1. September
2008
Creekview High School Media Center
Monthly Report
September 2008
Buffy Hamilton, Media Specialist
Ruth Fleet, Media Specialist
Tammy Beasley, Media Clerk

2. Creekview High School Media Center Monthly Report September 2008
Buffy Hamilton and Ruth Fleet, Media Specialists/Tammy Beasley, Media Clerk
Program and Instructional Highlights
 Celebrated Banned Book Week 2008 with blog
entries and special book displays related to the
event.
 Added resources and blog posts related to YA lit
authors and using Web 2.0 resources for learning
more about YA writers.
 Mrs. Fleet published her first Web 2.0 newsletter of
the year for faculty and staff.
 Added additional Pageflakes pagecasts on diseases
and biology current news/events at
http://www.pageflakes.com/theunquietlibrary/2496
9308 .
 Created a special display area to feature anime and
manga books for our patrons.
 The Unquiet Library blog,
http://theunquietlibrary.wordpress.com/, surpasses
65,000 hits; the blog received 8313 hits in
September 2008.
 Purchased and installed two additional HP Scanners
for student and faculty use.
 Purchased additional titles for our GALE Virtual
Reference Library.
 Set up a two month free trial to ABC-CLIO to facilitate
research and study of Election 2008.
 Ordered over 1,100 new fiction, nonfiction, and
reference books to support current/upcoming
research projects as well as student requests.
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3. Creekview High School Media Center Monthly Report September 2008
Buffy Hamilton and Ruth Fleet, Media Specialists/Tammy Beasley, Media Clerk
Media Center Statistics September 2008
Individual Non-Class Student Visits 1300
Class Sessions Served 126
Student Patron Circulation 9th 448
Student Patron Circulation 10th 151
th
Student Patron Circulation 11 331
th
Student Patron Circulation 12 206
Total Student Patron Circulation 1254
GALE Total Sessions 4199
GALE Virtual Reference Library 2116
GALE Discovering Collection 346
GALE Student Resource Center Gold 496
GALE Literature Resource Center 26
GALE Opposing Viewpoints 1215
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4. Creekview High School Media Center Monthly Report September 2008
Buffy Hamilton and Ruth Fleet, Media Specialists/Tammy Beasley, Media Clerk
Georgia Performance AASL Standards Supported Through ISTE Standards Supported Instructional
Standards Media Center Instruction Through Instruction Partners
Activities
Chemistry students researched the properties, uses, and importance of Mr.
chemical elements from the periodic table. SC2c, SC3b,d, 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select Creativity and Purugulla,
appropriate sources to answer Innovation Mr. Dennis
SC3f, SC4a,b
questions. Research and
http://tinyurl.com/4t73qw (SC1a,b), (SC3a,c) 1.1.5 Evaluate information found in Information
selected sources on the basis of Fluency
accuracy, validity, and Critical
http://tinyurl.com/3s5ova appropriateness for needs, Thinking ,
importance, and social and cultural Problem
context. Solving, and
1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for Decision
information presented in any format Making
(e.g., textual, visual, media, digital)
in order to make inferences and
gather meaning.
1.2.2. Demonstrate confidence and
self- direction by making
independent choices in the selection
of resources and information.
1.2.3 Demonstrate creativity by
using multiple resources and
formats.
Introduced students to Glogster for creating electronic posters; 1.3.1 Respect copyright/ Creativity and Ms.
discussed the ethical use of images, video, and sounds. Discussed the SB3 SCSH1 SCSH9 intellectual property rights of innovation Schmitt
concept of creative commons license and showed students sources for creators and producers. Digital
copyright friendly multimedia. 1.3.3 Follow ethical and legal Citizenship
guidelines in gathering and using
Introduced print, web, and database resources for researching facts information.
about viruses to Biology students. 1.3.5 Use information technology
responsibly.
http://tinyurl.com/44gy93
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5. Creekview High School Media Center Monthly Report September 2008
Buffy Hamilton and Ruth Fleet, Media Specialists/Tammy Beasley, Media Clerk
Activities Georgia Performance AASL Standards Supported Through ISTE Standards Supported Instructional
Standards Media Center Instruction Through Instruction Partners
Introduced resources for senior research projects, including books, 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select Creativity and Ms. Tillery,
databases, and authoritative websites. 12RC1, 12RC2a-f appropriate sources to answer Innovation Ms.
12RC3a-c questions. Research and Bennett,
Introduced Career Cruising and resources for finding information on careers 12RC4a-c 1.1.5 Evaluate information found in Information Ms.
through databases, web resources, nonfiction books, and reference books. selected sources on the basis of Fluency Pickart,
accuracy, validity, and Critical Thinking Mr.
http://theunquietlibrary.wikispaces.com/senior_research_project2008- appropriateness for needs, , Problem Lawson
12W1a-g
09 importance, and social and cultural Solving, and
12W2a-m,
12W3a-f context. Decision
12W4a-f 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for Making
information presented in any
format (e.g., textual, visual, media,
digital) in order to make inferences
and gather meaning.
1.2.2. Demonstrate confidence and
self- direction by making
independent choices in the
selection of resources and
information.
1.2.3 Demonstrate creativity by
using multiple resources and
formats.
Mini-lesson on how to use the card catalog and resources for independent book 4.1.1 Read, view, and listen for pleasure and n/a Ms. Lester
selection/independent reading for assigned reading and pleasure reading. personal growth.
ELA10RL1 4.1.2 Read widely and fluently to make
ELA10RL2 connections with self, the world, and
http://theunquietlibrary.wikispaces.com/lester_peachbooks_september2008 ELA10RC1 previous reading.
4.1.3 Respond to literature and creative
expressions of ideas in various formats and
genres.
4.1.4 Seek information for personal learning
in a variety of formats and genres.
4.1.5 Connect ideas to own interests and
previous knowledge and experience.
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6. Creekview High School Media Center Monthly Report September 2008
Buffy Hamilton and Ruth Fleet, Media Specialists/Tammy Beasley, Media Clerk
Georgia Performance AASL Standards Supported Through ISTE Standards Supported Instructional
Standards Media Center Instruction Through Instruction Partners
Activities
Introduced research pathfinder on resources for researching diseases, including SCSh1 Mr.
databases and our Pageflakes pagecast with RSS feeds from the latest medical SCSh8 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select Creativity and Purugulla
journals. SCSh9 appropriate sources to answer Innovation
questions. Research and
SAP1
http://theunquietlibrary.wikispaces.com/diseases_purugulla2008 1.1.5 Evaluate information found in Information
SAP4
selected sources on the basis of Fluency
accuracy, validity, and Critical
appropriateness for needs, Thinking ,
importance, and social and cultural Problem
context. Solving, and
1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for Decision
information presented in any format Making
(e.g., textual, visual, media, digital)
in order to make inferences and
gather meaning.
1.2.2. Demonstrate confidence and
self- direction by making
independent choices in the selection
of resources and information.
1.2.3 Demonstrate creativity by
using multiple resources and
formats.
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7. Creekview High School Media Center Monthly Report September 2008
Buffy Hamilton and Ruth Fleet, Media Specialists/Tammy Beasley, Media Clerk
Georgia Performance AASL Standards Supported Through ISTE Standards Supported Instructional
Standards Media Center Instruction Through Instruction Partners
Activities
Mr.
Introduced and explored resources for learning about the concept of Civics/Government 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select Creativity and Hunsucker
federalism. 1a,b; 2a,b; 19; 3a- appropriate sources to answer Innovation
c; 4a,b; 5a-f; 7; 8a- questions. Research and
http://theunquietlibrary.wikispaces.com/hunsucker_federalism_research e; 11a-c; 9; 10a,b; 1.1.5 Evaluate information found in Information
14a,b; selected sources on the basis of Fluency
accuracy, validity, and Critical
appropriateness for needs, Thinking ,
importance, and social and cultural Problem
context. Solving, and
1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for Decision
information presented in any format Making
(e.g., textual, visual, media, digital)
in order to make inferences and
gather meaning.
1.2.2. Demonstrate confidence and
self- direction by making
independent choices in the selection
of resources and information.
1.2.3 Demonstrate creativity by
using multiple resources and
formats.
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8. Creekview High School Media Center Monthly Report September 2008
Buffy Hamilton and Ruth Fleet, Media Specialists/Tammy Beasley, Media Clerk
AASL Standards Supported Through ISTE Standards Supported Instructional
Media Center Instruction Through Instruction Partners
Activities
Introduced resources for exploring media bias and how it influenced the 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select Research and Ms.
decision to create Japanese American internment camps during World War II. RL1(2)a-c, RL3a,b, appropriate sources to answer Information Kennedy
RL4b, RL5a,c questions. Fluency
http://theunquietlibrary.wikispaces.com/kennedy_media_persuasion 1.1.5 Evaluate information found in Critical Thinking ,
RC1, RC2a-f, RC3a- selected sources on the basis of Problem Solving,
c, RC4c accuracy, validity, and appropriateness and Decision
for needs, importance, and social and Making
W1a-c,e-g, cultural context.
W2(2)a-h, 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for
W3c,d, W4a-e information presented in any format
(e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in
order to make inferences and gather
LSV1a-j, meaning.
LSV2(1)a-e
LSV2(2)a,c
AASL Standards Supported Through ISTE Standards Supported Instructional
Media Center Instruction Through Instruction Partners
Activities
Introduced Career Cruising and resources for finding information on law n/a 1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select Research and Mr.
enforcement careers through databases, web resources, nonfiction books, and appropriate sources to answer Information Hubbard
reference books. questions. Fluency
1.1.5 Evaluate information found in Critical Thinking ,
http://theunquietlibrary.wikispaces.com/criminaljusticecareers_2008 selected sources on the basis of Problem Solving,
accuracy, validity, and appropriateness and Decision
for needs, importance, and social and Making
cultural context.
1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for
information presented in any format
(e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in
order to make inferences and gather
meaning.
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