Oregon
Middle School
Library Media Center

Medford, New York

"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about  education ."   - Harold Howe

District Homepage  

       

 

Virtual Reference Collection
See Librarian for user information  

CIA Factbook-click here

Oregon OPAC- check for books here! 

Cablevision's Power to Learn 

Dewey Decimal Powerpoint- click here

LibrarySpot

http://www.libraryspot.com/

A one stop reference spot- check it out!

 

Astronomy Picture of the Day 

    Useful Links                               Educators, students and parents

Dictonaries and Reference

YourDictionary.com

Citation Machines for your Bibliography-

Cite your sources automatically here. Click on MLA and put in your information.

Noodle Tools:

http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/citeone_s.php?style=MLA

Easy Bib.com

http://www.easybib.com/#sourceList

Son of a Citation Machine

http://citationmachine.net/index.php

Cite your sources automatically here. Click on MLA and put in your information.

Study Skills-

http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/StudyS/

A collection of websites to aid in various study skills.

http://www.actden.com/pp/
A PowerPoint tutorial for all to use.

Internet Safety Links
http://www.isafe.org

i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere. 

www.cyberbully.com

CSRUI provides resources for educators and others to promote the safe and responsible use of the Internet.

http://cskcst.com/booklet/   

Cyber-Safe kids and teens. Helping youngpeople learn to use the Internet safely and

responsibly.

Other Libraries
Links to other actual and virtual libraries

 

Contact the Librarian

                      ccarr@pmschools.org

Welcome to the Oregon Middle School Media Center
The Oregon Middle School Library is designed to provide the best print, audio-visual, and electronic resources available to support the curriculum and the interests of its students and staff.  All members of the Patchogue-Medford community are encouraged to take advantage of  the library's resources.

MRS. DESMOND'S MATH WEBSITES

http://nctm.org/resources/middle.aspx

http://www.mathsisfun.com/

http://www.purplemath.com/

http://coolmath.com/

http://math.about.com/

http://freemathhelp.com/

http://www.helpalgebra.com/

http://kutasoftware.com/

http://www.math.com/

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/

http://www.mathexpression.com/index.html

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/

http://www.ccs3.lanl.gov/mega-math/

http://teachertech.rice.edu/Lessons/index95.html

http://archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Subjects/Mathematics/Lesson_Plans.html

There are many more websites available to help you create your project.  You may use another cite but be sure to write down the website address.

You must use at least 2 different websites and you must document which sites you viewed.

Mrs. Walsh- Journey to Mt. Rockmore

Plate Tectonics Vizualization

 Events coming up

Talent Show- May 7th @7pm

Mrs. Ottmann

http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/index.html

Type in your city, geography. Then search

example:  Salt Lake City, geography

International cities:http://www.infoplease.com/spot/99geography1.html

Paris:

http://www.paris-city.fr/GB/paris-city/geographie.php

http://www.southtravels.com/europe/france/weather.html  

Moscow:

http://www.easyexpat.com/en/moscow/overview/geography.htm
http://www.moscow-hotels.com/quickfacts.htm  

Beijing:

http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/beijing.htm

Syndney:

http://www.mapsofworld.com/cities/australia/sydney/geography/   http://www.mapsofworld.com/cities/australia/sydney/geography/weather.html
 

YEARBOOKS ARE ON SALE

THE COST IS $35.00

HURRY QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED!!

Download form here!

YEARBOOK CLUB:

Join the yearbook club!!!  See Mrs. Carr in the library for details.

Mr. Varley's Webquest

1. Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft-Click Here

2. The Age of Imperialism - Click Here

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virtual Cave Tour- click here to enter

 

 

 

 

 

Brainteaser Tuesday:

What is the thin line of cloud that forms behind an aircraft at high altitudes called?

  GOOD LUCK !!

Click on the picture for the answer

 

 

Suggested Reading: 

Check out Kate DiCamillo's new novel, The Magician's Elephant

The Magician's Elephant tells the tale of Peter Augustus Duchene, a ten-year-old orphan who receives an unbelievable piece of information from the local fortuneteller. Peter learns that his fate is tied to an elephant that has inexplicably fallen from the sky when a magician's trick goes terribly wrong.

 

Did you know. . .

That our eyes are always the same size from birth??

 

 

 

   
Library Staff
Library Hours
Cheryl Carr Librarian (ccarr@pmschools.org) 7:45 am - 3:30 pm usually
Chris Cozzali, Library Aide 8:30 am - 11:30 am