Good Reads 

Amazon  

Barnes and Noble 

Teen Reads 

Syracuse/Northwest Branch Public Library

Kiss the book  

New York Times Bestsellers  

Syracuse Junior High Library Catalog

Award Winning Books 

Beehive book Awards 

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DSD Audio Visual Policy & Guidelines

DSD 4​​​​​0I-200 Instructional Materials Management Policy (Sec. 5- Selection and use of Audiovisual Support Materials in the Classroom)
Use of Audiovisual Support Materials in the Classroom Guidelines Infographic
Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers
CopyrightUser.org
Copyright for Teaching

Taken from https://www.davis.k12.ut.us/academics/library/library

DSD Library Media Policy, Guidelines, & Related Info.

DSD Policy Manual | Section 4: Instructional Programs and Guidelines 

• DSD 4I-202 School Library Media Centers 
• DSD School Library Media Centers: Guidelines and Procedures (in revision)
• Administrative Procedures- Instructional Materials Management 
• Use of Audiovisual Support Materials in the Classroom Guidelines

DSD School Libraries Parent Information FAQs (in revision)
Statement on Challenges 2021 (Utah Library Media Association, Utah Education Association, Utah Library Association, Utah Library Media Supervisors)

Request Sensitive Materials Review
If a parent, student, staff member, or board member with standing feels that a specific library material contains sensitive material, they may request that the material be considered for removal. (4I-202 School Library Media Centers, Section 3)

Parent Lottery for Sensitive Materials Committee Member
Parents with standing who wish to volunteer to be on a Sensitive Material Review Committee may apply each school year, and will be chosen randomly using a digital randomizer. (4I-202 School Library Media Centers, Section 4.1.5)

Appeal Sensitive Material Decision
The original requester or another individual with standing may appeal the determination of the review committee using this form. The appeal must be submitted within 15 school days of the date the original determination was posted to the website. An appeal must state how the rational or outcome of the review process violates policy or clearly articulate why a further review of the material in question is justified. (4I-202 School Library Media Centers, Section 4.7)

Scheduling

The Media Center may be scheduled by teachers and administrators for any appropriate activity, including research, Reading Counts book tests, Media Center orientation presentations, skills enhancement, browsing, pleasure reading, completion of project assignment, studying, or any other academic pursuits. The PTA Board meets once a month in the Center, and school departments hold meetings every term in our private conference room. There is also the occasional faculty meeting that is held in the Media Center. Any gathering that is simply social in intent, such as parties or receptions, are generally not considered appropriate unless prior consent is given by the administration. This is also in accordance with the scheduling of academic endeavors that might be interfered with by such activities, or could possibly result in the damage to library materials.

Teachers may schedule use of the Media Center by signing up on the WPJH TEAMS lab sign-up main calendar for a particular day, leaving such information as what class periods, and what sections of the Media Center will be used. Computer lab signups are also done on the WPJH TEAMS lab sign-up main calendar for classroom use. The school library media teacher will also be available to assist the teacher, and is often asked to provide part of the instruction, evaluation, and discipline of the students. The monitoring of lab computers through the NetSupport system will also maintain an atmosphere of keeping students on task.

Occasionally, teachers may schedule opportunities for small groups of students to come into the Media Center without the teacher’s presence. The school library media teacher then assumes responsibility for student behavior and maintaining the teacher’s request for the assignment of the day. Often this is the completion of tests, or computer use based upon a previous absence from school.

The Media Center may also accommodate more than one class at a time, if the scheduled use of the area is balanced; such as one group on computers and another group using the library area. The first teacher to sign up has rights to the Media Center, and any teacher wishing to overlap that time period will need to receive the approval of the initial teacher who signed up for Media Center use. Small groups and individuals with a Media Center Pass are also welcome in the Center when classes are, or are not, present. Quiet study and class work is a requirement for all students who utilize the center, outside of any instruction and direction given before work is begun. The Media Center is open twenty minutes before and after school, and often during lunch. Special hours may be modified when collaborated with a teacher concerning a unique situation.

DSD Library Standards

The Library Media DESK focuses and prioritizes the reading and information literacy skills that students need to know and be able to use to help them read and research effectively in all subjects.

UEN Lesson Plans by Standard
Additional Lessons and resources that support the Elementary DESK can be located in the Elementary Media Sharepoint site. Login at Office 365 with your email address and Encore password.

Secondary DESK Standards
6-12 Secondary Library Media Standards  

UEN Lesson Plans by Standard

Utah State Board of Education Library Media Standards

AASL Standards

Citing Sources from WPJH's Online School Library Catalog:   In WPJH's Online School Library Catalog on the left side click on Destiny Discover, look up the your book, click on the citation link, select MLA8, APA, or Chicago, click copy, and then paste into your paper's works cited page.

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL Purdue)

MLA Citation Guide:  Use this guide to help answer questions about MLA formatting https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_style_introduction.html

Citing Sources from articles in Utah's Online Library:   Scroll to the bottom of the article, or click on the citation link. Each article in Utah's Online Library will have the Citation done for you!

Citing Other Sources:  Use one of these online citation generators 
http://www.citationmachine.net/                               
http://www.easybib.com/

UEN Library: Research databases and materials

Finding Reliable Sources   

• The CRAAP Test 
• CRAAP Test Worksheet and Practice

Research Search Engines  (Use these instead of Google for credible results)

• Sweet Search 
• I Seek 
• Reference Seeker 
• Internet Public Library 
• Finding Dulcinea 
• Wolfram Alpha 
• Google Scholar 

Pathfinders (Bibliographies to help begin research in a particular topic or subject area.)

• Coding

Tangerine Activity Guide (starting on page 4)

Peeling a Tangerine (front cover activity)