LRC Weekly Update
August 24th 2025
We are thrilled to unveil our brand-new Virtual Reality (VR) Book Collection! This unique offering combines the love of reading with immersive technology to bring stories and subjects to life in a whole new way.
Here is what you need to know:
Who is it for? At this time, the collection is open to students in Grades 2-5.
How does it work? Don’t worry about the tech details—we will cover all directions and "how-to" steps with students directly during their scheduled library time.
Check-Out Policy: Due to high demand and the unique nature of these materials, these books have a strictly enforced 24-hour check-out period.
📢 Spread the Word! We would love your help in sharing this information with families! Please consider including a note about this new collection in your classroom newsletters. It’s a great way to let parents know about the cool, cutting-edge resources their students now have access to!
We are celebrating the season with some winter fun in the library!
🖥️ Live Stream Read-Aloud Mark your calendars for next Thursday, January 15th at 10:30 a.m. We will be hosting a live stream read-aloud of the book "How to Catch a Snowman" for your classes to enjoy. Stay tuned for the link!
⛄ The Great Snowman Hunt Get those crayons ready! You will soon receive classroom copies of snowmen for your students to color. We are also launching a school-wide Snowman Hunt!
The Goal: Students will find a hidden snowman hung up around the school.
The Prize: Once they find a snowman, they can bring it to the LRC to exchange it for a cool bookmark.
The Rule: Please remind students there is a limit of one bookmark per student.
We can't wait to see their colorful creations and help them hunt for snowmen!
Tech Tidbits and Information
Chromebook Troubleshooting Tips
Here's a how-to slideshow with some basic troubleshooting tips for chromebooks. It includes information on how to fix a sideways screen, clearing your cache and turning off accessibility mode.
Vivi Updates - Extended Screen
For those who wanted to extend their desktops instead of mirror your screen you now can! Using the desktop vivi app you can set up multiple screens. Here's a quick how-to from microsoft or please reach out to Kristine to help!
YouTube Update
Elementary students cannot access YouTube as of June 2025. While this has its good points it may create a wrinkle in your teaching if you want students to utilize secondary video sources. But fear not! there is a workaround.
If you want to continue to use YouTube videos and have students access them you can embed them in google slides. If you have any questions about how to embed videos in your slides please reach out to Kristine. :)
Daily Sub Tech Capabilities
New this year, daily subs will use a chromebook issued from the LRC. These devices can connect to Vivi using classlink, however, daily subs do not have the ability to print.
They also do not have access to many Classlink and instructional apps. Please keep this in mind when you are planning an absence.
Below is a snapshot of what you're daily substitute will see in classlink.
