Welcome to the
Media
Center…
Gateway to
the World of Information
Apply
the power of information in ways that empower learners, enlighten minds, and
enrich all lives.
Ramblewood
Middle School
Specifically, the Library Media Specialist will
endeavor to:
- improve student
achievement by integrating information literacy skills throughout the
curriculum;
- improve student
reading skills by providing students with print, nonprint, and electronic
resources;
- offer guidance
in developing reading motivation programs and materials;
- promote the use of technology to locate and use
information
Broward County Public School Web
site
Reference Tools
Web
Sites for Teens
The Diary Project
http://www.diaryproject.com/
The Diary Project is an archive of anonymous journal entries in 24 categories
including relationships, body image, and self-esteem. The site’s goal is
to encourage communication amongst teens of all cultures and backgrounds,
provide peer-to-peer support, stimulate discussion, and generate feedback that
can help ease some of the concerns encountered along the way.
dMarie Time Capsule
http://dmarie.com/timecap/
Create your own online time capsule. Enter a date, pick from the top
headlines and famous people born, top hits, top TV shows, hot new toys
released, and top books released. When you are
finished, print out the page. It includes extra info like who was president and the prices for bread, gas, stamps, and the
minimum wage.
Guinness
Book of World Records
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
Web version of the popular record book. Includes a place to submit your own
records and record attempts.
The Merchants of
Cool
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/
The website of the Frontline program on the relationship between marketing
professionals -- the creators and sellers of popular culture -- and the teenage
market, the hottest demographic in America. The program poses
the question of which comes first - the attitude or the desire for the
attitude? Teens drive the economy, but are teens really driving their own interests?
Microsoft Terra
Server
http://terraserver-usa.com/
Look through cameras placed all over the globe. Now, find your place on
the map! Zoom in down to your house from a satellite’s point of
view.
National Youth
Advocacy Coalition
http://www.nyacyouth.org
This organization advocates for and with young people
who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ). It's
"Youth Connections" page (http://www.nyacyouth.org/nyac/youth_connections.html)
contains links to programs and resources
nationwide. The site has a strong focus on social justice, teen physical and
mental health, and racial equity.
Occupational Outlook
Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Learn about all the different types of careers and how to get involved in them
with this tool from the US Bureau of Labor Services.
Snopes.com
http://www.snopes.com
The site that examines not only the truth or reality
behind urban legends, "but also common fallacies, misinformation, old
wives' tales, strange news stories, rumors, celebrity gossip, and similar
items."
The Straight Dope
http://www.straightdope.com
Archive of over 2,000 questions answered in Cecil Adam's Chicago Reader Column.
Example: Why do we call it the "bathroom," even when it has no tub?
Teen Consumer
Scrapbook
http://www.atg.wa.gov/teenconsumer
Sponsored by the Washington State Attorney General's Office and written by
teens, this consumer guide addresses topics especially of interest to teens --
modeling scams, CD clubs, piercing, sports drinks, tanning, driving laws,
scholarship scams, and a host of other relevant concerns and issues.
Teenwire
http://www.teenwire.com/
Sexuality and relationship information from Planned Parenthood of America. also En
Espanol.
Youth at Work: Real
World, Real Rights!
http://www.youth.eeoc.gov/cases.html
Read about recent court cases involving teen workers and their rights (sexual
harrasment, discrimination, etc.). From the
Youth Noise
http://www.youthnoise.com/
Nonprofit affiliated with Save the Children Federation,
provides teens with a forum to express themselves and take action. Includes message boards and more.
English, Literature and Social Studies working together
Standard-Based Instruction
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The Sunshine State Standards were
approved by the State Board of Education in 1996 to provide expectations for
student achievement in |
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It is the only easy-to-use,
searchable, one-stop resource to access the academic standards |
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InTech2000 is a collaboration of the Miami Museum of Science and the |
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This outstanding site contains an extensive list of lesson
plans aligned to and searchable by Sunshine State Standard. In addition,
there are interactive student lessons and a software list also aligned to the
Standards. |
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The Elementary and Secondary
Curriculum Planning Tools contain all the benchmarks in Applied Technology,
Dance, Foreign Languages, Health Education, Language Arts, Mathematics,
Music, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, Theatre, and Visual Arts
in the appropriate grade clusters. In addition, the Secondary Curriculum Planning
Tool contains the full text of the state adopted course descriptions for
courses which have been aligned with the Sunshine State Standards. |
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Standards-based and skills-rich
lesson plans, reproducible, thematic units, and activities for your
classroom. Reproducibles and Lesson Plan page. |
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Links to standards-based, quality
Internet resources. Includes: Lessons/Units | Literature |Assessment| Publishing |Organizations | Activity Bank | Search Engines. |
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A
searchable database of children's literature related to environment and
linked to |
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STEPS:
Support for Teachers Enhancing Performance in Schools |
STEPS were developed by the
University of West Florida College of Education. "STEPS is an electronic performance support system designed
specifically to facilitate teachers in the development of instructional
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The Teacher's Internet Use Guide |
This guide works with you, designing
Internet-based lessons that are aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge |
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Welcome to Teaching to Academic
Standards. Start here in the Explanation section, which is all about the
CONCEPT. Then go on to Demonstration and the following sections, where we
move from CONCEPT to CLASSROOM! |
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on the
information need |
resources to
search for answers to your information question |
and evaluate
facts and ideas to answer the search question |
information
into knowledge for presentation |
your
presentation and search process |
Excellent Miscellaneous Links
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Need to write a research
paper? Want to do an A+ job without going |
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a site with free printable activity
sheets, templates for graphic organizers, and many more ideas for their use
in the classroom |
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Find poetry exhibits, listening booths
of actors reading poetry aloud, and more. |
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"Look up 79,000
acronyms/abbreviations & their meanings. A searchable database containing
common acronyms and abbreviations about all subjects, with a focus on
computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military." |
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Teaching resources for American
Literature. |
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The following sites are recommended
for children from preschool through age 14, their parents, and other
caregivers. |
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The Internet has become a great source
of information about a great many children's writers and illustrators. The
websites listed here include authors' personal websites and websites
maintained by fans, |
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This award-winning dictionary has bios
varying length on more than 18,000 men and women from ancient times to the
present day. |
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A companion Web site to the Biography
Channel, this offers links to further information about each person profiled
on the channel via a 25,000-name database. |
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Over 30,000 personalities with
thousands of 19th Century illustrations, |
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This section provides links to
biographical resources on Internet. For biographies by subject, Click here. |
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Go to this Web site for information on
world leaders and celebrities in the news. |
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The largest guide to posthumous
biography sites on the Web |
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Create your own biography using this
format. |
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A comprehensive Web database designed
to provide a one-stop shopping center for librarians to locate Internet
resources related to their profession. (Biography) |
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Bookspot brings the best book-related
sites together to simplify the search for the online texts, book reviews,
reading lists, author and publisher information, book stores, book news,
events and more. |
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Looking for a good read? You're
sure to find just the right work of fiction is this guide. |
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This index was compiled from the many
YA-related web pages created by |
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An index of over a thousand online
books. |
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Considered the most important work of
literary history and criticism ever |
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This is a collection of reviews of
great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and
collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum
areas, themes and professional topics. Check out these features: Expanded
Table of Contents - Search
- Feedback
- Books - Curriculum Areas - Subjects - Professional Topics - Newsletters - Products. |
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The following sites are recommended
for children from preschool through age 14, their parents, and other
caregivers. |
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A classroom
connect resource for citing Internet
resources. |