January/February 2011 Volume 9 Number 6 Media Matters A newsletter for people who care about Library Media Programs Dr. John Barge Becomes Georgia's 21st State School Superintendent January 10, 2011 Dr. John D. Barge was sworn into office today as Georgia's 21st State School Superintendent. A life-long public school educator, Dr. Barge brings years of experience and common sense approaches to improving Georgia's schools. "It's an honor and privilege to serve as State School Superintendent," said Superintendent Barge. "I am excited about this new challenge and will hit the ground running to build a strong foundation to positively benefit our students, teachers and communities. As a parent with a child in public schools and as one who has served at virtually every level in public education, I am keenly aware of the challenges we face as a state and the challenges our students, teachers and local administrators are facing. I am committed to ensuring that the Georgia Department of Education is a service agency and is communicating directly with educators in our local districts. " Prior to his becoming State School Superintendent, Dr. Barge served as the Director of Secondary Curriculum & Instruction with the Bartow County School System. Dr. John Barge was born and raised in Cobb County, Georgia, graduated from Campbell High School in 1984, and attended Berry College in Rome, Georgia on academic and journalism scholarships where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1988. Dr. Barge has earned three advanced degrees, a master's degree and a specialist's degree from the State University of West Georgia and his doctorate degree in educational leadership from the University of Georgia. In his 20 years in education, Dr. Barge has served as a high school English teacher, middle school Spanish teacher, assistant principal, and principal. He also served as the State Director of Career, Technical and Agriculture Education for the Georgia Department of Education. John has been recognized as a STAR teacher in 1996, as Georgia's Assistant Principal of the Year in 2001, and received the Berry College Alumni Association's Distinguished Achievement Award in 2005. John and his wife Loraine, long-time Floyd County residents, have been married for 19 years. They have a 14 year-old daughter who attends public school in Floyd County. Table of Contents on page 4 Volume 9 Number 6 Page 2 Emails Please remember that when replying to an email it is a good idea to edit your subject line so it is more specific to your comment or questions. For example: if the email is from someone and the subject is book banning and you reply to the sender with an invitation to a party...change the subject in your new email from Censorship to Celebration. The receiver is more likely to open and read the email. It is always a good idea to include a subject heading in your email. Messages without a subject may not get read. ALA recognizes four library programs as top cutting-edge services in second annual contest WASHINGTON, D.C. The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) has selected programs at Creekview High School in Canton, Ga.; Orange County Library System in Orlando, Fla.; North Carolina State University Libraries in Raleigh, N.C.; and OhioLINK in Columbus, Ohio, as the winners of the association's second contest to honor cutting-edge technologies in library services. In October 2010, OITP and the subcommittee for its Program on America's Libraries for the 21st Century (AL21C) issued its call for nominations for best library practices using cutting-edge technology to showcase libraries that are serving their communities with novel and innovative methods. Last year, three libraries were cited for their outstanding work. "This year's winners represent thoughtful and creative engagement with technology trends, including smartphone applications, user-centered Web design, cloud-computing and digital repositories," said Christine Lind Hage, director, Rochester Hills Public Library, who chaired the selection committee and chairs the AL21C subcommittee. "The selection committee reviewed because they could be replicated by About the Winners: many other submissions, libraries." but these four projects stood out Hurrah for Buffy and Roxanne! The Unquiet Library, Creekview High School Media Center in Canton, Ga. The school librarian and sophomore English teacher at Creekview High School collaborated to create a semester-long participatory learning experience using social media and cloud computing to cultivate collective knowledge building and inquiry. Using tools ranging from Netvibes to Evernote to Google Sites, students blogged, contributed to group wikis, used social bookmarking, developed learning/research portfolios and presented learnings in ways that demonstrated an ethical use of information and licensed media. The program also was evaluated in terms of meeting Georgia Performance Standards and the American Association of School Librarian's Standards for 21st Century Learners. For more information: http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com/media21capstone-buffy The remainder of the article may be found online at: http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=5958 Page 3 Looking for Georgia authors? Take a look at a few of the resources in GALILEO that can help. The New Georgia Encyclopedia offers articles about many Georgia authors. Just browse through the Literature section to General Topics to find an overview of literature in Georgia as well as a list of Georgia authors and Georgia works. Several articles include video clips of the authors as well as links to additional resources. Also, check out the 12 Great Works of Georgia Fiction feature for a quick list of famous works about Georgia. GeorgiaInfo also includes a Georgia Authors page. Some of these links go to the New Georgia Encyclopedia article, but some go to the author's site, while a couple of links, such as those for Sidney Lanier and Margaret Mitchell, provide additional resources. The Digital Library of Georgia is a good place to look for historical images and other items about Georgia authors. For example, a search for Joel Chandler Harris or Corra Harris reveals an image of the author's home and links to the full text of some of his or her works. The Reference Shelf section of the Digital Library of Georgia includes a short list of Georgia authors with links to their Georgia Writers Hall of Fame entries as well as the full text of a few chapters of Georgia Authors 2002: A Reference Work, which offers lists of nationally recognized Georgia authors, African American authors of Georgia, and Georgia authors who have published children's books. Other language arts resources, such as NoveList and Literary Reference Center, include information about Georgia authors, although there isn't an easy way to limit searches to Georgia authors. A search for an author name or title of the work in Literary Reference Center generally provides biographical information and reviews of works as well as literary criticism. In some cases, you may also find full-text classics, generally for works in the public domain. Finally, while you can't limit your search just to authors from Georgia, you can limit your search to works set in Georgia. Just go to the Advanced Search page, leave the search box blank, and type Georgia in the Literary Locale field (you'll need to scroll down to see it). NoveList also includes book reviews and recommendations for fiction by Georgia authors. Just search by the author or the title of the work to see these. Also, a search for Georgia will provide results that mention Georgia in the book information, and, by choosing the setting in the Location section on the left of the NoveList screen, you can further limit the search to places in Georgia. Finally, although these lists aren't limited to Georgia authors, NoveList includes a list of several Georgia book awards, such as the Georgia Children's Book Award for Children's Books and Picture Storybooks and the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers. Courtney McGough Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia We will lead the nation in improving student achievement. 1754 Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Phone: 404-657-9800 Fax: 404-656-5744 E-mail: jserrite@doe.k12.ga.us Inside this issue: Dr. Barge 1 Creekview HS 2 Georgia Authors 3 KSU Literature 4 Conference Black History 5 Your favorite book 6 Young Georgia 10 Georgia Children's 11 Literature Conference Union Elementary 12 Georgia Outdoors 13 If I were president 14 SREB and Free 15 Technology websites 2011 ALA Awards 16 21st century leaders 17 January calendar 18 Page 4 The Kennesaw State University Annual Conference on Literature for Children & Young Adults is looking for presenters and attendees! Wed., March 30, 2011 (Elementary Focus) Thurs., March 31, 2011 (Middle/Secondary Focus) Theme: New Literacies for a Diverse World Speakers/Authors: Joseph Bruchac, Matt Novak, Phil Bildner, Taylor, Mali, and Matt de la Pena For more information: http://www.kennesaw.edu/education/eece/childlit/ Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ~Kenyan Proverb GALILEO Resources Bring Black History Alive Don't forget GALILEO as you prepare for black history studies in the classroom. In subscription databases and in the Digital Library of Georgia and the Civil Rights Digital Library, you will find original film footage, photographs, biographies, and more to engage your students in the movements, events, and people who are key to black history. Civil Rights Digital Library http://crdl.usg.edu/ The CRDL includes a digital video archive of historical news film allowing learners to be nearly eyewitnesses to key events of the Civil Rights Movement. The CRDL is also a portal to content on the Movement across the nation. A collection of Educator Resources is included. Digital Library of Georgia http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=dlg1 Databases in the DLG include photograph collections, historical newspapers, and primary source materials. Browse by Peoples and Cultures, your county, Collections A-Z, or other indexes to find content appropriate to your curriculum. Britannica Encyclopedias http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zebs In any of the grade-level encyclopedia home pages, click spotlights then select Encyclopaedia Britannica's Guide to Black History for biographies, a timeline, audio and film clips and more. Take a look at the other spotlights while you're there. These collections include a wealth of material on topics popular in all grade levels. NoveList K-8 and NoveList http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zkne http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zknl Use advanced search to search for authors by cultural or national identity. Also take advantage of subject terms, reading and Lexile levels, and other tools to create bibliographies to attract all ages and topics. GALILEO Training Upcoming sessions include black history resources; Zotero for citations; enhancing student media projects with GALILEO content; science, math, language arts, and social studies resources in Britannica; and much more. All sessions are free and open to all educators. Visit the GALILEO training site to register: http://help.galileo.usg.edu/librarians/training/online/ Page 6 In December you were asked to share your favorite book read in 2010. Some of you shared an adult book, some shared a children's book, some didn't share their school name...and some of you shared more than one title. But there were no wrong answers.. I just wanted to know what you read and enjoyed. So here is your reading list for 2011. Happy Reading! Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter by Seth GrahameSmith Glovis South An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor Tommy Tatum Angel Light by Andrew Greeley Lori McCall The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Pat Wall The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Lynn Dye The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller Dianne Dees The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller Ellen Reagin Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare Karen White Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of The Berlin Airlift, June 1948 - May 1949 by Richard Reeves Sandy Spruill Dewey : The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Harlan Coben Linda Williams Diary of a Wimpy kid: the ugly truth by Jeff Kinney Pat Bell The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis Amy Hayes The Dork Diaries by Rachel Russell Sherry Windle Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice for All Creation by Olivia Judson Christine Miller Each Little Bird that Sings by Deborah Wiles Lynn Bradley Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Cheryl Goff Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff Barbara Long Extra Credit by Andrew Clements Lydia Brantley Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix Jasmine McMillan Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism by Susan Jacoby. Jim Randolph The Garden of Eve by K.L. Going. Laura Tant Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Kenneth Blum Greatest Rescue Mission by Hampton Sides The Giver by Lois Lowry Ruthie Hite The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. Ann Dietrich The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Shaffer and Barrows Cheryl Youse Guji Guji by Chih-Yuan Chen The Help by Kathryn Stockett Cariel Lancaster Trish Vlastnik The Help by Katherine Stockett Marsha Hunter The Help by Kathryn Stockett Doreen Smith The Help by Kathryn Stockett Jennifer Harkleroad The Help by Kathryn Stockett Lisa Smith The Help by Kathryn Stockett Betsy Razza The Help by Kathryn Stockett Sayra Stone-Harris The Help by Kathryn Stockett Alice Harvard The Help by Kathryn Stockett Cheryl Early The Help by Kathryn Stockett Beth Shoemaker The Help by Kathryn Stockett Lisa Smith The Help by Kathryn Stockett Alicia G. Moree The Help by Kathryn Stockett Sayra Stone-Harris The Help by Kathryn Stockett Belinda Chaney How Full Is Your Bucket? by Tom Rath Lydia Piper How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standford Lori Shiver The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins Holly Gougeon The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Christi Badowski Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater Nicole Lukkarinen The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Hush, Hush written by Becca Fitzpatrick In the Morning: Reflections from First Light by Phillip Lee Williams. It's Christmas, David by David Shannon Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey Lightning Thief series by Rick Riordan Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Lockdown : escape from Furnace 1 by Alexander Gordon Smith Making haste from Babylon by Nick Bunker Martina the beautiful cockroach by Carmen Deedy Mennonite in a little black dress: a memoir of going home by Rhoda Janzen The Millennium series by Stieg Larsson The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart Muchacho by Louanne Johnson The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. One Crazy Summer by Rita WilliamsGarcia Opening to Inner Light: The Transformation of Human Nature and Consciousness by Ralph Metzner Bobbie Strickland Ginni Edwards Mary Dean Misty Jones Janice Kelley Anne West Linda Burnette Jamie Joyner Charlene P. Stavely Tommy Tatum Kimberly Ramsey Roberta "Robbie" Barber Stephanie Conley Jennifer Harkleroad Jermiah A. Jones Connie Van Brackle Paula Shuff Gail Barker Rebecca Amerson Lisa Adams Anne McLeod Dale Lyles Page 8 Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper The Overton Window by Glenn Beck The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez Ruby's Wish by Shirlin Bridges Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay Scumble by Ingrid Law Secret Sanction by Brian Haig A Simple Christmas by Mike Huckabee Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin South of Broad by Pat Conroy South of Broad by Pat Conroy Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson The true Saint Nicholas: why he matters to Christmas by William J. Bennett The Twelfth Imam by Joel Rosenberg The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Unlocked by Karen Kingsbury Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen We Can't All Be Rattlesnakes by Patrick Jennings Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Denise Borck Andy Plemmons Debbie Smith Myra Springfield Christine Bunn Jessica Karp Sylvia Gaillard Kathy Bonnell Cindy Mailey Tera Fulmer Phyllis Autry Ruth Molares Christie Clements J.. Nick Hopper Cissie Burley Jamie Jones Melissa Camp Shan Peters Marsha Hunter Kim Marshall Naomi Craver Jennifer Burke Becky Robinson Page 10 Didn't submit your favorite book? It's not too late. We can include an addendum in the next issue. Send an email with your name, name of the book AND the author to: jserrite@doe.k12.ga.us Our lists are always interesting and varied. Your title can be any genre, any format, any age level, any copyright date....the only rule is that you read it in 2010. I guess my next book is The Help. Young Georgia Author's Writing Competition The Georgia Department of Education is sponsoring the YGA Competition again this year. There was some discussion about cancelling this program because of the lack of staff, but it was decided to carry on with this project. Information has been sent to all English Language Arts Coordinators and you can find details at: http://www.gadoe.org/ci_services.aspx?PageReq=CIServEnglish Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. ~Margaret Meade From UGA Page 11 If you are interested in hearing from some of the nation's top authors of children's books (including Alma Flor Ada, M.T. Anderson, Karen Beaumont, Gail Gibbons, and Mary Downing Hahn) and attending other engaging and informative sessions, don't forget to register for the 42nd Annual Children's Literature Conference. The conference is to be held in Athens GA, on March 4-5, 2011 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. For general information about the Georgia Book Award Program and the conference, please go to: http:// www.coe.uga.edu/gcba/. For more detailed information regarding the conference, please go to: http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/cch/register/42nd-annual-conference-children-s-literature. The complete conference program is also available at http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/sites/default/files/child-lit-brochure.pdf. Four ways to register: Online at: http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/cch/register/42nd-annual-conference-children-s-literature By Phone: 706-542-2134 or 800-884-1381 You can also print the form available at http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/sites/default/files/child-lit-reg-form.pdf and mail it or fax it. By Mail: Annual Conference on Children's Literature #69174 The Georgia Center The University of Georgia's Conference Center & Hotel 1197 South Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30602-3603 By Fax: 706-542-6596 or 800-884-1419 You can also register through accessing the GCBA website at: http://www.coe.uga.edu/gcba/conference/attend.html Thank you for joining us and please bring a friend. The theme for the Union Elementary (Paulding County) Book Fair was "Creatures of the Night". Students learned about nocturnal animals when the Atlanta Zoo came to visit on Book Fair preview day. Before the Book Fair, students created nocturnal animal art projects. The winner of the "Creatures of the Night contest" received a $50.00 gift card to use at the Union Elementary Book Fair! Below left is the winning entry a white owl by Liz Robinson. Creative nocturnal animal art projects decorated the media center beautifully for the Book Fair. Students and adults loved the "nocturnal animal snack room"! Kohl's Cares volunteers donate their time to help us at the Book Fair. We also receive a grant for $500.00 just because Kohl's cares volunteers come to help out! Page 13 Be A Part of the Georgia Outdoors Earth Day Video Contest "We're taking a fresh look at Georgia," Georgia Outdoors host Sharon Collins says of the Telly Award winning series, which premieres its 19th season in April. Each week, viewers get an amazing view of all that Georgia has to offer through spectacular photography and narrative storytelling that showcases wildlife, plants, and other aspects of the state's natural beauty. And now, viewers have a chance to be a part of the series by submitting their work to the Georgia Outdoors Earth Day Video Contest. "Part of what we're trying to do with Georgia Outdoors is to raise people's awareness of what they can experience in their own backyards," Collins says. "We hope viewers will follow our lead and spend their weekends and vacations in the natural playgrounds of our environment, whether they shoot a video on an unmarked trail or in their backyard." Since joining Georgia Outdoors as the host, executive producer and writer last season, Collins, whose past work includes stints with CNN Headline News' "Down to Earth," and CNN's awardwinning weekly environmental program "Earth Matters," says she's seen many surprising things while driving around the backroads of Georgia. "We did a show in season 18 on the Okefenokee Swamp, and it's like something out of another time period. It's beautiful and mysterious. Who knew?" Besides the episode on the Okefenokee, the largest swamp in North America, Collins has also traveled from Georgia's coast, where among other things, she's captured the beauty of a colony of wading birds for the episode "Herons and Heroes," to the north Georgia mountains, where she's showcased Amicalola Falls, the state's highest waterfall, in the episode "Crashing Water." What did she learn while shooting these episodes from season 18 and preparing pieces for this season? "Nature rules, and we follow along," Collins says. "Rain, extreme heat and bugs are just some of the challenges we face in an uncontrollable environment, and it can be hard on my videographer Shane Keating and the camera." If you're up to the challenge of shooting in the great outdoors and you'd like to be a part of Georgia Outdoors' special Earth Day episode premiering on Friday, April 22, send us your video that showcases how you enjoy nature and your favorite outdoor activities. We want to find out what Earth Day means to our viewers. The submission deadline for the Georgia Outdoors Earth Day Video Contest is Friday, March 25. Please be sure to include a brief background about your video submission in one hundred words or less, your full name, address and daytime contact number. Information must be typed and mailed to ATTN: Georgia Outdoors Earth Day Video Contest, GPB, 260 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318. GPB will only notify persons whose videos have been selected to air as part of the special Earth Day episode of Georgia Outdoors. Video entries may not air in their entirety. What's Collins' advice to all of you aspiring videographers? "You can't make birds appear. You have to be there. I've learned patience. I've learned that if you want a really beautiful shot, you have to wait. There's always something worth the wait." Georgia Outdoors airs Fridays at 8:30 PM and Saturdays at 6 PM on GPB. To learn more about what's coming up this season, visit us online at www.gpb.org/georgia-outdoors. Page 14 If I Were President Writing Contest Middle and High School students are invited to participate in this writing contest. Information about Presidents and Presidents' Day activities can be located at www.jimmycarter.info . Additional teacher resources and information about President Jimmy Carter can be located at www.cartercenter.org Each classroom participating can have a first, second and third place winner. If you have any questions concerning the contest, please contact Annette Wise at 229-824-5843 or plainsed@jimmycarter.info . Directions: 1. Student writings must be completed at school and be their original work. Each entry should be one page (single side) either handwritten or typed. 2. Teachers will select a judge or will judge their students' entries. 3. Each classroom can have a first, second and third place winner. 4. Teachers will mail a copy of the winning entry for first, second and third place and the information sheet. 5. Winning entries should be mailed by February 4, 2011. 6. Mail only the winning entries and the information sheet to: Annette Wise, Jimmy Carter NHS Education Program, 300 North Bond Street, Plains, GA 31780. Winners: 1-First, second and third place winners will receive a certificate and ribbon. 2-Winning entries will be displayed at Plains High School Museum which is the main visitors center for the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site. If I Were President Writing Contest Information Sheet (must be received with winning entries) Number of students in my class participating:___________ First place winner: ______________________________________ Second place winner: _______________________________________ Third place winner: ________________________________________ Teacher: ____________________________________________ School: _______________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Annette Wise Education Program Specialist Division of Academic Standards Field Office: Jimmy Carter NHS Education Program 300 North Bond Street Plains, Georgia 31780 awise@doe.k12.ga.us Check Out These Great Websites Page 15 http://sreb-edtech.wikispaces.com/ http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/12/super-book-of-web-tools-foreducators.html 2011 ALA Awards! Page 16 Coretta Scott King Award Coretta Scott King Award The 2011 Exemplary Library Media information is now posted to the GaDOE website. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/sia_as_library.aspx Be sure to look at the new information that is included. The deadline for nominating a Library Media Program is March 11, 2011. Page 17 Individual commitment to a group effort-that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. ~ Vince Lombardi Su nday January 2011 Georgia Department of Education Mond ay Tuesday Wed nesday Thu rsday Fr iday Satu rd ay 1 Birthday ofE.M. Forester ~ 18791970 J.D. Salinger born ~ 1919- 2010 2 3 Does your library It's J.R.R. have books by Tolkien's Isaac Asimov? birthday ~ 1892-1973 4 5 Jacob Grimmborn George ~ 1785-1863 Washi ngt on Carver Day! 6 Birthday ofCarl Sandburg ~ 1878-1967 7 8 Birthday ofZora The Battle ofNew Neale Hurst on ~ Orleans ~ 1815 1891-1960 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Birthday of Common Sense is Robert C. 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