The
mission of the
Howard County
School Library
Media Program
is to provide
opportunities
for students
and staff to
become effective
users of ideas
and information.
Learning
and teaching, information access, and
program administration are the essential
elements of school library programs.
These elements suggest the roles that
the library media specialist plays in
supporting student learning. The functions
and services necessary to the learning
and teaching and the information access
roles will promote that learning directly;
program administration activities offer
underlying organization support to the
program. The goal areas and objectives
for library media specialists are derived
from Information Power: Building Partnerships
for Learning (American Library Association,
1998). Library media specialists and
administrators are referred to this document
for additional
information and lists of resources. To
access the Howard County School System
Library Media Program, please go tohttp://www2.hcpss.org/met/media/.
Mission
of Howard High School Library Media Program
The
mission of the Howard High School Department
of Technology & Media is to enhance
teaching and learning through print and
non-print media, technology, program
administration, collaboration with teachers
and staff to integrate information and
provide a safe, nurturing, and academically
stimulating learning environment in which
students, staff, families, and community
members participate and contribute to
become effective users of ideas and information.
Students
may use computers for school work in accordance
with the HCPSS Computer Code of Ethics
and Internet Use Permission forms and policies
only. This means students may use computers
for school work only and may use email
only with explicit permission of school
staff at the time of use.
Addiction
Over 23,000,000 Americans sruggle with addiction,
yet fewer than 10% are getting treatment.
The HBO Addiction Website demystifies this
much-misunderstood disease.
The Addiction Project is produced by HBO in partnership with the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
Allergies Center
Site features allergy guides, an interactive
seasonal-allergens map of the US, a quiz
and streaming video on allergy-related
topics
INTERACTIVE LIBRARY
Explore the disciplines of biology, astronomy,
physics, geology, and aerospace science with
this collection of interactive pages, courtesy
of
The Science Channel. The variety of subjects
and assorted quizzes, slide shows, maps,
and puzzles aid in increasing and exercising
scientific
knowledge.
BIO CLASSROOM
This website from Bio, formerly the Biography
Channel, profiles historical figures and
movements through study guides, video, quizzes,
profiles, and games. Also includes relevant
links and a section designed specifically
for students called Bio4Kids.
HISTORY.COM: GAMES
A collection of history-specific games
and quizzes designed to improve and test
knowledge of a variety of historical subjects,
ranging from ancient Greece to the history
of basketball. In addition, there are downloadable
podcasts and RSS feeds. video clip, a list
of his works, and links to outside resources.
WORLD HISTORY
Learn about world cultures and events with
the help of a variety of mini-sites from
The History Channel, thanks to video clips,
timelines, interactive maps, and games.
The sites are supported by an encyclopedia
database along with additional podcasts.
American
Civil War Photography
Video clips examine photography during the Civil War, the first conflict in which
the general public was exposed to images of war. Demonstrates the complicated
chemical process of capturing an image with the photographic technology available.
HISTORY
is pleased to bring you this week's educational
programming update: Mr. V's Picks...
Mega
Disasters: Mega Tsunami; 5/13, 9:00pm
In 6,000 B.C., 8,000 years before the 2004
Indian Ocean tsunami, waves taller than
the Statue of Liberty ravaged the coasts
of the Mediterranean Sea, devastating
ancient villages and killing untold numbers.
Watch as a team of scientist's piece
together evidence of this mega storm
and reveal the face of this ancient tsunami
for the first time. 3-D computer generated
animation recreates the massive waves
that may have changed the course of history. TVPG
Ancient
Discoveries: Ancient New York,
5/15, 8:00p
New York's towering skyline and world-leading
technology have made it the ultimate city,
yet breathtaking new discoveries reveal
that the blueprints for this megametropolis
were in fact laid thousands of years ago.
From brutal bloodsports staged in ancient
Madison Square Gardens to Times Square-style
celebrations at a gigantic neolithic calender,
you are about to discover that everything you thought you knew about
the Big Apple comes from our distant forefathers.
Shockwave:
16 - Shockwave; 5/16, 9:00p
Watch footage from a para-gliders helmet
cam as he is hit with a thermal updraft
that propels him 3,000 feet--then he
is sent into a plummeting death spin. While
trying to set a world record, stunt man
Spanky Spangler attempts jumping a car
more than 220 feet but hits the ramp
at 90 miles an hour and comes crashing
down in Firebird Lake, Arizona. Next
a military helicopter carrying reporters
explodes into a fireball while news cameras
are rolling. Then an out of control speed
boat goes airborne at 140 miles an hour,
turns nose up, takes two spectacular
spins and hurls the driver across the
water like a skipping stone. Finally
a gas tanker explodes into an inferno
and a firefighter falls into the
scalding caldron of gasoline--he'll burn
to death within 10 seconds.
Last
Days on Earth:, 5/17, 8:00p
Could the human race become suddenly extinct? We
count down seven ways in which the world
as we know it could meet an abrupt and
untimely end, from a mammoth asteroid strike
to the eruption of a super volcano. What
would happen as computers literally become
trillions of times smarter than we are--would
they program our mass murder? Scientists,
experts, and witnesses describe these and
other vividly pictured disaster scenarios,
from super bugs created in secret labs
to black holes that could suck earth into
oblivion. Using state-of-the-art computer-generated
graphics and interviews with the world's
top scientists, we will leave viewers pondering
humanity's place in the universe and will
reveal the most terrifying truth of all--that
our greatest enemy is ourselves.
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