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My name is Mr. Stephen Reichlen. I have been a librarian in DCPS for 11 years. I love reading and talking about books! Some of my favorite authors are Neil Gaiman, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Colson Whitehead. One of my favorite recent reads was The Changeling by Victor LaValle. It is a twisted modern folktale!

I have been active also as a technology specialist with active certifications as a Microsoft Master Educator and Minecraft Education. I have experience teaching and working with coding and robotics in addition to training teachers and staff how to use our Follett system and Clever applications.

When I am not working as a librarian, I enjoy spending time outside with my dogs and my garden, playing musical instruments, cooking, and tinkering with electronics!

LOG IN TO DESTINY DISCOVER

Access Destiny Discover through DCPS Destiny

1. Go to http://clever.com/in/dcpsk12 to login to the School's Clever account.
2. Locate the Section "Library Resources". Below is a brief description of useful apps in this section:

• Follett Destiny - The library catalog - Students can search and reserve items located in the library and the digital collection.
• SORA OverDrive - A database of digital e-Books and Audiobooks that students can checkout and access on digital devices. Use the Setup Code: dcpsdc at the login screen.
• Britannica School - An encyclopedic reference organized by grade level and text difficulty.
• Pebble-Go - A picture-based encyclopedic reference for PK-2nd grade students.
• Brain Pop - An interactive learning platform that spans a wide variety of subjects.
• Teaching Books - A database for teachers to find teaching resources for popular books. Can be searched by title, author, or ISBN number!
• Newsela - News articles for students organized by grade and reading level.

Check out these and many other great learning apps at: http://clever.com/in/dcpsk12

Read more about DCPS Clever Apps for Research at: https://bit.ly/DCPS_Clever_App_Info (DCPS student and staff access only)

DC Library at Home

Get a library card online and see all of the wonderful resources DCPL has to offer you at home!

https://www.dclibrary.org/libraryathome

DC Public Library Electronic Books (eBooks)

DCPS students can access eBooks from DC Public Libraries using their library card or their DC One Cards (the long barcode, not student ID number is needed).

https://dclibrary.overdrive.com/library/kids/

One Card Go Digital Resources from DCPL: https://www.dclibrary.org/godigital

Go Digital by Student Grade Level (curated list, additional resources available on the DCPL Go Digital website using One Card login):

· Go Digital for Teens

o Academic OneFile Select

o America’s Newspapers Newsbank

o American Song

o Biography

o Bookflix

o Britannica School

o Freegal Music

o Proquest Black History Newspapers

o Just for Kids Access Video

o Kanopy Kids Film Collection

o Khan Academy (Math and Science Video Resources)

o LearnZillion (supports DCPS Social Studies Curriculum)

o National Geographic Virtual Library

o Overdrive for Kids (ebooks)

o ReadyRosie (email and mobile video tips)

o TrueFlix: Explore true facts through video

o Tumblebooks

and much more...

To access electronic books and online "read aloud", here are resources that are helpful:

1. Storyline Online - www.storylineonline.net - actors and actresses read books aloud and there is often animation with the illustrations. This is a project of the Screen Actors Guild.

2. International Children's Digital Library - http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ or ICDL Books for Children App - International Children’s Digital Library with thousands of children’s books to read online and in many languages, including Spanish.

3. Epic Books - https://www.getepic.com/ Epic has a library of 40,000+ books geared at children 12 and under. The site is free for 30 days after that you have to pay for the service.

Email: stephen.reichlen@k12.dc.gov
Website: https://www.alicedealmiddleschool.org/
Location: 3815 Fort Dr. NW Washington, D.C. 20016
Phone: (202) 939-2010