1. CREEKVIEW
THE UNQUIET LIBRARY
HIGH
SCHOOL
FEBRUARY 2010 MONTHLY REPORT
Buffy Hamilton, School Librarian
Roxanne Johnson, School Librarian
Tammy Beasley, Library Clerk
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2. “The use of NoodleTools
Program Highlights has shown my students
exactly what a source
The creation of the Georgia Peach Book citation means. The
Award voting area and book display to
notecards have
encourage students to participate in
this year’s award voting. streamlined the research
Netvibes tutorial videos added to The process for the students
Unquiet Library YouTube Channel and helped eliminate the
Introduction to NoodleTools with Ms. careless mistakes. Their
Lester, Ms. Ashe, and Ms. Frost’s 9th paraphrasing is much
Literature/Composition students.
better through the use of
Additional NoodleTools helplet
tutorials in print available for Wikipedia NoodleTools as well.”
articles
Instruction on how to evaluate and vet Deborah Frost
Wikipedia articles with Mr. 9th English
Rasmussen’s U.S. History students. Literature/Composition
Most read authors of the month: Ellen teacher
Hopkins and Nicholas Sparks.
“NoodleTools is easy to
learn and helps me stay
organized with my
research projects.”
9th grade student
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3. Data Snapshots
The Unquiet Library Statistics, February 2010
Number of Class Sessions Served 144
Number of Student Visitors 2715
(Morning, Lunch, Afternoon Hours)
Total Circulation 715
9th Grade Circulation 190
10th Grade Circulation 111
11th Grade Circulation 313
12th Grade Circulation 101
Total GALE Databases Sessions 5168
Gale Virtual Reference Library 3211
GALE Discovering Collection 588
Gale Opposing Viewpoints 289
Gale Literature Resource Center 189
Gale Global Issues in Context 715
Gale History Resource Center, 133
World
Gale History Resource Center, U.S. 43
The Unquiet Library Blog 9844
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4. Collaborative Lessons
Learning Activities/Instructional Research Pathfinder Collaborative
Instructional
Partner(s)
The Battles of Trenton and Saratoga, JROTC LTC Holly
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/saratoga-trenton
Elizabethan/Renaissance Times, 9th Literature/Composition Ms. Ashe
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/ashe-elizabethan2010
Noble Prize Winning Authors, 10th Honors Literature/Composition Ms. Orfale
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/orfale-nobel-2010
Romantic British Poets/Poetry, 12th British Literature/Composition Ms. Bennett
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/romantic-poets Mr. Lawson
Jazz Age/Roaring Twenties, 11th Honors American Ms. Pickart
Literature/Composition
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/jazzage-pickart
Romeo and Juliet Issues: Comparing Elizabethan Period Issues to Ms. Lester
Modern Times, 9th Honors Literature/Composition Ms. Frost
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/rj-research
FDR, U.S. History through Film Ms. Markham
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/fdr
Genetic Disorders, Biology Ms. Hendrix
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/genetic-disorders
Biographies of U.S. Historical Figures, U.S. History Mr. Rasmussen
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/rasmussen-biography
Cybercommunications: Pro or Con, 10th Honors Literature/Composition Ms. Orfale
http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/cybercommunications
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