The Indian Knoll Elementary School media center held several successful programs in October 2011, including raising $624 for charity and receiving a $500 grant. Twenty students regularly attended the book club. The media specialist provided training to teachers on educational resources and located books on various topics to support classroom instruction. Circulation numbers, reading levels, and other data are presented. The media specialist taught whole class and collaborative lessons covering topics such as alphabetical order, dictionaries, research skills, and historical fiction.

1. Indian Knoll Elementary School
Media Center
October 2011 Report
Program Highlights
 Indian Knoll held Llama, Llama Red Pajama Day, which raised $624 for the
Cherokee County Ferst Foundation.
 The media specialist assisted staff in using PD360 and viewing the Overview of
Common Core Standards video.
 The media center received a $500 grant from Credit Union of Georgia.
 The media specialist located and checked out books for teachers on following
topics: viruses and bacteria, World War II, Vietnam War, three levels of
government, and the Underground Railroad.
 Twenty students attended three meetings of the Firebirds Book Club.
 The media specialist received training in using Mediacast equipment. Live news
was broadcast to the school each day.
 The media specialist updated the media center website, media center blog, and
front lobby kiosk.
 A Reading Celebration was held for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students who met
their reading challenge goals for the first nine weeks.
 Author Mike Knudson visited the media center and spoke to 3rd, 4th, and 5th
grade students about the writing process, specifically revising.
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Jennifer Lewis, Media Specialist
jennifer.lewis@cherokee.k12.ga.us
Media Center Website
http://www.cherokee.k12.ga.us/Schools/indi
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knoll-es/media/default.aspx
1 Media Center Blog
http://ikesmediacenter.blogspot.com/

2. Indian Knoll Elementary School
Media Center
October 2011 Report
Data Snapshot
Number of classes served: 94
Total circulation: 3,968
K: 394
1: 400
2: 1,033
3: 599
4: 269
5: 565
6: 328
Faculty: 380
Accelerated Reader points: 3,362.6
1: 259.2
2: 586.6
3: 474
4: 278.8
5: 832.8
6: 931.2
Total words read: 19,039,985
Number of volunteer hours: 104.75
Grolier online articles accessed:
Nettrekker usage: 4,736
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3. Indian Knoll Elementary School
Media Center
October 2011 Report
Whole Class Lessons Taught
 69 lessons
Kindergarten – Students attended weekly storytime. Storytime themes included the
letter P, realism and fantasy, animals that hibernate, and author Mo Willems.
1st grade – Students learned about alphabetical order and how the “everybody”
section of the media center is organized.
2nd grade – Students learned about guide words and definitions and then created
their own fall dictionaries.
3rd grade – Students located unfamiliar words from the book Temple Cat by
Andrew Clements in the dictionary and then we read the story.
4th grade – Students learned about the parts of a dictionary entry through
Dictionary Dan.
5th grade – Students learned about the parts of a dictionary entry and then
practiced using dictionaries.
6th grade – Students reviewed Grolier Online’s components and then completed a
Grolier Scavenger Hunt. Through this activity, students also practiced reading for
meaning.
 18 checkout sessions
Collaborative Lessons Taught
Lesson: Using Grolier to Research Turtles and Beavers
Standards for the 21st Century Learner: 1.1.8 Demonstrate mastery of technology
tools for accessing information and pursuing inquiry.
Georgia Performance Standards: ELA2W2 The student writes in a variety of
genres, including narrative, informational, persuasive, and response to literature.
Collaborative partner: Talley
Lesson: Picture Books in the 1950s
Stndards for the 21st Century Learner: 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information
presented in any format in order to make inferences and gather meaning.
Georgia Performance Standards: ELA2R4 The student uses a variety of strategies
to gain meaning from grade-level text.
Collaborative partners: Second grade teachers
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