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SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN K-3 WITH THE ONLINE REFERENCE CENTRE
Khalsa School Calgary Staff PD Day
January 30, 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 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 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
HOW DOES THE ORC FIT INTO THE 7
HABITS? Be Proactive
I am a responsible person…I do the right thing without being asked, even when no one is looking.
ORC resources can be used to teach and promote digital citizenship. The resources include copyright friendly pictures and videos.
ORC resources provide authoritative licensed content along side freely available websites that align with the Alberta curriculum.
Put first things first I spend time doing things that are most important (e.g. homework)
ORC resources allow homework to be completed from anywhere with an Internet connection.
Finding authoritative information is faster, subsequent time spent doing homework is reduced.
Seek first to understand I listen to other people’s ideas and feelings. I try to see things from their
viewpoints. ORC resources provide a range of perspectives, and articles are often written by
someone living in the country.
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, 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
username/passwordKhalsa School Username: LA610 Password: 6101
Share your district username/password using low tech methods
Email [email protected] for your remote username/password
QUICK TIP FOR WORKING WITH YOUNG LEARNERS
Create a direct link to the ORC 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 TO SUPPORT LITERACY SKILLS AND LANGUAGE LEARNING
BOOKFLIX Recommended for K-3 105 fiction and non-fiction book pairs organized
into themes Search titles by guided reading level, author,
grade level, theme, etc. Lesson plans for each pair provided Real voice audio support embedded throughout
resources 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 Human voice read along feature Interactive table of contents for each ebook 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 (book trailers, author interviews and readings, author audio name pronunciation, book guides and lesson plans, etc.)
Share pages using share, email or flyer with QR features
Access Alberta specific booklists: Canadian Book Award Winners/Canadian Book and
Author Resources Personalized Book Lists upon request
MUZZY ONLINE Recommended for students in K-6 Learning languages through the context of a
story Hundreds of words and phrases embedded in
stories Six movies in each language level with
subtitles that can be turned on/off 101 thematic video lessons with embedded
language learning games divided into level I & II
All new 3D animation All new recording studio and 4 new languages
coming in 2015
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM
AMAZING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD
Recommended for K-6 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
POWERKNOWLEDGE SUITE
Recommended for grades 1-3 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 and educational
games Aligns with 95% of the grade 3-6 science
curriculum and 87% of grade 1-6 science curriculum
POWERKNOWLEDGE: EARTH SPACE
Curriculum areas covered:Grade 1 Seasonal Changes Grade 2 Exploring LiquidsGrade 3 Rocks and Minerals
Grade 4 Light and Shadows, and Waste and Our World Grade 5 Weather Watch, and Wetland Ecosystems Social Studies mapping skills Grade 6 Sky Science
POWERKNOWLEDGE: LIFE SCIENCE
Curriculum areas covered:Grade 1 Needs of Animals and PlantsGrade 2 Small Flying and Crawling AnimalsGrade 3 Animal Life Cycles and Hearing and Sound
Grade 4 Plant Growth and Changes, Wetland Ecosystems and Waste and Our World
Grade 6 Trees and Forests
POWERKNOWLEDGE:PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Curriculum areas covered:Grade 1 Needs of Animals and PlantsGrade 2 Hot and Cold Temperatures and
Magnetism
Grade 4 Wheels and Levers Grade 5 Electricity and Magnetism and Classroom
Chemistry Grade 6 Trees and Forests
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM
CULTUREGRAMS Recommended for grades 3-12
Very strong alignment to the grade 3 Social Studies curriculum
Also support grade 2 Social Studies curriculum Updated every 6 months Includes a World, Kids Edition and Provinces Edition Articles are written and reviewed by in-country
consultants 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
OTHER ENGAGING MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESOURCES TO CHECK OUT
WORLD BOOK KIDS
Recommended for students in K-3 Text to speech feature Easy online database for young users Use the compare option to find similarities
and differences between animals, countries and places
Available on iPads Online Training Available
SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS
ORC SUPPORT SITEwww.onlinereferencecentre.ca
Resource training materials - podcasts, videos, archived webinars, and guides
Information about upcoming free ORC PD opportunities
Information about province-wide resource trials and surveys
Online booking system for 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….
ORC LISTSERV Weekly email updates organized by E/J/S:
New resources and featuresProvince-wide trialsSurveysFree PD opportunities
No emails during school breaks Membership has its benefits – joining incentive Email [email protected] or visit the
ORC Support Site to join today
CONTACTFor more information or to schedule a school presentation please contact
Jamie Davis, ORC Coordinator
Call 780-414-0805 ext.229OR
Email: [email protected]
LINKS TO CHECK OUT
ORC Support Sitehttp://www.onlinereferencecentre.ca/
ORC ListServhttps://lists.talonline.ca/listinfo/orc
ORC Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/OnlineReferenceCentre
Twitter@ORC_AB