Learning Center
WPSD Library Web Links:
- Library Accessit Cat/Circ System: https://na.accessit.online/WST31/
- Renaissance Place: Accelerated Reader Quizzes: https://global-zone08.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/2900642
- Accelerated Reader Bookfinder: Search for book titles based on authors, topics, or titles of books to find out its interest and reading levels. https://www.arbookfind.com/
- MackinVia: https://wpsd.mackinvia.com/
- PowerKids: Pennsylvania’s Electronic Library. You need to get your own public library barcode number to access this site.
The school username and password will be needed for the sites below. Please email Mrs. Kirkpatrick, ckirkpatrick@wpsd.org, to access the sites.
- Capstone PebbleGo/PebbleGo Next: Packed with informational articles, videos, and games for all grades. https://site.pebblego.com/
- FactCite: An online reference site designed for all grades! https://www.factcite.com/
- Facts4Me: An online reference site designed for Children’s Center, elementary and modified students. https://facts4me.com/
- Tumblebook Library: A variety of ebooks: https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/
- TumbleMath: A variety of picture books related to math. https://www.tumblemath.com/
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Teen Book Cloud: curated database of over 1000 e-books and other digital content for our students in the middle and high schools.
- World Book Online: https://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb
The Edward R. Schatz Learning Center at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf is an active, interactive environment where students can learn by browsing, experimenting and interacting with materials and displays.
Formerly the school’s library, the Learning Center provides access to up-to-date electronic materials, visual media and the Internet which bring a world of information into our students’ educational venue, and the technical skills they learn enables them to manage this wealth of information effectively.
The primary reading corner creates a relaxing and fun environment to spark an interest in reading and interactive learning opportunities at an early age.
The minimax theater is the setting for story telling in American Sign Language, and also provides a mini stage for invited guests to give book talks or demonstrations related to the themes.
A more traditional study area in the Learning Center houses not only the reference area and professional library, but also contains a rear screen projection system, a document camera and a SMART interactive whiteboard connected to a computer for class instruction, workshops, and presentations.
Television displays connected to the school’s in-house video distribution system throughout the Learning Center areas allow students to view in-house broadcasts and educational programming via cable or satellite.
Each component of the Learning Center has been selected because it meets a specific need to improve the quality of education to our students and to remove the communication barriers that may be present in more traditional educational settings.