Turner Elementary Media Center assists the students in developing their research skills, technology skills and reading skills to make life long learners.
Research Skills
Turner Elementary Media Center works with the classroom teacher to provide project-based instruction in the use of reference materials and the Internet to complete classroom assignments and personal interest research.
Technology Skills
Turned Elementary Media Center provides computers and instruction in the use of technology for research and recreational purposes. Instruction is provided on the use of the Alabama Virtual Library and other databases which the school provides access to. Additionally, students are taught how to properly use the Online Public Access Catalog to locate resources within the media center.
Reading Skills
Turner Elementary Media Center assists the classroom teacher on enhancing students' reading skills. We use the Scantron Performance Series Test to assess the students reading skills and determine appropriate reading materials for each student. Students are checked for comprehension of library books by participating in Renaissance AR tests. You can access your child's goal through Renaissance Home Connect at https://hosted240.renlearn.com/79853/HomeConnect/Login.aspx You will need your child's library card number for login and their password.
Search the JE Turner online library catalog to check and see if a book is available to check out! For additional information, please see the link below:
The
Alabama Virtual Library is a free resource to all residents of Alabama.
It is full of resources for research opportunities! For additional
information, please see the link below:http://www.avl.lib.al.us Kids Google Search
This is a safe, Google powered search engine designed with kids in mind. For additional information, please see the link below:http://www.kidrex.org/
Access
the PebbleGo database here. PebbleGo provides safe research
opportunities for Kindergarten through 3rd grade. Contact your
librarian for the school username and password. For additional information, please see the link below:https://www.pebblego.com/
Access
the PebbleGo Next database here. PebbleGo provides safe research
opportunities for 3rd through 5th grade. Contact your librarian for the
school username and password. For additional information, please see the link below:https://pebblegonext.com/
This
is a site with thousands of digital books, many of which are AR tests.
Students have log in information available in their library
folders. For additional information, please see the link below:https://www.biguniverse.com/signin
Parents
and students can use this website at school or at home to find out if a
book is an AR book. Included on this site is a summary of the book,
book level (BL), interest level (IL), points (AR Pts), and quiz number
(AR Quiz No.). When you first access the page, simply select if you are
a parent, student, or teacher and then search for your book! Remember,
you do not have to check out a book in the Turner library to take an AR
test. You can go to the public library, use a teacher's classroom
library, or read books from home library! For additional information,
please see the link below:http://www.arbookfind.com/
Access
your AR progress through Renaissance Home Connect. You will need your
child's library card number for login and their password. If you are in
need of log in information, please contact the librarian. For
additional information, please see the link below:https://hosted240.renlearn.com/79853/HomeConnect/
Don't
forget about the Mobile Public Library! You can search to find reading
and research materials on their main website. Click the link to access
thousands of free materials, just for you! For additional information,
please see the link below:http://www.mobilepubliclibrary.org/
Click the link above to take AR tests on your favorite books. Tests may only be taken during the school day.https://hosted240.renlearn.com/79853/
Additional Electronic Resources
Cite it Right!
Purdue
University's Online Writing Lab has the tools needed to make sure we
are giving credit to others work. Use resources available here to make
sure that plagiarism doesn't happen with you! https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/using_research/citation_style_chart.html
Students
will use this resource for project-based learning activities inside and
outside of the classroom. For additional information, please see the
link below:https://mcpss.discoveryeducation.com
View
objectives and learning/teaching resources available to you and your
child, distributed by the state. For additional information, please see
the link below:http://alex.state.al.us/
