Databases*

African American Studies

Choices

Country Studies

EbscoHost w/translation

INSPIRE

Nystrom Desk Atlas

Opposing ViewPoints

Safari - in District only

SIRS Knowledge Source

Teen Health & Wellness

U.S. History Desk Atlas

World History Atlas

World Travel Guide

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World Population Video

Websites for the classroom

Mr. Grasty
Mr. Valentijn

Research links

CIA World Factbook

Dictionaries

The Elkhart Project

MapQuest

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Stocks

Weather

WorldCAT

Cite

Citation Machine

KnightCite

MLA Style

*You may be required to enter a password if accessing these databases from outside the school. Also, these databases are subscribed to by the Media Center and may change as needs vary and monies become available.

Welcome to the Department of Media Services, an exciting and resourceful place for staff and students alike! Media department members are continually evaluating and implementing new ideas, resources and technologies as the budget allows. The process of formal evaluation gives the Department of Media Services an opportunity to look at ourselves in a different way, to see where we've been and where we are going in a more global context.

Nico Valentijn (EHS '72),
Director of Media, Media Specialist and Technology coordinator. His undergraduate degree (B.S.) is in Telecommunications and United States History and his graduate degree (M.L.S./A.L.A.) is in Library and Information Science both from Ball State University. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Instructional Technology.
Unique educational background is his participation of Ball State University's London Centre and Earlham College's Learning and Teaching About Japan.

Educators in the department are:
Kathy Crain (EHS '69), Media Specialist.
Her undergraduate degree (B.S.) is in French and Biology and her graduate degrees (M.A.)(M.L.S./A.L.A.) in Counseling and Library Science are from Purdue University and Indiana University.

Jason Grasty, Technology coordinator
Brent Soper, Staff network technician
Laura Homan, Computer Paraprofessional
Lori Hubbard, Department secretary

Department email: nvalentijn@blueblazers.org
Department telephone: 574-295-4747

Check us out! Your Media Center has new books ready to be checked out!

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Blazer Daily Announcements

Announcements in Adobe PDF document format.

Media Center Hours
Monday thru Wednesday
7:00 am to 4:00 pm

The mission of the library media program is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of ideas and information. This mission is accomplished:

• by providing intellectual and physical access to materials in all formats
• by providing instruction to foster competence and stimulate interest in reading, viewing, and using information and ideas
  
• by working with other educators to design learning strategies to meet the needs of individual students.
  

--Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Programs (1988), p.1

American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association Mission Statement.

Digital Media Level I -- For the academically inclined student who wishes to increase his/her knowledge of digital media. Emphasis is on the usage of multimedia, video and computer for making presentations... great tool for college! Selected computer applications will be studied and included as part of multimedia presentations, professional web/multimedia applications like Go Live and the Final Cut Pro video-editing suite will be available as an option. . Community business members will jury final project. Students will also help produce the schools' television show.

Keyboarding skills are helpful.
Available only as individual study and with permission of the instructor, Mr. Valentijn.

Digital Media II -- For the academically inclined student with an interest in digital communications, marketing, sales and general presentations. Students will study digital communications for business, industry and professional web/multimedia applications like Go Live and the Final Cut Pro video-editing suite. Community business members will jury final project. All students are required to work on projects outside of class. Will also help produce the schools' morning television show. Some skills learned are: Production techniques, directing, writing scripts, electronic editing, storyboarding, planning, organization and operation of equipment.

Keyboarding skills are helpful.
Prerequisite: Digital Media I .
Available only as individual study and with permission of the instructor, Mr. Valentijn.

Digital Media III & IV -- For the academically inclined student who is wishing to increase production skills needed in digital communications, web design and multimedia. They will continue to utilize professional web/multimedia applications like Go Live and the Final Cut Pro video-editing suite. Will also help produce the schools' television show. All students are required to work on projects outside of class. Emphasis is placed on communication utilizing the web, Electronic News Gathering and Electronic Field Production, along with editing.

Keyboarding skills are helpful.
Prerequisite: Digital Media II .
Available only as individual study and with permission of the instructor, Mr. Valentijn

*Digital Media V & VI -- available by special arrangement.
More information is available at http://newscene.tv

*Some links on pages of the Elkhart Central web site will let you leave the school site (blueblazers.org). The linked sites are not under the control of the school and district, and the district is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. The district is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the site by the district.

Last updated June 17, 2010

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