INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

JOICE FRANZEN AND MARLA UNRUH

Hi! I’m Marla

These are imagesFrom my Facebook page…

Speaking of social media…..a little side trip…..

Please consider joiningMTEDCHATTuesday evenings At 8 pm.

We are fortunate to be working in HSD1….

We don’t see messages like this when we log in in the morning!

Authorized users only! Violators will be prosecutedTo the full extent of the law..

How is that for a way to start your day???

So…if we want to check on a professional resource on social media while at school, we can.

Now please pick up one of the bookmarks…

 

Resources!

Destiny - http://hsd1.follettdestiny.com

User’s district UN – PW: staff

Teaching Books - www.teachingbooks.net

Sign in with district email address

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World Book - www.worldbookonline.com

World Almanac for Kids - http://wak.infobaselearning.com/

Enchanted Learning - http://enchantedlearning.com

Tumblebooks - http://tumblebooks.com

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EBSCO – databases!

Enter through Destiny – PW: discovery

HomeworkMT

Enter through Destiny – create account

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Please note that there is one U/N and P/Wfor the four databases in the middle.

The first link on the bookmark is for DESTINY, our LIBRARY CATALOG.

http://hsd1.follettdestiny.com

Click on your school.

Elementary schools’ Destiny pages each have a link to Enchanted Learning.

Some Destiny home pages present lists…

Or go towww.enchantedlearning.comLog in.

And now……ta da….

Enchanted Learning

Please go there….

Like a good reference book, there’s a table of contents

There’s an index

But unlike a book, there is a search box

WHAT’S NEW – Note the calendars that can be printed. There are even foreign language calendars.

FREE SAMPLE PAGES – Are you a parent of young children? Our site license is only for school use, but there are free pages available to anyone. And the year’s subscription is not terribly expensive.

On the home page find the monthly activity calendar.

Lots of good ideas!

ActivitiesPrintablesQuizzesCraftsPrintouts to labelFlagsWord wheels

Read and answer worksheets

Writing activities

Many , many cloze (maze-like) sheets, often with a word bank.

Answers pages are given separately

Many, many graphic organizers

Many, many label me printouts

The highlighted topics are especially rich in resources.

Time to explore!

C’mon back!!

And now……ta da….

Tumblebooks

Or go to…

http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/

After signing in, you see this page.

A quick trip across the top tool bar….

A sortablespreadsheet

List created by you

List created by you

Using a separate P/W,log in to your favorites from

anywhere.

Find stories aligned with ELA standards K-3

And now…around the block

Start withSTORY BOOKS

Note the features

CHAPTER BOOKS

CHAPTER BOOKS have some of the same features,

except they are longer and text only.

VIDEOS

VIDEOSViewed by cover

FEATURED

Need a suggestion?

PUZZLES AND GAMES

Need something relaxing for kids to do after the test?

LANGAUGE LEARNING

Would you believe comic books in French? And more….

NONFICTION

NONFICTION by cover

PLAYLISTS

Premade PLAYLISTS centered on topics or themes

We made it!Our trip through instructional resources

is finished!

But remember…Your BEST resource is your…

CIO

(Chief Information Officer)

Laura

Darcy

Ginger

Helga

Joice

Andree

Liesel

Lynn

Marla

Susan

Shelley

Secondary Librarians

YOUR LIBRARIAN

But wait!

Here’s something EVERYBODY can use…..