OHS Media Center

Welcome to the OHS MediaCenter Blog!

Greetings students, parents, faculty and community members. The OHS media center is a terrific place to learn new things. Please click on one of the categories to the right to learn more about activities and programs in the Osborne High School Media Center.

Listen to a greeting: Download WelcomeMessage

• Announcements - Read about special events scheduled in the media center
• CCSD Professional Learning - Teachers and paraprofessionals can read about some of the courses offered through the Professional Learning Department
• Libary Media Profession - Media specialists can read about blogging and journals for the media profession
• Media Committee - Committee members can see meetings dates, agendas, and minutes
• Ruffin Reader Team - Team members can access information & links for this year's competition
• Student Resources - Check out the suggested reading list, list of magazines, and sample pathfinders to help in completing reserach papers
• Teacher Resources - Access a list of periodicals, links to copyright-free images, and more

Create Your Own Destiny Account!

Creating an Account for Destiny:

1. Open Destiny (from application launcher)
2. Click on the Create Account button in the top right corner
3. Enter
     o your last name
     o your e-number (student lunch number)
     o Click the NEXT button
4. Enter
     o your birthdate (you must be accurate)
     o Click the NEXT button
5. Enter
     o a username (a suitable “handle” for school/work)
 Suggestion: use your enumber/lunch number
     o a password (user chosen) – twice to confirm
     o email (this allows you to receive emails when holds or requested titles come in;
              email should have a suitable “handle”)
6. Click the SAVE button!

Download a PowerPoint Show about how to create your own Destiny Account: Download How to Create a Destiny Account

Features: You can…
- look at what books you have out
- check due dates
- renew books
     o cannot have overdues/fines
     o book cannot be “on hold” for someone else
- submit book reviews and rate a book
- create resource lists
     o books you want to read
     o books for a research paper to produce a citation page
- view your history (what books/materials you borrowed previously)
- submit a title as a recommended purchase

 

OHS Poem in Your Pocket Day - April 2, 2009

Join the Academy of American Poets in celebrating Poem in Your Pocket Day. The idea is simple: select a poem, carry it with you (poem in your pocket), and pass it along to family friends, and coworkers throughout the day. Last year, people across the country unfolded poems and read them in parks, libraries, schools, and workplaces. You can find poems online at http://poets.org/ .

Media Center Survey

A short survey about the services of the media center:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cGx2VkhkYm44aGNlc1NiR1BIX0h0YWc6MA..

2009-2010 Peach Teen Nominees

13 Reasons Why     by Jay Asher
Bad Monkeys    by Matt Ruff
Blood Brothers    by S.A. Harazin
City of Bones     by Cassandra Clare
Deadline      by Chris Crutcher
Generation Dead    by Daniel Waters
Getting the Girl     by Susan Juby
Graceling     by Kristin Cashore
Hunger Games     by Suzanne Collins
Impossible      by Nancy Werlin
Lessons from a Dead Girl     by Jo Knowles
Little Brother    by Cory Doctorow
My Most Excellent Year    by Steve Kluger
Oh. My. Gods.    by Tera Lynn Childs
Ophelia     by Lisa Klein
Spud   by John Van de Ruit
Three Little Words   by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Unwind     by Neal Shusterman
Wake     by Lisa McMann
Wicked Lovely      by Melissa Marr

Ruffin Readers Advance!

The Ruffin Reader team is preparing for district competition in the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl. District competition will be held at Luella Elementary School in Locust Grove on Saturday February 21st. In previous competitions the team took 1st place (county) and 2nd place (north region). Only first place teams from district competition will advance to the state finals to be held in Athens on March 7th. Team members are: Amadu B., Catherine B., Ana C., Noah S., Dominic W., and Nickie W. 

CCSD Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl

Start a team at your school and you will reap the benefits.  See the top 5 reasons to start a team: Download Top5_HRRBteam_0001 

ASCD Professional Collection

The following titles are available online. Please check with the media staff to obtain the password for authentication.

Activating the Desire to Learn
Align the Design: A Blueprint for School Improvement
Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction
Best Schools: How Human Development Research Should Inform Educational Practice 
Better Learning Through Structured Teaching: A Framework for the Gradual Release of Responsibility
Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community - 10th Anniversary ed.
Brain-Friendly Strategies for the Inclusion Classroom: Insights from a Neurologist and Classroom Teacher
Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement: Research on What Works in Schools
Building Literacy in Social Studies: Strategies for Improving Comprehension and Critical Thinking
Checking for Understanding: Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom
Classroom Assessment & Grading That Work
Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners
Concept-Rich Mathematics Instruction: Building a Strong Foundation for Reasoning and Problem Solving
Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners
Differentiated School: Making Revolutionary Changes in Teaching and Learning
EdSpeak: A Glossary of Education Terms - Phrases - Buzzwords - and Jargon
Educating Everybody's Children: Diverse Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners - Rev. and Expanded - 2nd ed
Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching 2nd ed
Essentials of Mathematics - K-6: Effective Curriculum - Instruction - and Assessment 
Essentials of Science - K-6: Effective Curriculum - Instruction - and Assessment 
Exemplary Practices for Secondary Math Teachers
Fundamentals of Literacy Coaching
Future-Focused Leadership: Preparing Schools - Students - and Communities for Tomorrow's Realities
Getting to "Got It!" : Helping Struggling Students Learn How to Learn
How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms - 2nd ed
Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time
Inspiring Active Learning: A Complete Handbook for Today's Teachers - Expanded 2nd ed.
Integrating Differentiated Instruction & Understanding by Design: Connecting Content and Kids
Learning-Driven Schools: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Principals
Learning Leader: How to Focus School Improvement for Better Results
Learning on Display: Student-Created Museums That Build Understanding
Making Standards Useful in the Classroom
Managing Diverse Classrooms: How to Build on Students' Cultural Strengths
Managing Your Classroom With Heart: A Guide for Nurturing Adolescent Learners
Mobilizing the Community to Help Students Succeed
Personalizing the High School Experience for Each Student
Principals Who Learn: Asking the Right Questions - Seeking the Best Solutions
Qualities of Effective Teachers - 2nd ed.
Reframing Teacher Leadership to Improve Your School
Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning: Insights from a Neurologist and Classroom Teacher
Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching and Learning
School Leadership that Works: From Research to Results
Schooling by Design: Mission - Action - and Achievement
Strategic Teacher: Selecting the Right Research-Based Strategy for Every Lesson
Summarization in Any Subject: 50 Techniques to Improve Student Learning
Supervision for Learning: A Performance-Based Approach to Teacher Development and School Improvement
Taking Action on Adolescent Literacy: An Implementation Guide for School Leaders
Teacher Leadership That Strengthens Professional Practice
Teacher Quality Index: A Protocol for Teacher Selection
Teachers as Classroom Coaches: How to Motivate Students Across the Content Areas
Teaching with the Brain in Mind - 2nd ed. - Rev. and Updated
Transformative Assessment
Understanding by Design - Expanded 2nd ed.
Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works
What Works in Schools: Translating Research into Action

Inauguration 2009

Here are some links to sites that offer lesson plans:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/ 

http://www.publicschoolinsights.org/inauguration 

http://www.teachablemoment.org/images/inauguration.pdf

 

Here are some more links (some are geared to a specific level):

 

Library of Congress
http://www.memory.loc.gov/learn/features/inaug/inaug.html


C-Span Resources (includes high/middle school worksheet)
http://www.c-span.org/classroom/govt/inauguration.asp


Teacher Vision (includes lesson plan on inaugural poetry)
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/elections/teacher-resources/6615.html


We Must Not Be Enemies: Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=246


Great Presidential Inauguration Websites
http://www.ourwhitehouse.org/greatinaugsites.html


http://inaugural.senate.gov/history/daysevents/index.cfm
This is a nice set of slides that covers the 9 major events of the day. The other links on the page are helpful for a more in-depth study. Lots of interesting 'firsts.'


http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=5768
This is a first hand report from a young student, now a teen, of his first inaugural experience. Nice viewpoint.


http://techsavvymama.blogspot.com/2009/01/websites-of-week-inauguration-websites.html
This site lists many resources, video tours of the White House and some reproducible materials.

Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl - Competition Schedule 2009

Cobb County Bowl (CCSD HRRB)     January 31, 2009
Osborne High School   2451 Favor Road   Marietta, GA 30060   770-437-5900  x298(media center)

North Region Bowl     February 7, 2009
Pickens County Middle School  1802 Refuge Road   Jasper, GA 30143   706-253-1830

Division A Bowl     February 21, 2009
Luella Elementary School   575 Walker Drive   Locust Grove, GA 30248     770-288-2035

Sate Final Bowl     March 7, 2009
Children's Literature Conference, University of Georgia
Georgia Center   1197 South Lumpkin Street   Athens, GA 30602-3603

 

eReference Books

The library collection now includes access to many reference books in digital format. These can be accessed from any computer. Simply get the password from your friendly Osborne media specialists! Use the links below to access the individual titles.

American Decades
American Decades Primary Sources
Climate Change in Context           
Constitutional Amendments: From Freedom of Speech to Flag Burning 
Contemporary Black Biography volume 60 
Contemporary Black Biography volume 61 
Contemporary Black Biography volume 62 
Contemporary Black Biography volume 63
Contemporary Black Biography volume 64
Contemporary Black Biography volume 65
Contemporary Black Biography volume 66
Contemporary Hispanic Biography volume 1
Contemporary Hispanic Biography volume 2
Contemporary Hispanic Biography volume 3
Contemporary Hispanic Biography volume 4
Everyday Finance: Economics - Personal Money Management - and Entrepreneurship
Gale Encyclopedia of Diets: A Guide to Health and Nutrition
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments
Gale Encyclopedia of World History: War
Infectious Diseases in Context
Notable Latino Writers
Supreme Court Drama: Cases That Changed America
UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes
UXL Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters
UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History