Library News
Mrs. Paulette Garza
paulette_garza@roundrockisd.org
Library book titles and resources are accessible through the iBistro library catalog from the Old Town Elementary Webpage. AR titles can be found on the Library Catalog page under Reading Programs (yellow tab). The Old Town Elementary webpage is located at http://schools.roundrockisd.org/oldtown/
Third through sixth graders in the state of Texas voted for their favorite Texas Bluebonnet Book and …..the winner of the 2008-2009 Texas Bluebonnet Award is…. One Potato, Two Potato by Cynthia DeFelice and illustrated by Andrea U'Ren. For more information on the Texas Bluebonnet Award and book list visit the TBA website (http://www.txla.org/groups/tba/).
Another green RRISD Online Resources OTE School Home Access Information sheet was sent home in the students Tuesday folders the first week of March. Home Access information includes usernames and passwords for all of our online resources. The RRISD Online Resources Home Access information can also be found in the PTA directory.
Now that student research has begun in many grade levels on the OTE campus, I wanted to let you know about one RRISD online research resource that’s going to keep our students safe when they’re using the Internet and will also help our teachers find resources that match each of our students’ learning needs. The product, is netTrekker d.i., it is an award-winning search engine created just for students, teachers, and parents and delivers only safe, educator-selected websites every time we use the Internet. netTrekker d.i., is a search engine (some-what like Google) created just for students, teachers, and parents and delivers only safe, educator-selected websites every time we use the Internet.
Here are just a few reasons why netTrekker d.i. is ideal for our school community:
· Searching is fast and easy: netTrekker d.i. contains over 180,000 educator selected online resources that are organized around the K-12 curricula and by grade level so searching is logical and easy
· Makes searching the Internet safe for students: All netTrekker d.i. websites and images have been selected and evaluated by educators so students receive ONLY safe, relevant results and school-friendly images every time they use the Internet
· Designed for different learning styles: netTrekker d.i. provides resources that work for all members of our school community including general-education, ESL/ELL, and gifted students, students working below or above grade level, having reading challenges, special needs, and more
· Customized resources for English Language Learners: netTrekker d.i. also includes an entire section devoted to ELL students and to teaching ESL
· Helps our district integrate technology into every classroom: netTrekker d.i. is an easy to use technology tool with searching options for beginner and advanced users so all our students and teachers can benefit from the educational resources available on the Internet every day
· A great resource for homework: netTrekker is web-based so your child can use it at school and home
I am very excited about the learning opportunities that our online resources provide our school and to our students. I encourage you to log on to our campus online resources via our school website to get more familiar with our online research resources. I will be highlighting another RRISD online research resource in next month’s PTA newsletter to keep you up-to-date with our online research resources.
Old Town Elementary Library Webpage: http://teacherweb.com/TX/OldTownElementary/Library/index.html