Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Bibliography and More




Reminders and Tips 
*You must acknowledge all sources read, taken from, etc. to avoid plagiarism.


*Find this handout and other helpful links at www.fhsalmc.blogspot.com (You can find links to Pebble Go Next and Myon books as great non-fiction sources; see the Elementary Favorites Tab).

*One of the parts of your science fair report is a bibliography (usually the last page of a report).

*Students may use MLA Format (sample above but know that winning projects moving to district/regional/state competitions may require APA).

*There are a number of web resources that can assist in the format of citations including but not limited to: Google Docs (Tools > Explore > search for or cut and paste website > Use Cite as Footnote > Cut citation > Paste citation in bibliography (remove footnote #) and Easy Bib (easybib.com).

*On the bibliography, sources should be listed in alphabetical order by the first word in the citation.

*For the full report, the media specialist suggests using the Tab key instead of the space bar for multiple spaces (example: table of contents spacing to pg#), inserting page breaks to keep sections on the correct page, and insert page numbers (see steps by using help and typing in underlined words on Google Docs or Microsoft Word).

Friday, November 30, 2018

Makerspace Exploration Begins in the Media Center - Computer Science Week - Unplugged, "My Robotic Friends"




Traveling Circuits: Robot Friends Video
https://hourofcode.wiki.dublinschools.net/Unplugged+High+School

Traveling Circuits: My Robotic Friends (Information and Instructions)
http://csedweek.org/files/CSEDrobotics.pdf 

My Robotic Friends (Demonstration from Act Out Games)
You Tube (staff must login to computer to view You Tube Videos)


http://travelingcircuits.blogspot.com/2012/12/30-minute-my-robotic-friends-k-12.html

Traveling Circuits: My Robotic Friends (Binary)
http://code.org/files/CSEDbinary.pdf

Once students complete their coding assignment, he or she will have an opportunity to explore other Makerspace Kits including but not limited to:

Lego 
Goldi blox
Makey/Makey and other circuit kits
Spider and other robot kits
Sphero Robot Ball
& More

Teachers interested in these kits to use in their classroom should contact the media specialist.

Friday, October 26, 2018

Aviator’s Club will meet Wednesday, Oct 31.


 





Destination Imagination Resources


Team Challenges Synopsis (Be sure to download full document as well)
http://www.destinationimagination.org/challenge-program/2018-19-challenge-previews/
(videos may need access to YouTube, see your teacher at school)





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Duties of a Team Manager
https://www.destinationimagination.org/blog/10-team-manager-duties/


How to Organize a DI Team Meeting  (#Let the Team Make the Decisions=Facilitate)

see DI YouTube

Note: Open meetings with Ice Breaks/Team Building Activities
-Activities from weareteachers.com:
*Applause, Please (Think find ___, getting hot; getting cold but instead use applause)
*All My Friends (Filling in the blank: I enjoy ___, person with same interest swtich with someone in the group, person without a switch, goes in the middle and says "All my friends and starts fill in the blank again
*Hey, Me Too (variation of above using auction paddles)
*Common Ground (4 corners = Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, and Strongly Disagree; students together in the middle; designee reads statement; students go to the corner that expresses their opinion)
*Body Parts (teacher calls body part- example: 4 knees; students form a group of four students nearest them to join together 4 knees- new partners for each call)
see site for more including;*Detective  and *Storytelling Round-Robin

Parent/Team To Do
1-Each Team Member/Family Give Team Managers a Calendar of Other Obligated Dates
2-


About Instant Challenge (Parent Help Needed, email request sent to 1 team)

https://www.destinationimagination.org/blog/instant-challenge-practice-ideas/    &
https://www.destinationimagination.org/blog/how-does-an-instant-challenge-work/
-team should create a check-list using these sources (Pre-During-Post IC's)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMTmcEF-CHo (must be logged in on school computer as staff)

Monday, October 22, 2018

Lego Challenge Sign up




Click here to sign-up:   Sign-Closed 11.5.2018 (See Mrs. Williams for questions)


Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Media Squad Explores the Sphero With Visitor From CALS



Highlights from the School Live Feed
http://www.forestheightsstem.com/live_feed#lf_194372

Details Coming Soon!!!!
Thank you Ms. Deidre from CALS


Ask about how classes can check-out the FHSA Maker Sphero Kit with help from Media Squad.


Resources
Getting Started With Sphero (Staff Login Required)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDpSUqjtrRk 

Monday, September 24, 2018

Forest Heights Students Visit Washington, D.C.


Photo 1, 2, and 3 of Forest Heights Students
at the World War II Memorial-Washington, DC

Students from Forest Heights visited sites in Washington, D.C. including a special study of the Tuskegee Airmen exhibit at the Smithsonian National African American Museum of History and Culture. Students were tasked to create an online map/journal of their experience to share with Forest Heights and other school partners of the Milton P. Crenchaw Aviation Training Academy by invitation of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society-Arkansas Chapter.

Highlights of the trip included visits to:

WWII Memorial 

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial


White House or US Capitol (participants selected)

Drive through Embassy Row and Georgetown

Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History & Culture

Lincoln Memorial

View of the Washington Monument from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Marine Memorial

Air Force Memorial

Museum of the Bible

Howard University

African-American Civil War Memorial and Museum

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Museum (Stauton, VA)


Click here to find out more about visits to these sites from a student created group map and photographs.

Check back here to view individual maps as names appear hyperlinked:

Deandra W. - 4th Grade

Miriam A. - 6th Grade

Esther K. - 6th Grade

Allison B. - 6th Grade

Precious A. - 7th Grade

Eric E. - 7th Grade

Anna B. - 7th Grade

Chaperones: D. Williams, C. Belin, and S. Miller

Special thanks to AAHGS members (especially Mrs. Tamela Tenpenny Lewis and chaperones), cooperating administrators/faculty/staff, parents/grandparents, family, friends, and community members who helped make this trip possible. It was a once in a lifetime learning experience for all participating students and adults.


Thursday, September 20, 2018

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Book Fair Fall 2018

September 5-11, 2018


Adult Visitors : Anytime 7:30am -3:00pm
Student Visitors: Lunch/Recess and After School



Volunteers contact Deidre.williams@lrsd.org


Online Book Fair Sept. 1-21 (Free shipping to school)

Friday, August 31, 2018

Website Spotlight 8.20 & 8.27


The Media Center Website
http://www.fhsalmc.blogspot.com


My Class Link
http://myclasslink.com/lrsd 

User: first.lastname###
Pswd: ######

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Classlink and Tech Cards

To access the CALS student portal

1. Go to: my.classlink.com
(or click Classlink/Tech Cards at www.fhsalmc.blogspot.com > see links)

2. Sign-in with:
firstname.lastname
email password or student ID
Code: littlerock

Click the CALS Tech Card icon to begin using the portal.


When you receive your tech card at school:

K-3 sign the card (clear first and last name) and return to the media specialist to photograph for use at school (will be returned)

4-8 sign the card (clear first and last name) and complete a notecard with your first and last name
on one line, the tech card # on the next line, and the date on the line filling the tech card #

First and Last Name
####
Date 4.30.18

Note: For the One Search and Good Night Forest Heights school research project, the newspaper links under 6th Grade and above are recommended as well as https://www.butlercenter.org/ as initial sources to get started on searching for facts about Forest Heights and alumni  (Forest Heights Junior High or Forest Heights Middle School). Ask in the library how you can earn bonus AR points by returning you Good Night Forest Heights form completed within 7 days of receipt.

Monday, April 9, 2018

Good Night Forest Heights



Interview Updates


Coming Soon!!!
Thomas Interview (Audio) Spring 2018
Middle School Student Interviewers: Kennedy, Anna, and Sam

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Help us take on the One Search challenge to research the history of our school by locating/submitting: (1) a fact and/or (2)a line of original poetry (or parody) that gives information about the history of Forest Heights (including notable alumni). 
We hope to `combine the selected submissions into a poem (then book), Good Night Forest Heights (inspired by Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise and Good Night Little Rock by Emily Wyatt). During the months of April and May 2018, we are also researching and spotlighting alumni entrepreneurs as part of Arkansas Reads One Book: Cleo Edison Oliver: Playground Millionaire. 
Submit entries (participant information and content) by:
(1) completing and delivering the form below to the FHSA media center, (2) emailing the information to deidre.williams@lrsd.org, or (3) submitting through social media as outlined at http://bit.ly/2CaSVZd.

One Search 

One search is a partnership between the Little Rock School District and the Central Arkansas Library System to research the history of area schools. Participants are encouraged to engage on social media using the following hashtags when posting or looking for school history on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc.:


#onesearchlrsd       #wisdomoflrsd



Find a list of individual school hashtags and updates at  http://bit.ly/2CaSVZd.

Arkansas Reads One Book (Parent Letter Excerpts) 
www.economicsarkansas.org (Cleo Link)

"Every family will receive a copy of the same book --- Cleo Edison Oliver:  Playground Millionaire, by Sundee T. Frazier—and will be asked to read it together at home for the next three weeks.  

Your child will receive a copy of Cleo Edison Oliver: Playground Millionaire at a special assembly on April 20 at 1:30. You are invited to attend.   Along with the book, you will receive a reading schedule so that you can read together at home.   You will also receive other resources to enhance the reading experience for your child and provide a better understanding of financial literacy."



Resources
Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
(Google: Good Night Moon Videos)

Example Parody: Good Night Little Rock (copies available in the FHSA Media Center)
https://www.amazon.com/Goodnight-Little-Rock-Emily-Wyatt/dp/0996252509 

Teacher Resources
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/goodnight-moon









Monday, March 5, 2018

Top Readers November - February 2018


Overall Winners


4th Grader Lucas Coldiron with 106.3 points

3rd Grader Aubrey Snyder with 82.8 AR Points

6th Grader Precious Aldesofi with 74.4 AR Points

2nd Grader  Anshika Kanchanapally with 33 AR points

1st Grader Shauren Garg with 15 AR Points

And

1st Grader Taran Koneru for 265 Books on Myon


Top 50+ Readers 


 
 










Genre

Genre = category

Here are a few book categories to know:

Mystery - suspenseful story
Fantasy - not possible (example: talking animals or magical powers)
Science Fiction (fiction that uses science and technology)
Realistic Fiction (fictional characters but could happen)
Traditional Literature (stories passed down from one group to another (examples: fariy tales, folktales, myths)
Informational (texts that provides facts)
Biography (real person's life)
Autobiography  (about a real person's life written by that person)
Poetry (verse often uses rhythm and rhyme)

Bean bag trivia questions (bring in the answer to one or more of these questions to obtain bean bag time):

K-2: Spell the word genre? (must spell in front of media specialist)
2-5: After reading the sample of a Wrinkle in Time, what genre do you think is the book category?
K-5: How many genres can you name and/or describe?


Thursday, February 15, 2018

One Search Chronicles: Cals and Butler Center

What?
One Search is a District initiative that asks us (students, teachers/staff, etc.)  to research the history of our schools.

This is my part of the journey:

After presentations from George West and Rhonda Stewart, the District media specialist were encouraged to walk over to the Butler Center, 2nd floor or Main Library, 2nd floor in search of information about our schools. One goal was to locate an article about when the school opened. In addition, after accessing the resources, it will be our goal to create tips to help guide One Search participants.

I have decided to begin a spreadsheet of topics/ideas that students, classes, teachers, and supporters can use who are willing to participate in this project and will post a screen shot here of potential topics I find today and/or ideas (inspired today or previously through this project).


Screenshot coming soon



Random incidents and thoughts while scanning sources::

Arkansas Studies Center (link TBA)
-How do R. Stewart get to this link? (Later: butlercenter.org > left side under tabs = search bar)
-Jim Guy Tucker went to Forest Heights?
-I bet Mr. Louis Bell Jr.  is a relative of Dr. Laverne Bell-Tolliver (FH Feb. 9 guest)
-Who is Virginia Beard?

Newspapers.com (Butler Center Desktop Screen Link)
-I really need to know what key words to use:
-Forest Heights
-Forest Heights school
-Capitalize or don't capitalize
-Forest Heights School AND Little Rock
-Why when I click on this articles does it say: "You need a subscription..."
-I might be clicking forever
-R. Stewart asked did I find anything yet. I mentioned Tucker, Bell, Beard results but mentioned that I was having trouble with newspaper articles (she said I needed to see the physical newspaper info (I am assuming microfilm/fiche?). We will see.

Item print-out given to me for review:
City Directory
Pamphlet
Map

-Reflection: This project is in the gathering artifacts and sources stage.  Products when?

Later that day:

I presented an idea today that schools should use social media as a way to get and publish historical information about our schools. At least 4 other schools may be willing to try it. Look for coming instructions and watch these hashtags on social media (linked details coming soon):
#onesearchlrsd
#wisdomoflrsd
#wisdomofforestheights