Our philosophySCSD Library/Media Services activities reflect the overall philosophy, mission and goals of the school and the district. The SCSD Library/Media Services program recognizes that in an age of information and media saturation, it is critical that students acquire information literacy skills as well as a commitment to lifelong readingand learning.

Through the SCSD Library/Media Services program and in the classroom, students develop critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills as they use a variety of traditional and technological resources.

In an environment that is dynamic and effective, the school library/media services program does not exist in isolation. The librarian works in partnership with students, teachers, administrators, Board of Education members, the local public library and the school community to develop and execute a comprehensive, integrated program.

Teachers work closely with Media Services to maximize the available resources and utilize 21st Century Skills. Some of the collaborations include: Language Arts 9 - debate topics; 5th grade - famous Iowans; HS Biology - science fair topics; 7th grade - Revolutionary War biographies; Language Arts 12

- World War II; 4th grade - Language Arts extension activities; Language Arts 12 - careers; 6th grade science - astronomy; HS Health - evaluating health info online; Language Arts 10 and 11 - research papers; Psychology I - book talks; Language Arts 8 - Graphic novels

Working collaboratively

SOLON HIGH SCHOOL The bookstore atmosphere is a big hit. Attendance averages 548 students per week.

SOLON MIDDLE SCHOOL It is not unusual to see every chair filled and students on the floor.

LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY Books, magazines, laptop computers... They are all part of the mix. Multimedia rules.

MEDIA SERVICES SOLON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

ANNUAL REPORT 2008- 2009

Checkout goes off the chartsEVENTS

SMS & SHS: Twilight book discussion groups

SMS: Pizza for each 2,000th checkout (that’s a lot of pizza)

LV & SHS: Live feed of the Inauguration

SMS: Staff Open House

SMS: Dragon Day & Andrew Clements Day

LV, SMS & SHS: Read Across America (Dr. Seuss)

SHS: Open mic poetry reading, READz & Thanks a Latte

LV & SHS: D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read)

THE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS:STUDENTS READ MORE IF WE HAVE GOOD BOOKS!

Since 2003, circulation district-wide has increased significantly (see chart to the right). Many factors have

positively affected book checkout, but one of the most important is funding. Increased funding, both through SCSD and through generous donations, has allowed Media Services to refresh its holdings, especially the fiction collections at SMS and SHS.

Another factor is assertive promotion of reading, both with programs/contests and with “hand-selling” techniques. Book displays and book lists (paper and electronic) have been successful strategies for alerting students and staff of new acquisitions and of subject strengths.

Does a welcoming, attractive environment make a difference? We think so. There is always something interesting and colorful to see in each of the Media Centers.

Average copyright date(Most of our seniors were born in 1992)

Lakeview fiction 1991Lakeview nonfiction 1994SMS fiction 1998SMS nonfiction 1997SHS fiction 1996SHS nonfiction 1994

DATA SMS - % increase in

circulation

302SHS - % increase in

circulation

250% increase

district-wide

61

What’s up in the Media Center?• • •

This year there was no need to wonder. It was all there on the blogs.

WHY BLOG?Blogging is an easy way to keep parents and students up to date with Media Services activities, whether it be an announcement of an upcoming activity, a story about super readers (TEAM READ!) or highlights of a book club (SHS READz).

The K-4 blogs list read-alouds and links to websites. Information on how to access the blogs went home with students several times and was highlighted at staff meetings.

In addition to the blogs listed on the upper right, the Media Services web site hosts podcast blogs for 4th and 7th grade Language Arts iBookTalks, a collaborative project between Media Services and the Language Arts teachers. Our iBookTalks have even

been mentioned in online educational newsletters and blogs.

Other resources on the Media Services web site include: an inventory of our equipment, with links to instruction manuals, Media Services documents (for example, the Materials Reconsideration form), links for parents, subject-based web links for grade levels and for individual classes, links to our 3 online public access catalogs and links to area libraries, and more!

SCSD Media Services enters the Blogosphere

1. Kinderblog

2. 1st grade MC blog

3. 2nd grade MC blog

4. 3rd grade MC blog

5. 4th grade MC blog

6. SMS Blog-a-lot

7. SHS READz blog

8. Media Services blog

9. Peripatetic Librarian

BLOGS FOR ALL

Great things are happening in the Media Services universe and this is an easy way to stay up to date.

Blogs are refreshed regularly and contain news, audio, movies, links and photos.

Subscribe to an RSS Reader and new blogs will be delivered to your computer.

MEDIA SERVICES SUPPORTERSLakeview PTOSMS PTOSHS PTOFriends of the Solon Public LibrarySolon Education FoundationSolon Women’s Club

MEDIA SERVICES STAFFPaula Day, Lakeview Media CenterKim Blankenheim, Lakeview Media CenterJen Bishop, Solon Middle SchoolKaren Clingerman, Solon High School

Kathy Kaldenberg, District Librarian

SCSD MEDIA SERVICES

Annual report2008-2009

Content by Kathy Kaldenberg, Librarainkkaldenberg@solon.k12.ia.us

HOW DO I GET THERE?

This is the direct web address:

mediaservices.solon.k12.ia.us/

SCSDMediaServices

Each building has its own site.

Click on the site name in the

navigation bar at the top of the

screen.

Blogs are linked on the left side

of the main page for each

building.

Quality vs quantity

• • •

Everyone knows you can “google” and find millions of hits on almost any subject. You get a lot of quantity, but do you have much quality?

One of the keystones of the SCSD Information Literacy curriculum is helping students understand how to evaluate and analyze resources, both print and electronic. It is a necessary life skill for doing everything from researching the Holocaust to finding the recommended treatment for poison ivy rash.

The State of Iowa is assisting students and their families by providing a powerful suite of subscription databases, Iowa AEA Online. Grant Wood AEA supplements these with several other valuable tools available only to those with either a authenticated network or proper ID/passwords.

Students and staff at SCSD use these resources every day for magazine articles, educational videos, images, sound effects, copyright friendly music and tutorials for using popular software.

Students learn how to efficiently utilize these resources within existing curriculums.

Fourth graders use World Book Web for state reports. Fifth graders search Ebsco for magazine articles when they write their research papers. Check any SHS Language Arts “Works

Cited Page” and you will probably find several references for Ebsco or SIRS.

Familiarity with the use of online databases is required for post-secondary education. SCSD alumni/first year college students have told us that they are more prepared than their peers. (see chart below)

ALL WEB SITES ARE CREATED EQUAL: NOT

This is not YouTube. Discovery Education Streaming offers high quality educational videos on hundreds of subjects at all grade levels.

Stats from Ebsco (2007-2008) indicate that SCSD is a “power user”, with usage far exceeding other school districts in GWAEA 10.

BY THE NUMBERS

Clipart.com is a royalty free, copyright friendly source for educationally appropriate photos, clipart and sounds. Our usage keeps increasing as students and staff learn how to use resources in a responsible and ethical manner.

WorldBookOnline (now WorldBookWeb) is updated constantly, providing students and staff with high quality information in several different interfaces (elementary to high school level)