DR. SEUSS DAY MARCH 1, 2013
Friends of Technology
GOAL: 30 ipads by 2015, one friend at a time. Please consider helping out in any way, your financial contribution is tax deductible. Thank you!
$25.00 ROCKET
$50.00 FRIEND
$100.00 SPECIAL FRIEND
$150.00 SILVER FRIEND
$200.00 GOLD FRIEND
$500. DIAMOND FRIEND
Please make check to AC Reynolds Media Center. Place in an envelope marked "AC Reynolds Media Center" and send with your student. Many, many thanks.
A. C. REYNOLDS MIDDLE SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER
We're open daily from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
Library Media Center: Library media centers provide access to a variety of resources including books, magazines, newspapers, online databases, computer programs, audiovisual materials and much more. These resources are made available to support student learning and to ensure students have many experiences which influence their development as information technology literate citizens. A full time librarian is available to assist students with selecting the materials they need to best answer their questions and to guide them in selecting the book that best suits their individual reading preferences.
Online Resource: www.ncwiseowl.orgNC WISE OWL is a Web site that has, as its centerpiece, several subscription databases. InfoTrac, a periodical database product by the Gale Group, is made up of a Kids Edition for elementary students, a Junior Edition for middle schoolers, and both the Student Edition and InfoTrac Gold Reference Edition for the high school and parent community. The Junior Reference Center and Kids InfoBits offer access to reference materials with a simplified format for greater ease of use. Also included in the Gale database collection is the Scribner Writers Series, with information on more than 1600 authors. Grolier Online offers two encyclopedias: The New Book of Knowledge for elementary and middle school students, and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia for middle and high school students. Additional reference sources available include Lands & Peoples, Popular Science, America the Beautiful, and a collection of searchable eBooks in the Virtual Reference Center.
We Subscribe to the following periodicals:
Dirt Bike
Dog Fancy
Faces
Hot Rod Kids Discover
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School
Middle Ground
Motorcross Action
National Geographic for Kids
Science Scope (teachers) Sports Illustrated for Kids
We are staffed by one full-time media coordinator, one full-time media assistant, plus student assistants. The media center will purchase items of interest, please ask. We encourage students to check out up to 4 items from the Media Center with most materials circulating for 3 weeks. Overnight materials include reference.We charge fines for overdue materials. Overdue items are assessed a fine of 5 cents per day for each item.
