News from the WRHS Library Media Center March 2014

This Month in the Library:

March
 is
 Women’s
 History

Month

rd-­7th
 MCAS
 make-­‐up

March
 3
exams:

 LMC
 Computer
 Lab
 1

closed
 Thursday
 &
 Friday.

March
 9th-­15th
 Teen
 Tech
 Week

March
 16th
 Freedom
 of

Information
 Day

March
 18th,
 19th
 &
 21st
 ELA

MCAS
 exams:
 LMC
 computer
 l
 abs

closed
 all
 day/tables
 and
 atrium

News from the WRHS

Library Media Center

closed
 after
 11:00am

Quick Tip!
To
  quickly
  and
  easily
  add
  an

image
  to
  a
  document
  or

presentation,
  try
  a
  targeted

screen
  shot!
  On
  a
  Mac,
  display

the
  image
  you
  would
  like
  to
  use

on
  your
  screen,
  then
  hit

Command⌘+shift+4.
  This
  will

turn
  your
  mouse
  into
  crosshairs

that
  you
  can
  drag
  to
  “clip”
  the

image
  as
  a
  screenshot.

  That

screenshot
  will
  automatically

save
  to
  your
  desktop.
  In
  your

document
  or
  presentation,
  click

insert
  
  image,
  then
  drag
  or

upload
  the
  screenshot
  from
  your

desktop.
  Don’t
  forget
  to
  write

down
  the
  source
  of
  the
  image

before
  you
  close
  it
  out,
  and

remember

to

cite

it

(bit.ly/MLAimage)
  properly
  in

your
  completed
  paper
  or

presentation!

March 2014  Volume 1, Issue 1  wrhslibrary.weebly.com
Hello,
 Wachusett
 Community!

Thank
 you
 for
 taking
 the
 time
 to
 read
 our
 new
 LMC

newsletter!
 It
 is
 my
 hope
 that
 through
 reading
 this
 monthly

publication,
 you
 will
 learn
 valuable
 technology,
 library,
 and
 research

tips,
 as
 well
 as
 useful
 information
 about
 the
 goings-­‐on
 in
 our
 Library

Media
 Center.

 Additionally,
 we
 hope
 to
 highlight
 new
 books,
 share

new
 additions
 to
 our
 collection,
 and
 spotlight
 resources
 you
 might

not
 know
 we
 provide.

The
 LMC
 is
 here
 to
 support
 your
 teaching
 and
 learning
 needs.

As
 always,
 if
 you
 would
 like
 assistance
 with
 a
 project
 or
 assignment,

need
 extra
 help
 refining
 your
 research
 or
 formatting
 your
 Works

Cited
 page,
 or
 just
 want
 to
 learn
 about
 new
 technology
 tools
 to
 make

your
 assignments
 stand
 out,
 we
 are
 here
 to
 help!
 Email,
 call,
 or
 stop

by
 to
 set
 up
 an
 appointment
 or
 tutorial
 time.
 Be
 sure
 to
 checkout
 our

  website
 and
 twitterfeed
 for
 the
 m
 ost
 up-­‐to-­‐date
 announcements.
 We

hope
 to
 see
 you
 soon!

-­‐
 Mrs.
 Stern

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Teen Tech Week
  is March 9 -15 !
Teen Tech Week (bit.ly/TTW14) is a
national initiative of the Young Adult
Library Services Association (YALSA) aimed
at teens, their parents, educators, and
other concerned adults. The purpose of
the initiative is to ensure that teens are
competent and ethical users of
technology—especially the types offered through libraries.
Teen Tech Week encourages teens to take advantage of
the technology at libraries for education and recreation,
and
to
recognize
that
librarians
are
qualified,
trusted professionals who can help them achieve greater
digital literacy. We will be promoting TTW in the LMC
throughout the month. If you’d like ideas on how to
incorporate Teen Tech Week into your lesson plans, please
stop by the LMC for more information.