Media Weekly

For staff members receiving new devices on September 12, here are some updates from Tech Services about the process.

• Remind staff to remove all stickers and decorations from their old devices.
• Save files from their desktop to Google Drive or another backup location.
• Staff will need to return all current devices (laptops, iPads) issued to you including power cords. Staff may be charged for missing power cords. Teachers may be asked to pay for missing equipment.
• There will be techs and media staff on hand to check in old devices, check out new devices, and help with any support needs during the day.
• If you miss the device distribution day, you will work with Latrel for a time to get your new devices. They will not be left in the media center for you.

Saturday, September 07 › 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m.

Sunday, September 08 › 1-4 p.m.

Columbia Public Library - Friends Room and Conference Rooms A & B

Browse a large selection of gently-used books at the Friends' biggest sale of the year. This year's sale will include children's books, too! Hardbacks are $1 and paperbacks are 50¢, while books for children are just 50¢ or 25¢. Specials and other media priced as marked. Cash or checks only. All proceeds go to support library services.

We are bringing authors into the classroom with personalized live stream visits through BookBreak. We started this service last year. These best-selling authors will talk for about 10-15 minutes so it's easy to fit into the day, and there is at least 1 author talk per month (2 coming up this month!).

When you register for an author talk, you get access to lesson plans, pre/post discussion tools, videos of book readings, and the opportunity to submit questions from your class before the visit begins. Check out the Fall schedule below and we'll talk about Book Break at your next team meeting.

We have a variety of print resources as well as digital resources to support learning about Patriots' Day on Wednesday, September 11.

Stop by the library to check out our September 11 display.

PebbleGo, PebbleGo Next, BrianPOP and the Digital Library resources in Classlink have more! Let us know if we can curate any other resoures for you.

Next week will be an A week, and we will see 4th grade again!

Thank you for making last week a great second week of checkout. Just a few reminders for returning:

• Please collect student library books and return by 8:45 on your checkout day.
• If students want to renew books, please use the renew slips given to you this past week. If you need more, please let us know.
• Students who forget books on checkout day can come see us the next day with their books they've remembered.

Library Checkout Schedule

Katie and Erika would like to come to your team meetings this week to see how we can support you as well as share information about Project Lead the Way, digital reading, and other curriculum supports. If you have not yet shared your team meeting time, could you please email Erika that info? We want to support you!

September is almost full, but sign up for a day to make buttons in October! This will take place from 8-8:30 in your classroom.

Erika will bring the templates and button maker, but please provide the coloring tools for designing. Use the sign up linked below or in the Wolf Den under Media & Specials. Please do NOT use Bookings for this activity. If you don't get on this sign up, we will offer this again in November and December.

Button Making Sign Up

Book Erika or Katie to visit your room to introduce / review Sora & ComicsPlus, CPS's main digital reading tools. If you class is already familiar with the apps, we can go into their more detailed features.

To reserve a time, please use our Bookings page and select Co-Teaching. In the details, please tell us what you and your class would like to focus on.

Grades 4-5: Checking new passwords and downloading and logging into frequently used program

Grades K-3: Digital Citizenship skills

Book Erika & Katie in your classroom using our Bookings Page!

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Erika Fitch, Library Media Specialist

Katie Canepa, Library Media Specialist

Jennifer Imhoff, Media Instructional Aide

Mara Williams, Media Instructional Aide

Katie Groner, Media Clerk

Latrel Tanniehill, Technology Support Analyst

Email: efitch@cpsk12.org
Website: https://www.cpsk12.org/Domain/6239
Location: 5801 South Highway KK, Columbia, MO, USA
Phone: 573.214.3852