WHS Technology Newsletter for Parents and Students

WHS Library, Chrome, and Canvas Corner Canvas :   As the semester winds down, here is a helpful reminder:  The Beaverton City Library offers offers  trained  volunteer  Homework   Helpers  ( http://bit.ly/wcclshomework )  on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings. We do recommend that students call the Teen Desk at 503.350.4001 to check ahead for availability. Additionally, t hrough the Washington County Cooperative Library Services, we also offer  Brainfuse , a free live tutoring service ( http://bit.ly/wcclshelpnow ) .  Links for Homework Help are always posted on the All Students Canvas page. Library :  WHS students have won the WCCLS Teen Art Contest in the past, please encourage your student to enter their artwork again!   Have them click on this link  http://bit.ly/18teenart  to e nter for a chance to have their original artwork featured across the county during the 2018 Summer Reading program!  Plus, first prize is a $200 Amazon gift card.  Submission deadline

WHS Library, Chrome, and Canvas Corner Canvas :   As the semester winds down, here is a helpful reminder:  The Beaverton City Library offers offers  trained  volunteer  Homework   Helpers  ( http://bit.ly/wcclshomework )  on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings. We do recommend that students call the Teen Desk at 503.350.4001 to check ahead for availability. Additionally, t hrough the Washington County Cooperative Library Services, we also offer  Brainfuse , a free live tutoring service ( http://bit.ly/wcclshelpnow ) .  Links for Homework Help are always posted on the All Students Canvas page. Library :   Anime- and Manga-lovers, enjoy Pocky, see great anime movies and series and chat it up with fellow fanatics at the Beaverton City Library Auditorium this Tuesday, January 23rd, from 6p-8p.  Click here for more information:  http://bit.ly/anime1-23 Digital Citizenship:    Understanding the similarities and differences between what is presented on and offline is

WHS Library, Chrome, and Canvas Corner Library :   Stressing about where you'll go when you finish high school? Come join us at the Beaverton Main Library Meeting Room B from 5p-6p on Jan. 24th to learn how to choose a college that meets your needs in academics, location and cost. Grades 9-12. Family welcome! Registration required, so follow this link to save your space:   http://bit.ly/collegeregister Library :  "Friends don't lie."  If reading that immediately brought to mind the show Stranger Things, then you might enjoy heading to the Main Beaverton Library on January 30th (Meeting Room A between 6p-7p) to take part in the Stranger Things Fandom Fest.   Test your knowledge with trivia, create a themed craft, and enjoy a waffle (or two)! Free for grades 6-12. Digital Citizenship:    Do you know what a 'selfie' is?  Have you taken one?  If so, you are not alone.  'Selfies' have become an increasingly bigger part of the identity stud

WHS Library, Chrome, and Canvas Corner Technology:   Students at Westview have been creating green screen videos, testing air currents, working on interactive tables, and learning about how technology can assist them in supporting their learning across the curriculum.  We have tried to share some of these experiences on our whstechnology Twitter feed.  If you'd like to see some of the activities we have been doing, here is the link:   http://bit.ly/whstechnology      Library:  Check out the T een Tween Game Fest at the Cedar Mill WCCLS library branch to battle your friends during our Super Smash Bros. tournament or just play friendly games and eat snacks.  Free event for ages 11-18 8 Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 2p-4p. For more information, click here: http://bit.ly/gamefest18 Digital Citizenship:    Protecting your identity online can not only be a great digital safety measure, it can also be fun.  Informing students about how they can  create avatars, inst