WELCOME

TO THE

LAKE CAROLINA ELEMENTARY UPPER CAMPUS

MEDIA CENTER

2019-2020

HANDBOOK

Table of Contents

Overview………………………………………………………………………...3

Hours of Operation/Circulation Policies...……………………………………....3

Media Center Layout….…………………………………………………………4

Media Center Material Requests and Literacy Room…………………………...5

Video Request Form……………………………………………………………..6

Other Media Center Programs………………....………………………………..7

Special Services…………………………………………………………………8

Reading Counts Program………………………………………………………...9

Reading Counts Award Levels…………………………………………………..10

Meet the Staff…………………………………………………………………...11

V-Brick System……………………….……………………………………….....11

Welcome to our Media Center

The media center houses a collection of over 13,000 books.  We serve approximately 500 students and 85 staff members.   The collection is organized into 8 areas: Fiction, Nonfiction, Everybody, Reference, Biography, Professional, Graphic Novels, and the Literacy Room.  Our computer stations allows students to search the online catalog, electronic databases, take reading programs quizzes, and to complete research & multimedia based class projects. Students visit the media center individually or as a class to participate in informational and collaborative lessons.  Our story time area is used to teach literature appreciation in a cozy setting.  All materials are circulated using a Biometric finger scanning system.

Locate books in the online catalog using Destiny Discover.  Electronic books are available through our various vendors as listed on the media center web site.

We look forward to seeing you and your class during your visit.

Hours of Operation

7:30 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. on school days. Closed 12:05 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. for lunch.

Circulation Policies

3rd-5th - 2 books at a time.

All items are due in 14 days.

There are not daily overdue fees.  Students are obligated to pay replacement costs for damaged or lost items. Occasionally, a lost book that has been paid for will be found.  In such an event, the school will refund the parent the charges that were paid as a credit to the student’s account, provided that the book is returned to the school in good condition before the end of the school year in which the charges for the book were originally paid.

Holds - 2 items at a time and must be picked up within 3 days of being notified.

ALERT students  are eligible to checkout 1 extra book.

Floor plan

Media Center Requests

Finding a book:  The Destiny Catalog system has 365/24/7 school and off-campus accessibility.  You can search for books using keywords, titles and author’s name.  Richland2.follettdestiny.com

Student hold requests: Up to 3 checked out items can be placed on hold at a time.  When an item is ready for a student, an email is sent to their teacher requesting the student be sent to pick up the item within 3 school days. Items that are not picked up within 3 days are reshelved or held for the next person in the hold queue.

Requesting materials for the classroom:  The Destiny catalog system allows you to place a request for a checked out item using your network ID information. If an item is checked in, place a request by e-mail.  A professional request of 72 hours or more will ensure that materials will be ready for your lesson plans.  If you would like an item from another Richland 2 media center please contact the Lake Carolina Upper Campus media specialist by e-mail to assist you.  It is advised that you keep these items in a secure place to avoid REPLACEMENT costs.  If you decide that you no longer need these items, please relinquish your request within 48 hours.

Lost Books: You are responsible for replacement costs of ALL lost books from both Lake Carolina Upper Campus and other district media centers.

Literacy Room

The literacy room is a collection of materials for teacher use that support the ELA, math, science and social studies curriculums.  Fiction and nonfiction novel set titles are available.  Each book and item in the media center has a barcode and must be checked out for inventory purposes.  Please be sure to return all items on the computer before placing them in the bin for shelving.  Students may checkout any of the novels in the literacy room by request.

See the Literacy Room Handbook for more details.

Video/DVD Requests 

A video request form must be completed and approved by the grade administrator prior to showing videos.  The form is available on the shared drive in the Media Center folder.  If the video is to be shown through the broadcast system, please e-mail or drop off a copy of the APPROVED form along with the video or DVD.

Lake Carolina Video Request Form

This form must be completed and approved prior to the use of video materials.  It applies to the use of video materials in all instructional, extra-curricular or district sponsored/approved activities.  This applies whether or not the video equipment is school-owned.  (Allow two days for approval.)

Teacher’s Name  ____________________________ Date Submitted  ___________________

Subject ____________________________________

Desired Date(s) and time(s) to be shown ___________________________________________

Alternate Date(s) and time(s) to be shown __________________________________________

Name of video ________________________________________________________________

Length of video ________________________________

Video is (check one):                Teacher owned  __________        Student Owned              _________

                                School owned          __________        Rented/Public Library           _________

                        Recorded from  _______________________ (Network/Cable Channel)

Rating:  ______ (Note:  Only G” rated movies/videos may be shown in preschool - grade 5)

Lesson Objective:

Prior Activities:

Does this video contain any controversial subject matter?  If so, explain:

Follow up Activities:

I have seen this video in its entirety and accept responsibility for use of this video if questioned.

_______ Yes    ________ No        _____________________________          ___________

                                (Teacher’s signature)                                         (Date)

Copyright Compliance:   Yes____  No____   Approved _______ Disapproved ______         _______________________        (Administrator’s Signature)  ___________        (Date)

Other Media Center Programs

South Carolina Children’s & Picture Award Nominee Books  

The annual nominees are featured in displays and storytime.

Readers’ Challenge Club      

The purpose of the Readers’ Challenge is to promote the reading of the South Carolina Children’s Book Award (SCCBA) Nominees for the current academic year.  Students in 3rd - 5th grades are eligible to participate in the club and are expected to read all 20 books on the list.  All nominee books will be used during the competition event.  An application must be completed to participate in the Readers’ Challenge at the beginning of the school year.

Video Club

The Video Club is a group of 3rd - 5th grade students who interview/audition for positions in this program.  They will meet to discuss their responsibilities and review their assignment schedule prior to signing their contracts.  This club is supported by the TLC and media center staff.

Author Visits

Author Visits are held to promote literature appreciation and writer’s craft.  The sessions are held as a Related Arts assembly.

Book Fair Events

A Book Fair event is held in the Fall and Winter semesters.  Preview sessions are reserved by using a Book Fair Schedule (Google document to be shared one week prior to the Bookfair).  Family events will be held during each Book Fair week in partnership with Lake Carolina Lower.

Special Services

Lamination

Laminating will be run daily by the media center staff. Please submit labeled items to media center staff or leave them on the table in the workroom. Items submitted by 10 am will be completed the same day.  Items will be delivered if volunteers are available, otherwise items should be picked up within 24 hours.

Poster Maker

The Poster Maker computer and printer are available during school hours.  If you would like assistance from the media center staff, please schedule your visit around scheduled classes.  If you just need an item printed, you may email the file to sryan@richland2.org as a pdf and indicate the final size of the item, typically 18 x 24 or 24 x 36.  The job will be completed within 24 hours.

CutOut Maker

The Variquest CutOut Maker computer and printer are available during school hours.  If you would like detailed assistance from the media center staff, please schedule a time. Get the best results by using heavyweight paper.  Items will be completed within 48 hours.  Training is required to use the machines independently.

All About Reading Counts/FAQs

Overview

• Reading Counts is a reading testing program created by Scholastic, Inc.  The students read books and then take a quiz for each of the books.  
• RC uses lexiles which directly correlates to MAP (Grades 1-5).
• RC uses goal-setting.
• SAM products are only available when logged onto the district network.

What does Lexile mean?

The Lexile Framework is a reading measure that matches books to readers.  It is unique because it uses a common measure-a Lexile measure-to assess the level of the reader and the level of the text. By placing the reader and text on the same scale, the Lexile Framework provides a more accurate match between the two. www.lexile.com

How do we get started?

You will be able to mark your classroom collections. You can use colored dots on the spines like the media center as well as to write the lexile level in the inside of your books.  (Note: Students can take quizzes for books that are not in the media center or school, i.e. public library or from home.)

Terminology 101:

--SAM: Scholastic Administrator Management (Found in the Novell screen under Teacher Applications) (The icon looks like a black and white dog; hence, SAM)

--Scholastic Reading Counts (students’ reading tests found under Student Applications)

Frequently Asked Questions:

1)  Can I print out a list of my students with their logins and passwords?  Yes, after you sign in as a teacher, you will click on the blue Reports tab and the line that says "Student Roster".

2)  Can I insert my students’ goals?  No, you cannot add them without changing the settings for the entire district. 

3)  How do I decide how to set my students' goals?  In most instances, the students will recommended to read 1-2 books per week.  The number of books is only RECOMMENDED, you can adjust according to what you think is best for that student.  

4) Where can I find SAM and how do I login to SAM?  

-- click on Teacher’s applications

-- click on SAM

-- enter your network id, unless assigned a special login.

-- http://sam.richland2.org/slms/EducatorAccess

5)  How do students log in?  

-- Click on Students Applications

-- Click on the Scholastic Reading Counts

-- sam.richland2.org  

6)  How many times can a student take a test for any book? Twice.  If you feel that there was a technology glitch or that they will pass if given another opportunity, let us know so one or both of the tests can be deleted.

7) Can they take a test for a book more than once even if they took it last year? No.  The title of the book will not appear on their current list if they have taken their test, pass or fail. A list of titles tested in all years can be accessed.

8)  What type of reports can I get that will help me as a teacher and how do I retrieve them?

--A)  List of books.

--B)  Reading Progress Report:

--C)  Intervention:  To see the Lexile levels of your students (Advanced, On level, Below level, and Far Below Level).    

9)  Can I restrict the quizzes that my students take? Yes.  

10)  What is the passing score to receive points?  80%  or 8 out of 10 correct.

Only Lexile values are on the books at this time.  We are not utilizing the color coding system.

Reading Counts Award Chart

    3rd -  5th

Points                Reward

250 points                T-shirt

500 points                $20 Book fair Bucks

The 3 students with the highest points in each grade level will receive a medal. The student with the most points in the school receives a trophy.

Meet the Staff

Your Media Specialist:

Mrs. Medlock has been in education for twelve years, with five of those years being in Richland School District Two.  She has taught English Language Arts for honors and AVID students for the seventh grade middle level.  She served as the English Department Chair for Richland Two and is excited to embark on the new journey as a media specialist in Richland Two.  She has an undergraduate in English and a minor in Education.  In addition, she has a Master in Adolescent Literature and Technology.

Your Media Assistant: Cynthia Hahn

Ms. Hahn has been a full time assistant with Lake Carolina for 6 years, 3 year at the Lower campus and 3 years at the Upper Campus. She has an undergraduate degree in Health and Physical Education from Indiana University of PA and a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Pittsburgh. Since moving down to South Carolina 11 years ago, she enjoys all things outdoors as well as boating. She has a married daughter, Carly, who lives in Philadelphia, PA. Ms. Hahn lives in Lake Carolina with her husband, Mark, and 2 cats.

V-Brick Information Sheet

The V-Brick Closed Circuit Distribution Television System is used at LCE Upper.  Here is a summary of information that may be useful to you in the classroom.

• Open Application Launcher on the desktop, click on the Teacher Applications folder, then double click on VBrick Player.  Use your network id and your password to login.  
• The morning show can be seen on Channel 1.
• You can use a laptop or desktop computer but you must use an Ethernet net cable in an orange network outlet for it to work successfully.  V-Brick does NOT support a wireless connection.
• You must have speakers that will be loud enough to hear the program that is being projected on the screen (projector or smartboard, it does not matter).