August Creekview High School Media Center Monthly Report

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1 August 2008 Creekview High School Monthly Report Buffy Hamilton, Specialist Ruth Fleet, Specialist Tammy Beasley, Clerk

2 Program and al Highlights Offered training on igoogle and Google Reader to classroom teachers. Transitioned media center website into a SharePoint site. Creation of for our research pathfinders. Professional Development: >Ruth Fleet completed 3 credit units, Supervision in Curriculum, toward her doctoral degree in Curriculum and Teaching. >Ruth Fleet and Buffy Hamilton attended the August 25 Cherokee Country School District Specialists meeting at Little River Elementary. >Ruth Fleet and Buffy Hamilton s presentation on using Web 2.0 tools for developing a personal learning network as a media specialist was accepted for the October 2008 COMO conference in Athens,. >Buffy Hamilton s presentation on the use e-books in the library was accepted for the November 2008 GAETC Conference in Atlanta,. >Buffy Hamilton presented Avant Garde Cataloging 2.0 to Dr. Mary Ann Fitzgerald s EDIT 6380 Cataloging class, University of The Unquiet Library blog, surpasses 50,000 hits; the blog received 6,885 hits in August. Creation of Pageflakes Pagecasts on Environmental Science and Election

3 Statistics August 2008 Percentage Difference from August 2007 Individual Non-Class Student Visits % Class Sessions Served % Student Patron Circulation 9th % Student Patron Circulation 10th % Student Patron Circulation 11 th % Student Patron Circulation 12 th 79 Total Student Patron Circulation % GALE Total Sessions % GALE Virtual Reference Library % GALE Discovering Collection % GALE Student Resource Gold % GALE Literature Resource 35-93% GALE Opposing Viewpoints % 3

4 9 th grade students in Current Events courses introduced to database and web resources for exploring and researching current events including SIRS Researcher, GALE Opposing Viewpoints, GALILEO databases via EBSCOhost, and GALE Student Resource Gold. We also introduced the concept of using RSS feeds from igoogle and other news resources. Introduced students to Glogster for creating electronic posters; discussed the ethical use of images, video, and sounds. Discussed the concept of creative commons license and showed students sources for copyright friendly multimedia. AASL Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions. selected sources on the basis of accuracy, validity, and appropriateness for needs, importance, and social and cultural Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning Respect copyright/ intellectual property rights of creators and producers Follow ethical and legal guidelines in gathering and using information Use information technology responsibly. ISTE innovation Digital Citizenship al Mr. Foster Mr. Martin Ms. Guyer Mr. Rasmussen Mr. Foster Mr. Martin Ms. Guyer Mr. Rasmussen Ms. Gravitt Mr. Bradford Ms. Estapa Ms. Salas Mr. Higgins 4

5 Introduced resources for exploring ancient civilizations and modern countries to 10 th Honors World History students. Mini-lesson on how to use the card catalog and resources for independent book selection/independent reading for assigned reading and pleasure reading. WH 1ae, WH2a-d, WH3a-e ELA9RL1 ELA9RL2 ELA9RC1 AASL Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions. selected sources on the basis of accuracy, validity, and appropriateness for needs, importance, and social and cultural Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning Demonstrate confidence and self- direction by making independent choices in the selection of resources and information Read, view, and listen for pleasure and personal growth Read widely and fluently to make connections with self, the world, and previous reading Respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas in various formats and genres Seek information for personal learning in a variety of formats and genres Connect ideas to own interests and previous knowledge and experience. ISTE al Ms. Biello Ms. Carden Ms. Lester Ms. Frost Ms. Ashe Ms. Kennedy Mr. Bradford 5

6 Introduced and reviewed resources for research on music and musical genres with 10 th Honors Literature/Composition. Resources for persuasive writing were also incorporated into the research pathfinder. ELA 10RC1 ELA10RC2 ELA10RC4 ELA10W1 ELA10W3 ELA10W4 ELA10C2 ELA 10LSV2 AASL ISTE al Ms. Orfale 6

7 Introduced resources for literary criticism and literature research with 9 th Honors Literature/Composition. Introduced and reviewed resources for exploring television technology and the history of television with Video Production classes. ELA9R1 ELA9R2 ELA9RC1 ELA9W3 AASL ISTE Digital Citizenship al Ms. Frost Ms. Estapa 7

8 Introduced and practiced the use of Voice Thread for showing what students have learned about the history of television with Video Production classes. Introduced Career Cruising and resources for finding information on careers through databases, web resources, nonfiction books, and reference books. AASL ISTE Digital Citizenship al Ms. Estapa Mr. Martin Ms. Guyer 8

9 Introduced and reviewed resources for researching biotechnology and other cutting edge/ future is now technologies. Introduced and reviewed web resources for researching and exploring architectural styles of houses. AASL ISTE al Mr. Payne Ms. Salas 9

10 Introduced resources for exploring viewpoints on the impact of visual media on teenagers. The mini-lesson and research pathfinder focused on SIRS Researcher, GALE Opposing Viewpoints, and GALE Student Resource Gold as well as nonfiction and reference books for research. ELA 10RC1 ELA10RC2 ELA10RC4 ELA10W1 ELA10W3 ELA10W4 ELA10C2 ELA 10LSV2 AASL ISTE al Ms. Orfale Introduced copyright friendly resources for images and sounds related to students definitions of patriotism. Students also explored database and web resources for patriotic songs and images including the GALE Virtual Reference Library and Library of Congress materials. Digital Citizenship Mr. Opitz 10

11 Introduced print, web, and database resources for researching current events and articles related to Environmental Science. Pathfinder also included the creation of a Pageflakes pagecast with RSS feeds from favorite science magazines and journals. Introduced print, web, and database resources for researching facts about viruses to Biology students. SCSH1 SCSH9 SEV2 SEV4 SEV5 SB3 SCSH1 SCSH9 AASL ISTE Digital Citizenship al Ms. Panik Mr. Higgins 11