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Announcements
Returning Chromebooks
The Manchester School District has announced that "Schools have loaned a large number of Chromebooks to students since remote learning began. Graduating seniors and any students who are leaving the district must return the borrowed Chromebook. At the moment, we are not asking students who are returning to school in the fall to return borrowed Chromebooks.". Source: May 28 update from MSD communications via schoolmessenger email |
Filmmakers Contest
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JoVE a digital resource for Science
A free trial resource for Science content...https://www.jove.com/highschool
Regarding logging in - anyone with an @mansd.org email address can log in using google single sign-on. Alternatively, students and staff can create a JoVE account. Check out instructions on how to log in here JoVE offers two distinct resources, JoVE Video Journal and JoVE Science EducationOur case studies have shown that JoVE:
Science EducationEducators and students use our innovative video collections in the JoVE Science Education Library to better teach and learn key concepts and fundamental techniques at the undergraduate course level. These simple, easy-to-understand video demonstrations cover a wide range of STEM subjects including Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Psychology, Clinical Medicine and Engineering. Our peer-reviewed journal combines high-quality video demonstrations of experiments with a detailed text protocol, allowing researchers around the globe to learn from each other easily and efficiently. This saves a lot of their time, money and laboratory resources. The fields covered include: Biology, Neuroscience, Medicine, Bioengineering, Engineering, Genetics, Cancer Research, Immunology and Infection, Chemistry, Behavior, Environment, Developmental Biology, and Biochemistry. |
Ebsco Usage Statistics
Looking at how our students and our faculty are using the Ebsco resources at Central, statistics show about 5% of our users are on a mobile device. For operating systems of our desktop users, we are mostly split between Windows and ChromeOS. Our yearly timeline shows the highest login and search
activity was performed in December with a monthly average user logins of 804. Coming a close second are the months of
February and March, before and during our remote learning; both with monthly average user
logins of over 500 for each month. This seems to prove our library's successful strategy of using targeted, effective, digital resources on campus and off to ensure continuous learning. Our most common Literary Reference Center search terms, used this year.... 
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Free Trial: Auto Repair Source
From now until the end of the year, we have access to Ebsco’s Auto Repair Source. Please let us know if you like it, and if we should fund it for next year! The username for all of Central's Ebsco products is: mchs
The password can be found in by logging in to your school google account, and looking in this Google document  |
Free Trial: Referencia Latina
From now until the end of the year, we have access to Ebsco’s Referencia Latina . This
full-text Spanish-language database covers a broad array of
subjects inside and outside academia. It offers content from a variety
of sources, including reference books, general interest magazines
and health reports. Please let us know if you like it, and if we should fund it for next year! The username for all of Central's Ebsco products is: mchs
The password can be found in by logging in to your school google account, and looking in this Google document  |
Free Trial: Classroom Video On Demand
New free trial for streaming educational videos, Classroom Video On Demand, from InfoBase, offers thousands of top-quality videos and clips across the entire high school curriculum, including life skills and guidance. Teachers, we have attached the PDF and have shared the Educator Guide for this product. |
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Classroom Video On Demand Educator Guide.pdf
AP Exams start on Monday
Just a reminder that AP Exams will begin Monday,
May 11 and run through May 22. Tests will be administered online this
year, so you’ll want to make sure you are prepared.
Please make sure you know what time the exam starts in our time zone.
You can find a guide to get ready and use a demo for the exam, along with much more information, at https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org/. |
Free Trial: Poetry & Short Story Reference Center
From now until the end of the year, we have free access to Ebsco’s Poetry & Short Story Reference Center. Please let us know if you like it, and if we should fund it for next year! The username for all of Central's Ebsco products is: mchs
The password can be found in by logging in to your school google account, and looking in this Google document  Poetry & Short Story Reference Center contains the following content:
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