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Washington Academy Larson Library

ISS Library Orientation

+Library Expectations

n The Larson Library is a place that belongs to everyone: students, teachers, and staff. There are rules about how you act in the library in order to help make it a pleasant and useful place for everyone to visit.

n Please remember to do the following:

+Sign In/Out Procedures

n Sign out of study hall/classroom

n Sign in/out at circulation desk n First and last name n Time in/out n Bathroom, locker (only one student at a time)

n All students must sign out and go directly back to study hall n Violation of this policy will result in not being allowed to

come to the library for one week

+Be Courteous And Considerate Of Others

n Speak in a quiet voice (whisper)

n Act safely

n Take care of shared materials and shared space n Return materials on time n Return and push in chairs n Keep feet off furniture

n Conserve paper and place used paper in recycling bins

n Warning: If you have trouble following the rules and expected behaviors, your teacher or librarian will remind you of them. However, if you still have trouble following the rules, you will be asked to leave.

+Library Passes

n Students may obtain library passes from the following people: n Classroom teacher n Librarian

n Library Schedule for passes n Mondays & Fridays-Seniors n Tuesdays-Juniors n Wednesdays-Sophomores n Thursdays-Freshmen

+Food or Drink

n No food is allowed in the Library

n Covered drinks are allowed in the library n No open cups

n Students are not to bring dishes from the café’ to the library

+Materials Sign Out Procedure

n  All students are required to sign out library materials/books from the librarian

n  Student ID number n  Automated System

n  Books n  2 weeks n  Renew if needed for a longer period of time

n  Due date in back of book n  2 books out at any given time (special permission is granted)

n  Magazines (Periodicals) n  Overnight n  Sign out sheet: your name, date, title, month/year of publication

n  Non-circulating: reference, newspapers n  Do not leave the library

+ Computers, Internet Access, & Printing n  20 Chromebooks/7 desktops available everyday

n  Unless being used for classroom use

n  Chromebooks do not leave the library without special permission

n  Chromebooks/chargers must be signed in/out each period with the librarian

n  Personal laptops, iPads, etc.

n  See Mrs. Harrington for Internet connection registration in IA building

n  Chromebooks require a username and password:

n  lastnamefirstinitialyearofgraduation@raider4life.org n  schoolIDraider

n  Desktops:

n  Raider

n  #1raider n  Printer, Copy Machine

+ How Do I Find What I Am Looking For?

n  TOUR THE LIBARY n  Periodicals (Magazines, newspapers) n  Videos, DVDs n  Scissors, Tape, Stapler, Paper Punch, Markers, Colored Pencils, Rulers, etc. n  Computers n  Books (see location tags)

n  Non-fiction

n  Dewey-Decimal System (handout)

n  Melville Dewey in created it in 1876

n  Fiction

n  FIC plus first 3 letters of author’s last name

n  Stephen King: FIC KIN

n  Biography

n  92 plus name or first 3 letters of name

+How Does The Dewey Decimal System Work?

n 10 broad categories

n These divisions help decide where a book “belongs” in the Dewey system, and helps us to find a book on a shelf.

n Melville Dewey

+ The Major Dewey Decimal Divisions Are As Follows:

n 000 Computers, information, & general reference

n 100 Philosophy & psychology

n 200 Religion

n 300 Social sciences

n 400 Language

n  500 Science

n  600 Technology

n  700 Arts & recreation

n  800 Literature

n  900 History & geography

+What Is An Almanac?

n An annual publication n  weather forecasts n farmers' planting dates n astronomical information n tide tables n containing tabular information in a

particular field or fields often arranged according to the calendar, etc.

+What Is A Thesaurus? n Thesaurus: a book/online source that lists

words often used when writing n grouped together according to similarity of

meaning n containing synonyms and sometimes

antonyms n  in contrast to a dictionary

n contains definitions and pronunciations

n  largest thesaurus in the world n Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English

Dictionary

n contains more than 920,000 words.

+What Is An Atlas?

n A collection of maps n  typically a map of Earth n  a region of Earth

n other planets (and their satellites) in the solar system.

n Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats.

n  In addition to presenting geographic features and political boundaries

n many atlases often feature geopolitical, social, religious and economic statistics

+What Is A Book Of Quotes?

n Words that are worthy of being quoted

n Famous people, government officials

n Simply put…a book of biographies of notable people.

What Is A Book Of Biographical References?

+Chromebooks n  Care of Machine/Sign Out/In n  Signing on

n  Add user n  Raider 4 Life Account

n  Username: lastnamefirstinitialyearofgraduation@raider4life.org n  porterg2014@raider4life.org

n  Password: schoolIDraider n  2052raider

n  Add Bookmark n  www.washingtonacademy.org n  WA students n  Library Resources n  Add Bookmark to toolbar

+How to access gmail

n Gmail.com n  lastnamefirstinitialyearofgraduation@raider4life.org n  schoolIDraider

n Google Documents allows you to access your documents from any computer – home or at school n No more compatibility issues!

+Library Orientation

Part 2

Library Website

+ How To Access The WA Library Website

n http://www.washingtonacademy.org

n WA Students

n Library Resources

+Library Orientation

Part 3

Internet Etiquette

+What Is Netiquette?

n The do’s and don’ts of Internet Etiquette! n Think Time: How does cyberbullying affect

you? ~MySecureCyberspace

+Rule # 1

n Remember the person n Golden Rule: Do unto others as you’d have others do to you n Think about others and how you would feel if you were in their

shoes n Be careful not to misinterpret what the writer is saying

n Remember…Would you say it to the person’s face?

n Remember nothing is ever really private on the Internet n Once your words are out there, you do not have control over

them

+Rule # 2

n Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life n Be ethical

n Plagiarism n Pay for shareware

n Do not break copyright laws

+Rule # 3

n Know where you are in cyberspace n Netiquette varies from domain to domain

n What is perfectly acceptable in one area may be dreadfully rude in another n Facebook vs. Online Class Discussion

n Lurk before you leap n Take a look around before joining chat rooms n Get a sense of who the people are

n Never give out personal information

+Rule # 4

n Make yourself look good online n You will be judged by the quality of your writing n Pay attention to the content of your writing

n Don’t post flame-bait n “Flaming” is what people do when they express a

strongly held opinion without holding back any emotion.

n Be pleasant and polite

n Don’t use offensive language—no swearing n Don’t be confrontational for the sake of confrontation

+Rule # 5

n Respect other people’s privacy n Don’t read other people’s emails/text messages n Don’t hack their social networks

+Rule # 6

Never give out the following information when online unless with parent’s/guardian’s permission: n  full name

n home address n phone number

n Social Security number n passwords n names of family members

n credit card numbers

+Rule # 7 n Think carefully before creating a username, password,

or email address n Should include letters and numbers

n Generally should not include your name, if possible

n Virtual Friends should stay in the virtual world!

n Never make arrangements to meet someone you do not know

n Never send pictures or give out personal information

n What to do about virtual friends that make you feel uncomfortable? n Report to your parents/guardians

n Report to chat website/police

+Rule # 8 n  Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass,

threaten, embarrass, or target another person. Online threats, rude texts, or messages count. So does posting personal information or videos designed to hurt or embarrass someone else.

n  In some situations, cyberbullying is considered harassment. Intimidation or mean comments that focus on things like a person's gender, religion, sexual orientation, race, or physical differences fall into this category. Whether it's done in person or online, this type of meanness counts as discrimination and is against the law in many states. That means law enforcement could get involved, and bullies may face serious penalties.

+Cont… n Cyberbullying also includes posts or pages that don't

get taken down, even after the person has been asked to do so. In other words, it's anything that stays online for a while and is deliberately intended to hurt.

n Sometimes, what seems like online harassment may be accidental. The impersonal nature of text messages, IMs, and emails makes it very hard to detect a sender's tone. What one person means as a joke could be a devastating insult to someone else.

+What To Do?

n Not just strangers can make you feel uncomfortable n 1st step: try to ignore it—don’t respond n 2nd step: if ignoring it doesn’t make it stop—Get

help! n Report to parents, teachers, counselors, police

n  If a friend is cyberbullying—talk to them about the impact/consequences of what they are doing n Report them if they do not stop

+Rule #9

n Watch out for Hackers n Hackers often access our email

n Spam you—careful of advertisements

n Clean out cookies n Don’t recognize the email—Don’t open it—may be a virus

n Software: Virus/Spyware n Don’t share passwords with anyone but your parents

n  Internet Safety for Teens ~sdsheriff

+Resources

•  http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/bullying/cyberbullying.html?tracking=T_RelatedArticle#

•  http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html

+Library Orientation

Part 4

Plagiarism

+What is Plagiarism?

n Using someone else’s work and calling it your own n  Internet n Book

n Picture n A friend’s paper

n Purchasing a written paper n A friend writes your paper n Using your own paper from a previous class

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How To Avoid Plagiarism

n Always give credit to the person you are borrowing the information from to write your paper

n Create a Works Cited page with corresponding in-text citations

+What If I Summarize?

n Unless it is your own thought, idea, etc. you must use an in-text citation and include the reference on the Works Cited page!

n Plagiarism occurs when sources are not mentioned even if it is unintentional. When in doubt…CITE!!

+How Do I Know What To Cite?

n Quotations: exact words

n The ideas, opinions, or theories of someone else—even if you put it into your own words (summarize)

n Facts and statistics—unless they are common knowledge and are accessible in many sources

n Examples: 6 million Jews perished in the Holocaust; Empire State Building is 1,454 feet tall; Civil War ended in 1865

+Library Orientation

Part 4:

5 W’s of Website Evaluation

+Five W’s of Website evaluation

n All resource must be valid and reliable

n Remember you can’t believe everything you read on the Internet!

n Websites that are filled with spelling errors or typos would not be considered valid and reliable!

+1. Who?

n Who wrote the pages and are they an expert? n  Is a biography of the author included? n How can you find out more about the author?

+2. What?

n What does the author say is the purpose of the site? n What else might the author have in mind for the site? n What makes the site easy to use?

+3. When?

n When was the site created? n When was it last updated?

+4. Where?

n Where does the information come from? n Where can I look to find find out more about

the producer/sponsor?

+5. Why?

n Why is this information useful for my purpose? n Why should I use this information? n Why is this page better than another?

+ How To Summarize…

1.  “SUMMARIZING condenses in your own words the main points in a paragraph…(not sentence by sentence)

2.  Reread the paragraph, jotting down a few keywords

3.  State the main points in your own words…

4.  Be objective: Don’t add your opinion to the summary.

5.  Check your summary against the original, making sure that you use quotation marks around any exact phrases that you borrow”

(VanderMaey 1).

+ How To Paraphrase… n “Paraphrase paragraphs that present important points,

explanations, or arguments but that don’t contain memorable or straightforward wording. Follow these steps:

n Quickly review the paragraph to get a sense of the whole, and then go through the paragraph carefully, sentence by sentence

n State the ideas in your own words, defining words as needed n  If necessary, edit for clarity, but don’t change the meaning n  If you borrow phrases directly, put them in quotation marks n Check your paragraph against the original for accurate tone

and meaning” (Nordquist 1).

“The Original passage: Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while taking notes (Lester 46-7). A legitimate paraphrase: In research papers students often quote excessively, failing to keep quoted material down to a desirable level. Since the problem usually originates during note taking, it is essential to minimize the material recorded verbatim (Lester 46-47). An acceptable summary: Students should take just a few noted in direct quotation from sources to help minimize the amount of quoted material in research paper (Lester 46-47). A plagiarized version: Students often use too many direct quotations when they take notes, resulting in too many of them in the final research paper, probably about 10% of the final copy should consist of directly quoted material. So it is important to limit the amount of source material copied while taking notes” (Lester 46-47). This paraphrase is considered plagiarism because it contains the original language and sentence structure.

+Works Cited

n  Lester, James D. Writing Research Papers. 2nd ed. (1976): 46-47.

n  Nordquist, Richard. “Paraphrase – Definition and Examples of Paraphrase.”

n  Grammar and composition – Homepage of About Grammar and Competition. Web. 13 Apr. 2011. http://grammar.about.com/od/pg/g/paraphterm.htm,

n  VanderMey, randal. “Summary – Definition and Examples of Summary.” Grammar and

n  Composition – Homepage of About Grammar and Composition. Web 13 Apr. 2011. n  http://grammar.about.com/ud/rs/g/summaryterm.htm.