Policies and Procedures

The following links are the policies and the procedures that the Bennett Middle School Media Center has in place. They are in conjunction with the County School District and State policies and guidelines. Each link has additional links for further investigation of our media center policies and procedures.
State and District Guidelines:
http://www.cobbk12.org/librarymedia/policy/

Reconsideration of materials:
http://www.cobbk12.org/librarymedia/Policy/Appeals/

Patron Privacy:
http://www.cobbk12.org/librarymedia/policy/privacy/

Disposal of Materials:
http://www.cobbk12.org/librarymedia/Policy/Disposal/

Selection and Purchasing of Materials:
http://www.cobbk12.org/librarymedia/Purchasing/

Equipment Operations Guide

This guide will instruct teachers on the following:

Bulb replacement in an overhead

Bulb replacement in an LED projector

Set up and use an LED projector

Set up and use a student response system

Set up and use a Promethean Board



Equipment Operations Guide

http://stu.westga.edu/~brobins7/equipmentoperationshowtoguide.doc

Library News

October 19 - 23 Book Fair
October 30 Reading Parade

For teachers

These sites help with copyright rules and other information that might be valuable to you.


Professional websites for teachers
Copyright information
Google for teacher

Websites for research

Need help locating or properly citing information for assignments? Check out these websites to help you succeed!
Research websites
Big6 Strategies for Research
Citation machine- help with bibliographies
Create a bibliography
Fact Monster
Google for Kids: Safe Search
Webster's Dictionary
Yahooligans- Kids Yahoo

Want to know about Harry Potter? Check this out!

The author of Harry Potter has a website that gives insight and background to Harry Potter and other literary works she has created. Check out her website to find out more. http://www.jkrowling.com/en/thankyou.cfm

PBS Offers Ideas and Resources to Parents, Children and Teachers

PBS offers some great resources online for parents, students and teachers. For more information click on the PBS link

The ALSC - The Association for Library Service to Children

Here is a link to a great website for parents and students. It is user friendly and free!

"Welcome to the Web site of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), dedicated to creating a better future for children through libraries. Our primary goal is to lead the way in forging excellent library service for ALL children. We seek to do this through our prestigious media awards, including the Caldecott and Newbery Medals; high-quality programming and continuing education opportunities; publications; and national initiatives, including legislative advocacy on the national level."

Flexible Media Center Scheduling for Teachers

We have decided to go online with our media center scheduling book. This way teachers won't have to walk to the media center to schedule a time for their class to visit the media center during their valuable planning time. Please find the document titled Media Center Scheduling in the common drive. Find a date that is available, write your name in for that date, and resave to the common drive. We hope this will be a help to all teachers!

Book Review Incentive Program!

This year we are trying something new! :) After reading any book from the media center, fill out a book review form at the circulation desk. We will draw from the book reviews every 2 weeks. The winner will recieve a free book from the upcoming book fair. Parents and teachers, you are welcome to fill out a book review as well!

New Moon - Official Movie Trailer

It is almost here! View the official movie trailer for New Moon

The Vampire's Assistant

The first movie based on Darren Shan's series, Cirque Du Freak, is scheduled to premier in theatre's on October 23, 2009. Check out reviews of his books at Kidsread.com