Welcome to Instructional Media and Technology!
The mission of the Instructional Media and Technology program is to promote literacy and to actively support the teaching and learning process. As the amount of information increases exponentially, it is imperative that students have the skills necessary to effectively access, evaluate, synthesize, and communicate information in a manner that is compelling and meaningful. Students must have numerous opportunities and experiences with a variety of technologies and resources to acquire the skills that are necessary for success in the digital world of the 21st century. Media and Technology Specialists collaborate with classroom teachers to ensure that all students have those opportunities. Media/Technology programs also ensure that students have access to literature from all cultures in a variety of formats and provide reading promotions and special activities to encourage a love of reading in all of our students.
Department News
Elementary School - West winners from the 2011-2012 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest
The elementary school - west winners from the 2011-2012 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest may be viewed below:
Congratulations to all who particpated for a fine job!
Posted by Joseph O'Sullivan on 05/15 at 09:56 AM
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Announcing Pasco County Schools’ New YouTube Channel
We are happy to announce that Pasco County Schools now has a YouTube channel dedicated to documenting the wonderful things accomplished daily by our students and employees. We welcome you to subscribe and visit often for great videos on classroom happenings, extracurricular activities, outstanding educators and more!
Parents: Do you know about great things happening in your child's classroom? Employees: Do you have a wonderful colleague or student whose story should be shared with all of Pasco County? Please contact Andy Dunn (adunn@pasco.k12.fl.us, 727-774-2448) with your video ideas. Help us communicate the vision and spread the word about all of the wonderful things the District School Board of Pasco County has to offer.
Posted by Chris Cieszynski on 05/08 at 02:29 PM
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Elementary School - East Winners of the 2011-2012 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest
The elementary school - east winners from the 2011-2012 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest may be viewed below:
Congratulations to all who particpated for a fine job!
Posted by Joseph O'Sullivan on 05/08 at 11:45 AM
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Four Pasco Teams Advanced to 2012 Odyssey of the Mind World Finals
Odyssey of the Mind is an international creative problem solving competition for students kindergarten through college. It is organized into levels for the purposes of competition. Over 180 teams in the Gulf Coast region (the biggest of Florida's 10 regions) vied for one of 50+ slots at the state tournament. More than 260 teams from across the state of Florida met to perform their creative solutions to one of six long term problems at the University of Central Florida on Saturday, April 14. The top two placements in each problem and division plus all Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award winners will represent Florida at the World Finals in Ames, Iowa, May 23-27, 2012.
Odyssey of the Mind's Gulf Coast region is proud to be sending four teams to the World Finals. The high school teams were recognized by the Pasco County school board on Tuesday, April 17. Our world level teams are:
Gulf High School, Weird Science, division 3, 1st Place
J.W. Mitchell High School, Weird Science, division 3, 2nd Place
River Ridge High School, To Be or Not To Be, division 3, 4th place & Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award
Zephyrhills High School, Odyssey Angels, divison 3, 2nd place & Ranatra Fusca Creativity Award
Teams that received recognition, but won't progress to World Finals are:
Gulf HS, Ooh Motional Vehicle, division 3, 5th place
Dr. John Long Middle School, To Be or Not To Be, division 2, 4th place
Trinity Oaks ES, Odyssey Angels, division 1, 3rd place
Mittye P. Locke ES, Hide and Peek, primary division, OMER's Award
Pictures of the event can be found on our District Flickr page. A well-deserved congratulations to all of our Pasco County Odyssey of the Mind Participants!
Posted by Andy Dunn on 04/30 at 09:38 AM
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Secondary School Winners of the 2011-2012 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest
The secondary school winners from the 2011-2012 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest may be viewed at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF0235A4980ED7308&feature=view_all
Congratulations to all who particpated for a fine job!
Posted by Joseph O'Sullivan on 03/01 at 04:00 PM
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2011 Holiday Reading List Encourages Families to Share the Gift of Literacy
The 2011 Just Read, Florida! Recommended Holiday Reading List is now posted at http://www.justreadfamilies.org and includes a variety of interesting books by grade level, each with a holiday theme that will kindle the interest, imagination and love of reading for people of all ages, The site also includes tools parents can use to nurture a reading-friendly environment at home and in day-to-day activities, links to county and municipal public libraries, and tips for parents on how to make the most of the time they spend reading with their families. Fmailies can also use the online tool "Find a Book" at http://florida.lexile.com to supplement the holiday reading list with other books tailored to a child's interest and reading ability using Lexile measures.
Posted by Joseph O'Sullivan on 12/13 at 04:51 PM
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Statewide K-12 Library Resources Now Available Online
Teachers, students and parents now have access to K-12 public school library holdings through http://k12.floridalibraries.org.
Searches can be done at the school district or state levels and tailored by school, genre, format, topic, and language. Citations in Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA), and Chicago styles are available.
For more information, contact Katrina Figgett in the Florida Department of Education's Office of Library Media at Katrina.figgett@fldoe.org.
Posted by Joseph O'Sullivan on 09/08 at 09:54 AM
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Article written by Gulf HS Student is published in Florida Media Quarterly
Daniel Rivera is a senior in the International Baccalaureate Program (IB) at Gulf High School in New Port Richey, Florida. In the fall he plans to attend the University of Chicago and major in anthropology. Daniel’s grandmother has inspired him to love books and reading. He’s been an avid contributor/designer of the school’s literary arts magazine. Daniel has been published in local publications and on several websites.
His article on Intellectual Freedom may be accessed on Page 8 of the linked document: Florida Media Quarterly, Summer 2011.
Posted by Joseph O'Sullivan on 06/30 at 04:08 PM
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Summer Literacy Adventure Continues in Florida’s State Parks
Using nature's spectacular backdrop of the sparkling waters of Wakulla Springs and the serene caverns of Florida Caverns State Park, Florida First Lady Ann Scott continued taking the Summer Literacy Adventure on the road to encourage students to take the pledge to read books about nature, parks and Florida history. To participate, students can visit the Just Read, Florida! website at www.justreadflorida.com to take the pledge to read this summer. They can also utilize the free online tool "Find a Book,
A select school with the most students participating in the Summer Literacy Adventure will be recognized during the 2011-12 school year with all of its students winning a one-day pass to any Florida State Park. For more information on Florida's State Parks, please visit www.FloridaStateParks.org.
Posted by Joseph O'Sullivan on 06/28 at 09:03 AM
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Jim Harbin Region 4 Winners for Pasco County Announced
We are proud to announce this year’s Jim Harbin Region 4 winners for our school district!
Grade K-2 Entries
Documentary
First Place: Trinity Elementary School
Read Across America
Grade 3-5
Animation
First Place: Seven Springs Elementary School
Crash of Friendship
Comedy
First Place: Seven Springs Elementary School
Alexis and the Nerd Herd
Documentary
First Place: Trinity Elementary School
Holiday Footprints
Drama
Second Place: Trinity Elementary School
7 Great Artists
Instructional
Second Place: Trinity Elementary School
Brief History of Western Art
News Feature
Second Place: Seven Springs Elementary School
What's the Scoop at SSES?
PSA
Second Place: Seven Spring Elementary School
Recycling Fashion Show
Grades 6-8
Book Trailer
First Place: Centennial Middle School
Hunger Games
Comedy
Third Place: Crews Lake Middle School
CLMS Comedy Show
Documentary
Second Place: Seven Springs Middle School
Service Learning at Seven Springs
Drama
Second Place: Centennial Middle School
It Only Takes One
Instructional
First Place: Crews Lake Middle School
I Do Have the Power
News Feature
Third Place: Centennial Middle School
Topic of the Week
PSA
First Place: Crews Lake Middle School
Battle of the Champions
Grades 9-12
Animation
Third Place: Wesley Chapel High School
Friday Adventure
Book Trailer
Second Place: Wiregrass High School
The Tales of the Beetle Bard
Comedy
Second Place: Wiregrass High School
Fighting Time
Documentary
Second Place: Wesley Chapel High School
It's a Band Thing
Drama
Second Place: Wesley Chapel High School
Shawn's War
Instructional
Second Place: Wesley Chapel High School
How to Behave in a Movie Theater
Music Video
Third Place: Wesley Chapel High School
When We Were Young
News
First Place: Wesley Chapel High School
Channel 7 News
News Feature
First Place: Wesley Chapel High School
Reading Tests
PSA
Third Place: Wesley Chapel High School
Who Really Wins in a Fight?
The Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME) Jim Harbin Student Media Festival is in honor of Jim Harbin, a former consultant with the Florida Department of Education who originated the idea of an annual competition and awards celebration to recognize the excellent work being done across the state by student media producers. This year’s Jim Harbin Awards were presented to winners in four grade levels (grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12) across eight competitive categories: animation, comedy, documentary, drama, instructional video, music video, and news and public service announcements.
Hundreds of students from all over the state of Florida submitted video productions for this year’s district competitions. The first-place winners of the regional competitions will be advancing to state and then international competitions. The state awards will be presented at the Florida Association of Media in Education’s 39th Annual Conference in October, 2011.
Rhoda Cribbs, media specialist at Trinity Elementary School, served as the Pasco County Jim Harbin Contact for the 2010-2011 school year. Miss Cribbs is also the Region 4 chairperson for the FAME Jim Harbin Committee and is responsible for Regional judging. All of the submissions for this year's Regional judging can be found at the following website under the Region 4 submission drop down menu.
https://fame176.eduvision.tv/default.aspx.
Posted by Joseph O'Sullivan on 06/09 at 05:56 PM
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