April 14, 2020 Hello again, everybody! Librarian Office Hours During School Closures My office hours will be from 9 AM-1 PM and 2 PM- 3 PM Monday-Friday, and I expect to be very flexible. Please use this Google Form or email me at [email protected] for support. A lot of information is available on the Jones College Prep School Library Website, including information about online resources and databases, current and past library newsletters, and eBook information (CPS here and Chicago Public Library here and here). Books and More! Expanded eBooks provided by Mackin!! Mackin, one of the three vendors that provides eBooks and eAudiobooks to CPS, has made available thousands of additional eBooks available to CPS students and families through the end of September 2020. Click to explore the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) where you can search for eBooks and eAudiobooks provided by CPS, including the additional thousands of titles provided by Mackin. Check out this essential guide for accessing eBooks and eAudiobooks provided by CPS. LIVE Daily Read Alouds by CPS Teacher-Librarians Start TODAY Click the schedule and the links to the live read alouds. Activities and links to the books will be posted as well. I am reading “La llorona” from the bilingual short story collection The Day It Snowed Tortillas / El día que nevaron tortillas by Joe Hayes on April 29 at 2 PM. Library Book Due Dates Extended - Don’t Worry! All your book checkout due dates have been extended to April 24 and will be further extended as needed. Don’t worry about due dates! View this brief Screencast to establish which books you have checked out so you know where you stand. Start looking for the ones you have lost track of and just read the books! Danticat, Edwidge, et al. “The Ripple Effects of the Coronavirus on Immigrant Communities.” The New Yorker, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/13/ripple-effects There are many more articles, films, documentaries, books, music, articles, podcasts, podcasts on the Immigrants & Refugees Further Resources Document. ATTENTION FRENCH STUDENTS! Aquila Communications Inc. is providing free access to audiovisual read-aloud books free of charge. To start reading and listening now, please follow these simple steps:
Check out these TEEN eBOOKS IN VERSE selected by Chicago Public Library in honor of National Poetry Month. Also check out CPL's Best Teen eBooks of 2019. If these eBook titles are unavailable from Chicago Public Library check to see if they are available through Chicago Public Schools using the Jones Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) and this essential guide for accessing eBooks and eAudiobooks provided by CPS. Good Night with Dolly IMAGINATION LIBRARY BEDTIME STORIES WITH DOLLY PARTON Dolly Parton - singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, storyteller, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian, and founder of Imagination Library - is reading a children’s book online every Tuesday at 6 PM. All story videos remain available online. Think you’re too old for this? Think again! Website YouTube Channel Online Media and Resources The AP US History Exam will take place online on Friday, May 15. Find all the resources you need to prepare — including videos, timelines, and primary source documents — in the AP US History Study Guide. Louder Than a Bomb, the 2010 documentary about Chicago’s annual youth spoken word poetry festival, is now available to stream for free from the film's website through the end of April. It’s another great way to celebrate National Poetry Month! The LTAB Curriculum and the LTAB Toolkit are also available to download from the website to help teachers and parents put it to use virtually. THE FOLLOWING FIVE SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES are available for the Jones Community only through May 7, 2020 *Drama Online, *Bloomsbury Visual Applied Arts, *Bloomsbury Popular Music, *Bloomsbury Cultural History, and *MASSOLIT Log-in information for all five subscription services can be found HERE. CPS Google sign-in is required to access the log-in information. ATTENTION DRAMA AFICIONADOS! Drama Online Available only through May 7, 2020 The award-winning Drama Online provides a digital library of over 2,500 playtexts, 400 audio plays and 300 hours of video, including full-length recordings of amazing theatrical productions produced by The National Theatre of Great Britain, The Royal Shakespeare Company, and others. The platform also offers a range of specially-created and innovative tools to support teaching, learning and performance. THIS IS GOLD! Log in here: http://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/ Log-in information document can be found HERE. CPS Google sign-in is required to access the log-in document. For more information: https://www.jcsonlineresources.org/catalogue/drama-online ATTENTION ARTISTS! Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts Available only through May 7, 2020 This comprehensive resource comprises an exceptional collection of richly illustrated books packed with practical tools, guidance, and inspiration for students on practice-led visual arts courses. Log in here: https://www.bloomsburyappliedvisualarts.com/ Log-in information document can be found HERE. CPS Google sign-in is required to access the log-in document. For more information: https://jcsonlineresources.org/resources/bloomsbury-applied-visual-arts/ ATTENTION SINGERS, MUSICIANS, & MUSIC LOVERS! Bloomsbury Popular Music Available only through May 7, 2020 From acid house to zydeco, from Acapulco to Zanzibar, Bloomsbury Popular Music provides unrivaled scholarly coverage of modern popular music worldwide, from the early 20th century to the present day. Sign-in URL: http://www.bloomsburypopularmusic.com/ Log-in information document can be found HERE. CPS Google sign-in is required to access the log-in document. For more information: https://jcsonlineresources.org/resources/bloomsbury-popular-music/ FOR THE CULTURALLY CURIOUS! Bloomsbury Cultural History Available only through May 7, 2020 Bloomsbury Cultural History is an unparalleled digital reference tool providing students and researchers with exclusive digital access to Bloomsbury’s ground-breaking Cultural Histories series. Comprising curated and illustrated reference works alongside extensive eBook and image collections Bloomsbury Cultural History presents essential content within a single, fully cross-searchable platform. Log in here: https://www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com/ Log-in information document can be found HERE. CPS Google sign-in is required to access the log-in document. For more information: https://jcsonlineresources.org/resources/bloomsbury-cultural-history/ MASSOLIT Available only through May 7, 2020 MASSOLIT works with academics from the world's best universities to produce high-quality, curriculum-linked videos to support English, History, Psychology, Philosophy, Classics and Government & Politics courses. Click HERE to access sign-in information. Sign-in URL: www.massolit.io Log-in information document can be found HERE. CPS Google sign-in is required to access the log-in document. For more information: https://jcsonlineresources.org/resources/massolit/ Cultural Institutions ATTENTION DRAMA AFICIONADOS! Online Performances by Many Local Theatres! The League of Chicago Theatres announces that a growing number of local theatres are streaming classes, plays and other programming. The League is starting to compile a variety of them at Hottix.org and on Chicagoplays.com. Many of the offerings are free of charge and some require admission charges. Watch this inspiring video that celebrates the amazing work produced in Chicagoland in 2019 by more than 250 professional theater companies. Want to see a local play performed in Spanish? Watch Casa Propia on Vimeo HERE. Chicago’s Aguijón Theater's Midwest premiere of CASA PROPIA opened on October 18, 2018 as part of the Destinos Chicago International Latino Theater Festival. The play focuses on the emotional struggle between Olga, who wants to buy a home, and her husband Manolo, who sees homeownership as constraining. The work explores issues including infidelity, domestic abuse, personal responsibility, and friendship. English supertitles are provided for live performances at Aguijón Theater but not on this video. Media Literacy (JCP Library Media Literacy page here) “How COVID-19 Has Impacted Media Consumption, by Generation” By Katie Jones April 7, 2020 This visualization explores how each generation’s media consumption is changing amid the frenzy of pandemic-induced quarantines. Compare your own media use during the quarantine to the data about your generation and other generations. Consider the positives and negatives of your current choices. Consider adjusting your choices. What’s the most nourishing for you? Choose wisely in the context of your goals and your well-being. ATTENTION PARENTS! The National Association For Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) has curated two resources lists. One focuses on free media literacy resources and online teaching support, and the other is a list of offerings from NAMLE’s Organizational Partners designed to support educators, parents, and students during the pandemic lockdown. This includes information and strategies to help news consumers debunk COVID-19 misinformation. ATTENTION PARENTS!
Parents' Ultimate Guide to Google Classroom Google's free-to-schools organization platform makes it easy for students to keep all their schoolwork in one place. Check out this guide designed for parents. Common Sense also offers a list of Top Virtual Learning Tools by Grade & Subject Please use this Google Form or email me at [email protected] for support or just to connect! Take great care and thank you! Mr. Feeley Read current and past library newsletters on this blog - Keeping Up With the Jones Library. The first COVID closure newsletter from March 27, 2020 can be accessed in the archives of this blog or HERE. Comments are closed.
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