The Future Begins with Homework Help Your Library

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The Future Begins with Homework Help _at_
Your Library

• Paul Lanata
• Director, Library Media Services
• Cathy Watson-Pittman
• Internet Cataloger
• Jefferson County Public Schools
• Louisville, Kentucky

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Our District

• 98,000 students
• 89 Elementary Schools
• 24 Middle Schools
• 22 High Schools
• 22 Other learning centers
• 5,700 Teachers
• 61,600 Parent Teacher Association membership

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What is our core business?
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What was missing?
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Goal. . .

• To develop a comprehensive student section of Web
  resources to assist students of all levels in
  learning core content.

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So. . .

• JCPS Web site needed totally new design geared to
  student achievement.

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Summer (2005)

• Sheila Stanton
• Computer Training Specialist

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Challenges/Problems

• Sharon Shrout, Director
• Computer Education Support

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Fill Gaps in Homework Help
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Key Points
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The Charge

• Janet Lanham, Librarian,
• Fairdale Elementary School

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Results
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Response From Educators

• Jennifer Buckingham, Teacher
• Fairdale Elementary School

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Refinements/Next Steps
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Usage Statistics
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Professional Development

• District-wide
• Training materials placed on Library Media
  Services Web site for District-wide access.

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Publicity
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View Through 6th Grade Eyes
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Note Subject Area, Grade, and Key Words
selection criteria.
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Subject Area Mathematics Grade 6 Key Words
area of a rectangle)
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Unit Perimeter/Area Topic Measuring Perimeter
and Area (6)
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Web Sites contain tutorials, diagrams,
interactive games, practice activities, and
reading material.
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View Through 8th Grade Eyes
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Subject Area Social Studies Grade 8 Key Words
check and balances
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Unit Establishing A New Nation and New
Government Topic Separation of Powers / Checks
and BalancesOption 2
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Web Sites contain reading material, video, audio
images, animation, and quizzes.
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View Through High School Eyes
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Subject Area Science Key Words electromagnetism
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Unit Electricity and Magnetism Topic
Electricity or Magnetism
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Web Sites contain reading material, images,
diagrams, tutorials, interactive experiments, and
animations.
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View Through 4th Grade Eyes
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Subject Area Mathematics Key Words mean median
mode and range
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Unit Statistics Topic Introduction to Data
Analysis
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Web Site is a video with a quiz at the end of the
animated lesson on mean, media, mode and range.
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Other areas of Student Web Page

• Practice Your Skills (quizzes, games aligned with
  Core Content)
• Tool Box (dictionaries, thesaurus, World Fact
  Book, how to cite your sources, encyclopedias,
  etc.)
• Take a break (educational games not necessarily
  related to core content)
• Sports
• Clubs and Activities
• Other (lunch menus, Student Code of Conduct, etc.)

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Educators Students Feedback

• Janet Lanham, Library Media Specialist, Fairdale
  Elementary School
• Gwen Snow, Instructional Coach, Middle Schools
• Virtual High School Students
• Fairdale Elementary School Students

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Questions
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• Special Thanks to
• Sharon Shrout, Director, Computer Education
  Support
• Sheila Stanton, Computer Training Specialist, CES
• Ms. Buckingham, 4th Grade Teacher, Fairdale Elem.
  School
• Students of Ms. Buckingham
• Janet Lanham, Librarian, Fairdale Elem. School
• Gwen Snow, ESL Instructional Coach, Middle
• Debbie Schweitzer, JCPS Virtual School
• 8th Grade Students at the Virtual School

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• Thank you for attending the session today!
• Contact information
• Paul Lanata paul.lanata_at_jefferson.kyschools.us
• Cathy Watson-Pittman cathy.watson-pittman_at_jeffers
  on.kyschools.us