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We at Parkside Elementary School envision a library media program that fosters academic achievement, creativity, independence and responsibility. We are highly committed to creating a learning environment that nurtures, excites and empowers our students.

· Specific lessons should be pre-arranged with the media specialist, and/or small group instruction that correlates with the concept based unit.

· The library is open from 8am to 4pm. Students and teachers can utilize the media center at any time during this period. Teachers can sign up for time with the media specialist in the binder on the circulation desk. In addition, teachers may bring in their class at any time they see needed to guide students in a teacher led lesson or in guiding students through research.

· The media center has a variety of videos and televisions for teacher check out, there is justification form that goes along with it and should be submitted to the media specialist prior to the viewing.

· The media center has a roving laptop cart that can be checked out for ½ of a day. The sign up sheet is on the circulation desk.

· Digital cameras and computer projectors are also available for check out. The sign up sheet is on the circulation desk.

· Students in grade K-2 can check out one book for up to two weeks and students in grades 3-5 can check out up to 2 books. There are no fines for overdue books but at report card distribution time, any students who have overdue books will not receive their report card. The book or a fee of $15 dollars must be collected before the report card is released.

· Teachers can check out an unlimited amount of materials. These include: books, maps, videos, laptop cart, projector, listening station, digital cameras, video cameras and televisions. Any teacher who loses any materials will be charged the amount of the material. The teacher can choose to pay cash or have the amount deducted from their pay.

Ms. Gwinn has been the media specialist at Parkside for 4 years now. Before that she was a first grade teacher at Mary Lin Elementary and Benteen Elementary schools. Ms. Gwinn is from right here in Atlanta

Georgia

. She attended the Decatur City Schools. After high school Ms. Gwinn went to Bard College where she earned her BA and to Georgia State University where she earned her M.Ed. Ms. Gwinn is Parkside’s Teacher of the year this year! Yay! In addition she runs the Earth Club every Tuesday and Thursday after school. The Earth Club is in charge of the recycling program, the school ground’s beautification program and the gardens.

Definition of copyright: the right to the publication, production or sale of the rights to a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, or to the use of a commercial print or label, granted by law for a specified period of time to an author, composer, artist, distributor (from Webster's dictionary)

Why is copyright important? Copyright laws protect the creators of original works and help support creative and artisitic expression.

What is fair use? Fair use is an exception to the copyright law that permits students and teachers to use portions of copyrighted materials for educational purposes

The staff of the Media Center encourage the proper use of copyright and fair use. The media specialists are available to help with any questions about copyright. It is the media specialist's responsibility to inform and educate students, teachers and staff about copyright laws.
Students and staff are always encouraged to abide by copyright regulations and always cite their sources.

Helpful copyright websites are listed below:

For students

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