SUPPORTING K-4 STUDENTS WITH THE ONLINE REFERENCE CENTRE

East Lake School

May 15, 2015

Jamie Davis, ORC Coordinator

WHAT IS THE ORC? A $1.7 million collection of curricular-aligned,

authoritative digital resources licensed on behalf of all Alberta:K-12 students and their parents School staffPre-service teachers Public library staff *

Funded by a yearly Grant-In-Aid from Alberta Education to The Alberta Library (TAL)

Return on Investment (ROI) calculation of 3:1 for Alberta Schools

*for the purposes of supporting K-12 patrons

WHY SHOULD K-4 STUDENTS

ACCESS THE ORC?ORC Resources: Provide authoritative, age appropriate, engaging,

curricular-aligned content Allow students to become familiar and comfortable with

the kinds of resources and searching practises that are an integral part of 21st century learning Google & Wikipedia are the tip of the searching and

information literacy “iceberg” Are time savers once you are familiar with using them Include embedded supports for diverse learners like

listen, text translation, citation tools, vetted websites, copyright friendly pictures and videos

Provide anytime, from anywhere with Internet access

WHY SHOULD SCHOOL STAFF ACCESS THE ORC?

ORC Resources Provide: Access to ready-to-use or customizable lesson plans,

teaching materials and direct curricular correlations Support for ESL and foreign language learners Access to journals like Walrus, National Geographic,

National Geographic Kids, Men’s Health, School Library Journal, Canadian Libraries, and Maclean’s just to name a few (RSS feeds available)

Consistent and explicit update schedules Access to vetted websites Ability to create permalinks that can be posted on a

website or in an email blast

ACCESSING THE ORC Go to LearnAlberta.ca Select English or French Click on “Online Reference Centre” in the tab along

the top of the screen In school automatic authentication Access outside of school requires a remote district

username and password combination Share your district username/password using low

tech methods Email jdavis@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca for your

remote username/password

QUICK TIP FOR WORKING WITH YOUNG LEARNERS Create a direct link to the ORC from school/teacher

webpage or in the school bookmarks Have an enlarged icon for the database(s) you will be using Preload on iPads, SMART Board or computers for quicker

access to a learning centre activity Model for whole group – Move to pair work – Finally

individual work Number each child – that is the computer they will use Recipe card with access information for every student –

laminate and put on a ring In class tech helpers Expect age appropriate citations – icons, premade sheets,

etc.

Questions?

RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT LITERACY SKILLS AND LANGUAGE LEARNING

BOOKFLIX Recommended for K-3 105 fiction and non-fiction book pairs organized

into themes Pairing fiction with a related non-fiction increases

student comprehension when reading both formats Search titles by guided reading level, author, grade

level, theme, etc. Lesson plans for each pair provided Real voice audio support embedded throughout

resources to allow emergent readers to navigate the resource independently

Between 1-3 follow up “puzzlers” for each pair

TRUEFLIX Newly created sister resource to BookFLIX designed

for grades 3-6 Nonfiction content divided into 2 broad themes

with 3-5 subthemes Each ebook includes an introductory video to help

build background knowledge of topic and improve student comprehension

Human voice read along feature to support emergent/struggling readers

Interactive table of contents for each ebook, in addition to a glossary and index

Essential inquiry questions and project ideas for every ebook

TEACHINGBOOKS.NET Recommended for K-12 Includes a wealth of support material to teach and

promote books in your school and classroom (book trailers, author interviews and readings, author audio name pronunciation, book guides and lesson plans, etc.)

Share pages using share, email, or permalink Create a flyers or shelf cards with a QR code Access Alberta specific booklists:

Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers Choice Award (YRCA)

ELA Authorized Novel and Nonfiction Reading Lists grades 4-12 Meet-the-author book readings in French Canadian Book Award Winners/Canadian Book and Author

Resources Personalized Book Lists upon request

MUZZY ONLINE Recommended for students in K-6 Immersion language learning program Languages taught in the context of a story Hundreds of words and phrases embedded in the

learning stories Six movies in each language level with a subtitle option

for all of the languages offered 101 thematic video lessons with embedded language

learning games divided into level I & II All new 3D animation All new teacher materials for Complete Elementary

Spanish and French, as well as Classroom Editions for Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese and English (See additional slides for access information)

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User: alberta

Password: alberta4MuzzyOnline!

(You may wish to copy and paste the password for this as it is long.)

http://libraries.muzzyonline.com/account/librarian/login.aspx

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What the Difference? • Complete Elementary

curriculum moves at a slower pace and is appropriate for pre and early readers

• Classroom Edition curriculum moves at a faster pace, covering more vocabulary per lesson.

• All lessons expand and contract to fit variable session lengths and all are based on watching a clip from the MUZZY stories or vocabulary builder.

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Easy to follow, step by step lesson plans designed for teachers who are not specialized in teaching languages.

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RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM

AMAZING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD

Recommended for K-6 Click-friendly navigation Lists animal classes, orders and species Read Aloud available Provides quick access to the “animal stats” at the top

and a brief article below Links to information about animal habitat, and order Vetted weblinks that open within the database

*Curricular mapping available for the K-6 Science curriculum on the ORC Support Site (www.onlinereferencecentre.ca)

POWERKNOWLEDGE SUITE

Recommended for grades 1-6 Content divided into 3 databases: Earth Space, Life

Science and Physical Science Includes a customizable read aloud feature Short, segmented articles with introductory videos

to build background knowledge Embedded science experiments, projects and

educational games related to the content of the database

Aligns with 95% of the grade 3-6 science curriculum and 87% of grade 1-6 science curriculum

POWERKNOWLEDGE: EARTH SPACE

Science Units supported:Grade 1 Seasonal Changes Grade 2 Exploring LiquidsGrade 3 Rocks and MineralsGrade 4 Light and Shadows, and Waste and Our World

*Curricular mapping available for the K-6 Science curriculum on the ORC Support Site (www.onlinereferencecentre.ca)

Grade 5 Weather Watch, and Wetland Ecosystems Social Studies mapping skills Grade 6 Sky Science

POWERKNOWLEDGE: LIFE SCIENCE

Science Units Supported:Grade 1 Needs of Animals and PlantsGrade 2 Small Flying and Crawling AnimalsGrade 3 Animal Life Cycles and Hearing and SoundGrade 4 Plant Growth and Changes, Wetland

Ecosystems and Waste and Our World

*Curricular mapping available for the K-6 Science curriculum on the ORC Support Site (www.onlinereferencecentre.ca)

Grade 6 Trees and Forests

POWERKNOWLEDGE:PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Science Units Supported:Grade 1 Needs of Animals and PlantsGrade 2 Hot and Cold Temperatures and MagnetismGrade 4 Wheels and Levers

*Curricular mapping available for the K-6 Science curriculum on the ORC Support Site (www.onlinereferencecentre.ca)

Grade 5 Electricity and Magnetism and Classroom Chemistry Grade 6 Trees and Forests

SUPPORT THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM

THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA

New updated interface very aesthetic and functional

Multiple pathways to accessing content View personal accounts from veterans, view

videos, articles, images, and digital exhibits Wealth of Canadian content to support the Social

Studies curriculum: Grade 4 - Geography, Geology, Natural Resources,

Provincial & National Parks, Hoodoos, Dinosaurs in Alberta, Foothills, Rocky Mountains, etc.

Check the Historica Canada icon for extra content

CULTUREGRAMS Recommended for grades 3-12

Very strong alignment to the grade 3 Social Studies curriculum

Also supports grade 2 Social Studies curriculum Includes a World, Kids and Provinces Edition Articles are written and reviewed by in-country

consultants Updated every 6 months Cultural recipes included for each country and province Create customizes graphs and tables using current

data from the countries and provinces Tools include world time, distance calculator, and

currency converter

ANOTHER ENGAGING MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESOURCE TO CHECK OUT

WORLD BOOK KIDS Recommended for students in K-3 Completely new user-friendly and device-friendly

interface Beginner multidisciplinary database designed for

young users Text to speech feature Use the compare option to find similarities and

differences between animals, countries and places

Available on iPads Online Training Available

WORLD BOOK STUDENT Ability to simultaneously search World Book Kids and

World Book Student for struggling readers Text to speech feature General encyclopedia that includes atlas, dictionary

(with voice pronunciations), images, web links, and charts

"My Research" option for students to track and save their research online

Embedded timeline feature, in addition to a citation builder

“How to do Research” guide on homepage Available on iPads Online Training Available

SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS

ORC SUPPORT SITEwww.onlinereferencecentre.ca

Resource training materials - podcasts, videos, archived webinars, guides, curricular mapping, etc.

Information about upcoming free ORC PD opportunities Information about province-wide resource trials and

surveys Ways to use ORC resources to create library learning

commons programming Online booking system for free ORC sessions Calendar of ORC Events Links to ORC Twitter and Facebook accounts

CURRICULAR MAPPING FOR DIVISION I SCIENCE

Along with training materials provided by the vendors, the ORC Support Site also includes curricular mapping documents for the

division I Science Curriculum at: http://www.onlinereferencecentre.ca/curricular-mapping-for-division-i-science.html

Social Studies will be coming soon….

CURRICULAR MAPPING FOR DIVISION I SCIENCE

Along with training materials provided by the vendors, the ORC Support Site also includes curricular mapping documents for the division II Science Curriculum at:

http://www.onlinereferencecentre.ca/curricular-mapping-for-division-ii-science.html

Social Studies will be coming soon….

ORC LISTSERV Weekly email updates organized by E/J/S:

New resources and featuresProvince-wide trialsSurveysFree PD opportunitiesHow to guides and tips

No emails during school breaks Membership has its benefits – joining incentive Email jdavis@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca or visit the

ORC Support Site to join today

CONTACTFor more information or to schedule a

free school presentation please contact

Jamie Davis, ORC Coordinator

Call 780-414-0805 ext.229OR

Email: jdavis@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca

LINKS TO CHECK OUTORC Support Sitehttp://www.onlinereferencecentre.ca/

ORC ListServhttps://lists.talonline.ca/listinfo/orc

ORC Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/OnlineReferenceCentre

Twitter@ORC_AB