Media Monday (11/22/2021): Celebrate Thanksgiving with NCWiseOwl!

<p><br /></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoTIWXenDa5JrlDvP4Zh1614lPCfHBoPNSliKu-HjlP8UULXzvvPTAdfg6fqJD870EcpcZ43r-WBrzFhKbu6kAwNyfp5evWATDfHfHK6OiKUNExYV0B8BKZngb-mbeVOv3hSX43h4FMkC/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="200" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoTIWXenDa5JrlDvP4Zh1614lPCfHBoPNSliKu-HjlP8UULXzvvPTAdfg6fqJD870EcpcZ43r-WBrzFhKbu6kAwNyfp5evWATDfHfHK6OiKUNExYV0B8BKZngb-mbeVOv3hSX43h4FMkC/w171-h125/image.png" width="171" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Celebrate Thanksgiving with NCWiseOwl!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">NCWiseOwl offers many resources for students and educators as we celebrate Thanksgiving Day!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;">     <table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; width: 520px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-color: rgb(171, 171, 171); border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; height: 32px; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 246px; word-break: break-word;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct%3Dtrue%26AuthType%3Dip,custuid%26custid%3Ds8455861%26db%3De860xna%26bquery%3Dthanksgiving%26type%3D1%26searchMode%3DAnd%26site%3Dehost-live%26scope%3Dsite%26authtype%3Dcustuid&source=gmail&ust=1637155389276000&usg=AOvVaw0hg1a8uST3hwV8yzgTEEoX" href="https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,custuid&custid=s8455861&db=e860xna&bquery=thanksgiving&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site&authtype=custuid" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,custuid&custid=s8455861&db=e860xna&bquery=thanksgiving&type=1&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site&authtype=custuid"><span style="color: #174e86;"><b>K-8 eBooks</b></span></a></td><td style="border-color: rgb(171, 171, 171); 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Media Monday (11/22/2021): Celebrate Thanksgiving with NCWiseOwl!

Celebrate Thanksgiving with NCWiseOwl! NCWiseOwl offers many resources for students and educators as we celebrate Thanksgiving Day!       K-...

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NC Resources Update in NCWiseOwl

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NC Resources Update in NCWiseOwl

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<p> </p><h1 style="background-color: white; color: #821b72; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20.7px; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: center;">NCWiseOwl Holiday Gifts for NC Educators!</h1><table style="background-color: white; border-spacing: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse: collapse !important; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 10px !important;" width="220"><img alt="ncwise gifts" class="CToWUd a6T" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiyxcwD2z8spY1hR87qpPbVMGnK_lkJo3OvIwPMTpCdAfjH2mcb-RMvPEfCctXLnF51Fe7-l5wE2Ig6IeByc3eyV-VKhQND_yS3llmW2I8BuxUIIjYDc_hjuvA7B1579iHCW2utBYNZ4XrjW-495G7Y-G5TbAVqe_xSosbisy791k8UveBkw0RZDwMhY91ZunmbjPEsUHXHQ7CIcrT61MU6Vtkwpa-NKw=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px !important; cursor: pointer; height: auto; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 220px;" tabindex="0" width="220" /></td><td style="border-collapse: collapse !important; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" width="4"></td><td style="border-collapse: collapse !important; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 10px !important;"><p align="left" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; height: 50px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 296.667px;">NCWiseOwl offers many holiday gifts for North Carolina educators!<br />eBooks and Publications topics:</p><ul><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px;">Learning Strategies</li><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px;">Learning Disabilities</li><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px;">Digital Literacy</li><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px;">Distance Learning</li><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px;">Reading Literacy</li><li style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px;">Social Emotional</li></ul><p align="left" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px; height: 83.3333px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; width: 296.667px;">Also, find education journals aligned to subjects and discipline areas!  Visit the<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ncdpi.instructure.com/courses/1276/pages/professional-learning&source=gmail&ust=1609854364487000&usg=AFQjCNHVtBObrg96pFbEj80BqqyzKt8FCQ" href="https://ncdpi.instructure.com/courses/1276/pages/professional-learning" rel="noopener" style="color: #143f91; margin: 0px;" target="_blank"> NCwiseOwl Toolkit </a>professional learning page for the complete list with links.<br />          </p></td></tr></tbody></table>

NCWiseOwl Gift

  NCWiseOwl Holiday Gifts for NC Educators! NCWiseOwl offers many holiday gifts for North Carolina educators! eBooks and Publications topics...

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Mystery Science

<h2 style="text-align: center;"> Mystery Science</h2><div>Because of our partnership with Discovery Education we are being offered Mystery Science for free until the end of the school year. Please share with all K-5 Science teachers the following link: <span face="Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida Grande, Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><u>https://mysteryscience.com/start</u></span></span> to sign up for an account and then you can access through Classlink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWm5wLG8esPN7le24kzYnldrlbFUy4RhdZsyppuss7DeK6jYww8-3a8SdOeccNqu0nHLBhsNQyCr-U18c8No9Zflwyh2h1crgzNlTuivw7rS2gFEi4J-dVuo1Ic5NLxvx-TWQjql1Frh8/s96/mystery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="96" data-original-width="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWm5wLG8esPN7le24kzYnldrlbFUy4RhdZsyppuss7DeK6jYww8-3a8SdOeccNqu0nHLBhsNQyCr-U18c8No9Zflwyh2h1crgzNlTuivw7rS2gFEi4J-dVuo1Ic5NLxvx-TWQjql1Frh8/s0/mystery.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting started Video: <a href="https://mysteryscience.wistia.com/embed/iframe/ozhk8931ui">https://mysteryscience.wistia.com/embed/iframe/ozhk8931ui</a></div><div><br /></div><div>If you already had an account it has already been moved to the district.  Discovery Education is offering a session for Elementary teachers on December 8 at 3:45 they will include integration ideas for using Mystery Science with your Discovery Education account.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYKy2o_KmiUE-jdTL4FpuC351UdzVUkWc9dxBDnfNOhkXUGzeIcwKJmBRsbELNlxZ9MYX2K9-ZaCUQqKyig5HBYMH08vtdVxN0Dl3Yfe7oKckmHsCUatZJnt0BRRYlT3PdjBE6k5f9q0/s2048/Training+poser.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYKy2o_KmiUE-jdTL4FpuC351UdzVUkWc9dxBDnfNOhkXUGzeIcwKJmBRsbELNlxZ9MYX2K9-ZaCUQqKyig5HBYMH08vtdVxN0Dl3Yfe7oKckmHsCUatZJnt0BRRYlT3PdjBE6k5f9q0/w300-h400/Training+poser.png" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>NCWiseOwl Resources for Computer Science Week</b></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ncwiseowl.org/&source=gmail&ust=1605729909105000&usg=AFQjCNFOaQq-z2Kaswz-WTi5j2tYBj5Ihg" href="http://www.ncwiseowl.org/" style="color: #1155cc; margin: 0px;" target="_blank" title="www.ncwiseowl.org">NCWiseOwl</a> offers resources suitable for supporting <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.csedweek.org/&source=gmail&ust=1605729909105000&usg=AFQjCNHuT1llLmmMOuyGn-Rj7Arv4ULr2g" href="https://www.csedweek.org/" style="color: #1155cc; margin: 0px;" target="_blank" title="https://www.csedweek.org/">Computer Science Week</a> (Dec. 7-13) and accompanying <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://code.org/&source=gmail&ust=1605729909105000&usg=AFQjCNHpjX5U59d3ZnBBaa_GpelbF3OXfg" href="https://code.org/" style="color: #1155cc; margin: 0px;" target="_blank" title="https://code.org/">Hour of Code</a>.  </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The STEM in Focus toolkit resource highlights examples that support STEM/STEAM in your school.  </span><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ncdpi.instructure.com/courses/1276/pages/focus-stem-and-steam&source=gmail&ust=1605729909105000&usg=AFQjCNFskFkU-lwxoozJ5iFTSstrZKXHfA" href="https://ncdpi.instructure.com/courses/1276/pages/focus-stem-and-steam" style="color: #1155cc; margin: 0px;" target="_blank">https://ncdpi.instructure.com/<wbr></wbr>courses/1276/pages/focus-stem-<wbr></wbr>and-steam</a><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="margin: 0px;">The <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ncwiseowl.org/eBooks.htm&source=gmail&ust=1605729909105000&usg=AFQjCNH-dE6J0tZ664Jn33vC2x4iXl16Bw" href="http://www.ncwiseowl.org/eBooks.htm" style="color: #1155cc; margin: 0px;" target="_blank" title="http://www.ncwiseowl.org/eBooks.htm">NCWiseOwl eBook collections</a> have various series (book sets) addressing a wide array of </span><span style="background-color: yellow; margin: 0px;">coding topics</span><span style="margin: 0px;"> that are suitable for classroom instruction, individual student reading, and professional learning</span>. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="margin: 0px;">Slides</span> 7 and 8 specifically address coding with example coding eBooks.</b>  </div></div><br /></div>

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NCWISEOWL Webinar Schedule - please share

<h3 style="text-align: center;"> WiseOwl Resources<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhT_KdB4zlOEeaymbhD3XRu4DL-dcvHXice30KfLsrr0Yt5jIJW1pXmmILGoNHSqRHOYtoTQ31FcfsZuUhzFKVwGUMuOyzImqSXYIZil0DX2uS4c5lTd1uwjsfYFWpgFJZcevwkQiGck8/s1600/ncwoheader_orig.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="355" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhT_KdB4zlOEeaymbhD3XRu4DL-dcvHXice30KfLsrr0Yt5jIJW1pXmmILGoNHSqRHOYtoTQ31FcfsZuUhzFKVwGUMuOyzImqSXYIZil0DX2uS4c5lTd1uwjsfYFWpgFJZcevwkQiGck8/s200/ncwoheader_orig.png" width="200" /></a></h3> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Have you been using NCWiseOwl?  Would you like to learn more about their resources?  So much here we need to make sure we use it in order for the state to continue to provide these resources.  If you have a desire to know more please consider attending one of the <span style="background-color: white;">upcoming webinars available from Gale addressing NCWiseOwl resources aligned to various topics including ESL, Special Education, IBL/PBL, STEM and CTE.  Offerings include later afternoon and evening hours.  This information is also available in the </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ncdpi.instructure.com/courses/1276&source=gmail&ust=1572959478772000&usg=AFQjCNGza4hTXgnsI6AoiCUVyU2dGTBlpg" href="https://ncdpi.instructure.com/courses/1276" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="https://ncdpi.instructure.com/courses/1276">NCWO Toolkit</a><span style="background-color: white;"> on the </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ncdpi.instructure.com/courses/1276/pages/professional-learning-gale&source=gmail&ust=1572959478772000&usg=AFQjCNHmIejB7m6WXC7sgh3-fVOcPXSKmQ" href="https://ncdpi.instructure.com/courses/1276/pages/professional-learning-gale" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="https://ncdpi.instructure.com/courses/1276/pages/professional-learning-gale">Professional Learning Page</a><span style="background-color: white;">. Here is a </span><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oaHBfdtTmvlTJah2dkP3NoMy7xQsYP8U/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Flyer</a> </span><span style="background-color: white;">you can print out with all the dates and topics.</span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>

NCWISEOWL Webinar Schedule - please share

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Instructional Updates

<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0-OBcuB6U8O4CUM-WjzX-sgHGrTWsCTJDN5ubuZB2P3TQl05-qAO4XgyhZVUqOx9t1hmrrAQsxe6rIFt78YG27DtjKmfchKm0X5uHsd8JqTj2-1acJz_dzdmzxbHznRYGFNprlcLT0A/s1600/dtl+insider.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="541" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0-OBcuB6U8O4CUM-WjzX-sgHGrTWsCTJDN5ubuZB2P3TQl05-qAO4XgyhZVUqOx9t1hmrrAQsxe6rIFt78YG27DtjKmfchKm0X5uHsd8JqTj2-1acJz_dzdmzxbHznRYGFNprlcLT0A/s320/dtl+insider.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NCSBE/bulletins/25e4806" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Check out this newsletter from DPI</a></span></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Open educational resources (<span class="il">OER</span>) are resources for students and teachers that are licensed to permit users to reuse, revise, remix, and redistribute the content. Imagine a space where a community of North Carolina educators can come together to curate, create, and share <span class="il">OER</span>! That’s what GoOpenNC is all about!</span></div> <div style="color: #222222;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">GoOpenNC is the name of the <span class="il">OER</span> initiative here in North Carolina, and it’s also the name of the platform where NC educators can become part of this <span class="il">OER</span> community of practice as they find, develop, and share instructional materials. The platform will be available for all teachers in late December / early January, but you have an opportunity to join the community now!  </span></div> <div style="color: #222222;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type%3Dclick%26enid%3DZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwOTE2LjEwMjI5NDgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MDkxNi4xMDIyOTQ4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2NzgzNDgzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YW15c3RhbmxleUBqb2huc3Rvbi5rMTIubmMudXMmdXNlcmlkPWFteXN0YW5sZXlAam9obnN0b24uazEyLm5jLnVzJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm%26%26%26100%26%26%26https://forms.gle/Mtgq9dd78VEbirj28&source=gmail&ust=1568833376413000&usg=AFQjCNF0f5AirA_X17SP7ULxx7mhN1xWVA" href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwOTE2LjEwMjI5NDgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MDkxNi4xMDIyOTQ4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2NzgzNDgzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YW15c3RhbmxleUBqb2huc3Rvbi5rMTIubmMudXMmdXNlcmlkPWFteXN0YW5sZXlAam9obnN0b24uazEyLm5jLnVzJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm&&&100&&&https://forms.gle/Mtgq9dd78VEbirj28" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Register</a> to attend one of the four face-to-face sessions taking place across the state in October. You are encouraged to partner with others from your district or school to attend as a team.</span></div> <div style="color: #222222;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">These sessions are designed for classroom teachers, instructional technology facilitators, school library media coordinators, instructional coaches, and other instructional support staff.</span></b></div> <hr style="color: #222222;" /> <div style="color: #222222;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">During this session, participants will</span></div> <ul style="color: #222222;"> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Learn about open educational resources & open licensing</span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Explore and engage with the GoOpenNC platform</span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Discuss the definition of “quality” & apply knowledge to <span class="il">OER</span></span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Develop a plan for sharing and using <span class="il">OER</span> </span></li> </ul> <div style="color: #222222;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Space is limited, so be sure to <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type%3Dclick%26enid%3DZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwOTE2LjEwMjI5NDgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MDkxNi4xMDIyOTQ4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2NzgzNDgzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YW15c3RhbmxleUBqb2huc3Rvbi5rMTIubmMudXMmdXNlcmlkPWFteXN0YW5sZXlAam9obnN0b24uazEyLm5jLnVzJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm%26%26%26101%26%26%26https://forms.gle/Mtgq9dd78VEbirj28&source=gmail&ust=1568833376413000&usg=AFQjCNFxOR4PtpliR-PwGTwGjPq1qm0wYQ" href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwOTE2LjEwMjI5NDgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MDkxNi4xMDIyOTQ4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2NzgzNDgzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YW15c3RhbmxleUBqb2huc3Rvbi5rMTIubmMudXMmdXNlcmlkPWFteXN0YW5sZXlAam9obnN0b24uazEyLm5jLnVzJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm&&&101&&&https://forms.gle/Mtgq9dd78VEbirj28" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">register</a> soon! </span></div> <div style="color: #222222;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Dates and locations:</span></div> <ul style="color: #222222;"> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">October 9 - Wilkes County Schools Stone Center, 613 Cherry St, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659</span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">October 10 - Rowan-Salisbury Schools Wallace Ed Forum, 500 N Main St, Salisbury, NC 28144</span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">October 11 - Edgecombe County Public Schools Technology Center, 412 Pearl Street, Tarboro, NC 27886</span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">October 22 - Wayne County Schools PD & Family Engagement Center, 415 S. Virginia St., Goldsboro, NC 27530</span></li> </ul> <div style="color: #222222;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type%3Dclick%26enid%3DZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwOTE2LjEwMjI5NDgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MDkxNi4xMDIyOTQ4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2NzgzNDgzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YW15c3RhbmxleUBqb2huc3Rvbi5rMTIubmMudXMmdXNlcmlkPWFteXN0YW5sZXlAam9obnN0b24uazEyLm5jLnVzJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm%26%26%26102%26%26%26https://forms.gle/Mtgq9dd78VEbirj28&source=gmail&ust=1568833376414000&usg=AFQjCNGZOyNsPp38MaPK1xvFa1vJ8AJwcw" href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwOTE2LjEwMjI5NDgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MDkxNi4xMDIyOTQ4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2NzgzNDgzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YW15c3RhbmxleUBqb2huc3Rvbi5rMTIubmMudXMmdXNlcmlkPWFteXN0YW5sZXlAam9obnN0b24uazEyLm5jLnVzJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm&&&102&&&https://forms.gle/Mtgq9dd78VEbirj28" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">REGISTRATION LINK</a>  |  <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type%3Dclick%26enid%3DZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwOTE2LjEwMjI5NDgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MDkxNi4xMDIyOTQ4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2NzgzNDgzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YW15c3RhbmxleUBqb2huc3Rvbi5rMTIubmMudXMmdXNlcmlkPWFteXN0YW5sZXlAam9obnN0b24uazEyLm5jLnVzJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm%26%26%26103%26%26%26https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rowm2T3_d08rLkEGFIqTV_j0hd1EajaaO3i0qaV5Isw/edit?usp%3Dsharing&source=gmail&ust=1568833376414000&usg=AFQjCNEtf6h5PBvQN3JB6rkB2BP-MolR_w" href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTkwOTE2LjEwMjI5NDgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE5MDkxNi4xMDIyOTQ4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2NzgzNDgzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YW15c3RhbmxleUBqb2huc3Rvbi5rMTIubmMudXMmdXNlcmlkPWFteXN0YW5sZXlAam9obnN0b24uazEyLm5jLnVzJnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mbXZpZD0mZXh0cmE9JiYm&&&103&&&https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rowm2T3_d08rLkEGFIqTV_j0hd1EajaaO3i0qaV5Isw/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title="">LINK TO EVENT INFORMATION</a></span></div> <div style="color: #222222;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div style="color: #222222;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Each session will start at 9:00 AM and end by 4:00 PM. Lunch will be on your own. Additional details will be provided via email prior to the event.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEx9mPKNVVyIjZDgpAEnW3UeYPd5V5Ev0JqAikgNIP9BcmBpVHyrlCox5Kb9vMs9NpcoDkoiqjOXT9013OPbyf3SYUlIbLGjmhH5e7vHGQaCOy9bNvzoE7AoyiiQPtIuAbltHgIwZEm1g/s1600/pljcs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="161" data-original-width="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEx9mPKNVVyIjZDgpAEnW3UeYPd5V5Ev0JqAikgNIP9BcmBpVHyrlCox5Kb9vMs9NpcoDkoiqjOXT9013OPbyf3SYUlIbLGjmhH5e7vHGQaCOy9bNvzoE7AoyiiQPtIuAbltHgIwZEm1g/s1600/pljcs.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Student Access File updates</b></span></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">We have completed the "opt out period" and the file has been received by the Public Library so student and staff access should be updated soon.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is the log in information: </span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hUPLOS6cUkPXaIk693T98cip1sFIaPPdNPs3LYmU8b0/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">FAQ Document</a></span><br /> <a href="https://youtu.be/HRd3UnjjKfo" target="_blank">Video on how to use Student Access</a><br /> Sample <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LIDqkPCMAowWwqRrwoYItsR2pqcArVwGiaMHScobsWc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Parent Letter</a><br /> <br /> <b><br /></b> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6Ta4shoDRn_fkgkGJwcMTjJz_PLG-YYpN1TaobS5aypNPObJmEu6GLzGkJOCfgf83e3R7q4VKmWN3FDjodDhdSKgNzcNfKHYg51EiR9NAH_4zquw1WgWgEKOfcUr3KOHVrJ6lIfuSjA/s1600/software-14177545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6Ta4shoDRn_fkgkGJwcMTjJz_PLG-YYpN1TaobS5aypNPObJmEu6GLzGkJOCfgf83e3R7q4VKmWN3FDjodDhdSKgNzcNfKHYg51EiR9NAH_4zquw1WgWgEKOfcUr3KOHVrJ6lIfuSjA/s200/software-14177545.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <b><br /></b> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b>Kuta Renewal Information is in the Media/Technology Folder</b></div> </div> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <br /></div> </div>

Instructional Updates

Check out this newsletter from DPI The below message is posted to the  NCWiseOwl  website. EBSCO databases are returning...

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NCWiseOwl has been Updated!

<div style="text-align: center;"> <b>NCWiseOwl has been Updated!</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The new and improved NCWiseOwl site is now live!  If you need to get to the old site you can access it under the Home tab.  Check it out and tell your teachers about the changes, it is much more user friendly and all links are working and organized in a manner that makes sense.  The web address is the same: <a href="http://www.ncwiseowl.org/">www.ncwiseowl.org</a> and the password has not changed.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQL6zfDzJFpBtZ-IQZFC5Jkda7Qw-h7iUqyODwNmJMXpNWRpm1YEe049HS3taYUVgKhqkvZv5h8wJwDYqZ7FucFsE4ySb-u4oc-j8MjxBokWlswJ9yY61TQbAZiwcrrGdkQ_3lCRuT5BI/s1600/wiseowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQL6zfDzJFpBtZ-IQZFC5Jkda7Qw-h7iUqyODwNmJMXpNWRpm1YEe049HS3taYUVgKhqkvZv5h8wJwDYqZ7FucFsE4ySb-u4oc-j8MjxBokWlswJ9yY61TQbAZiwcrrGdkQ_3lCRuT5BI/s400/wiseowl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>

NCWiseOwl has been Updated!

NCWiseOwl has been Updated! The new and improved NCWiseOwl site is now live!  If you need to get to the old site you can access it under ...

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Update: DPI Changes to NCWiseOwl & NCLive

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe417TxWrp7ZoLCOrPUm951PUpBneJpUtyLjTU96-2MaOcje_CQyTTwYWwPXYqVxsk6IcYU2t5rJ2hBgp2yF-1whukR7Yros2NwzPMreaAv41wpK7uZzBS1sSpXiCrh-DU3lNO-J8jPGk/s1600/wiseowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe417TxWrp7ZoLCOrPUm951PUpBneJpUtyLjTU96-2MaOcje_CQyTTwYWwPXYqVxsk6IcYU2t5rJ2hBgp2yF-1whukR7Yros2NwzPMreaAv41wpK7uZzBS1sSpXiCrh-DU3lNO-J8jPGk/s1600/wiseowl.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"> Please share the following information with school staff that use <a href="http://www.ncwiseowl.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">NCWiseOwl</a> resources. </div> <div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"> ***************</div> <div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> Just a reminder that the following EBSCO resources are being discontinued and have been replaced by Explora:</div> <ul dir="" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4041963902594110681" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4041963902594110681" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a> <li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">​Student Research Center</span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Kids Search</span></li> <li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Searchasaurus</span></li> </ul> <div style="font-family: calibri, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <div style="font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Explora is now available from the left side navigation in each of the zones.</span></div> <div style="font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogr1H5bbYuaFbaS19oCYeep20yhV_DOOvq9c8PDwiWPh3fvczLPMfZCia23T3-X2SV_lbedtW0_JcJo5900TFJaqK27XSAIBck7f-40CJUXKMJS6Ldra8R4Jse-9YfK0cvkHymXSagm4/s1600/nclive2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="55" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogr1H5bbYuaFbaS19oCYeep20yhV_DOOvq9c8PDwiWPh3fvczLPMfZCia23T3-X2SV_lbedtW0_JcJo5900TFJaqK27XSAIBck7f-40CJUXKMJS6Ldra8R4Jse-9YfK0cvkHymXSagm4/s400/nclive2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> As you may know, PBS videos have been accessible through an NCWiseOwl partnership with NC LIVE. This collection includes videos from PBS including Ken Burns’ documentaries, Masterpiece Theater, Scientific American, American Experience, and more. <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #333333;">This content has been accessible for districts and charter schools from the </span><a href="http://www.ncwiseowl.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #6611cc; text-decoration: none;">www.ncwiseowl.org</span></a><span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #333333;"> site by clicking on the link for "PBS Videos". We are pleased to announce that there is now an additional way to access this content.</span></div> <div style="font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;">On <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_90638525" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">March 8, 2016</span></span> students and teachers will be able to access the NC LIVE streaming video collection using an application within the NCEdCloud IAM Service. LEA and charter school users will also now be able to access this content using the icon below that will be made available on their <a href="http://my.ncedcloud.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">my.ncedcloud.org</a> <wbr></wbr>applications page:</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuOLynASNv0JaM6R73bnQ6uMBocs1XESZIc9nVK7APdQaCODYDnEm20x_4b5-Ua8qqCHyzOHLJK94DKlL-S3sBTfV4bApVMigBY02xLyyuqxx4XWWM-7lWWI9bDuvNwmRuaY2NxRWMs8/s1600/NCLive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuOLynASNv0JaM6R73bnQ6uMBocs1XESZIc9nVK7APdQaCODYDnEm20x_4b5-Ua8qqCHyzOHLJK94DKlL-S3sBTfV4bApVMigBY02xLyyuqxx4XWWM-7lWWI9bDuvNwmRuaY2NxRWMs8/s1600/NCLive.jpg" /></a></div> <div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are excited to provide you with additional ways to access this content. Provided that your district has registered external IPs with NCWiseOwl, you will still be able to automatically authenticate and access the streaming video content through the NCWiseOwl site. Please choose the best access option that works to meet the needs of your students.</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;">See below for answers to commonly asked questions about the NC LIVE streaming video service.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <b><span style="font-size: small;">Q: Are there technical requirements for my network to allow access to the Media Collection?</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;">A: Yes, your network firewall will need to allow traffic through the following ports:</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://media.nclive.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">media.nclive.org</a> : port 80</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fms.nclive.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">fms.nclive.org</a> : port 1935</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;">In addition, all computers on the network need to accept cookies from the <a href="http://nclive.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">nclive.org</a> domain.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Contact your local network administrator for more information.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <b><span style="font-size: small;">Q: What hardware, software, and other technology do I need to watch the NC LIVE Video Collection?</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;">A: Videos can be viewed on any device with an Internet connection and <a href="https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Adobe Flash Player</a> (version 9 or higher) software. Your device must have an Internet connection speed of at least 175 Kbps.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;">NC LIVE Media Collection videos are available in three streaming formats: a lower bandwidth option (175 Kbps), a standard bandwidth option (400 Kbps), and a high bandwidth option (1MB). Videos cannot be downloaded or saved to a device.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <br /></div> <div style="font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Q: Do libraries and schools have public performance rights for Films on Demand and NC LIVE Videos Collection?</b>A: Yes! Public performance rights are provided to NC LIVE member libraries, provided the library or any other exhibitor does not charge an admission fee or derive monetary gain.</span></div> <div style="font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div> <div style="font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div> </div> <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>

Update: DPI Changes to NCWiseOwl & NCLive

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