Welcome Welcome to the library!
Here are some great resources for you
and your students to use this year! Please letJamie or Christa know if there’s any way we can helpyou or your class! We look forward to working withclasses on research strategies, internet safety topics,and best of all, choosing great literature to engage ourBobcats and help create life-long readers and learners!
A note on Region IV ResourcesA note on Region IV Resources
Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development
The Region IV web site has LOTS of professional developmentopportunities listed, and the workshops that they sponsor areusually top notch! You can even sign up for them online!Most of them are held on school duty days though, so be sureto get permission from Dr. L before you make plans!
http://www.escweb.net/tx_esc_04/default.aspx
After you’re okayed to take a class, you can register forRegion IV classes online.Here’s how:
**Log in info: Benfer’s School ID is 101-915-107
Teacher ID is last 4 digits of your SSN
Search our online catalog any time at:
http://karl.kleinisd.net http://karl.kleinisd.net
Don’t forget the library web site! Linksto all of these resources are there!
Check out theCheck out the
Benfer Library!Benfer Library!
Additional teacher resources on the(unofficial) library wiki:
Fall 2009Fall 2009
a note from jamie…a note from jamie…
recently, I have been working on a resource wiki for ourteachers that I hope to grow this year with your help. On thewiki, I hope to include information & web resources forteachers: nationally celebrated days/month (Black HistoryMonth, Hispanic Heritage Month, Veteran’s Day, etc), bookrecommendations, digital citizenship resources, author studyinfo, professional development resources, etc.
Join This Wiki!Please take a look at it, and help me gather usable webresources for our teachers! If you’d like to collaborate, just clickthe button that says Join This Wiki!
District Teacher Resources…District Teacher Resources…
Atomic LearningLOTSfull klein email address_____Atomic Learning: Computer tutorials for LOTS of different programssuch as MS Office Suite, Inspiration, podcasting & bunches more. YourID is your full klein email address, and your sign up password is _____.Change that password on your first login!http://www.atomiclearning.com
Eduphoria:Eduphoria: You will come to know Eduphoria well! Here, you accessdistrict professional development class registration, curriculum links,computer help questions & answers, lesson planning and much more.
Mybookmarks:___________Mybookmarks: The library & some grade levels maintain a list of websites that you might find useful! Help us by adding web sites that youthink other teachers and students will find useful! Have a look!http://www.mybookmarks.com/public/benferTo add web sites you must log in: Login: ______ Pass: _____
TeachingBooks:_______________________TeachingBooks: LOADS of web resources, including author interviews(audio and video). This is a very useful resource for fresh ideas andinformation about books and authors!http://www.teachingbooks.netLogin: ____________ Password: ___________
Discovery Education Streaming:Discovery Education Streaming: Streaming video & graphics forclassroom use. You’ll LOVE this! Great videos for your students, lessonideas from other teachers, etc. You sign yourself up for Discovery usingBenfer’s Passcode: ____________
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/
Resources forResources for
Students and Teachers… Students and Teachers…
Remember to look at Studentnet at school to remember all theonline databases and district-recommended web sites available. At home,an easy place to remember to go for links to these Texas Databases is:
http://esc20.net/k12databases/accessk12.htmlhttp://esc20.net/k12databases/accessk12.html
Here are the recommended research databases that your students can useto locate reliable information.
BEFOREStudents should use these BEFORE they Google to get reliable,authoritative information!!
Now, all Database Passwords are the same for Benfer users!Now, all Database Passwords are the same for Benfer users!
Username: Password:Username: Password:
EbscoHost:EbscoHost: Primary grades will love Ebsco’s Searchasaurus, an onlineresearch database, searchable by Lexile level! Or try out Kids Search! Thisis a great source for professional literature—looking for anarticle from a professional journal? EbscoHost is your source!http://search.ebscohost.com
Encyclopedia Britannica Online: Encyclopedia Britannica Online: This online encyclopedia will be afavorite resource both for browsing and researching! Chooseinformation by level (elementary, intermediate, high school), findimages, videos and even play games on the new Learning Zone!http://school.eb.com
Nettrekker_______Nettrekker: An educator-reviewed search engine that is a PERFECTalternative to Google for the classroom! Search for images, lesson plansand take a look at the timeline feature too! Returning teachers shouldalready have set up your own accounts. New staff and students whodon’t yet have an account can get one using Benfer’s Registration code:_______. http://www.nettrekker.com