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Grab Your Tools... It’s on!
Created By The Offices of Library Media and Instructional Technology
Updated 6/2010
Agenda
Web-based Tools
HCPSS Online Resources
Why Information Literacy?
Digital Information Fluency Model
What Databases are Available?
Web 2.0 Tools
Engage studentsEnhance instruction
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Web 2.0 ExamplesWordle - http://www.wordle.net Rubistar - http://www.rubistar.4teachers.com/Postcard FM - http://postcard.fm/Glogster - http://edu.glogster.com/
Choose one of the first 3 applications to explore brieflyLog in to Rubistar and develop a rubric for a product created in Wordle, Glogster, or Postcard FM
Want to see more Web 2.0 tools? http://coolwebtools.hcpss.wikispaces.net/
Information Literacy
What digital natives don’t do well
What they tend to do instead
Turn a question into a queryRush ahead toward an answer, either grabbing the whole question “as is” or missing an important part of it
Choose the right database Enter words or phrases into Google
Recognize information when they find it Rush past important information and clues, continue to browse
Find better keywords Stick with their original words and browse
Verify the credibility of informationAccept what they find at face value, hoping somewhere in the information there is an answer
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Digital Natives and Online Research
What information am I looking for?
[big 6 step 1 - task definition]
Learners identify key concepts in a research question
Learners create effective and efficient search queries
Effectively act on informed decisions to revise their search queries based on search results/feedback
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Where will I find the information?
[big6 step 2 - information seeking strategies]
Learners understand the organization of digital information
Learners effectively and efficiently select digital collections based on their characteristics
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How will I get there?[big6 step 3 - location & access]
Learners select digital search tools based on their effectiveness and efficiency
Learners select and apply appropriate search strategies to effectively and efficiently locate reliable digital information related to their academic learning goal(s)
Navigate hyperlink, i.e. browsing strategiesUse subject directory strategiesUse search engine strategies
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How good is the information?[big6 step 4 - use of information]
Learners evaluate the quality of a search result to determine its usefulness in the search process
Learners evaluate the quality of a search result to determine the reliability of its content
Learners evaluate the quality of a search result to determine the reliability of its source
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How will I ethically use the information?
[big6 step 5 - synthesis]
Learners ethically use digital information
Learners decide whether or not to integrate digital information related to a specific information task
Learners give credit to the source and/or author for the selected digital information
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The Top 10 Reasons for Using HCPSS Online
Resources
#10 They are Accurate
Someone else has already checked the articles and websites for appropriateness, accuracy, reliability, and curriculum elements.
#9 They are UP To Date
#8 they are Legal
#7 You will not need to Google!
HCPSS does not allow “free searching” in elementary or middle schools.
Why Use Databases when we have google*?
#6 Students Love them!
#5 An entire class can access the same information at the same time
#4 Empty filing cabinets and clean desk drawers!
Thousands of newspapers, magazines, and journals are available.
#3 Students Can use the resources outside of school
#2 They are Free For HCPSS teachers and Families
#1 You won’t show students inappropriate websites
What Databases are Available to Me
and to my students?
Log-In: howardcpsPassword: howardcps
http://online.culturegrams.com/
CultureGrams offers concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on over 200 cultures of the world. It goes beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles
of the world's people.
Log-In: howcoPassword: worldbook
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home
World Book Online Reference Center is an excellent source of reliable, easy to understand information for students. World Book Online offers all the features of the print encyclopedia plus links to maps, web sites, and
other print articles.
Log-In: MD1570 (or MD1570H)Password: 21042
http://discoverer.sirs.com/
SIRS Discoverer offers a database of easily retrievable full-text articles, often with accompanying graphics, with full printing and saving capabilities. The full-text articles database consists of articles reprinted with permission, from approximately 1,600 newspapers, magazines and U.S. government documents. Other features include: The World Almanac for Kids, Compton’s Encyclopedia, and a Spotlight of the Month.
Log-In: MD1570HPassword: 21042
http://sks.sirs.com/
Log-In: your clc email address Password: hcpss
http://www.teachingbooks.net/home
TeachingBooks.net is a timesaving portal to thousands of online resources of book-related resources you can use to explore children's and young adult books and their authors. It provides immediate access to useful materials and exciting programs (short movies, audio book readings, book discussion guides, and more) that add a multimedia dimension to reading in the classroom, library media center, and home.
Log-In: HCStudentPassword: HC21042to create an account
http://www.noodletools.com/noodlebib/index.php
Generate, edit, and publish an MLA Works Cited list or APA References list that complies with the rules of
the current MLA Handbook and APA Publication Manual. NoodleBib takes care of punctuation,
alphabetization and formatting, producing a polished source list for import into Word.
Log-In: use example given
http://www.hclibrary.org/training/eresources.php
Use your Howard County Library card and pin number (request a pin number from the library) to access many online reference sources. To locate the online resources, click on “Databases.”
How do Teachers and Administrators access the etools?
CLC Desktop Conferences Folder > Content Support > On-line Research Links > Open eTool document
Via school library media webpage
Note: To add the On-line Research Links Conference to your desktop, hold the Control key and click on the On-Line Research Links Folder Icon.
How do Students access the etools?
Via school library media webpage or linksIn schools, databases are IP authenticated (open automatically)For home login, see the library media specialist for login information
Your Turn!
Select an instructional topic. Use one of the HCPSS online resources to gather information about your instructional topic. Choose one of the Web 2.0 tools and create a product that incorporates the information.
For instance, your topic is tree frogs, you research them in WorldBookOnline and you use PostcardFM to share the information with a friend.
Bibliography
21st Century Information Fluency Project. 13 Aug. 2007. Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. 13 Aug. 2007 <http://21cif.imsa.edu/>.
Richardson, Will. "Weblogg-ed." 11 Aug. 2007. 13 Aug. 2007 <http://www.weblogg-ed.com/>.
"School Library Media." Howard County Public School System. HCPSS. 13 Aug. 2007 <http://www2.hcpss.org/met/media/currlinks/curlinks.html>.
QUESTIONS?
Log-In: howcoPassword: worldbook
http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/home
World Book Online Reference Center is an excellent source of reliable, easy to understand information for students. World Book Online offers all the features of the print encyclopedia plus links to maps, web sites, and
other print articles.
Log-In: howardcpsPassword: howardcps
http://online.culturegrams.com/
CultureGrams offers concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on over 200 cultures of the world. It goes beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles
of the world's people.
