Library Media Center

The mission of Tipton-Durant Middle Schools’ Library Media Program is to assist students in becoming information literate in the learning community and to satisfy their curiosity through research and reading experiences

Lefloris Jemison,  Library Media Specialist  2500 Tipton Street Selma, AL 36701 Phone: 334-872-8080 Fax: 334-872-8008 Email: jemisonl@dallask12.org Library Schedule 2024-2025

"The more that you read, the more things you will know.  The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."           ~ Dr. Seuss ~

                            

 
Library Media Center Schedule
The media center is open throughout the day for check out, independent study, or for teachers to schedule class periods for research and other needs. Unless accompanied by a teacher with a class, students must have a pass to visit the library independently.

 
Checking Out Books & Other Materials
Students may check out two books at a time for a period of two weeks. Students must renew or return books by the due date in order to keep their accounts in good standing. 

  
Overdue  Books
If a student has an overdue book, he or she may not check out another book until that book has been renewed or returned. 


Lost or Damaged Books
Students who have lost a book are responsible for paying for the book. The charge for lost books is the purchase price of the book. If a book is relocated and returned within 10 days of payment, a refund will be issued.
Damaged books should be returned to the media center for repair. If the books cannot be repaired, the student will be charged the replacement cost.


Reference Books  
We encourage students to use reference books while they are in the library. In some cases, encyclopedias and other reference books may be checked out overnight and must be returned the next day.


Technology
All students MUST have a signed Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) on file in order to use the Internet for any reason. Students may use the computers in the library for educational purposes only. 

 

Internet Safety Tips

 1. Don’t post any personal information online.

 2. Think carefully before posting pictures or videos of yourself.

 3. Never give out your passwords.

 4. Don’t befriend people you don’t know.

 5. Remember that not everyone online is who they say they are.

 6. Think carefully about what you say before you post something online.

 7. Respect other people’s views, even if you don’t agree with them.

 8. If something online makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, leave the website and tell a trusted adult immediately.

 

Teacher Resources

Intervention Central – Provides teachers, schools, and districts with free resources to help struggling learners and implement Response to Intervention and attain the Common Core Standards.

IXL – A great resource for math, language arts, social studies, and science that provides personalized learning experiences for students.

ReadWorks - Free content, curriculum, and tools to power teaching and learning.

Edmodo - Easy way to get your students connected so they can safely collaborate, get and stay organized, and access assignments, grades, and school messages.

Khan Academy - You can learn anything. For free. For everyone. Forever.

Newsela - Instructional Content Platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every subject.

Prodigy - Curriculum-aligned math game for grades 1-8.

K5 Learning - For some math skills, there is just nothing more effective than a pencil and paper.

ClassDojo - The simple way to build an amazing classroom community.

Ducksters - An educational site with tons of resources for history, biography, geography, and science.

RubiStar - A free tool to help teachers create quality rubrics.

Interactive Sites for Education - All of the best k-5 online, interactive, educational games and simulations in one place.

CommonLit - The best reading passages and tools for the best price for free.

Research Resources

The Big6 Research Model - The Big6 is a process model of how people of all ages solve an information problem.

Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary - Search for definitions in simple English.

Online Public Access (OPAC) for Tipton - Search for books and other resources here.

Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) - The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources.

Ducksters - Explore history, biography, geography, and science.  

Student ELA Links

ELA IXL - Practice English Language Arts online.

TypingClub.com - The most effective way to learn how to type for free.

ReadTheory -  Fosters improvement by automatically meeting learners at their own, individual reading comprehension ability levels.

Storyline Online - Streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children's books alongside creatively produced illustrations.

RoomRecess - Over 100 free learning games for children that reinforce important skills.

Student Math Links

Math Playground - Give your brain a math workout.

Funbrain - Have fun with reading and math.

Coolmath.com - Love math? Hate math? Need homework help? This site is for you.

Math IXL - Practice online math.

RoomRecess - Over 100 free learning games for children that reinforce important skills.

Sheppard Software - Hundreds of fun educational games and activities for kids to play online. Topics include math, geography, animals, and more.

Student Science Links

The Science Dictionary - In a nutshell, it's like Google for science. It shows you only scientific websites.

Science IXL -  Practice science online.

TypingClub - The most effective way to learn how to type for free.

Ducksters -  Explore history, biography, geography, science, and educational games.

Student Social Studies Links

World Atlas - Explore continents, countries, and world facts.

American Heritage Dictionary - The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition, is a record of English vocabulary as it is used by a broad and diverse group of educated speakers and writers.

National Geographic Photo of the Day - See the world like never before.

Social Studies IXL -Practice social studies online.

TypingClub - The most effective way to learn how to type for free.

Ducksters - Explore history, biography, geography, science, and educational games.

Free Classroom Technology Tools

Storyboard Generator – This is a great site for older students for digital storytelling and creating a storyboard scene with a script.

Animoto – Create a wonderful looking slideshow that includes video, images, music, and more.

BoomWriter - is a supremely engaging creative writing website that has students reading, writing and assessing content in ways they’ve never done before!

Edmodo – Classroom management and behavioral reporting.

Little Bird Tales – A wonderful free site for digital storytelling that allows kids to record and narrate their story.

StoryJumper – A great site for digital storytelling where students can incorporate their own art, publish online, share with others, or order a print copy.

Symbaloo - A wonderful way to organize educational sites into one location for students.

VoiceThread – One of the most popular web 2.0 sites around for creating dynamic and interactive slideshows and presentations. Also, another great tool for digital storytelling.

Wolfgram Alpha - This portal contains dynamic textbooks, lesson plans, widgets, interactives, and more.

Bingo Baker –  You can generate hundreds of random cards and print them using the printer-friendly PDF (with no ads or watermarks).

Random Name Generator – Bring your classroom management into the 21 century with the Random Name Generator Tool.

BitStrips – Wherever you go, your avatar is now just a click away! Easily insert bitmojis into Gmail, Messenger, Slack, virtually anywhere you communicate on the web.

Vocaroo – The premier voice recording service.

Plickers - Powerfully simple tool that lets teachers collect real-time formative assessment data without the need for student devices.

Prezi - Create beautiful interactive presentations.

Quizlet - Help students practice and master whatever they're learning.

TypingClub - The most effective way to learn how to type for free.

Kahoot - Game-based learning platform that includes curriculum-aligned games in ready-to-play collections for math, science, ELA, and history.

Padlet - The easiest way to create and collaborate.

Quizizz - Free self-paced quizzes to review, assess, and engage - in class and at home.

Flipgrid - Video discussion platform for student engagement and formative assessment.

Instructional Strategies - Techniques that educators use to ensure that students learn academic content.

Canva - Makes it easy to create professional designs and to share or print them.

PosterMyWall - Create professional content with amazing flyers, videos, etc. in minutes.

Code.org - Students get the opportunity to learn computer science