Welcome to the Chewning Middle School Media Center!
Featured Link:
Need to SEARCH the WEB? Try SWEET SEARCH! It rocks!
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Click on Mr. Charles H. Chewning to access Destiny Quest:
WHO'S WHO?
Ms. Gillis is your Media Specialist and Technology Facilitator. You can contact her by phone at (919) 560-3914, extension 14236, or by email at monique.gillis@dpsnc.net.
The Student Media Assistants are also here to help you! This semester, our awesome media assistants are:
1st period--
2nd period--
Learn more about them by reading the Media Assistants' BLOG!
Don't hesitate to ask us for help! That's why we're here!
ABOUT THE MEDIA CENTER
Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Students can visit the Media Center with a pass from a teacher at any time during the school day.
The media center is usually open before and after school, also. Please plan in advance with Ms. Gillis if you would like to use the Media Center after school. Students who use the library after school must arrange for transportation home.
Students may check out three books for two weeks. Patrons must return any overdue books before checking out a new book. Fines will be charged for lost or damaged books. Students who have fines from any DPS schools will have limited access to our library’s collection. Please see Ms. Will for questions regarding your DPS library account.
For more information about the Media Center, please read the Policies and Procedures document for students and teachers or view the orientation slide show.
What do students have to say about the Chewning Media Center?
2012-2013 BATTLE OF THE BOOKS!
Media Center Newsletter
HELPFUL LINKS
Looking for a Book?
Destiny
Series Finder
NoveList
Lexile.com
Scholastic Kids
Read Kiddo Read
More Book Trailers
Preview Books - Watch Book Trailers
Internet Children’s Digital Library
SRI
Research and Reference
Big 6
World Book
Citation Machine
Dictionary.com
NCWiseOwl
Sweet Search
Atlapedia (full-color maps)
Awesome Library for Kids (in English and en espanol)
Internet Public Library for Kids
CIA World Fact Book (information and current statistics for the world’s countries)
Kidipe History and Science for Kids
Cool Science
NC Kids’ Page
Nine Planets (Space and Astronomy)
Backyard Nature
Licensed Images, Music, and Sound Effects for Presentations
Copyright Law for Students and Teachers
TK Diner
Creative Commons
FreeFoto
Copyright Friendly Image Search
Photos8
Pics4Learning
BeFunky Photo Effects and Editing
Jamendo Legal Music Sharing
SynthZone Music Samples and Sound Effects
Royalty Free Music for Educational Use
For Fun/Interest/HW Help
Durham Public Library Teen Zone
FunBrain
National Geographic for Kids
Sports Illustrated for Kids online
Internet Public Library for Kids
Homework help and fun sites compiled by the State Library of North Carolina
Math Games
Online Field Trips
Quiz Hub
Make Cool Word Clouds with Wordle
It's Not Too Soon to Think About College!
US Department of Education College Finder
College.gov
Adventures in Education
KnowHow2Go
Thinking about College in Middle School (article)
Reading and Book Competitions
Battle of the Books
NC Young Adult Books Award (NCYABA)
Especially for Teachers
Depot
PD 360 Professional Development on Demand
DPI
Learn NC
ReadWriteThink
Search and Create WebQuests
Create Cool Word Clouds with Wordle
Create Rubrics
Library of Congress for Teachers
Cool Science for Educators
Donors Choose
20 Awesome Teacher Resources
Chewning Handbook
Copyright Law for Students and Teachers
Understanding Fair Use
Plagiarism Checker
CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS
Links for After-school Reading Ninjas
Inference Game http://www.quia.com/pop/43335.html?AP_rand=275282961
Inference Riddles http://www.philtulga.com/Riddles.html
Inference Practice http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/inferencep.cfm
More Inference Practice http://www.tv411.org/reading/understanding-what-you-read/strategies-better-reading/activity/1/1
Drawing Conclusions – Zodiac Killer http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/zodiac/conclusions.html
Drawing Conclusions – Tornadoes http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/tornado/conclusions.html



