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MINISINK HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY The library is open for research and study during the school day and after school until 3:25 PM.
Ms. Tirpak, Library Clerk Ms. Spotorno, Library Clerk CRASH COURSE AND JOHN GREEN TALK ABOUT NAVIGATING DIGITAL INFORMATIONCheck out this video with John Green and get some tips on navigating all of that digital information on the internet! CLICK HERE
The Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County ad the Orange County Human Rights Commission are co-sponsoring the 2019 STOP THE HATE ESSAY CONTEST. The purpose of the contest is to promote tolerance and understanding through education. The contest is open to students in 7th through 12th grade who live in Orange County, NY. Entries are due no later than March 1, 2019. If you need more information or would like to submit an entry, stop by the library to see Mrs. L! WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY?
We are celebrating winter with some awesome book displays:
Winter Blues
Survival
Superbowl
Books to Movies
Printz Award Nominees---Winner to be announced on January 28th. WHAT ARE YOUR TEACHERS READING?Check out the displays around the library and see what your teachers are reading!
WHAT IS THERE TO DO AT THE LIBRARY?Come check out a book or try one of these activities:
Students have been working together to create mosaic art work.
Students are invited to take apart a computer to learn about the parts and how it works.
Students work collaboratively to build puzzles. (Also check out the awesome 3D magnetic building set on the table in the back). Don't worry, the robots are on their way back too! DID YOU KNOW???The library now has two wall mounted tablets that are always on and always ready for students to use to search our OPAC (online public access catalog) to search our books online!
Welcome Freshmen !
The library media center has a ton of resources and information to help you succeed in high school. From apps, websites, book and databases to technology tips, everything you need to succeed is here! Click here for some valuable resources you can use ! SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT COLLEGE ?The College Board has a great tool to help you sort through the over 3700 colleges available to you. Use the tool to choose the criteria that is most important to you to narrow down your choices ! Finding a college that is the right choice for you is easy....start here:
KHAN ACADEMY CAN HELP YOU GET INTO COLLEGE
Whether you are a senior and need help writing your college admissions essay or you are a junior trying to decide where you should apply, Khan Academy has some great resources to help you!
Khan Academy College Admissions Tools WHAT SHOULD I READ NEXT?You just finished a great book and you're not sure what to read next. Well, there's an app/website for that! Try these search engines that will find you your next great read! WHAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY ?
Click on the link above to find out what happened on this day in history. ARE YOU ABLE TO GET A PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD?
Click on the library card above for a town by town list of where to get your library card. LEARN HOW TO MAKE ALMOST ANYTHING WITH INSTRUCTABLESThe World's Largest Show and Tell! This website specializes in user-created and do-it-yourself projects. Learn something new today!
PICK UP YOUR NYS DMV DRIVING MANUAL AT OUR LIBRARY !
The NYS DMV driving manual is now available at our library. Stop by to take a copy! Click on the picture above to access the online version of the driving manual and practice tests. Good luck! HOW DO I FORMAT A PAPER IN MLA 8 FORMAT ?With all of the new types of resources we are using in our research, it was impossible for MLA to create citation formats for every source type. So, MLA 8 was created with a more streamlined format with one standard citation format that applies to every source type. Click on the attached visual formatting guide for a model MLA 8 paper!
FOOTNOTES, ENDNOTES AND PARENTHETICAL CITATIONSWondering what the difference is between footnotes, endnotes and parenthetical citations? Click here:
BIBLIOGRAPHY OR ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ?What is the difference between a bibliography and an annotated bibliography? Check it out here:
YOU KNOW ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY BUT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CRASH COURSE ?
We have been using Khan Academy for Math , Science, History, Grammar and Test Prep, and it has been an awesome resource! For those YouTube fans, we have a new channel to subscribe to: Crash Course! Created by the brothers from the VlogBrothers channel, this channel has resources for History and Math! Whether you are studying for a U.S. History test, World History test, Psysics or Chemistry test, Crash Course has a short video tutorial for you! Check it out:
FREE OFFICE 365 TO ALL MVCSD STUDENTS
Did you know....??? All Minisink Valley students are entitled to a free subscription of Microsoft Office 365. What is it....??? Microsoft Office 365 allows you to download and install the full Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.) on you home computers for FREE!!! How do I get it....??? Go to this website ! Sign in with your school username and password. Remember...your password MUST BE AT LEAST 8 CHARACTERS(with at least one #)!!! You can download the Office programs on your own computer or use all of them online from any computer with an internet connection. What can I do with Office 365....??? You can download all of the programs onto your home computer. Or, if you want to be able to access your work and the Office programs from any computer you are on, you can use the website and OneDrive. OneDrive is similar to GoogleDrive. You can upload any of your files you choose so you can access them from any computer or you can share them with whomever you choose. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE OUR LIBRARY IN YOUR POCKET?
All of the resources available in our library are now connected to apps! Download 2 apps and you will have OUR LIBRARY IN YOUR POCKET!!!
1. GET THE DESTINY DISCOVER APP YOUR MOBILE DEVICE!
This app is a 2 for 1 deal! You can access Destiny Quest (our library catalog) AND ebook/audiobook shelf on your smartphone, tablet or ipad!
....all from your smartphone, ipad or tablet!!!
*Use your school username and password to download the app! *connect your app to : destiny.minisink.com WANT TO READ AN E-BOOK ?
On our e-book shelf, you can access e-books and audiobooks. You can check out ebooks right from this shelf! (If you want to check out/download an audiobook, use the Catalyst app in the next box below).
FREE E-BOOKS YOU CAN BORROW/DOWNLOAD ONLINE!
Click on the link below for places where you can borrow and get free e-books! Remember, you can read e-books on a Nook, Kindle, I-pad, tablet, laptop, desktop, Smartphone or any device!
2. GET THE AML APP FOR DATABASES ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE!
Just click on one of the links below to download the free AML (Access My Library) app. Use "mvhs" as your code.
WANT TO READ A NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE?
Click on one of the links below to connect you to the online newspaper that we subscribe to.
For THR : For the NY Times: user name: 200346906 password: 200346906
Username: mvhsmvhs@gmail.com password: mvhs14 username: mvhsmvhs@gmail.com password: mvhsmvhs
username: mvhsmvhs@gmail.com password: mvhs2016
Username: 116617 password: mvhs
For National Geographic: user name: ouboces password: ouboces
password: mvhs18 password: mvhs18
password: mvhs18
student password: mvhsart2016
student password: mvhs18 VHS COURSES Are you interested in takes some really interesting elective courses? Did you know that we offer VHS online courses with over 300 electives available? Stop by to see me in the library to get more information!
Click on this link to check out the catalog of all of the VHS courses available!
This is the "MOTHER OF ALL SYMBALOOS"!This is the symbaloo with links to every resource you could want or need! Each link on the symbaloo is dedicated to a specific topic or resource and will lead you to an entire symbaloo with links to to resources on that topic!
LOOKING FOR THE LATEST AND GREATEST TECHNOLOGY?NEED SOME HELP WITH HOMEWORK OR SCHOOLWORK?TEST PREP ALL IN ONE PLACE....REGENTS, PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP EXAMS...Click he
Click here to visit our Pinterest board full of apps to help you prepare for your exams! LOOKING FOR SCHOLARSHIP AND GRANT OPPORTUNITES?
Scholly : This 99cent app helps you find scholarships and grant money! Best way to spend less than a dollar and potentially save thousands! Droid and Apple versions available! SELECTING COLLEGES, CAREER CHOICES AND FINANCIAL AIDClick here for College and Financial Aid resources
Click here for videos on college admission , financial aid, etc.
Looking for DICTIONARIES, ATLASES or ALMANACS?Click on each icon for some great resources!
LOOKING FOR COPYRIGHT FREE IMAGES, SOUND OR MUSIC?Click on this icon for a ton of places to find copyright free images, sound and music!
NEED HELP WITH CITATIONS?
Click on any of the images below for directions how to cite each resource!
BOOKS
PERIODICALS
ELECTRONIC SOURCES VIDEO GAMES/MEDIA
OTHER SOURCES (SPEECHES, PHOTOS, PAINTINGS, TV, FILM, INTERVIEWS, ETC)
NEED SOME HELP WRITING YOUR PAPER?HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT COPYRIGHT? FAIR USE?Click here for a chart on fair use. Click here for a sliding chart to see if your source is in protected by copyright or is in public domain.
Here is another chart that highlights the differences betwee: copyrighted material work in creative commons work in public domain DO YOU HAVE A PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD?Even though our towns are not serviced by a public library, you are entitled to a NYPL card! No worries! The libraries are located in the 5 boroughs, BUT you can use ebooks.nypl.org to borrow and download ebooks right from your home computer!
CLICK HERE FOR YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION
CLICK HERE FOR THE E-BOOKS CATALOG STUDENTS....NEED SOME HELP WITH HOMEWORK, RESEARCH OR SCHOOLWORK?WONDERING IF YOUR TOWN HAS PUBLIC LIBRARY ACCESS?Find your town below and click on to find out if you are entitled to use any
TEACHERS' CORNER.....
Scroll down to link to some teacher resources and a form to book time to bring your class to library~~~!!! TEACHER RESOURCES ON THE WEB
Click this link to connect to a page of widgets that launch hand-selected websites for you. From Lesson plan ideas, to free teacher resources and technologies....this is your one stop shopping spot!
(this will only be a PREVIEW of the Symbaloo....click "add this webmix to open the enire Symbaloo)
Teacher Resources by Subject Area
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Social Studies Resources...S.S.Teachers Click Here!
(this will only be a preview of the Symbaloo, click on "add this webmix" to see the entire Symbaloo)
English Teacher Resources
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re for resources to prepare for the SAT, NYS Regents, AP Exams, etc.
