the sign-in button. It takes 45 seconds to pull up your folder, usually.

PRINT PREVIEW File… Print …AND ASK PERMISSION BEFORE PRINTING (ONE COPY ONLY!)

REPORT ANY PROBLEMS PROMPTLY.

CLEAN UP! LEAVE THE ROOM BETTER THAN YOU FIND IT.LEAVE THE ROOM BETTER THAN YOU FIND IT. STRAIGHTEN MOUSE. STRAIGHTEN MOUSE. TAKE WORK MATERIALS WITH YOU. TAKE WORK MATERIALS WITH YOU. PUSH IN YOUR CHAIR. PUSH IN YOUR CHAIR. THROW AWAY YOUR TRASH. THROW AWAY YOUR TRASH.

EXPLORE YOUR MEDIA CENTER! IT’S MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE!