OverDrive reminder AND an addition to our resources!

We're excited to tell you that we've added some resources to help you in your pursuit of knowledge and excellence. The highlight is e-books. We have two services set up for you. One (OverDrive) is primarily a fiction collection. The other is called Mackin VIA and we've compiled a large collection of primarily non-fiction books for your research and informational reading.

Both give you the ability to read online, using a tablet, or using your smart phone.

OverDrive Digital Library - Primarily fiction. Find and check out the latest fiction titles. Nearly  400 e-books and audio books

• Where is it? http://converse1schools.lib.overdrive.com/
• There is a link to it on the DHS Student Start Page.,
• How do I log in?
• Username: Your student ID number
• Password: Your PowerSchool password
• On what can I read these e-books?
• PC or Mac - read online. No download necessary
• Tablets - iOS and Android
• read online in browser
• Download to your tablet and read using the OverDrive Media Console app.
• Smart phone - iOS and Android
• read online in browser
• Download to your phone and read using the OverDrive Media Console app.
  
  
  

Mackin VIA E-Book Web portal - Primarily Non-Fiction. Use this for your research and informational needs. Over 3700 e-books in this collection

• Where is it? http://www.mackinvia.com/
• There is a link to it on the DHS Student Start Page.,
• How do I log in?
• School: Douglas High School
• Visit the Leraning Commons to ask for the username and password for this resource.
• This is a single username and password to be used by all DHS students. Books can be viewed simultaneously by an unlimited number of students.
• On what can I read these e-books?
• PC or Mac - read online. No download necessary
• Tablets - iOS and Android
• read online in browser
• Some titles can be downloaded
• Smart phone - iOS and Android
• read online in browser
• Download to your phone and read using the phone’s PDF reader app.

Summer Reading

Woo hoo, summer is just around the corner, and the  D.H.S. digital library never closes! If you’re looking for something to read this summer, visit our always-open OverDrive digital library. You can browse, check out, and read e-books on your computer, tablet, or Smartphone. Visit http://converse1schools.lib.overdrive.com/ and read on!

Need help getting started? Visit OverDrive Help:

• Help getting started with the DHS digital library.
• http://help.overdrive.com/

What should I read? Check out these links for ideas:

• YALSA book award winners - present and past
• YALSA Booklists
• YALSA Best of the Best lists
• YALSA Teen Bookfinder App

Where else can I get things to read this summer? Visit the Converse County Library. They have many print and electronic resources for you. And, because they're a member of the state library system, you'll have access to books and electronic resources all over the state.

Last chance! Read and win!

The final day to enter the Media Center's OverDrive e-reading promotion is Thursday, May 9 at 2:30 P.M. The final Nook drawing will be held shortly thereafter, with winners announced at the end of the day.

The Grand Prize drawing (iPad Mini) will also occur at that time. The winner will be drawn from ALL entries this year. It's not too late to become eligible. Read the details here.

Welcome to the Learning Commons!

The Media Center is changing its name to reflect its mission. The DHS Learning Commons a) exists for ALL students and staff,  b) encourages reading and learning, and c) serves as a comfortable place to meet. Stop in and read, discuss, and learn!

The mission of the Douglas High School Learning Commons is to be an integral member of the learning community in a way that welcomes all staff and students and fosters student academic growth; so that all will become accountable lifelong learners and skilled producers and consumers of information.

April News

Win a Nook and/or an iPad Mini

The Media Center will be having two more drawings for a Nook Simple Touch, one for April and one for May. Read an OverDrive digital library book to enter. Each book read gains you one chance to win. There's more.......ALL entries become eligible for the grand prize drawing - an iPad Mini in late-May. Visit the Media Center for detail. Read and win!

Read e-books on your smartphone

Addicted to your phone? Here's another use for your smartphone: OverDrive has apps for iOS and Android devices - phones and tablets. Now you can read on your phone using the OverDrive Media Console app. Stop in to see Mr. Kitterman if you need help.

• OverDrive Media Console app for Android on Google Play
• OverDrive Media Console app for iOS in iTunes Store

No smartphone? No problem. You can check out and read OverDrive books directly in your browser. Check it out!

New OverDrive e-book titles added

We just added ten new e-books. Visit our digital library and check them out.

Title	Creator(s)
Dreamhouse Kings	Robert Liparulo
Gatekeepers	Robert Liparulo
In Darkness	Nick Lake
The Lost Hero	Rick Riordan
No Crystal Stair	Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, R. Gregory Christie
Personal Effects	E. M. Kokie
Promise the Night	Michaela MacColl
The Silence of Murder	Dandi Daley Mackall
Watcher in the Woods	Robert Liparulo
Wonder Show	Hannah Barnaby

Digital Research

An very interesting infographic from OnlineEducation.net. Where do you fit in?

Scholastic Book Fair

Coming soon to the DHS Media Center: Scholastic Book Fair! Get a sneak peak by following the link below. There will also be online sales available March 2 - March 22. See you there!

Now you can read OverDrive ebooks in your browser

OverDrive has just launched their new Read application: "[OverDrive]ha[s] extended your eBooks to new devices with the introduction of OverDrive Read. In addition to all of the current apps, eReaders, and other options your students will continue to enjoy, this new browser-based reading option allows users to read many eBooks immediately without installing any apps or Adobe activation. Students will be given the option of reading in their browser, when available, with the simple click of a button after checking out a title.

Learn more about how to use this new feature.

New titles added to our ebook collection

We've just added  new titles to our OverDrive digital library. Visit converse1schools.lib.overdrive.com and check them out!

January 2013 OverDrive NOOK winner

Congratulations to Kim Meyer, our NOOK winner for January. Check out and read OverDrive books this month to enter the next drawing in early March. Remember, one name will be drawn in May from among all Dec.-May entries.That lucky person will win an to  iPad mini!

Introducing.........

............a great online resource for research. While OverDrive is great for fiction titles, very few nonfiction materials are available. We've set up a resource with nonfiction eBooks. It's called VIA. Books can be viewed by multiple students at the same time. We're adding to the collection now. The details:

• Where is it? http://mackinvia.com - There's a link to it on the DHS Student Start Page.
• What's my username and password? There is a single username and password for all DHS students and staff to use. We can't post it here. Ask in the Media Center, and we'll give it to you.
• How do I check out eBooks on VIA? You don't need to check them out. Just log in to view them.

December Nook Winners!

We had great participation in our OverDrive Nook giveaway, so we'rte giving away three Nooks this month. Congratulations to Nicholas, Carlie, and Taylor, winners for December. Remember, we're running this promotion monthly. Check out and read OverDrive books during January to be entered in the next drawing. ALL entries will be eligible to win the iPad Mini that we're giving away in May. Read on!