midtown option 2012
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LIBRARY / RESEARCH SKILLS
ITE Midtown OptionSeptember 11, 2012
Pat
Serafini
Monique
Flaccavento
Who are you and what do you already know?
HTTP://WWW.POLLEVERYWHERE.COM/
OBJECTIVES
By the end of today’s session, you’ll be able to:
find resources for your practicum (math manipulatives, textbooks, science kits, children’s books, and more)
search Summon and ERIC to find research articles
IF THERE IS TIME…
find age / grade-appropriate online newspaper and magazine articles, encyclopaedias, primary sources, etc. in publicly-licensed Knowledge Ontario databases (Kids InfoBits or Canada in Context)
ACTIVITY #1
oise.library.utoronto.ca
FINDING RESOURCES FOR YOUR PRACTICUM
Math manipulativesTextbooks
GamesAnd more!
ACTIVITY #2
oise.library.utoronto.ca
FINDING ARTICLES
Summon Search vs.
Database Searching
RESEARCH TOPIC
I’ve heard that boys at the elementary level are often less interested in reading than girls. I’m interested in learning about how technology can be used to encourage boys to read.
STEP 1. IDENTIFY (AND UNDERLINE) KEY IDEAS / KEYWORDS.
STEP 2. BRAINSTORM SYNONYMS
Keywords Synonyms
OTHER (FREE) BRAINSTORMING TOOLSLINOIT HTTP://LINOIT.COM
OTHER (FREE) BRAINSTORMING TOOLSHTTP://POPPLET.COM/
STEP 3. SEARCH SPECIFIC DATABASES
Search an education database:
ERIC CBCA Education
STEP 4. SEARCH SUMMON
Didn’t find what you’re looking for? Try searching Summon.
Refine your results (for example, limit to journal articles, in English, published after 2005)
Save your references.
ACTIVITY #3: TEST YOURSELF!
Pick one of the following topics and find a relevant article in either Summon or ERIC:
1. How bullying has changed in the past 10 years because of technology
2. Blogs, Wikis, and websites: How they can improve communication with parents
3. The use of iPads in special education
HTTP://WWW.TDSB.ON.CA/LIBRARIES/CAT.ASP?SCHOOLNO=10
FINDING FREE ONLINE E-RESOURCES
http://eresources.knowledgeontario.ca/
(links to K-6 and 7-12 databases are on the OISE Library homepage)
ACTIVITY #3
oise.library.utoronto.ca
Chose either Canada in Context or Kids InfoBits.
What do you like / dislike about the database you selected?
How could you use this database with your students?
