| The media center at
Miami Lakes Educational Center serves as a multimedia learning
center to enrich, support, and vitalize the school's
instructional programs. Our continuing aim is to encourage and
enable each student to achieve his or her optimum potential as a
learner and as a successfully employed citizen.
The resources of our library media
center are varied and unique. You will find materials associated
with the vocational programs offered at our school, plus a
excellent selection of items to help you write a resume and
prepare for a job.
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Betty Gonzalez (l) and Elizabeth Forero
with their latest creative display:
The Federal Reserve Bank
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Resources
1.
Print Resources
- Select from our
interesting collection of print materials.
2.
Newspapers
3. Magazines
- Browse through
copies of Auto week, PC Magazine, Popular Science, and many
more.
4. Technical Books
- An excellent
selection of books related to your subject area that may be
borrowed for a period of two weeks.
5. Reference Books
- A specialized
collection of encyclopedias, auto manuals, occupational
reference manuals, and more.
6. Recreational Reading
- Paperback
books to borrow for relaxing and reading
7.
Computer Resources
- Learn valuable
computer skills using the varied computer resources
available to you.
8.
Internet Connections
- Utilize the power of the
computer and the resources of the World Wide Web to obtain
information on many subjects. The on-line subscription to
the Electric Library provides access to reliable research
resources.
9. Automotive Manuals
- With the
Mitchell auto manuals on CD-ROM, searching for information
on car repairs becomes an easy task.
10. Educational Tutorials
- Self paced
learning programs for electronics, air conditioning, typing,
and automotive test preparation are available to students.
11. Computer Applications
- Use the media
center computers to practice the skills learned in class.
12. Word Processing
- Computers and
printers are available for students to type reports and
practice business letters.
13. Résumés
- Utilize
computers to prepare resumes and perform job searches.
14. Video Resources
- There are
hundreds of video titles related to electronics, computers,
software applications, automotive repairs, television
production, nursing, careers and job skills, and more.
Students may select and view these videos in the library
media center as a class assignment or on their own time.
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Media Center Staff
Jorge Alvarez,
Media Assistant
Daytime
Martha Jane
Chavez, Media Specialist
Daytime
Elizabeth Forero,
Media Assistant
Evening
Betty Gonzalez,
Media Specialist
Evening
Charles Green,
Media Specialist
Daytime
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Mr. Parker's
Book of the Month
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September |
King of the Mild Frontier
Chris Crutcher |
Chris Crutcher,
author of young adult novels such as "Ironman" and "Whale Talk,"
as well as short stories, tells of growing up in Cascade, Idaho,
and becoming a writer. |
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October |
Twilight
Stephanie Meyer |
When
seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father
in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at
school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she
comes to realize is not wholly human. |
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October |
Hurricane Force
Joseph Treaster |
Describes how
violent storms and hurricanes are formed and notes some of
history's greatest storms to hit the United States such as
Hurricane Katrina. |
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November |
The Freedom Writer's Diary
Erin Gruwell |
Erin Gruwell and her
"unteachable, at-risk" students set out on a life-changing, eye-openeing,
spirit-raising odyssey against ignorance, misunderstanding, and
the negative forces in their own lives. |
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December |
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch |
In a far-off world,
orphan Locke Lamora is sold into a gang of swindlers and soon
becomes an underworld celebrity. |
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January |
The Rules of Survival
Nancy Werlin |
Seventeen-year-old
Matthew recounts his attempts, starting at a young age, to free
himself and his sisters from the grip of their emotionally and
physically abusive mother. |
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February |
Cross X
Joe Miller |
Follows four members
of Kansas City's Central High School debate team and their coach
through the 2002 season, looking at how debaters overcame their
academically deficient environment, unhelpful bureaucrats,
self-destructive behaviors, and formidable suburban opponents to
end in the top ten in the national championship. |
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March |
The Foreshadowing
Marcus Sedgwick |
Having always been
able to know when someone is going to die, Alexandra poses as a
nurse to go to France during World War I to locate her brother
and to try to save him from the fate she has foreseen for him. |
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April |
Looking for Alaska
John Green |
Sixteen-year-old
Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama
includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the
search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash. |
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May |
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak |
Trying to make sense
of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of
Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and
story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man
they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. |
Auditorium Instructions
Mr. Goslin, our drama instructor,
explains lighting and sound basics in these short video
presentations. These large files (about 20 MB each) require
Windows Media Player.
Lighting Booth |
Sound Booth
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