PHS Media Center

This is the periodic media center newsletter of the Plainfield High School. It contains information that parents and students may find helpful and is the primary means of communication about what is happening in the media center.

The National Education Association's Read Across America is an annual reading motivation program to have every child celebrate reading on March 2, which is also the birthday of Dr. Seuss, children's author.

The purpose of Read Across America is to motivate children to read which is an important factor in student achievement and creating lifelong successful readers. Research has shown that children who are motivated and spend more time reading do better in school.

“Background on Read Across America.” NEA, www.nea.org/grants/read-across-background.html.

Students have access to Testing & Education Reference Center. Students can find the website through INSPIRE (Indiana State Library database) or from the Plainfield High School Media Center website under Research Databases. The Testing & Education Reference Center includes the following:

• AP practice tests and ebooks
• SAT/ACT practice tests and ebooks
• Career information
• Basic Skills questions

Parents and students can find valuable resources and information through the PHS Media Center Website. The media center website contains the following pages:

• Research Databases
• Online Resources
• Library Catalog / eBooks
• Reading Club
• Rosie Books - Eliot Rosewater
• Tutorial Videos
• MakerSpaces

Follett’s Destiny Discover app allows you to browse, search and access our school’s library resources with ease. Search our library’s Destiny catalog or Follett eBook and audiobook collection in an easy to use environment.

• 24/7 access to your school’s digital content
• Supports both online and offline reading of eBooks and audiobooks

Login Instructions:

• Enter Plainfield High School as your school - make sure it is the Indiana one!
• Login with your username (same login as tablet) and your password (student ID #).

Access My Library provides you with our subscribed Gale reference databases/resources. Enjoy instant unlimited access to databases and eBooks covering:

• Gale Student Resources in Context
  
• Opposing Viewpoints
  
• Word History In Context
  
• US History In Context
  
• Indiana History Online
  
• Biography In Context
  
• eBooks
  
• Testing and Education Reference Center
  
• And more...
  

We have a quiet area in the library. This area is located in the far back of the library. This provides a safe space for students to de-stress when they need a break for their mental health and to provide a quiet place for students to study or read. We have tables, comfortable chairs and plenty of natural lighting for this area.

There are four new makerspaces to the media center. These new makerspaces include:

1. Google Cardboard - virtual reality that includes travel locations, colleges, rollercoasters and more (also located in guidance for virtual college trips)
2. Sphero - computer coding with a robot
3. LittleBits - robotics
4. SnapCircuits - robotics

Students can use these makerspaces before school, after school, during lunch and during class time if sent with a pass from a teacher.

*Other makerspaces include: coloring, legos, chess/checkers, 3D puzzle, creation, blackout poetry and dry erase station.

Students can access the library catalog and ebooks through the PHS library catalog.

Computer/Laptop E-reading Instructions:

1. Go to the Plainfield High School Website and click on Media Center - Library Catalog/eBooks or use the url address - https://pcsc.follettdestiny.com/
2. Click on Plainfield High School.
3. Login with your username (same login as tablet) and password (student ID #)
4. Search for the book you would like to read
5. To check out an ebook, click on the title and then choose "open."
6. Click on "Book" to Check Out Title.

Books are returned automatically after 3 weeks.

1. Working with teachers on co-teaching/individualized instruction of students in the media center learning environment.
2. Maintain an inviting learning environment that promotes individual learning with 1:1 technology.

* The PHS Media Center Goals were developed by consulting with students and staff members.

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Goodreads: Lael DuBois

Lael DuBois is a certified School Librarian / Library Media Specialist (grades K-12) who has been the media specialist / school librarian at Plainfield High School for 11 years. Prior to that, she was the school librarian at Pike High School and Pike Freshman Center.

Email: ldubois@plainfield.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/o/plainfield-high-school/page/media-center--3
Phone: 3178397711
Facebook: facebook.com/phsmediacenter
Twitter: @plainfieldmc