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DISCUS is an amazing collection of resources.  History, health, literature, controversial issues, biographies, and more can be found on DISCUS.

Mrs. Tighe taught Mrs. Lipsey’s classes how to access DISCUS and explained why it is a better resource than results on Google.  Her classes are focusing on medieval times and will be reading literature from that time period.

Want to use DISCUS at home? Stop by the media center to get the username and password.

Mr. Gosnell brought his classes in to analyze ads.  While they were here, I took the opportunity to ad lib my own commercial for Playaways. The students searched for ads related to health (smoking, eating, body image) and took notes on what the advertiser did to make the ad attractive (color, sex appeal).

Media literacy + library = perfect fit!

*NEW*

We are adding a brand new feature to this blog called Section of the Week.  Every week, we will highlight a special subject or area in the library media center.

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Need help in math?  Would you like to learn more about the history of numbers or how an idea (like the Pythagorean Theorum) was invented?  Visit this section for books about math.  Titles include:  Math and Mathematics (a history of math discoveries), Real-Life Math, Dr. Math Explains Algebra, Universal History of Numbers, and Advanced Calculus DeMystified.

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