1. Media Matters
Volume 1 Septemer 2008 Clover Junior High School
Media Center Happenings! Internet 4 Classrooms
http://internet4classrooms.com/
Over the summer, we received a fantastic new web-
based circulation program called Destiny. Now, you Here you will find hundreds of links for each grade level
can access the online catalog and do lots of cool and subject area, assessment assistance, and online
things with it! To use it, go to the CJHS website practice modules. Check out the Daily Dose of the
scroll down to Media Center click on Destiny at Web fun ways to start out each new day!
home or at school. Your login is the same as your
SASI login. You can create lists, put books on hold,
renew books, search for books, videos, and other Rubrician
materials. Students can login using their 12-digit http://www.rubrician.com/
student # as their username and their last name as
their password. A site that provides scoring rubrics on every subject area
and project -- a real timesaver!
Scholastic Book Fair: Oct. 13-17
(also Teen Read Week ) More details later
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Election Resources Sept. 15 Oct. 15
Scholastic
Scholastic: Election 2008 http://teacher.scholastic.com/ACTIVITIES/hispanic/index.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/ Games, historical information, famous Hispanics
election2008.htm
This comprehensive site is a wealth of information: InfoPlease
how government works, election games, issues, http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhm1.html
videos, Meet the Candidates, lesson plans, Lots of info on Hispanic history, quizzes, games, and
printables, Delegate Math, quizzes, and more! statistics
Weekly Reader: Election 2008 Education World
http://www.weeklyreader.com/election/index.asp http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson023
Similar to the above site with different games and .shtml
activities Lesson plans, activities, and web links
C-Span Classroom
http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/ Fun Stuff
Lots of resources, including Campaign Clips of the
Week Sign Generators
Purple Math
http://www.purplemath.com/
Get your students attention with these sign generators:
Need algebra tutorials for students who need extra
Warning Sign Generator
help? This is your place! Beginning, intermediate,
http://www.warningsigngenerator.com
and advanced topics are all available. There s also
links to quizzes and worksheets. Be sure to look at Warning Label Generator
the Other Useful Sites! http://www.warninglabelgenerator.com