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STEP ONE: GET AN OLATHE PUBLIC LIBRARY E-CARD Get an Olathe Public Library E-card (ages 16+) using this link Take a photo of your new e-card number! Now open that photo in your camera roll and write your PIN number on it! Now, make that photo a favorite so you can find it easily later.Continue reading “Paluka Public Library E-resources”

This is a quick “cheat sheet” guide to help refresh your memory of topics we’ve covered in class. Always see Ms. Braden or Ms. Mac if you need help (seminar/advisory is a great time- sign up for a FlexPass!) Research Database- Explora High School (link on the “Databases” page) While using Explora don’t forget to:Continue reading “Braden Argumentative Essay Research”

Explora is a great research tool because it collects articles and resources from many sources and adds organizational topic tags so you can search many sources at once for your topic. There can be a learning curve, but I promise that it gets easier with a little practice and knowing a few little navigational tricks.Continue reading “Explora High School How-to Guides”

The internet is a wide sea of information, with sources that vary in accuracy. There is no “magic formula” that “proves” a website is reliable. Ultimately, like any printed source you find, it’s up to you to weigh the available information and decide on your own confidence level in the source. Here are a fewContinue reading “Evaluating Free Online Websites”

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A collection of resources related to college readiness! How does “fun” independent reading benefit your personal and academic success? What are the information literacy skills colleges focus on developing? What benefits does a “social learning” (vs “independent learning”) approach provide college students? What are some CONCRETE strategies to incorporate more reading into your life? AndContinue reading “Woodruff Avid Resources”

I’m really excited to start a new book journey with your orchestra class! Mr. Lytle had a fun idea to pair book ideas with the themes and moods of your orchestra performance pieces. Our current plan is that I’ll visit your class to give you short book talks (book previews) of a couple of booksContinue reading “Orchestra Thematic Book Pairings!”

These videos are read aloud recordings (some by Ms. Mac, some by professional recording artists) that are selected to help you capture the “mood” of a story– for fun. Most of the videos feature a short intro from Ms. Mac, followed by the read aloud, and finishing with a bit of commentary from Ms. Mac.Continue reading “Vohs Spring 2022 Mood Board Monday”