Databases #1: Britannica School & ImageQuest

Carol Gehringer
Media Center

Britannica School is an award-winning online resource with differentiated, reliable information for students in Kindergarten-12th grade.

 Students can move up or down a reading level as needed, using one of the three portals -- Elementary, Middle School, and High School -- to access information via a tablet, laptop, iPad, or other Internet-enabled device.

ImageQuest is a companion resource from Encyclopedia Britannica -- and an award-winning image database for students in Kindergarten-12th grade.

With almost THREE million rights-cleared images, it is an excellent resource for students' homework assignments.

Access to high-quality images on all topics, free of advertising, and from trustworthy sources, in one location makes ImageQuest a valuable resource for schools.

For more information, see Britannica School (school.eb.com) and ImageQuest  (quest.eb.com).

For password and login information, visit your GRACE library!  

Welcome Back Eagles!  I am Mrs. Hartsfield and I am so excited to be teaching at GRACE this year.  I have a lot of fun and exciting things planned this year in the technology classes and I can't wait to get to know all of my students.

3rd-Keyboarding
This quarter we will be getting acquainted with the Chrome books.  We will learn the parts of the Chrome book, how to log in, and simple trouble shooting techniques.  Also, our 3rd grade students will have the opportunity to learn responsibility. They have to assemble themselves in an orderly fashion to retrieve and return the Chrome books.  They are learning proper typing technique and how to effectively use the Home Row keys.  We are on our way to building competent 21st century skills!

4th/5th - Technology/Media
 This quarter Mrs. Gehringer and I will be working together in the 4th and 5th grade classes.  We will be collaborating with classroom teachers and integrating technology with their lessons.  We will start the quarter with Mac basics, Web Browsers, and Pages.

6th-Multimedia
 This quarter we will start with Photo Booth and iPhoto to create our first project "All About Me".  We will also explore the digital camera parts and use and upload pictures to iPhoto to create another project.

Online Databases for GRACE Christian School

Carol Gehringer
Media Center

Now that school has started, it is a good time to remind you of the MANY online resources we have available at GRACE Christian School for our students to use.

I will highlight these databases in separate posts over the coming months, as I introduce them to our students.

• Encyclopedia Britannica 
• ImageQuest (Encyclopedia Britannica)
• PebbleGo
• PebbleGoNext
• FactCite
• CultureGrams
• Country Reports
• PK Science Suite: Life Science, Physical Science, Earth/Space Science

As always, for password and login instructions, contact the GRACE Library.

Spanish Enrichment

This year's birthdays will be celebrated with "un sombrero pequeño".  ¡Feliz Cumpleaños amiga!

Welcome Back!

The GRACE enrichment teachers are excited to welcome you back for the 2015-16 school year!

This blog is the place where we will keep you updated with information about upcoming events as well as what your students have been working on in their TK-5 enrichment and 6th grade elective classes.  Please bookmark this blog and check back often!