What is SchoolRooms?

SchoolRooms is a new K-12 online multimedia discovery place for South Carolina students!

SchoolRooms provides resources, built around school curriculum, to assist students with homework and school projects.Search your county library’s catalog, educational websites, and selected DISCUS databases all at once. There is also a special room just for educators with great resources on management, technology, lesson plans, assessment, and more!

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The South Carolina State Library’s SchoolRooms initiative aims to provide K-12 students, parents, and librarians with an online dynamic learning experience.  With SchoolRooms, students will be able to connect with authoritative, appropriate, standards-based resources designed to engage students as they achieve their learning objectives.  

SchoolRooms also focuses on parents and librarians with homework help, professional developments tools, and personal development resources. SchoolRooms can also help parents play a bigger role in helping their children learn and succeed in school.

What can SchoolRooms do for me and my students?

When your students need information for homework, projects, or just for fun, think SchoolRooms! Here are some of the great features you can find in SchoolRooms:

• Search Best-of-Web for excellent websites
• Look up encyclopedias, articles, magazines, and more through DISCUS
• Find books from your public library
• Watch animations and slideshows on tons of cool topics
• Explore games, pictures, and lots more!

Need information just for you as an educator? SchoolRooms has you covered! Here are some features you can find in SchoolRooms on a variety of topics:

• Discover lesson plans, classroom activities, and other teaching tools to help your students succeed
• Learn about classroom, personal, and professional management with engaging resources
• Search for technology training and assessment tools for you and your students
• Look up articles, health information, and more through DISCUS
• Find books from your public library

Videos

Watch our short videos about SchoolRooms!

SchoolRooms Overview (3 min, 12 seconds)

SchoolRooms Searching (3 min, 3 seconds)

SchoolRooms for Educators (3 min, 51 seconds)

Early Education Room Tutorial (4 min, 25 seconds)

 Curriculum Tip

How can you use SchoolRooms to find information that supports a South Carolina academic standard?    Teachers can use these resources for lesson plans and classroom activities, and students can find information to complete projects, reinforce learning, and obtain study materials.  This monthly feature will provide you with easy tips on how to find resources for a particular subject.

USHC-7.2     Explain cultural responses to the period of economic boom-and-bust, including the Harlem Renaissance; new trends in literature, music, and art; and the effects of radio and movies. (H, E)

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Reports 

Curriculum Alignment Document (10 pages)  Describes how South Carolina SchoolRooms’ content aligns with the state’s educational curriculum standards

Condensed Curriculum Alignment Document (2 pages)  A shorter version of the report above. 

To get to SchoolRooms, just go to http://scsl.schoolrooms.net.  If you are at a public school or county library, you can start exploring now! Otherwise, you can sign up at the top-right of the page to get your very own SchoolRooms User ID.  If you need help, ask your librarian or contact us.

Examples

Need captivating lesson plans to help integrate technology into your classroom?  The Educator's Guide has plenty of ideas on using technology with your students, from online resources such as podcasting and webquests to tools such as whiteboards and digital cameras. 

Keep up to date with professional issues with SchoolRooms!  Find links to professional reading, awards, continuing education opportunities, and employement tools to keep yourself marketable.