September “Shortcuts” Calendar Challenge - With Global Studies teachers helping 9th graders establish good tech skills (thank you to Josh Reyes for collaborating!), we talked with students and staff about some of their most commonly used Chromebook shortcuts to create this month’s calendar challenge for the library. Feel free to print your own copy and follow along or share with students. We will also provide a generic, non-calendar version of these shortcuts soon. If we missed any you think we should add, tell Suzanne in the library.
#WHHSreads - One of our library goals is to encourage reading for pleasure. Inspired by similar efforts at Valhalla and El Cajon Valley, we invite you to share what you’re currently reading. Click here for 2 options to share what you’re reading. Just as our AVID team inspires students with staff sharing about their post-secondary education, we hope this will show students how reading is also part of our lifelong learning journey. In addition to featuring slides on our website, we will have a slideshow running at the library’s front counter. Thank you to Sarita, Tiffany, Corrie, Michelle, and Dan for helping us get started!
Free Online Test Prep Resources - As we are already seeing students printing out tickets for the SAT and some even checking out AP study guides already, we have updated the free online test preparation resources guide for West Hills students: bit.ly/whhstestprep (1-page quick guide). Please feel free to share with students. If you have any questions, talk to Suzanne in the library.
Library Welcome Info For New (and Returning) Staff - We have had a chance to meet many new staff members and are so happy you have joined the Wolf Pack. Here is some basic information about the library program and our services. We look forward to working with you!
9th Grade Library Orientations - Thank you to 9th grade English teachers (Dan, Todd, Casey, and Cathy) for allowing your classes to participate in library orientations. In addition to giving students an opportunity to learn more about library and tech resources on campus, it allowed Suzanne a chance to experiment with Pear Deck. Students have mentioned a few other teachers on campus are already using it. But, if you have not yet tried it, Suzanne wrote a blog post about her first experience that you can check out.
