About the Media Center

Dicken students visit the Media Center at least once a week to learn media skills and choose resources for checkout. Students learn how to find, organize, and present information through traditional and technology-related resources. They read quality literature as well as discuss and write about it. Many students enjoy additional time in the Media Center when they are working on class assignments that involve research and reading.

Students may check out 2 items each week for leisure reading. There is unlimited checkout for resources needed to complete class assignments. Students may return their checked-out items at any time.

Select the following grade levels for more information:

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

General Resources

Dicken Online Library Catalog
This catalog in only accessible from within the school.

A Story About the Dewey Decimal System
(http://www.mte.asd103.org/library/dewey/deweystory.htm)

Getting to Know the Dewey Decimal System
(http://www.emerson.k12.nj.us/staff/rmkelly/custom/mediacenter/Kids%20Corner/Dewey/DeweyDecimal.html)

Ann Arbor District Library
www.aadl.org

Dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com

FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com

ProQuest
http://www.proquestk12.com/go/aaps

Starfall
http://www.starfall.com

Tumblebooks
http://www.tumblebooks.com

Search Engines

Ask for Kids
http://www.askforkids.com/

FactMonster from Information Please
http://www.factmonster.com

Michigan Electronic Library - MEL
http://www.mel.org/

World Almanac for Kids
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/index.aspx

Yahooligans:  Web Directory for Kids
http:/yahooligans.yahoo.com

Thanksgiving Fun!

Make a Silly Turkey
http://www.highlightskids.com/games/make-silly-turkey

Snowflake Fun!

SnowCrystals.com

(http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/)

 

Snowflake Bentley

(http://snowflakebentley.com/)

 

Create Your Own Snowflakes

(http://www.zefrank.com/snowflake/)