Media Center
- LMS Media Center
- Chromebook Information
- Student Services
- Research Resources
- Book Recommendations
- Copyright Information
- Social Media Guidelines
LMS Media Center
About US
The Loganville Middle School Media Center serves as the hub of learning for the school. More than a resource for books, the Media Center is often the site of joint tech-driven labs and research. As part of our vision and mission statements, we strive to ensure accessibility and opportunity for our learners.
Vision Statement
To create an environment in which the learning community can access the resources and skills necessary to thrive.
Mission Statement
To grow inquisitive learners empowered with the skills necessary to discover and share information responsibly.
Library Partners
If a book is not available within our school media center, be sure to check with some of our local Walton County library partners! If you need help getting a book, be sure to ask, we will be glad to assist!
Chromebook Information
Walton County School District
Student Chromebook Usage & Protection Plan
Walton County School District utilizes Chromebook devices for education success and is currently implementing a $10 per year student Chromebook usage and protection plan for the 2024-2025 school year. Purchasing this plan secures a discounted repair rate for Chromebook damages and allows the student to take home the Chromebook. Students are not permitted to connect or use personal laptops, or other electronic devices, at school.
Please see the Chromebook repair fee schedule below:
Repair Needed | Reduced Cost if Plan Purchased | Full Cost if Plan NOT Purchased |
---|---|---|
Lost or broken charger | $25.00 | $35.00 |
Touchpad | $10.00 | $25.00 |
Broken LCD screen | $30.00 | $60.00 |
Keyboard replacement | $25.00 | $35.00 |
Charge port replacement (Dual Port Models Only) |
$25.00 | $35.00 |
Battery replacement | $50.00 | $70.00 |
Body replacement | $40.00 | $60.00 |
Loss, stolen or willful damage to Chromebook | $220.00 | $275.00 |
For any repair needed that is not listed, the student will be provided the cost after evaluation.
Loss of functionality will dictate a repair or replacement at the discretion of WCSD personnel.
Students graduating or withdrawing from WCSD schools are responsible for any Chromebook repairs or replacement fees.
Student Services
Student Services
Classes may visit the media center as a whole group for class checkouts and literacy lessons.
During school hours, students may also visit the media center independently with their teacher's approval.
Students do not need a pass to visit the media center before or after school.
Students may check out two books for a period of two weeks. Lost or damaged books will result in a charge to the student for the actual cost of the book.
Students may use the Media Center computers for educational purposes only. Printing is allowed if it is for an assignment.
Research Resources
Research doesn't have to hurt!
The Internet is a vast and overwhelming place...and you are totally using it wrong!
Being able to sort through internet sources efficiently and accurately is no longer a school skill, it is a life skill! Think about it...buying a home, a car, a lawn mower, researching colleges, music, news...these are all parts of daily life that benefit from good search techniques and digital literacy!
- 1. Check Your Sources
- 2. Ask Good Questions
- 3. Go Beyond the Surface
- 4. Be Patient
- 5. Respect Ownership
- 6. Use Your Networks
1. Check Your Sources
The Skill: Evaluating information found in your sources on the basis of accuracy, validity, appropriateness for needs, importance, and social and cultural context
The Challenge: While most kids know not to believe everything they read online, the majority also don’t take the time to fully evaluate their sources, according to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The same study showed that, on average, kids as young as 11 rate themselves as quite proficient Internet users, which may inflate their confidence.
2. Ask Good Questions
The Skills: Developing and refining search queries to get better research results
The Challenge: Students will enter a search term, say, “Abraham Lincoln,” and comb through pages of results that aren’t related to their research (think Lincoln beards, Lincoln Logs), rather than narrowing their original query (“Lincoln assassination”).
3. Go Beyond the Surface
4. Be Patient
The Skill: Displaying emotional resilience by persisting in information searching despite challenges
The Challenge: Today’s students are used to information on demand. So when they can’t find the answers to their questions after they’ve spent a few minutes poking around online, they may grow frustrated and throw in the towel.
5. Respect Ownership
6. Use Your Networks
The Skill: Using social networks and information tools to gather and share information
The Challenge: Some kids don’t understand the line between sharing information and plagiarizing it. A survey by plagiarism-prevention firm Turnitin found that the most widely used sources for cribbed material are sites like Facebook, Wikipedia, and Ask.com.
Where should you start your research?
I have a secret, and it is almost cheating!
Where to access:
- On your Student Portal!
This is the single most important resource that you have at your disposal, and it will follow you through high school and beyond. Seriously. Remember, information found through GALILEO almost always checks out as accurate, responsible, and up-to-date.
Why cite sources?
It's important to cite sources you used in your research for several reasons:
- To show your reader you've done proper research by listing sources you used to get your information
- To be a responsible scholar by giving credit to other researchers and acknowledging their ideas
- To avoid plagiarism by quoting words and ideas used by other authors
- To allow your reader to track down the sources you used by citing them accurately in your paper by way of footnotes, a bibliography or reference list
How to cite sources?
- Remember: citing sources isn't just about creating a bibliography/works cited page! It is also about in-text citations of others' work.
- Listen to and ask your teacher. They may have you use a different citation format, or require/not require specific parts, but this is still a necessary skill for responsible, and legal research and reporting.
Slow down!
My Pointers
- Get in the habit of building an annotated bibliography, or at least taking good notes and documenting where you found them.
- It can be as simple as an ongoing Google Doc. Name it a title relevant to the research topic, copy and paste relevant links as you find them...BUT INCLUDE A SHORT SNIPPET ABOUT THE PAGE!
- An annotated bibliography will become your references list as you develop your work.
Practice! Practice! Practice!
Book Recommendations
Copyright Information
- Fair Use
- Additional Guidelines
- Copyright Information for Teachers
- What Should Be Avoided
- When Permission Is Required
- Works Cited
Fair Use
Fair Use rules are copyright rules for students and teachers. You may use the following without violating copyright:
- Music - 10% or 30 seconds
- Videos, etc. - 10% or 3 minutes
- A photograph or illustration may be used in its entirety – no more than 5 images of an artist or photographer and no more than 10% or 15 images, whichever is less from a collective work
- Book - 10% or 1000 words
- Poem – entire poem may be used but no more than one poem by a poet or 5 poems from an anthology
Additional Guidelines
- Students may incorporate portions of copyrighted materials when producing a project for a specific course.
- Students may perform and display their own projects and use them in their portfolio or use the project for job interviews or as supporting materials for application to graduate school.
- Faculty may include portions of copyrighted works when producing their own multimedia project for their teaching in support of curriculum-based instructional activities at educational institutions.
- Faculty may use their project for:
- assignments for student self-study
- for remote instruction provided the network is secure and is designed to prevent unlawful copying
- for conferences, presentations, or workshops
- for their professional portfolio
Copyright Information for Teachers
Fair Use rules are copyright rules for students and teachers. You may use the following without violating copyright:
- A chapter from a book (never the entire book).
- An article from a periodical or newspaper.
- A short story, essay, or poem. One work is the norm whether it comes from an individual work or an anthology.
- A chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon or picture from a book, periodical, or newspaper.
- Poetry: Multiple copies of a poem of 250 words or less that exist on two pages or less or 250 words from a longer poem.
- Prose: Multiple copies of an article, story or essay that are 2,500 words or less or excerpts up to 1,000 words or 10 percent of the total work, whichever is less.
- Illustrations: Multiple copies of a chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon, or picture contained in a book or periodical issue.
What Should Be Avoided
- Making multiple copies of different works that could substitute for the purchase of books, publisher's reprints, or periodicals.
- Copying the same works from semester to semester.
- Copying the same material for several different courses at the same or different institutions.
- Copying more than nine separate times in a single semester.
When Permission Is Required
Works Cited
Social Media Guidelines
Social Media - Guidelines for Sharing
In an effort to most consistently and accurately represent our intended brand image, please adhere to the following guidelines when sending news, announcements, or happenings to be shared on social media.
- Include a brief description. Whether requesting an announcement about a parent meeting, or sharing a fun and exciting activity from your class, include a 2-3 sentence description that details the important information efficiently.
- Include some good photographs. Think about framing the shot well (use the rule of thirds), capture the action or intended focus, and use good resolution settings. Take multiple shots and send many, so the best can be chosen and edited.
- Who you photograph matters. Include the name of any student who is obviously visible in the shot so they can be cleared for media consent
- Don't worry about design. If you have an idea for a design, convey that, but otherwise the creation of graphics for the post will be taken care of.
- Understand that sharing to some platforms and audiences is discretionary; not all information will go outside of the building, if the intended audience is within the school.
Using these guidelines, send information that you would like to share to the Media Specialist.
We want to show the world the amazing, exciting, and inspiring things that happen in our building. Your contributions are crucial to that goal, so please share these opportunities as often as possible.
In This Section
Seth Brown
Media Specialist
seth.brown@walton.k12.ga.us
678-684-2967
Michelle Worona
Media Paraprofessional
michelle.worona@walton.k12.ga.us
Hours
7:20 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. (M-F)