MBC Library:  A Wealth of Resources

By Phil Zellers

 

My Big Campus is not only a place to house all of your content and organize your classes, it is also a place to find a wealth of great resources.  The MBC library houses resources including videos, images, websites, bundles created by other teachers, professional development bundles, and even schoolwork created by other teachers.  It’s a great place to start when looking for resources.  

How to Search

When you log into MBC you have a number of icons showing up down the left side of your screen.  Schoolwork, groups, and drive are a few that show up, but if you keep looking, you will see an icon named, “Library.”  Clicking on this will take you to the MBC Library.  From there, you can search for resources by keyword, media type (images, videos, bundles, schoolwork, websites, etc.), subject, grade level, and standards.  This allows you to narrow or broaden your search as much as needed by adjusting what you put in those categories.  

Branching Bundles

If you find a bundle that another teacher has created you can “branch” it to yourself.  It will then show up in your “drive.”  From there, you can access that bundle and then edit it and make any changes you wish.  It’s nice because you don’t have to start from scratch to make your own, but you can also make changes to one that’s already been created.  There are a lot of bundles already created for all subject areas.   On another note, if you would like to learn more about bundles and how to create them, see one of the eLearning coaches.  We would be glad to help you start bundling.  It’s a great way to organize and deliver your content to students and is especially nice for when you have a sub.  Students have your step by step directions in the form of a bundle with all the resources (articles, pictures, videos, etc.) embedded. 

Adding to the MBC Library

We can all add to the MBC Library.  When creating a bundle you can choose to publish.  By publishing your work, you add your bundle to the MBC Library and then others have access to it.  You can also add YouTube videos to the MBC Library which is very helpful as this is the only way students can access YouTube videos but they will only be accessing videos you want them to access.  I would recommend searching the MBC Library first to see if the video has already been added by another teacher.  There are tons of videos already there.   If the video is not there, you can add it.  There is a button called “Add a Library Item” in the top right corner.  When you click on it, you get a drop down and one option is to “Add New YouTube Video.”  You will just have to copy and paste the URL of the video you want into the field provided and fill out the rest of the fields.  Once your video has been added to the library it will also be added to your “Drive.”  You can then put in the announcements or resources of your group page to deliver it to students. 

 

There are a lot of great resources in the MBC Library that will keep you from having to “reinvent the wheel.”  It’s a great place to start looking for resources.  Remember as well, you are all members of the PC eLearn group which has a lot of resources and we will continue to add more.  As always, if you have any questions or need help, see your friendly eLearning coaches, we are more than happy to help!