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What can the media center do for you?

Ms. Jessica Emili

September 2009

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Media Center goals

Promote the use of new technologiesIntegrate information literacy into the

curriculumTeach students how to effectively find info

AND evaluate itPromote lifelong learning and literacy

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The Media Specialist can…

Assist with research projectsDatabases, searching the WebAvoiding plagiarism, note-taking, citations

Teach you and your students Web 2.0Wikis, blogs, social bookmarks, more

Recommend booksBook talks, bibliographies

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21st century Research Skills

EFFECTIVELY finding informationSearching skillsReputable sourcesAdvanced search options

Evaluating found informationValidity, timeliness, authority

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Databases

EBSCOFacts on File

Online EncyclopediasWorld Book

Encarta

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Web 2.0: What is it?

Allows users to respond to online content, interact with others, create their own contentActive participation vs. passive viewingOnline communities

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Web 2.0: why use it?

They’re already using it Information literacyFosters creativityFosters critical thinking

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Wikis

Website that uses wiki softwareAllows web pages to be created and

collaboratively editedDifferent levels of access

Teacher-accessStudent access

Example: Wikispaceshttp://6thgraderesearch.wikispaces.com/

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Blogs

Provide commentary or news on a subject, personal online diariesEveryone has own unique perspective

Posts combine text, images, links to other blogs, Web pages, other media

Use with classes for: reader response, posting discussion questions, alternative to papers

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Social book-marking

Alternative to browser book-markingExample: deliciousTagsUse this to: share bookmarked pages

with your students and co-workers, have students use bookmarking for research

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Questions??