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.

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Computer Use Policy

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.

HCPSS Computer Use Policy 8080

Big 6 Steps to Research

• The Big6 is a process model of how people of all ages solve an information problem.
• The process is a systematic approach to information problem-solving that relies upon critical thinking skills.
• Big 6 Fact Sheet
• "How to get an "A" Big 6 PowerPoint
  

Women's History Field Trip,
Knowing Poe: Edgar Allen Poe
National Geographic Interactive Museum
Human Impact Trends
Rainforest

On the Web

Follow the Leaders

• History’s Great Speeches
  Speeches explain, often codify, and sometimes create the ideas a leader wishes to lead by. At History’s
  Speeches & Audio website, students can hear Ronald Reagan
  giving his farewell address, Winston Churchill speaking on the Battle of Britain, and Pope John Paul II addressing the United Nations. They also can learn about a number of historical figures in leadership roles, from General William T. Sherman
  to Charles Darwin.
• When Women Lead
  Students can take an online quiz to test their knowledge of female leaders or use the interactive timeline to learn about important figures in women’s history, from Sojourner Truth to Indira Ghandi. They also can learn about lesser-known
  leaders such as Victoria Woodhull, who was a U.S. presidential candidate in 1872.
• How Would You Rule China?
  Every leader has his or her own style, and students
  can find out what type of emperor they would be by
  answering a series of questions. Students will discover that every ruler has a weakness, such as Emperor Tang Xuanzong, the sixth emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who was hardworking and diligent, but who was obsessed with pleasure-seeking and delegated too much power to underlings.
• Leading Men
  BET’s documentary series Leading Men profiles
  p r o m i n e n t African American men in the fields of the
  arts, politics, and social issues. On the companion website, students can view photo galleries and see biographies of the series’ subjects, including musician/activist Wyclef Jean, jazz legend Wynton Marsalis, rapper Common, actor/producer Denzel Washington, actor/ activist Don Cheadle, pop star Lenny Kravitz, and rapper/actor LL Cool J.
• C-SPAN Congressional Chronicle
  By visiting the Congressional Chronicle section of C-SPAN’s
  website, students can find the leaders who represent them and then track whenever those legislators speak to Congress. Students can follow the number of days their Congress
  members appear and can read transcripts and view video of the leaders’ speeches. Students also can visit C-SPAN2’s BookTV site (www.booktv.org) for recent videos featuring world leaders past and present, from Ghandi to President Barack Obama.

Instructional Television

History Channel

ITV Schedule

Howard County Public Library

Download an Audio Book