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Meeting Common Core GPSwith GALILEOGeorgia Council of Teachers of English2013 Annual Conference

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2GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning OnlineGeorgias Virtual Library

http://www.galileo.usg.eduWhat is GALILEO?3What is GALILEO?GALILEO stands for GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online. It is Georgia's virtual library. It can be found at http://www.galileo.usg.edu . Whos in GALILEO?

Public and Private SchoolsPublic and Private Colleges and UniversitiesPublic LibrariesGALILEO provides access to research databases for different communities.

Your students have access through their school, but they also have access at their public library.

The public libraries purchase different resources and may not have the same research databases that the K-12 schools do, so your students will need to know their GALILEO password for their school if they want to do research at the public library.4Your portal to authoritative age-appropriate databases on multiple topicsWhats in GALILEO?

5GALILEO is your portal to hundreds of databases that contain authoritative, subscription-only articles from magazines, journals, and trade publications that are not available in full text through Google and other search engines.

There are two ways to search GALILEO. The Discover GALILEO search box searches across several databases and pulls articles from topics across all subjects.

Try Browse by Subject search individual databases by subject. Some databases are focused on a topic (e.g. Literary Reference Center), and some databases cover all topics (e.g., Student Research Center, SIRS Discoverer). Or, try Browse by Type to search databases with a particular format, such as encyclopedias or newspapers.

Databases can containmagazine articles,scholarly journal articles, newspaper articles,reviews, and

Whats in a database?6So, what can you find in a database? A database can contain magazine articles, scholarly journal articles, newspaper articles, book and product reviews, and

Databases can also containprimary source documents,encyclopedia entries,book chapters, images, videos, and much more

Whats in a database?7They can also contain primary source documents, encyclopedia entries, book chapters, images, and videos.

Seamless access on-campus via IP authenticationLog in off campus with GALILEO passwordGet GALILEO Anytime, Anywhere8GALILEO is available at any time of day and anywhere there is an internet connection, so your students can do research at school or at home.GALILEO Password

Passwords change 4 times a year

Each public school system, private school, public library system, and academic institution gets a unique passwordTeachers: Get your password from your media specialistThe GALILEO password is unique to your school district. Get the password from your media specialist if you or your students need to access GALILEO from home or other places outside of the school building.9Supporting the Common CoreGALILEO offers:On-level informational textPrimary sourcesMultimediaCitingLesson Plans from GALILEO10Discover GALILEO search boxBrowse by Subject > LiteratureLiterary Reference Center (literature topics)Student Research Center (all topics; Lexiles)NoveList (fiction recommendations with Lexiles)Browse by TypeResources for Educators (Lesson Plans)

Whats in GALILEOfor English Teachers?11Discover GALILEO Search

Discover GALILEO offers a single search of resources with magazine, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles as well as book chaptersSearch from GALILEO High School or GALILEO Teen for any topic

*Tip: It may help to use quotes for a name or a book title (e.g., Mark Twain or To Kill a Mockingbird) to get results with all of the words together, but may also try searching for different forms of the name (e.g., General Sherman, William Sherman, William T. Sherman).

*Tip: Add the word criticism to your search to focus results on criticism. You can also try this with terms like analysis or summary.

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Search for criticism onTo Kill a Mockingbird*Tip: Note Relevance Sort at the top of the search results list can be changed to Date Descending to see articles for current events topics.

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Example of PDF full text, which provides a scanned image of the article14

Cite feature

Each article has pre-formatted citations for students to cite their work. MLA, APA, Chicago, and other style formats are included.

These citations are not perfect. Students must check for grammar, capitalization, etc. in the citation, but the citation is a good start for a bibliography.

Students can also export the citation to a bibliographic citation manager, such as EndNote or RefWorks.

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Permalink

Each article has a persistent link that can be used in a bibliography or any list of articles you put on your classroom website or in your schools content management system.

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Students can print, save, or email the citation information as well as HTML full text (if HTML full text is included with the article).

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Add to folder

Clicking Add to folder places the item in a temporary folder.

To see all the items they have added to the folder, students can go to the Folder link at the top of the screen.

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Students will need to sign in or create a MyEBSCOhost account (a free, personal account for a student to use to save their work) in order to store their items in the folder more permanently.

Notice that students can print, email, or save all of their articles at once from the folder. They can also export to a bibliographic citation manager. 19

If an article has HTML full text available, students will see the option to have the article read aloud to them.

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Refine results

Students can limit search results to articles with full text or scholarly articles.

Checking Georgia Digital Collections Only will limit results to items in the Digital Library of Georgia (http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu) and the Civil Rights Digital Library (http://crdl.usg.edu).

Students can also limit by publication date.

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Students can limit search results to a particular type of item. Multimedia items are called Audio, Videos, or Non-Print Resources.

*Tip: If students are getting too many academic journals with a reading level that is too difficult, they can try limiting to Trade Publications, Magazines, and/or News in Limit by Type.

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*Tip: Limit results by Subject (see Subject on the left of the screen) to get better results. This works especially well for a person, book title, historical event, or well-known topic.

23Search Individual DatabasesBrowse by Subject

In addition to the Discover GALILEO search box, students can search databases individually. Sometimes an individual database has features that dont appear in the Discover GALILEO search.24Search Individual DatabasesBrowse by Subject

Each subject area has a ranked list of databases with a short description of each one.25Literary Reference Center

Literary Reference Center (also in Discover GALILEO) focuses on literature topics. It includes literary criticism, plot summaries, author biographies, and more. Students can browse authors and works and can find the full text of some classic texts and poems.

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Because Literary Reference Center is included in the Discover GALILEO search box, many of the articles students find in Literary Reference Center are the same they would find in the Discover GALILEO search. However, there are fewer items included in the results.27Literary Reference Center

Features provided for each article, such as Cite, Permalink, Print/Save/Email, and Add to folder are the same as in the Discover GALILEO search.28Literary Reference Center

Students can limit by type and by subject, but there is a shorter list of options to navigate.

Also, note that students can find plot summaries, biographies, and more.29Search Individual DatabasesBrowse by Subject

Well take a look at another database in the list for literature.

Although were looking at literature, Student Research Center is a database that covers all topics, so it will appear in any subject area on the Browse by Subject tab.30Student Research Center

Student Research Center has articles focused on a middle and high school reading level, and it allows students to limit to a particular Lexile range.31Student Research Center

Student Research Center has articles focused on a middle and high school reading level, and it allows students to limit to a particular Lexile range.32Student Research Center

Students can narrow results to Primary Source Documents, Photos, Film and Video, Radio and TV News Transcripts, etc.33Student Research Center

Students can narrow results to Primary Source Documents, Photos, Film and Video, Radio and TV News Transcripts, etc.34Search Individual DatabasesBrowse by Subject

Well take a look at another individual database. NoveList is not included in the Discover GALILEO search.35NoveList

NoveList (NOT in Discover GALILEO)Book and author recommendationsCurriculum-based book lists (by grade and topic)Book Discussion Guides

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NoveList

For each book, NoveList gives appeal terms that describe the storyline, genre, tone, writing style and more about the book. It also includes reviews about the book.

On the right are recommendations for similar titles.

Scroll down, and on the right is a way to choose which features you like about the book and then search for books similar to that.37NoveList

Search for a theme, and you can limit by age group, genre, storyline, pace, tone, subject, location, and more.38NoveList

Recommended Reads Lists give list of books for subgenres.39NoveList

Example list for a subgenre40NoveList

Teaching with Books features provides content to support using literature in the classroom.

Book Discussion Guide provide a summary of a text with discussion questions for classes.

Award Winners provide lists of the books that have won popular book awards.

The curriculum-based book lists provide books for a particular topic for a grade level.41NoveList

Example of a curriculum-based book list

42What Databases Have Lexiles?Middle Search Plus (articles; middle school)MAS Ultra (articles; high school)Student Research Center (articles, multimedia, primary sources; middle and high school)History Reference Center (articles, multimedia; grades 5-12)Book Collection: Nonfiction (book chapters; all grade levels)SIRS Discoverer (articles, multimedia; middle school)NoveList (fiction recommendations)

See Lexile Handout

Lexile Handouthttp://about.galileo.usg.edu/docs/materials_docs/LexilesGALILEO.doc43Search Individual DatabasesBrowse by Type

We look at how to find databases based on a subject.

Browse by Type allows you to find databases based on a particular publication type.44Search Individual DatabasesBrowse by Type

We look at how to find databases based on a subject.

Browse by Type allows you to find databases based on a particular publication type.45GALILEO Lesson PlansWhere Im From in GALILEO create a local history poemCreate Your Own Story create a digital storyFind these under GALILEO Help > Resources for EducatorsWhere Im From in GALILEO http://help.galileo.usg.edu/educators/where_im_from_in_galileo/

Create Your Own Storyhttp://help.galileo.usg.edu/educators/create_your_own_story_in_galileo/46Questions?For assistance, contact your media specialist orContact Ushttp://www.galileo.usg.edu/contact 47