Valuable Resource for Teachers and Students

If you haven't looked at the district's Destiny website lately, you really should take a look at it because you are missing out on a very valuable, easy to use resource. Destiny is the program we use in the library to check out books and keep track of the textbooks.

But it is a lot more than that. Parents, students, and teachers can access this site at home and the district is encouraging us to make more use of it.

The site has recently been updated and has many new features. The search feature is quick and thorough if you are looking for a certain resource in Hawthorne's library. If we don't have something you need on site, you can search all the other media centers in the district and we can get whatever you are looking for via school mail.

A really neat feature of Destiny is the WebPath Express. If you search a subject, say for instance tall tales, then you will not only get a list of the tall tale books we have in the library, but also an annotated list of approved, high-quality, educational websites to go along with the subject you searched.

The site also provides all the information you would need for a certain book, including author information, reading levels, award history, publication information, etc.

Another new feature is Destiny Quest. This is an interactive, visually appealing and stimulating search interface aimed at the 21st century learner and it is absolutely awesome!

Directions for accessing Destiny (and you don't even have to log in):

Go to: http://destiny.okcps.org/

You will see a list of OKC schools. Click on Hawthorne.

The page that pops up is Hawthorne's home page for Destiny. I've put lots of author websites and homework helpers here, things the kids can use at home or at school.

To use the catalog feature, click on the tan "catalog" tab near the top of the page and select either WebPath Express or Destiny Quest or Library Search from the menu on the left and have fun!