LPS+HS

Learner Outcomes for this session include:
 * 1) Demonstrate confidence and competence in using digital resources to lead students in information acquisition, analysis, synthesis, and publication (EETT)
 * 2) Address differentiation in Tier 1 instruction by implementing literacy strategies in all content areas (Adolescent Literacy Institute)

Warm-up exercise - Locate and share three interesting facts about a controversial topic
 * What resource(s) did you use?
 * Why did you use this/these resource(s)?

Is Wikipedia good enough? Read and discuss--
 * [|Student Hoaxes World's Media on Wikipedia] MSNBC article
 * [|Wikipedia: Black and White and Wrong All Over] MSNBC article

Develop a rationale for using library databases and eReference books throughout the school year:
 * How might you encourage the use of databases and eBooks?
 * Class/teacher
 * Blogs
 * Wikis
 * Websites
 * GoogleDocs
 * Introduce specific resources on an "as needed" basis --a general library orientation at the start of the year is NOT the place to do this
 * Students need a reason to learn to use these resources
 * There needs to be an opportunity to practice using these right away

Which resources work best for developing background knowledge with "__fill-in-the-blank__"
 * Helps students make text-to-world connections
 * How might students share this knowledge with other students?
 * Blogs
 * Wikis

How does the use of online databases and eBooks assist students with developing information literacy skills? --especially the evaluation of resources?
 * Authority? Currency? Accuracy? Validity? Reliability?
 * One solution is to require an "annotated bibliography" to justify the use of any resource
 * This works well for web pages in particular
 * The annotation is an explanation of
 * "How do you know this is a valid/reliable source?"
 * "Where in your project/presentation/paper did you use it?"
 * Promotes synthesis and application by the student

Identification of useful/special features in databases and eBooks available to all three LPS High Schools (including Options):
 * ===**Literature Resource Center**===
 * Take a look at each of the tabs across the top --divides results into categories
 * Boolean basics (AND, OR, NOT)
 * Use of quotation marks -- "sink or swim"
 * **Previous Searches** link -- history of what the student has searched
 * Useful for determining why a student isn't being successful with their search
 * ===**Rosen Teen Health and Wellness**===
 * Works with boolean (AND,OR, NOT) and wildcard operators (* ?)
 * Draws on Rosen's //Need to Know// and //Coping// series (plus others)
 * **Further Reading** link lists both nonfiction and fiction
 * **Did you mean**? function catches misspellings (marijuna = marijuana)
 * Compare Resources listing to Google search
 * ===**Opposing Viewpoints**===
 * **Viewpoints** publications include //At Issue, Contemporary Issues, Current Controversies, Information Plus, Opposing Viewpoints//
 * **Reference** sources include titles such as //Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations// and the //Environmental Encyclopedia//
 * **Primary sources** include publications like the //9-11 Commission Report//
 * **Multimedia** tab includes a link to Google Images search
 * **Previous Searches** link works just like does in **LRC** --great for seeing how a student has developed their search
 * Note authorship of Viewpoints articles --this could effect properly citing the source
 * ===**EBSCO MAS Ultra**===
 * Designed specifically for high school students
 * Full text articles from over 500 popular magazines
 * Has over 100,000 primary source documents (transcript to the "I Have A Dream" speech, for example)
 * Be sure to check the **Full Text** box
 * Hover over icon to see abstract of article --this works for all EBSCO databases
 * Image collection
 * Lexile level
 * ===EBSCO Academic Search Elite===
 * currently Premier --next year will be downgraded to Elite
 * Contains over 2,000 scholarly journals (about three-fourths are peer reviewed)
 * ===EBSCO MasterFILE Elite===
 * Also a downgrade from the Premier package
 * Designed for public libraries
 * Contains over 1,000 general reference full text magazines
 * ===Dictionary of American History===
 * eReference book
 * Authoritative --all articles are signed
 * search "Ayn Rand"
 * ===Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)===
 * Includes Nongovernmental Agencies reports
 * **VERY** high level

What are the disadvantages of using databases and eReference books? Advantages? [|The Internet vs the Online Database: What's the Difference?] PPT