26 March 2020

Here are today’s resources for students and parents to explore.

Crest Hill Library – Reading Center

MackinVIA

Epic!

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Natrona County Library – No Library card? No problem!

Meet Libby.

Sign up for an instant digital card and start borrowing ebooks for

 free!

 

Makerspaces.com – 25 projects to try at home

Send pictures of your makerspace creations

–or pictures of you reading–

to:

Devin_Hodgins@natronaschools.org

 

Follett Resources:

https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/68994

 

Username: guest

Password: follett

 

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Scholastic:

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

Scholastic just launched this FREE online learning program with 3+ weeks of content.  Even when schools are closed, you can keep the learning going with these special cross-curricular journeys. Every day includes four separate learning experiences, each built around a thrilling, meaningful story or video. Kids can do them on their own, with their families, or with their teachers. Just find your grade level and let the learning begin!

 

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PBS – Learning Media

 

Tumblebooks – Available free

 

ABDO – Free for the rest of the school year

25 March 2020

Here are today’s resources for students and parents to explore.

Crest Hill Library – Reading Center

MackinVIA

Epic!

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Follett Resources:

https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/68994

Username: guest

Password: follett

 

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Scholastic:

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

Scholastic just launched this FREE online learning program with 3+ weeks of content.  Even when schools are closed, you can keep the learning going with these special cross-curricular journeys. Every day includes four separate learning experiences, each built around a thrilling, meaningful story or video. Kids can do them on their own, with their families, or with their teachers. Just find your grade level and let the learning begin!

 

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Here are some more for you to explore.

 

PBS – Learning Media

Tumblebooks – Available free

ABDO – Free for the rest of the school year

24 March 2020

Here are today’s resources for students and parents to explore.

Crest Hill Library – Reading Center

https://sites.google.com/myncsd.org/cresthill-library/learning-commons-pages/reading-center

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MackinVIA

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Epic!

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These partners have opened their platforms for free use!

Follett Resources:

https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/68994

Username: guest

Password: follett

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Scholastic:

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

Scholastic just launched this FREE online learning program with 3+ weeks of content.  Even when schools are closed, you can keep the learning going with these special cross-curricular journeys. Every day includes four separate learning experiences, each built around a thrilling, meaningful story or video. Kids can do them on their own, with their families, or with their teachers. Just find your grade level and let the learning begin!

23 March 2020

Resource Guide

We will begin today by sharing some resources that the school already has and that many students might recognize.

MackinVIA

Check out e-books along with other digital items and electronic materials.

Login Instructions

Enter schoolCrest Hill Elementary – Casper, Wyoming

Students – 

Username = last 5 #s of ID = (2700#####)

Password = last 5 #s of ID = (2700#####)

 

Teachers – 

Username = E# = (E0####)

Password = lastname

Faculty Members also have access to Kelly Walsh’s MackinVIA catalogue with lots more resources!

Simply enter Kelly Walsh as the school.

 

ALSO

Guest Login = ncsdcresthill

Guest Password = dragons

So even if you don’t have an account or can’t remember your ID number, 

you can still use MackinVIA!

 

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Epic!

– Books for Kids –

Digital Library

 

Instructions:

Sign in with your class code and find your profile

​OR

– Enter Student Sign In Code: PQZ-0336

– Select Mr. Hodgins as Teacher

​- Sign In

– Choose Guest

(or find your profile)

​- Start Reading

 

*- epic! class page -*

 

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Also, lots of companies are showing their support for learners during this period by opening up their platforms for free use.

Here’s our first feature:

Junior Library Guild

In the true spirit of our beloved libraries, these resources are available to ALL!

 

March 2020

Greetings parents and patrons,

Your Crest Hill Library would like to remind students, parents, and community members alike that its online resources remain available during this extended break.
Through this site, all patrons may gain access to Crest Hill Library’s Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) as well as many other resources.
A few of those resources are described below:
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Crest Hill Library’s e-book and audiobook collections are available through MackinVIA:
Students may sign-in to check-out items, just like physical books in the library at school.

Login Instructions

Enter schoolCrest Hill Elementary – Casper, Wyoming

StudentsUsername = last 5 #s of ID = (2700#####)

Password = last 5 #s of ID = (2700#####)

Teachers Username = E# = (E0####)

Password = lastname

Faculty Members also have access to Kelly Walsh’s MackinVIA catalogue with lots more resources!

Simply enter Kelly Walsh as the school.

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Students can still gain access to Epic! and its digital library:
All students may sign-in as “GUEST” if they don’t have a log-in for their regular class and start exploring.

Instructions:

Sign in with your class code

OR

– Enter Student Sign In Code: PQZ-0336

– Select Mr. Hodgins as Teacher

– Sign In

– Choose Guest

(or find your profile)

– Start Reading

*- epic! class page -*

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Also available are many resources through the website’s Knowledge Building, Innovation Station, and Virtual Makerspace.
The various pages include activities, games, databases, virtual museums, virtual field trips, and so much more. Feel Free To Explore!
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Beyond the Crest HIll Library website, libraries and museums across the state, the nation, and the world are sharing valuable resources ready for discovery.
Here are some great places to start exploring:
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Rather than inundate everyone with EVERYTHING available all at once, your school library shall be in contact, day to day, to post messages and share featured resources and ideas in order to help patrons and community members with continuing inquiry, inclusion, collaboration, curation, exploration, and engagement.
Watch for messages from Crest Hill Elementary. Also, be sure to check the Crest Hill Library blog for further communications.
It is my honor to keep providing guidance to patrons and community members toward reliable resources along their journeys of learning. Please feel free to contact me through the school if I can be of service in any way.
Thank you and Take Care!
Yours,
Devin Hodgins
Librarian
Crest Hill Elementary