Welcome to the BHS Media Center

Welcome to the Berkley High School LMC

There are many learning and research opportunities available on the LMC website. Explore, enjoy and always, get lost in a book!


*Student logins for MiStar, Schoology, and Google are identical!*

 Use your Berkley email address and password for all three.

If you have not changed your password from the default, it will not work. Please go to tinyurl.com/berkleypw to change it to something new (must include a capital letter, a number, and a punctuation mark)

If you are unable to log in to any of these platforms, email Mrs. Terbrack to have your password reset to the default (then see previous step)

Schoology

Submit homework assignments, review grades, participate in interactive discussions, receive announcements and feedback, take tests, and more!

 Student Schoology Login

  • Use your Berkley email and password to log-in

 Parent Schoology Login

Please visit the Berkley School District Schoology Resource and Support page for information and videos on how to log-in, where to go for help, and how to use Schoology.
  • Make sure you are using a laptop, Chromebook, or desktop.  The Schoology app on a mobile phone isn't working with Zoom.  

MISTAR

View your schedule, report cards, transcripts, attendance, etc.

 MiStar Student Portal
Use your Berkley email and password to log-in

 MiStar Parent Portal

eBooks and Audiobooks

*many eBooks also have read-aloud functions*

eBooks

BHS Collection

BHS LMC eBooks -- ebooks category
BHS LMC research eBooks -- informational ebooks. Password = berkley

Note: to use BHS eBooks you will need to log-in with your BHS account 

Public Library Collections

Overdrive / Download Destination -- eBook and Audio book service from local public libraries... must have a valid library card
eResources from the Public Library -- directions for OverDrive, Hoopla, and RB Digital ... free with valid library card

AudioBooks

Audible -- free trials and savings available.
Overdrive / Download Destination -- eBook and Audio book service from local public libraries...must have valid library card
LibriVox -- FREE recordings of (older) books in the public domain, e.g. Great Expectations

"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"
-- Albert Einstein

"In any research, you must give credit to both the direct words and the ideas of your source."
-- BHS Works Cited Form

PDF DocumentBHS WORKS CITED FORM -- Based upon MLA format (see also OWL)
PDF DocumentBHS WORKS CITED w EASYBIB -- Step-by-step directions using EasyBib
PDF DocumentCopyright Okay Images Guide  -- How to find copyright okay images
PDF DocumentCRAAP -- A handy acronym to evaluate a source
PDF DocumentDatabases -- What they are and why you should them
External LinkEasyBib -- a fast, easy way to create your Works Cited form (MLA format)
PDF DocumentFight Fake News = Finding Credible Sources --Sites that offer balanced, true information
External LinkMeL eJournals -- Find a specific magazine by title or subject
External LinkOWL (Online Writing Lab) -- Purdue University shows how to do a research paper right.
External LinkParenthetical References -- How to "quote" sources within your paper 
PDF DocumentSource Sheet   -- An interactive form to use when taking notes. (When completed, be sure to Re-Name & Save OR Print.)
PDF DocumentWeb Site Evaluation Form  -- an interactive form that helps you to judge a Web Site's quality, authority, accuracy and usefulness.  (When completed, be sure to Re-Name & Save OR Print.)

Destiny is the system we use in the library to keep track of materials!

Your Destiny login is the SAME as all other Berkley logins
 

How to put a book on hold:

 

 

Media Specialist