{"id":1358,"date":"2019-07-18T21:04:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T21:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hallco.org\/cwdms\/site\/web\/?page_id=1358"},"modified":"2026-09-17T18:16:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:16:43","slug":"media-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dms.hallco.org\/web\/media-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Commons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-juba7731-fb96614f5b9d44296f078e5a8531c4a5\">\n.avia-section.av-juba7731-fb96614f5b9d44296f078e5a8531c4a5{\nbackground-color:#0a0a0a;\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/dms.hallco.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DMS-6-1030x445.png), linear-gradient( to right, #0a0a0a, #ff0000 );\nbackground-position:100% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-juba7731-fb96614f5b9d44296f078e5a8531c4a5 main_color avia-section-default 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href=\"mailto:wendy.boatwright@hallco.org\">Wendy Boatwright<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"> Technology Support Assistant: <a href=\"mailto:abby.turner@hallco.org\">Abby Turner<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-7uisu-5155c8b9f24d5ab170f8b66792a99220 hr-default  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jucsd83m-dfba4bfc277142ac3a53067d443ad580 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><strong>Learning Commons Student Hours of Operation:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"> 8:15 a.m. until 3:15 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Learning Commons is open until 4:00 p.m. for staff.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">All students have access to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Learning Commons Canvas course<\/span> which has links and resources for everything in the Learning Commons.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><strong>Frequently Asked Questions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">How many books may I check out at one time?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"> You are allowed to check out three books at a time; two from the media center and one eBook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">How long can I keep the books that I have checked out?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"> Check out is for two weeks. If you are not finished reading the book, you may renew the book for another 2 weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">What happens if I lose my book?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"> A fine will be issued with the purchase price of the book and you will be responsible for paying it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">Helpful Websites<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"> <strong>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/destiny.hallco.org\/\">Destiny<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"> The DMS digital card catalog helps you search through the all the books in our inventory at DMS Media Center. In addition, <a href=\"http:\/\/ebooks.hallco.org\/web\/\">Follett Shelf <\/a>gives you access to eBooks, Audiobooks and Databases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/lexile.com\/\">Lexile.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"> \u201cA Lexile measure is a valuable piece of information about either an individual&#8217;s reading ability or the difficulty of a text, like a book or magazine article. The Lexile measure is shown as a number with an &#8220;L&#8221; after it \u2014 880L is 880 Lexile\u201d.This web-site is very helpful in explaining Lexile information; including, identifying the Lexile number of a book, helping readers find books to read in their Lexile range and explaining Lexile codes.* Be careful; several books can carry the same title but are written by many different authors. If you want to be certain that you get the correct Lexile number for a book, use the \u201cadvanced search\u201d and enter both the title and author OR enter the ISBN.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mu2s9c3h-1a7c38e3a8d0e177885408f3f6a51fa8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><strong>All Things Chromebook:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Ms. Turner&#8217;s office is open from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. for students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><strong>Friendly Reminders:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">Stickers<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"> The two stickers that must remain on a student&#8217;s device at all time are the student&#8217;s name sticker (blue, yellow, or orange depending on what grade the student is in) and the asset tag on the back of the device (red sticker that says C.W. Davis Middle School).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Personal stickers are allowed on devices under the requirement that they are appropriate. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">All 8th grade students are required to remove their stickers from their assigned device by the time they turn in their Chromebook in May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">Loaner Devices<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"> Students that need repairs on their device will be issued a &#8220;Hot Swap Loaner Chromebook.&#8221; They will keep this Chromebook with them until their device is returned (it takes around a week for devices to return once they are taken for repairs).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\">Fines<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"> Once the student&#8217;s device returns from being repaired, the TSA will assess the repair(s) and issue the appropriate fine(s) for the part(s) that was replaced. 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