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BadgerLink and Digital CitizenshipNovember 15, 2013

Kara RipleyBadgerLink Training Librariankara.ripley@dpi.wi.gov(608) 224-61651 (888) 542-5543 #5

Agenda

• What is BadgerLink?• How does BadgerLink work?• New Website!!!• Resources and Digital Citizenship• Finding Instructional Tools• BadgerLink Outreach

What is BadgerLink?

What is BadgerLink?

• BadgerLink is Wisconsin’s online library which provides access to licensed content

• Available to all Wisconsin residents from libraries of all types, homes, and work places

• Project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries and Technology

Full Text Books

Computer TrainingCourses

Full Text Newspapers

Full Text Magazines

Author Interviews

Book Suggestions

What is BadgerLink?

• BadgerLink paid for with over $2 million in state funding (Universal Service Fund)

• By purchasing this resources on a statewide basis, BadgerLink saves over $70 million

• Quality learning and instructional materials

• Age appropriate materials• Shelf space savings• A collection at no direct cost to your

library• Access to materials not available

through Google or other public search engines

• Access to information from anywhere

BadgerLink OFFERS…

Agenda

• What is BadgerLink?• How does BadgerLink work?• New Website!!!• Resources and Digital Citizenship• Finding Instructional Tools• BadgerLink Outreach

How does BadgerLink work?

How does BadgerLink work?

• We must ensure that only Wisconsin residents are using our resources

• BadgerLink identifies you as a Wisconsin resident by looking at your computer Internet Protocol (IP) address or library card number

On a map you have a physical address…

Online you have an IP address

How does BadgerLink work?

• We maintain an anonymous list (over 3  million!) of Wisconsin IP addresses!

• If for some reason you can’t access BadgerLink…

Contact Us to request to have your IP address added to BadgerLink!

Login to BadgerLink using your Library Card!

Agenda

• What is BadgerLink?• How does BadgerLink work?• New Website!!!• Resources and Digital Citizenship• Finding Instructional Tools• BadgerLink Outreach

Before

After

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• What is BadgerLink?• How does BadgerLink work?• New Website!!!• Resources and Digital Citizenship• Finding Instructional Tools• BadgerLink Outreach

Resources and Digital Citizenship

Digital Citizenship

• Students need to be able to use technology safely and responsibly– Use appropriate technology for the task

at hand– Evaluate a resource for credibility– Cite resources and understand basic

copyright laws

Where should I start?What is

copyright?

Can I use Google?

Can I trust this source?

How do I cite this information?

Does this answer my question?

How can I find this magazine article?

BadgerLink provides…

• Full-Text Magazines• Full-Text

Newspapers• Full-Text Journals• Full-Text

Encyclopedias• Primary Sources

• Full-Text Books and Book Chapters

• Images• Video• Animations• Test Prep and Skill

Building

How BadgerLink Can Help

• Resources are vetted or published• Provides training resources for

students and educators: http://www.badgerlink.net/help/training

• Provides additional help through Ask a Librarian: http://www.badgerlink.net/ask-librarian

Students still need to…

• Evaluate what tools/databases to use• Evaluate the resource for relevancy

and authority • Cite where they found information• Understand copyright basics

BadgerLink Research Guides

• Learning research methods• Writing papers• Common Core and State Standards

Why are there two guides?

BadgerLink’s Super 3 Research Guide

• Based on Super 3

• Grades 1-5

BadgerLink’s Research Guide

• Based loosely on the Big 6

• Grades 5-12

Where are the Research Guides?

www.BadgerLink.net

• For Students

• For Educators—Instructional Tools

Research Guide

• Glossary• Step Checklists• Educators page

– Common Core alignment– Lesson Plan ideas– Info Literacy Game

Agenda

• What is BadgerLink?• How does BadgerLink work?• New Website!!!• Resources and Digital Citizenship• Finding Instructional Tools• BadgerLink Outreach

Finding Instructional Tools

Searching EBSCO for Lesson Plans

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• What is BadgerLink?• How does BadgerLink work?• New Website!!!• Resources and Digital Citizenship• Finding Instructional Tools• BadgerLink Outreach

BadgerLink Outreach

Social Media

Facebook www.facebook.com/WisBadgerLink

Twitter twitter.com/WisDPIBadgerli

• Searching tips, content update, highlights relevant content, interact with community

• Friend or follow us, share or retweet our content!

Badger Bulletin

• BadgerLink’s RSS Feedhttp://www.badgerlink.net/bulletin • Get the latest information about the

BadgerLink program including – Training– New content– Tips on searching

• Closed, moderated list• To join send a message to: join-badgerlinklist@lists.dpi.wi.gov• Click on “Email List” from BadgerLink

Homepage

BadgerLink Email List

• 20-40 minute live training webinars• Archived on BadgerLink website:

http://www.badgerlink.net/training.html • Divided into thematic seasons• Each session covers one resource,

database, or interface

BadgerBrunch/Lunch/Latté

BadgerBrunch

Fall Webinar Series 2013Thursdays, Sept 29 to Oct 17

Starting at 10 AM30 - 45 minute sessions

• 1-4 minute tutorial videos available from the DPI YouTube page

• http://www.youtube.com/wisconsindpi – Consumer Reports– Finding Obituaries– Finding Census Records– Literary Criticism– Primary Sources– Student Research Center

BadgerBite Tutorials

Videos, Webinars, and Documentation

• The BadgerLink team has compiled training materials to best help you find and use our resources.

• http://www.badgerlink.net/help/training

• Request BadgerLink trainings for your school or library

• Trainings can cover:

Trainings

• How to search BadgerLink!

• Reader’s Advisory• Using BadgerLink

in the classroom

• Finding Multimedia in BadgerLink

• Suggest a new topic you are interested in exploring!

Contact Us

BadgerLink Training Librariankara.ripley@dpi.wi.gov(608) 224-61651 (888) 542-5543 #5

Technical Supporthttp://badgerlink.net/help/contact-us888-542-5543