The IMC has a fine collection of books, periodicals and newspapers. All print materials may be signed out by the student using them. Electronic encyclopedias, atlases and other reference sources on CD-ROM are also available. SIRS Researcher and VocSearch by Ebsco are two periodical databases on CD-ROM that can be accessed in the Media Center. Thousands of full-text articles and graphics on a wide variety of topics are easily searched using these reference tools.
Internet access is also available for the latest research information.
Multimedia hardware and software can be used in the Media Center with videos being able to be checked out. SuccessMaker is an intelligent aide that helps reinforce the skills and strategies taught in the classroom. SuccessMaker has over 30 courses for students. We are using the programs at Old Colony to reinforce and remediate skills in order to achieve the level of learning standards, set by state mandated testing. Freshman and sophomore students are scheduled into our SuccessMaker lab for a 43 minute period every other day.