Doorways to Online Learning

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Doorways to Online Learning

• Presenter Marjorie L. Pappas, PhD
• mlpappas_at_adelphia.net

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What are digital learning centers?
The digital space of the LMC
Sedgwick High School Library
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Static versus Dynamic

• Links to web resources
• Link to state VL and/or subscription databases
• Reference to a process model

• Curriculum units connect to web resources
• Pathfinders lead to specific resources
• Tools and guides provide scaffolds for process

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Digital Resources

• Context specific resources
• New book promotions
• Reading lists
• Subscription databases
• Connections with experts
• Author / illustrator sites
• E magazines

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Digital Tools

• Research guides
• Tutorials
• Pathfinders
• Organizers
• Ask-A-Librarian Services
• Bibliographic citation tools

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Digital Learning Centers

• Accessible from
• School LMC
• School classrooms
• Homes
• Public library
• Anywhere there is an Internet connection

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School Digital Learning Centers

• Greece Athena Middle School
• Elida MS Library
• John Newbury Elementary LMC
• Springfield Township HS Virtual Library

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Pathfinders are . . .

• Pathways for finding information.
• Examples
• Rainforests (Elem)
• North American Colonies (HS)

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WebQuests

• A Personal Journal Gettysburg
• Landfill Controversy
• Back in Time (Historical Fiction)
• The Truth and Nothing But the Truth
• Global Challenges

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Tutorials

• KYVL
• Wolf Spiders
• Biography Maker
• The CyberLibrarians Rest Stop

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Other Tools

• Write Design Online Graphic Organizers
• NoodleTools
• Ask-A-Librarian
• Online Map Creation