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Welcome to Sykesville Middle's Media Center
We promote the joys of reading and teach information literacy skills necessary to be critical thinkers in today's media rich world.
~ Mrs. Mayo & Mrs. Vondy
Check out our Sykesville Media Blog! http://blogs.carrollk12.org/sms_media/
Electronic Resources:
Student Resource Center-Science Resource Center - Junior Edition - articles http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/sykesvillems
See your agenda book for username and password.
CultureGrams:http://online.culturegrams.com
See your agenda book for username and password.
Sykesville Middle School Research Wiki Page (links to teacher recommended sites for research) http://sykesvillemiddle.wikispaces.com/
World Book Online –encyclopedia http://www.worldbookonline.com
SIRS Discoverer- articles, reference http://discoverer.sirs.com
See your agenda book for username and password.
SIRS Knowledge Source-articles, http://sks.sirs.com
See your agenda book for username and password.
Bridges CX Online-career info http://cxonline.bridges.com
See your agenda book for username and password.
Carroll County Public Library-research resources, reserves, check account,Smarthinking, Read Much? http://library.carr.org
Other Good Sites to Visit:
http://www.lexile.com
This website allows you to search by title or by a lexile range. Click on Families, then click on Lexile Book Database and enter your search information. Remember that our goal is to develop a lifelong love of reading so the specific lexile range should not be the first factor you consider when choosing reading materials. However, it may be interesting to discover the lexile of books you have read, or search out a book you like within a specific lexile range.
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.htm
This website is the Young Adult Library Services Association website and it offers many different lists of books. Be sure to record the title and author of any books you are interested in so you will be able to reserve them online or locate them at the library.
http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices.html
These lists have been developed through the votes of the readers themselves and compiled by the International Reading Association. Select from the Children's Choices, the Young Adult Choices, the Teachers' Choices, or check all three lists for titles that may interest you.
http://www.amazon.com
The Amazon website allows you to browse lists by subject or popularity. You can also read and write reviews for individual titles. Just use the pull down arrow in the Search Window to select books.
www.library.carr.org
On this website of Carroll County Public Library, you can reserve books, read summaries of titles, or check what books are available by an author you enjoy. You can also use the research resources to access information through many different databases.
http://citationmachine.net/
Citation Machine: Use this link to access an online tool that will properly format the sources you used and help you to create a citation page. You will need to copy and paste the citations it creates into a text document such as Word.
Check out all of the databases available to you electronically! These databases offer high quality information that you can trust from reputable print publishers, as well as selected web sites. Research through these databases will save you time, and ensure that you are using reliable sources for your research.
Updated on 09/09/09
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