Mastery Objective To Answer questions on the worksheet

Mastery Objective: To: Answer questions on the worksheet about the media center policies and resources in order to perform basic tasks in the media center such as: • check out a book • locate fiction and non-fiction books • locate reference books • locate the media center web page • locate research databases on the media center web page. • Save to their h-drives.

1. Read a book, magazine or the newspaper in paper or 2. Internet Do your format. homework. 3. Do research for assigned projects. 4. Work on Power. Point and Excel Projects. 5. 6. Use the Internet for school work. Use Microsoft Word to type assignments.

Regular Library Hours are: 7: 20 a. m. to 2: 45 p. m. However, the After School Hours are as follows: North Library is open Mon. and Wed. until 3: 50 p. m. South Library is open Tues. and. Thurs. until 3: 50 p. m.

When may Freshmen go to the North Media Center? Freshmen may go to the North Media Center after school on Mondays and Wednesdays and during the school day with permission

You will ALWAYS need your ID to check out items! Photocopies are 10¢ a copy. All computers have --- USB flash drive ports. The school store sells flash drives for $19 & $20. The media center will have a few available for $19.

There should NEVER be: Food / Candy / Drinks / ipods / mp 3 players OR Cell Phones in the Library!

Make an attempt to stay on task in the library. Respect others at all times. Don’t talk loudly to anyone in the library.

Mrs. Dennis, South Media Specialist Mrs. Martinez, North Ms. Burrell, Assistant Principal Media Specialist and English & Media Center Supervisor Ms. Mayher, English and Media Center Coordinator Mrs. Bakanas North & South Media Specialist Mrs. Kelley, North & South Library Media Assistant Ms. Van Artsdalen, South Secretary and Mrs. Miller, North Secretary

Tall Bookcases = General Collection May be checked out for 2 weeks with your ID card.

Low Bookcases = Reference Collection May be checked out overnight with your ID card. Encyclopedias

What do you think is acceptable use of the school’s computers? The AUP states the purposes and rules that You must follow when using the Internet.

The Lenape Regional High School District AUP Card Everyone must read, agree to follow the rules, and sign the AUP policy agreement before ever using the network and Internet.

Your signature means that you will abide by the rules in the AUP policy.

NOTE: The Lenape Regional High School District AUP is displayed on the computer before you log on.

When you click OK, you are agreeing to abide by the AUP.

Use Social E-Mail, Chat Rooms, or My. Space Display, send, or print obscene/ pornographic messages or pictures!

Play and/or Download Games Violations of AUP could result in: disciplinary referral.

REMEMBER: ° Nothing you type is private; therefore NEVER give out any personal information on the Web. ° People you meet online are not always who they seem to be. ° It is best not to respond to email from anyone that you don’t know. ° Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone you meet in a chatroom. ° If you receive threatening information, tell your parents, teacher, or guidance counselor. For more tips, click on the Internet Safety link to the left under Departments on the media center web page.

USERNAME PASSWORD Your student number is your USERNAME and it will never change – so you need to REMEMBER it for all 4 years you are at Cherokee. Your PASSWORD is PRIVATE and should not be shared with any of your friends! **If you share your password with someone, you are giving that person permission to go onto your personal h-drive. He/she could tamper with your work or even delete your work.

Your student number Your personal password

* Cherokee Book and Audiovisual Catalog * Research Databases / e. Books * Internet * Computer Applications

INTERNET Click on INTERNET EXPLORER to bring up the: Cherokee High School web page.

To access the media center page, click on Departments:

The Media Center Web (URL) Address is: WWW. lrhsd. org/chmedia

To search for books, click on:

E-BOOKS Gale Virtual Reference Library includes numerous e -books Drugs in Society and Facts About Drugs

• Passwords are needed to use the databases at home. • Pick up a bookmark with passwords in the media center or look in your 2008 -2009 Student Handbook 2008 -2009 for passwords to the databases

Internet Reference Tools

Current News

Search Engines

Start. . . Save all Microsoft Office jobs from school as Microsoft Office 2003 --to ensure they will open at home. If you use WORKS at home, you must save your documents as a Rich Text Format (RTF) so that it will open properly at school.

Never use the disk icon Never save to the C Drive Always Save by clicking on File then SAVE AS!

Save as to your H or Removable Disk Drive Flash drive H-drive H - drive

Always press Print Preview first Next Click on File then Print Never use the printer icon Never print more that 10 pages without asking first Never print e-mails, game codes, song lyrics, etc. ONLY school work is allowed! Never waste paper; it will cost you 10¢ per page

Before logging off, SAVE ALL WORK! Then close all open programs You may now log off the computer ALWAYS use the log off option If you don’t log off, someone could destroy your work! NEVER use Shut Down or Restart the computer!

As librarians-teachers, we are here to help you! Please, come see us for any reason!