the 1950s – using information to find answers
DESCRIPTION
First presentation to Van Buren H.S. 1-14-09TRANSCRIPT
KRISTIN STEINGREABERGPAEA MEDIA SPECIALIST
TEXT FONT: UNIVERSJANUARY 14, 2008
The 1950s Using Information
To Find Answers
Essential Concept:IA Core – Reading 2
Reads for a variety of purposes and across content areas
Essential Concept: IA Core – Writing 5
Engages in the information literacy process: accesses, evaluates, and communicates information andideas
Detail from Writing 5 - Generating effective questions Articulating a clear research question or thesis statement Using appropriate means for locating and selecting research
materials, Using information from a variety of sources, both print and
electronic including electronic databases, the Internet, periodicals, interviews, surveys, books, and other informational publications
Evaluating, interpreting, and selecting information Communicating research findings through a variety of means,
both written and spoken Using technology effectively to communicate research
findings Incorporating research findings without plagiarizing and
adhering to a consistent format for documentation
Process / Routine
Write a few statements about the 1950sUsing this collection of books
1. Create list of keywords2. Write questions – (pg. 11 – 20th Century Design
40s&50s – War and Postwar Years)3. Start building bibliography4. Find web sites
Expand to online databases / free Internet
Questions?
What happened in the 1950s… That was significant? Made a difference in our world today? Most changed our world? Made the greatest impact?
Sources
Sources
AP Images – slide show / historical images
AP Images – I Like Ike
President Dwight D. Eisenhower laughs as his wife, Mamie, tries on a cardboard eyeshade during a Republican campaign dinner in Washington, April 17, 1956. Eisenhower was preparing to run for his second term in office. (AP Photo/Bob Schutz)
Work with your teacher librarian
This photo shows the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, located on Fifth Avenue between 88th and 89th streets, in August, 1958. It is the first building in New York designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. (AP Photo)
WorldBook Web links to other web sites
USERNAME:PASSWORD:
Tip:
USE WORLDBOOK WEB TO FIND PRIMARY SOURCES
USE ADVANCED SEARCH
Tip:
Detail from Writing 5 - Generating effective questions Articulating a clear research question or thesis statement Using appropriate means for locating and selecting research
materials, Using information from a variety of sources, both print and
electronic including electronic databases, the Internet, periodicals, interviews, surveys, books, and other informational publications
Evaluating, interpreting, and selecting information Communicating research findings through a variety of means,
both written and spoken Using technology effectively to communicate research
findings Incorporating research findings without plagiarizing and
adhering to a consistent format for documentation
Expect students to give credit for resources
NoodleTools is one possibility.
Informal is also as powerful as formal.
Expect sharing
www.slideshare.net
EBSCOHost – BookmarksSocial bookmarking - http://www.furl.net/ / del.icio.us
EBSCOHost – Images and Bookmarks
Create a Tip for this…
Expect students to use online databases to learn
Using Atomic Learning video clips for Web 2.0 bookmarks
Primary Documents from WorldBook web
Senate Resolution 301: Censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy (1954)
EBSCO – Buddy HollyAmerican History; Feb2009, Vol. 43 Issue 6, p62-62, 1p
Soundzabound – MP3 music clips / AP Images
American rock and roll singer, songwriter and guitarist Buddy Holly is shown in 1959 at an unknown location. Holly, born Charles Hardin Holley in 1936 in Lubbock, Texas, died in a plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959. (AP Photo)
When you go to the free Internet – plan ahead
www.myreportlinks.com with Primary Source Accounts of the Korean War
WWW.IOWAAEAONLINE.ORG
WWW.GPAEA.K12.IA.US – SELECT MEDIA / WEBMAX
WWW.MYREPORTLINKS.COM
Source Credits