Here is a glimpse of happenings in the library and tips and suggestions for the week. You will also see a review of emails that I or the District has sent out that might help you out as it pertains to the library. I will be sending these out weekly this year to help keep you better connected and engaged with the Hillsboro Library.

Monday: Counselors continue to work on schedules.

Tuesday: Our DP and CP coordinators will be hosting three identical informational meetings throughout the day. The times are as follows: 7:15-8:00 AM, 11:30-noon, and 6:00-6:30.

Wednesday: I become a real library again!!!

Thursday:

Friday:

Please let me know specific materials that would benefit your curriculum. If you know of a certain Genre, book, or subject that we might be lacking of, please let me know. Reminder, I cannot purchase CLASS SETS. My budget does not allow me to purchase more than 2 copies of a title a year. Class set purchases need to be through your department or through a PTSO Request. Also, please let me know about Electronic Databases or Periodicals that could help you out. I will have the Majority of my purchases completed by mid October, so the sooner you let me know, the better!

You have a few options. First you can email me and I can book you the Fixed lab on the big side of the library or I can book you the Flex Lab that uses Laptops on the right side of the library. The other option is to coordinate with a Cart Manager. These are teachers throughout the building whose curriculum and instructional practices support entrusting them with a cart. Click on link below to see list of Cart Managers!

Educator Accounts: All educator pins will be reset to 2015

• All educators will need to set their hold location to their school; it will not default to their school location

• Activation is no longer required

• PLEASE add your email addresses to your accounts to get notices of overdues.

• Make sure your delivery location is set for Hillsboro

• More information will come later this month regarding staff members who need an educator account to be created

School Delivery:

• Educators can request items beginning August 6

• Students can request items beginning August 10

• Those already in the system should have no trouble, but we may not have all new student and educator info right away.

• Student Login is their student ID and their birthdate in a 4 digit number. A birthdate of Sept 8th would have a PIN # 0908

• Teacher Logins are their employee number and the PIN # would be 2015

NPL Summer Challenge: Just like last year, students can return their NPL Summer Challenge logs to the Library in order to receive prizes.

• You can accept logs through Monday, August 17.

• Teachers who would like to promote this, I have forms in the library. Easy 10 minute activity that can have them reviewing how they have utilized the library this Summer. ANY Burro could fill this out and receive a prize, it's that easy.

WWW.LIMITLESSLIBRARIES.COM

I have noticed that my laptop doesn't power off anymore when I shut the lid. This is why:

From John Teeter

The Technology & Information Services Department will be implementing a change that will affect every MNPS laptop joined to the ‘Schools’ active directory domain. Currently, laptops that are powered on when the lid is closed automatically go into ‘sleep’ mode. Starting Monday, August 10th, that will change.

After Monday morning, any laptop this is powered on when the lid is closed will no longer go into ‘sleep’ mode. The screen will power off to help conserve battery and reduce screen burn, but the laptop will continue to remain powered on and consuming the battery capacity. This is an important change to allow our student computers to get important program and operating system updates outside of instructional hours.

For administrators that have assigned laptops, just be aware that you will have to manually put your laptop into sleep mode before closing the lid if you do not wish to shut down completely.

For staff that are in charge of student laptops (whether stored in carts or not), it will be important going forward that you either leave all laptops logged off but powered on while charging overnight, or create a rotation process whereby each laptop cart or set of laptops has at least one full night per week where the laptop is left powered on but logged out from any user.

Also, teachers should be aware of this during school hours to help keep the battery life to the level they have come to expect from the laptops. Students will need to manually logout and put the laptop to sleep… or if they will continue using a single laptop throughout the day, manually place the laptop into sleep mode when not actively using the device.

How Do Student’s Login to Computers:

Username is typically their First & last name

And their password is their Student ID or their password that they used last

New Students & Students who didn’t login last year will need to sign the AUP. These directions are found here. If there is a struggle, you can send student to library (please wait till Monday).

My Laptop Won’t Let Me Login: Info Sheet (This is only for Teachers)

How Do Student’s Login to Blackboard:

Same Username & password when they login to computers.

mnps.blackboard.com

How Do Student’s Login to Office 365:

Same Username & password when they login to computers, except they login with their email address. So if the student’s name is Jane Doe, and their Username is janedoe, then their email will be janedoe@mnpsk12.org and that is what they will use to login to Office 365.

Here is an info sheet that you can share with students to help login: Office 365 Info Guide

Office 365 Direct Link

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Email: joyce.claassen@mnps.org
Website: http://hillsborohs.mnps.org/pages/Hillsboro_Comp_High_School/Academics/Library
Location: 3812 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN, United States
Phone: 615-424-0899
Twitter: @burrolibrary