Pyle Middle School

Media Center

Morning Hours
Monday - Friday 2:40 - 3:50 

Media Center Opening and Closing Times may vary due to special events or meetings.

Students who are in the Media Center before or after school are expected to be working on specific projects. Students MAY NOT use the Media Center to check e-mail, hang out with friends, or play on the computer. Disruptive students will be asked to leave!

Online Resources

• Search Strategies  
• Research Process Models 
• Research basics, copyright info 
• MCPS approved search engines 
• Web Site Evaluation Form 

Research Links

*NOTE* - To access many of the sites below, students will need a password and user ID. Students can acquire these from the Media Center staff.

• AP photos wth reported/ caption test, graphics, charts, tables, maps, timelines 
• Articles from newpapers, magazines and radio broadcasts 
• Articles from 1940 to current issues, including pros and cons 
• Authors of Young Adult Books 
• Barlett's Familiar Quotions 
• Booklist: Editors Choice 
• Britannica's Spanish Language encyclopedia 
• Covers major issues from 1970 to present by subject area 
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian 
• History Channel 
• infotrac.galegroup.com/ itweb/mcps 
• Library of Congress 
• MCPS Subscription Services 
• Newbery Medal Award Winners 
• sks.sirs.com
• Weather forcast 
• www.anb.org