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Christy Wilbanks Roberts

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Christy Wilbanks

My name is Christy Roberts and I am your new librarian her at HHS. This is my 24th year to teach school. I taught 4th grade for 6 years in Horn Lake. I then became the librarian at Pleasant Hill where I worked for 13 years. I spent the last 5 year as the librarian at CHES. I am married to Brad and together we have 5 children also have a dog named YoShee. In my spare time, you can find me following the New Kids On the Block EVERYWHERE and at DeSoto Family Theatre where I am the Educational Outreach Director. My family and I attend Compel Church is Southaven. 

662.429.4170

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“Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered as a gift.” 

Kate DiCamillo

MISSION:

The mission of the Hernando High School Media Center is to provide an innovative learning environment that encourages and promotes lifelong reading and learning.

SCHEDULE:

Open daily from 7:00 - 3:00. 

The library is open to students to complete work, conduct research, and check out books.

Teachers may reserve specific times to bring classes.

 

Student and Teacher Resources and Websites

 

 

Information Links

MS Publications - an online database of PDF documents about the state of Mississippi.

MS Almanac Online  -  An almanac, by definition, records and predicts astronomical events (the rising of the Sun, for instance), tides, weather, and other phenomena with respect to time. In recent years, we’ve expanded the Almanac content—but always with an eye on keeping things fun and practical.

Databases

Magnolia Database http://magnolia.msstate.edu/k12/elementary.asp 

 
Destiny Discover -is a free, hosted virtual bookshelf that provides a friendly online environment for students and teachers to search, read and manage Follett eBooks, library collection, and Lightbox books.

 

eReading & Reference Links


Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page 

Library Advocacy 

Mississippi Strong Readers = Strong Websites http://strongreadersms.com/ 

School Libraries Work! http://www2.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/s/slw3_2008.pdf 


Public Library


Olive Branch First Regional Public Library http://www.firstregional.org/olivebranch.html

Reading Advocacy

Strong Readers - Strong Leaders http://strongreadersms.com 

Reading Fair Guidelines

Mississippi Reading Fair http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ESE/LM/reading-fair 

Recommended Reading

Bookworm4kids http://www.bookworm4kids.com/ 

Teacher Professional Development

Teacher Tube https://www.teachertube.com/

Education World - Get Outta Class - virtual field trips http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech071.shtml

Professional Teacher Development  http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/collection/using-technology-support-literacy 

Best Websites for Teaching and Learning  http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards/best/websites/2016#media 

Hoopla http://www.firstregional.org/hoopla.html 

Munis self serve http://desoto.munisselfservice.com/default.aspx 

Online Ceu's http://captaininfo.firstregional.org:2048/login?url=http://firstregionalms.universalclass.com/register.htm 

Flippity This allows you to use google sheets to create games, flashcards, and a random name generator.

http://flippity.net/

Book Love A great place to find continuing education podcasts on reading, or apply for the Book Love grant for a classroom library.

http://booklovefoundation.org/ 

Book Whisperer Another great place to find blogposts about reading.

https://bookwhisperer.com/ 

Visual Writing Prompts Visual story starters that can be used in the classroom.

http://visualprompts.weebly.com/view-all.html

Padlet Padlet allows you to share and collaborate virtually.

https://padlet.com/

Hoopla Stream movies and more with your first regional library card.

http://www.firstregional.org/hoopla.html

Learn 360 Stream videos and much much more.

http://learn360.infobase.com/p_Login.aspx?loggedOut=1

Newsela Great nonfiction articles and primary source documents.

https://newsela.com/