OPERATION INFORMATION: A NIGHT OF WHAT, WHY AND HOW

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OPERATION INFORMATIONA NIGHT OF WHAT, WHY AND
HOW!

• WELCOME!

PRESENTED BY CANAL WINCHESTER MEDIA
SPECIALISTS Janie Kantner, Indian Trail Kathy
Halsey, Winchester Trail Heather Baugess, Middle
School Shari Rhymer, High School
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Learning 2.0

• In the 21st Century, the ability to be a
  lifelong learner will, for many people, be
  dependent on their ability to access and benefit
  from online learning. - Michael Flanagan,
  Michigan superintendent of public instruction
• A 3rd grade science project experience and the
  Chairman of Sun Microsystems, Scott McNealy -
• It made me wonder why there isnt a Web site
  where I can just go and have anything I want to
  learn, K to 12, online, browser based and free.

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Canal Winchester Local Schools Web Page

• www.canalwin.k12.oh.us

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HOME PAGE OF CANAL WINCHESTER SCHOOLS
MEDIA CENTER LINK IS ON THE LEFT SIDE
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MEDIA CENTER WEB PAGE PROVIDES
MISSION STATEMENT
LINKS TO ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, THE RESEARCH
MANUAL USED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND WEB PAGES
FOR THE HS AND ITES MEDIA CENTERS
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HS MEDIA CENTER WEB PAGE HAS LINKS TO
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES USED FOR CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
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RESOURCE GUIDES ORGANIZED BY SUBJECT ARE USED BY
TEACHERS FOR SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS
PROVIDES LIST OF RELIABLE DATABASES, WEB SITES,
BOOKS, ETC.
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VISIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WEB PAGE BY RETURNING
TO THE MEDIA CENTER HOME PAGE AND SELECTING
THE ITES LINK
ITESS WEBPAGE PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR READING
CELEBRATIONS, AWARD WINNERS, UPCOMING EVENTS,
ETC.
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INFOhio

• www.INFOhio.org

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INFOhio Provides Resources for Parents
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PARENT RESOURCES INCLUDE LINKS FOR INTERNET
SAFETY, CONTENT STANDARDS, AND MORE
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INFOhio now has 15 electronic resources!
CLICK ON CORE COLLECTION FOR COMPLETE LIST
RESOURCES ORGANIZED BY GRADE
NEW ADDITION THIS YEAR
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FEDERATED SEARCHING NOW PROVIDES ONE STOP
SHOPPING FOR USERS
FEDERATED SEARCHING SEARCHES ALL DATABASES AT
ONCE, TO PROVIDE USER WITH A COMPREHENSIVE LIST
OF RESOURCES
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Help is available by clicking
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Grades K-5 Resources Include
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Grades 6-8 Resources Include
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Grades 9-12 Resources Include
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Britannica Online School Edition

• Access to three encyclopedias in one
• Over 100,000 articles
• Includes an atlas, dictionary, images and video
  clips
• Provides links to related Web sites

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Britannica Elementary
PROVIDES A SEARCH FEATURE AND A BROWSE BY
CATEGORY FEATURE
INCLUDES DAILY ANIMAL SPOTLIGHTS
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Comptons for Middle Grades
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Encyclopedia Britannica for High School
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Access 3 encyclopedias in one by choosing this
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JOURNAL MAGAZINE, AND RELATED WEB SITES TOO
THREE COLUMNS PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR HS, MS,
AND ELEMENTARY LEVELS
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SIRS Discoverer

• Provides links to full text articles for the
  young researcher
• Search for periodicals by Keyword or Subject Tree
• Includes Current Events, Almanac Encyclopedia

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PROVIDES A SEARCH BOX OR PICTORIAL SUBJECT TREE,
IDEAL FOR YOUNG READERS
WEEKLY TOP PICK DATABASE FEATURES INCLUDE ARTI
CLES ARRANGED BY SPECIAL TYPE
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RESULT LIST IS BROKEN INTO CATEGORIES BY
SOURCE TYPE
SIRS SEARCH RESULT LIST
ARTICLES ARE CODED FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION
OF READING LEVEL
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INFOhio SchoolRooms Update
by Theresa M. Fredericka, INFOhio Kristiana Burk,
SirsiDynix Kathy Fredrick, Shaker Heights City
Schools Denise Scherer, Kalida Local Schools
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71 SchoolRooms forES, MS and HS

• College Careers
• Fine Arts
• Art Theater
• Dance Music
• Language Arts
• Literature (ES MS)
• Literature American (HS)
• Literature British (HS)
• Literature Classical/World (HS)
• Reading Vocabulary
• Speech
• Writing
• Math
• Science
• Earth Science
• Life Science
• Physical Science
• Scientific Process Inquiry

• Social Studies
• Economics
• Geography
• Government Citizenship
• U.S. History
• World History
• Study Research
• Technology
• Audience Guides
• Children YA Literature
• Educators Guide
• Librarians Guide
• Parents Guide
• Foreign Language future development

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What We Learned

• Statistics
• 88 of students said they would use SchoolRooms
  again for homework
• 51 said they preferred it to Google or Yahoo
• Quotes
• This is better than Google because in Google you
  get lots of stuff you dont need. (student)
• SchoolRooms is a great tool for new(er) teachers
  because it provides resources that are aligned to
  the curriculum. (teacher)
• The information world is rapidly changing.
  SchoolRooms is the first step in the direction of
  seamless 24x7 services to patrons. (librarian)

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AccessScience

• More than 7,100 articles related to science,
  health, and technology
• Includes Research Updates with the
  latest news in science and technology
  developments
• Biography collection, image gallery and more

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TOPIC LIST
SEARCH BOX
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SUBTOPIC LIST
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LIST OF RELATED TOPICS
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Latest articles
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Latest developments
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HOW MANY PAGES?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
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RELATED BIOGRAPHIES, WEB SITES, ETC. ARE ALSO
PROVIDED
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EBSCOHost

• Articles from more than 6,000 magazines and
  newspapers
• Most articles are full-text
• Excellent resource for current topics
• Includes grade K-5, 6-8, 9-12, and professional
  search options

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DATABASE FOR 9-12 IS PERFECT FOR
STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
ALSO PROVIDES IMAGE SEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL
DATABASES
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USE ADVANCED SEARCH TO NARROW
CAN SEARCH BY TOPIC
SOURCE TYPES
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ENTER SEARCH TERMS AND DESIRED SEARCH FIELD
CHOOSE THE DOCUMENT TYPE
CAN ALSO NARROW BY DATE
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LIST OF RELATED ARTICLES IS CALLED A RESULT LIST
ARTICLES APPEAR IN BLUE WITH SUMMARY
CLICK ON TITLE FOR FULL ARTICLE
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TO RETURN TO ARTICLES, CLICK ON RESULT LIST
YOULL SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE WHOLE ARTICLE
ARTICLE APPEARS WITH PRINT OPTIONS AND
PUBLICATION DETAILS
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• www.HomeworkNow.org

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What is HomeworkNow?

• Librarians offering FREE online reference
  assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Helps students find solutions online, anytime, by
  connecting them with high quality, authoritative
  information resources via the Internet

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Answers or Assistance?

• The goal is to assist and guide not to answer
• Sometimes students find this to be disappointing!
• HomeworkNow seeks to suggest and provide
  information resources that support learning and
  successfully completing assignments

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SIMPLY ENTER YOUR ZIP CODE TO BEGIN
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ON THE THANK YOU SCREEN, CHOOSE START USING
HOMEWORKNOW
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NEXT, ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE A
TRANSCRIPT OF YOUR SESSION, YOUR FIRST NAME,
AND YOUR QUESTION
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THIS MESSAGE WILL APPEAR TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOU
ARE BEING CONNECTED TO A LIBRARIAN
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YOUR DIALOGUE WITH THE LIBRARIAN APPEARS IN THE
TOP LEFT OF THE SCREEN
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YOUR LIBRARIAN WILL CONNECT YOU TO WEBSITES WHICH
WILL APPEAR ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF YOUR SCREEN
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AFTER YOUR SESSION, A TRANSCRIPT IS EMAILED SO
THAT YOU CAN USE IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
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Other Resources

• www.readthisnow.org
• www.knowitnow.org

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THANK YOUFOR COMING

• Feel free to contact us if
• you have any questions.