WHS Technology Newsletter for Parents and Students

In conjunction with the WCCLS eAccess library card, students at WHS received a  Digital Citizenship: Information Literacy lesson this week.  For more information, or to review this topic with your student, check out these resources:   Common Sense Media's Information Literacy page Standards for Information Literacy   American Association of School Librarians Common Sense Media Love reading? Portland's Wordstock will be held on November 5th, tickets are free for all students with a valid high school id. Check out the schedule of events here: http://www.literary-arts.org/what-we-do/wordstock/ Follow the WHS Student Tech updates page at Google+ for the scoop on educational resources and information about Canvas, Chromebooks, GoogleApps, Digital Citizenship, and more: https://goo.gl/9R45yq

The WCCLS ecard that Westview students will  receive later this month will grant students access  to the library system’s online databases, ebooks and  digital audiobooks.  This free service provides us with a collection that  is over 100 times larger than our own. As we move forward with this  partnership, it is important to note that students will be taking on new  responsibilities* for their learning: Students  will automatically be able to download eContent with their new library cards at  no charge. This includes ebooks, audiobooks and access to all the online  databases. If  students wish to check out physical materials from a local WCCLS library,  students will need to  bring photo ID and proof of address to any WCCLS library  to activate this feature of their card. Students can reserve materials online but must pick  them up and return them to one of the local branches of WCCLS.  Sunset is  not a drop off location for any physical items. Students are responsible for

Westview Library to Expand 100X! Westview High School is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with the Washington County Cooperative Library System (WCCLS). The WCCLS ecard that Westview students will receive later this month will grant students access to the library system’s online databases, ebooks and digital audiobooks. This free service provides us with a collection that is over 100 times larger than our own. As we move forward with this partnership, it is important to note that students will be taking on new responsibilities* for their learning: Students will automatically be able to download eContent with their new library cards at no charge. This includes ebooks, audiobooks and access to all the online databases. If students wish to check out physical materials from a local WCCLS library, students will need to bring photo ID and proof of address to any WCCLS library to activate this feature of their card. Students can reserve materials online but must pick them

Calling all Sci-Fi lovers: YA Sci-Fi author Fonda Lee will discuss her book Zeroboxer at the Cedar Mill Library on Oct. 14th 2-3:30p. Teens 11-18 can enjoy a mixed martial arts demonstration and pick up a free copy of the book before the presentation while supplied last. For more information: wccls.com Need internet at home?  Comcast has a student deal for $9.95/month.  No credit check, no term contract, no installation fee, wifi included.   https://internetessentials.com/ Tired of test prep books?  Want to be able to practice for the ACT, SAT, AP, TOFEL, or PSAT?  Your library has tutorials and practice tests online and available for students (they just need their student id # to access). http://tinyurl.com/qzosecf Follow WHS Student Tech at Google+ for the scoop on educational resources and information about Canvas, Chromebooks, GoogleApps, and more:   https://goo.gl/9R45yq Reminder:  The office needs to have your Digital Resource Permission Form turned in for your s