Presidents Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February and falls this year on the 20th. Listed below are comprehensive online resources for Presidents Day. Included in the sites are lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, Webquests, SmartBoard resources, crafts, clip art, research information, digital images, timelines, and much more. History.com Teacher Vision Education World Blackwell’s [...]
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February 20th is Presidents Day
Posted in Holidays, Research, tagged Holiday, Lesson Plans, Presidents Day, Research, Teacher Resources on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
6th Graders Review the Research Process
Posted in Media Lessons, Research, tagged galileo database, Library Skills, Media Skills, Research Process on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I had one of the 6th grade teams to come in for a workshop on the research process. I reviewed the three electronic forms of information(search engines, databases, and communication tools), provided tips to narrow down search results, gave an overview of Georgia’s GALILEO database, talked about strategies to evaluate the information they find [...]
Copyright Law and Avoiding Plagiarism
Posted in Media Lessons, Research, Technology, tagged Copyright, Plagiarism on August 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Think you know everything about copyright law and avoiding plagiarism? Let’s put it to the test. Take my online quiz so I can see how much you know. WJMS 6th graders recently visited the media center for a crash course in copyright law and learned techniques on how to avoid plagiarism. Copyright Law & Avoiding [...]
St. Patrick’s Day
Posted in Holidays, Research, tagged Holidays, Irish, Leprechaun, March 17th, Saint Patrick, Shamrock, St. Patrick's Day on March 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated every year on March 17th. Have you ever wondered why? What about shamrocks? Why are they used as a symbol of the holiday? Who was Saint Patrick and what about those leprechauns? Why is this known as the Irish holiday? Featured below are some great websites that will answer those [...]
Research Skills
Posted in Media Lessons, Research, Technology, tagged Paraphrase, Plagiarism, Research Skills, Website evaluation on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We are living in the age of information and sorting through the volume of data online can be overwhelming for students. This week I am working with Mrs. Lamb’s QUEST class to help them become better researchers. They will be evaluating websites, learning about plagiarism, practicing paraphrasing, and learning correct MLA citations. Research Skills-PPT Website [...]
Black History Month
Posted in Research, tagged Black History on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We have many resources available for Black History Month in the media center. I have put together a resource list in Destiny, our library catalog. To access this list, go to Destiny and click on Resource Lists on the left-hand side of the page. Click the Public Lists tab and then click Black History Resources. To [...]
Advanced Features of PowerPoint
Posted in Media Lessons, Research, tagged PowerPoint on December 15, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Mrs. Anderson brought her students in this week for a lesson on some of the advanced features of PowerPoint. Some of the tools they learned about are: how to search for pictures on the web to use as background images on their slides and include citation information using the picture toolbar to crop images and [...]
Memorial Day – May 25th
Posted in Holidays, Research, tagged Holiday, Memorial Day on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Memorial Day is much more than a three-day weekend to mark the beginning of summer. To many people, especially the nation’s thousands of combat veterans, this day, which has a history stretching back all the way to the Civil War, is an important reminder of those who died in the service of their country. Originally [...]
Mother’s Day – May 10th
Posted in Holidays, Reading, Research, tagged Are You My Mother?, Before I Was Your Mother, Holiday, Kathryn Galbraith, Kathryn Lasky, Laura Charlotte, Love You Forever, Mother's Day, Mothers, P.D. Eastman, Robert Munsch on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Don’t put that in your mouth, you don’t know where it’s been.” “Make sure you have on clean underwear; you never know if you might be in an accident.” “Don’t play with that, you will put your eye out.” I’m sure everyone has heard these phrases before and it was probably your mother who gave [...]
April Fools’ Day
Posted in Holidays, Research, Teacher Resources, tagged April 1st, April Fools' Day, Holiday on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
April Fools’ Day falls on a Wednesday this year. Are you interested in the top 100 April Fools’ Day hoaxes of all time? Check out the links below and be careful not to get pranked. Museum of Hoaxes Origin and History Activites and Jokes
Writing Research Papers
Posted in Media Lessons, Research, Teacher Resources, tagged Bibliography, Citations, lessons, Media Lesson, Paraphrase, Plagiarism, Research Papers, Website evaluation on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I worked with Mrs. Prosser’s classes this month with tips on writing research papers. I talked to the students about evaluating websites using the CRAAP test and avoiding plagiarism. The classes practiced paraphrasing and I showed them how to cite their sources. Writing Research Papers
Take the Destiny Quest
Posted in Reading, Research, tagged Destiny, Follett, Library Catalog, OPAC on February 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Destiny, our library catalog, has a new visual interface called Destiny Quest. The new look features the top ten books, new arrivals, a visual search of the library shelves, ability to drag and drop books in your list, to post and share reviews, save your resources in My Info and so much more. Log in to Destiny and take the Destiny Quest. [...]
Valentine’s Day
Posted in Booktalks, Holidays, Reading, Research, tagged Holidays, Lesson Plans, Research, Valentine's Day on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday marks the annual celebration of Valentine’s Day. Have you ever wondered why we celebrate February 14th each year? Why was cupid and his bow and arrow chosen as the symbol for Valentine’s Day? Who was St. Valentine? Check out the links below to find the answers to these questions and activities to celebrate the [...]
BibMe Online Citation Maker
Posted in Research, tagged Bibliography, Citation, Online Bibliography Generator, References on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BibMe is an automated bibliography generator that finds information about your sources and then formats the citations for you. BibMe allows you to search from a database of millions of entries to find your source and AutoFill in the information. Or, if you have the source in front of you, you can enter your entries [...]
Galileo Introduction
Posted in Media Lessons, Research, Teacher Resources, tagged Galileo, Georgia, Research on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I worked with Mrs. Lamb’s QUEST classes today introducing them to Galileo. GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online is a web-based virtual library available to all Georgia educational institutions. Students in Mrs. Lamb’s classes are beginning their independent study units on Georgia’s barrier islands. Galileo Lesson
Researching and Writing Newspaper Feature Articles
Posted in Media Lessons, Research, tagged Lesson, Newspaper article, Research on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The last week in January Mrs. Jackson brought her classes to the media center for lessons on Internet searching, evaluating websites, plagiarism and creating citations. Students used Destiny, Internet search engines, Galileo, and the online newspaper article generator to research a topic, take notes, and create a newspaper feature article. PowerPoint
Copyright Guidelines
Posted in Media Lessons, Research, Teacher Resources, tagged Copyright, Fair Use on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The two links below provide some helpful information on copyright guidelines for students and teachers. Copyright Information PowerPoint Copyright Chart
Internet Searches
Posted in Media Lessons, Research, tagged Internet, Media Lesson on October 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
See the attached PowerPoint for a lesson I can do with your students to help them become better researchers of information. Internet Research
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