6/2 Friday Folder

WHS Library, Chrome, and Canvas Corner
Chromebooks:  Districtwide, Chromebooks (and their chargers) will be returned by the end of the school year.  For WHS, we will start collection for freshmen-juniors on June 21st.  Is there something amiss with your student's Chromebook?  Come to the library as soon as possible so we can send it in for repair.


Library tip of the week: Westview Reads!  A HUGE Thank You to the contributions from Mr. Wilkinson's class to our WHS Reads list.ly.  AND OUR LIST IS STILL GROWING!!  Want to know what to read?  Check it out.  Go to:  http://bit.ly/WHSlibrary and pan down until you see the 'WHS Best Reads' section (it has a blue background).  Select "Add to List" to share your favorites, and give 'thumbs up' to the ones you have enjoyed.  (You can also find it here:  http://bit.ly/WHSReads)

Digital Citizenship tip of the week:  Discovering the issues that concern our students can be as simple as observing the books they recommend to each other (http://bit.ly/WHSReads).   Use what they read to forge the pathway for powerful conversations that matter to them.  For more resources, click on this link to Common Sense Media: http://bit.ly/Books4Teens

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