Welcome to the Media Center

For next 20 minutes we will be getting to know your Media Center. Use the CHS Media Website to locate your answers. Lets get started. Right click and open the answer sheet in a new window.

1. What are the Media Center hours?

2. How long is the Media Center open for you after school ?

Circulation

3. How long may you check out a non-reference book?

4. How long may you check out magazines?

5. Can you checkout a reference book (e.g. encyclopedia)?

Fines

There are no fines for overdue non-reference books. However, there are fines for overdue magazines and overdue reference books. What are the fines?

6. Magazines _____________

7. Reference Books _____________

Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) and Calvert High School subscribe to many databases for your reference/research needs. Calvert County Public Library (CCPL) and SAILOR Maryland's state Library also subscribe to databases for you to use. Take a look at the databases listed on the sidebar of the Media Center home page.

8. Name three databases to which CCPS subscribes. (CHS Media Web Site)

9. Name three databases to which CCPL/SAILOR (Other Databases) subscribes. (CHS Media Web Site)

Printing
10. How much does it cost to print in B&W in the Media Center?

11. How much does it cost to print in color in the Media Center?

Looking for Books to Read

12. Melissa de la Cruz wrote the popular novel titled Blue Bloods. Using Destiny, our online circulation system, to look up Blue Bloods. How many copies of the book do we own?

13. Are there any copies of Blue Bloods available for checkout?

14. Click on Destiny Quest (on left) list the title and arrival date for two new library purchases (HINT: New Arrivals)

15. Using Destiny Quest's Fnd box search again for books written by de la Cruz. Which format do you prefer Desinty Quest or Destiny Standard Search?

Lunch

16. Fill in the blanks - The media center is expected to be a ___________ and _________ zone during lunch.

NoodleTools
NoodleTools is an awesome bibliography citation composer. You will be using it often throughout this school year and throughout your high school career

Today we will be setting up or updating your NoodleTools account. Your NoodleTools account will be the account you will use this year as well as in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade.

Follow the directions and set up your NoodleTools account. For Calvert High School your personal ID should be your first name and last name. If you had something else for your personal ID please go into account management and update your information. For memory's sake it is highly recommend that you use your Student ID as your NoodleTools password.

17. Write your Name, Personal ID, and Password on the index card that you have been given.

ClassJump

Your teacher's ClassJump site will be an important communication tool for you throughout the school year.

18. Go to http://www.classjump.com/ and create a student user account. Write your ClassJump Username and Password on the index card with your NoodleTools account information.

19. Once your ClassJump account has been created register for your English teacher's class.

Up to you . . . Once registered for your teacher's class you may subscribe for updates. By subscribing you will receive an email eveytime your instructor adds important information for you on their ClassJump site.