What I learned from the South Dakota Library Summer Challenge
1. I learned that I didn't have any idea what resources were available!! I am new to this position. The other teachers/librarians I worked with didn't know about these resources either. WOW! I am so excited to dive in even deeper and explore! Thank you!
2. How will I promote the Library Electronic Resources
a. students - Today I had 2 Seniors asking about College testing materials. We just bought some new test prep materials and then I showed them the Learning Express Library and they were so excited. I showed them how to create an account. They were so excited! What a wonderful tool!
b. colleagues - I plan on making everyone color printouts of all of the electronic resources we examined. I will then ask my administrators if I can present on 1 a month. We have monthly meetings in our school library so it will be a perfect opportunity!! I know they will love Learning Express Library, CAMIO, and many of the other great resources!! Thank you again for this wonderful experience! It will help so many teachers and students around our state.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
#9 - Sanborn Maps
Sanborn Maps - I checked out Kimball, South Dakota. I recognized some of the buildings and of course the railroad and grain elevator. Really neat tool.
#9 - Heritage Quest
Heritage Quest
1. I am so glad that my mother and grandmother have been great researchers/geneologists! You really have to know what you are looking for in Heritage Quest. I didn't really find much. I would need a lot more names and dates. My mother and grandmother have our geneology back very far. They are members of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
1. I am so glad that my mother and grandmother have been great researchers/geneologists! You really have to know what you are looking for in Heritage Quest. I didn't really find much. I would need a lot more names and dates. My mother and grandmother have our geneology back very far. They are members of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
#9 - Ancestry Library
Ancestry Library
1. I searched my own name. I could only find my name once - and my birthday was wrong. Instead of May 29, 1967 it said May 15, 1967.
2. I had more luck when it came to researching a grandparent. First off I checked out my grandfather Rev. Charles Lloyd Voll. I found his death record information. I also looked up my great grandfather Leslie Hall Cornell. I found his WWII registration card. It was signed by my great grandfather! Cool! I knew my great grandfather - he was in his mid 90's when he died. My great grandmother Jennie "June" Henderson Cornell also lived into her mid '90's. My great grandparents were married over 70 years! We had a 5 generation picture even! I really liked finding info on my grandparents!
3. I checked out Photos & Maps and put in the keyword South Dakota. I checked out the professional baseball players 1876-2004. Really interesting. I'm going to have to research some more on these ball players.
1. I searched my own name. I could only find my name once - and my birthday was wrong. Instead of May 29, 1967 it said May 15, 1967.
2. I had more luck when it came to researching a grandparent. First off I checked out my grandfather Rev. Charles Lloyd Voll. I found his death record information. I also looked up my great grandfather Leslie Hall Cornell. I found his WWII registration card. It was signed by my great grandfather! Cool! I knew my great grandfather - he was in his mid 90's when he died. My great grandmother Jennie "June" Henderson Cornell also lived into her mid '90's. My great grandparents were married over 70 years! We had a 5 generation picture even! I really liked finding info on my grandparents!
3. I checked out Photos & Maps and put in the keyword South Dakota. I checked out the professional baseball players 1876-2004. Really interesting. I'm going to have to research some more on these ball players.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
#8 - Learning Express Library
Learning Express Library
1. Set up account & browse through available exams - I set up a new account. WOW! There are lots of tests from elementary through grad school!! Amazing!! I really didn't know we had these online!!
2. I choose to check out: Grade 6 - Reading Diagnostic Literary Text. Very interesting - through. This would be great practice!
3. Job Search - I went to Career Course: Succeeding on the Job. The Segments were as follows: 1. Developing Workplace Skills, 2. Managing Work Relationships 3. Promotions &Raises 4. Your Next Career Step - I thought this was very self-reflective. It had me thinking about what my routine is and how I can improve. Very worthful
4. Ebooks - I tried several of these and couldn't get anything to download. I even tried switching computers. I will try again. Maybe it is just too much to download. Which would make it difficult in a high school with limited time.
1. Set up account & browse through available exams - I set up a new account. WOW! There are lots of tests from elementary through grad school!! Amazing!! I really didn't know we had these online!!
2. I choose to check out: Grade 6 - Reading Diagnostic Literary Text. Very interesting - through. This would be great practice!
3. Job Search - I went to Career Course: Succeeding on the Job. The Segments were as follows: 1. Developing Workplace Skills, 2. Managing Work Relationships 3. Promotions &Raises 4. Your Next Career Step - I thought this was very self-reflective. It had me thinking about what my routine is and how I can improve. Very worthful
4. Ebooks - I tried several of these and couldn't get anything to download. I even tried switching computers. I will try again. Maybe it is just too much to download. Which would make it difficult in a high school with limited time.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
#7 - CAMIO
I LOVE CAMIO!!! Wow!! What a wonderful site!! I love art and CAMIO is so accessible to learn more about art. Our school doesn't have an art teacher. Last year we had an university art teacher come in and talk about some works with the students. They all really enjoyed this visit with the art historian. We will be able to show the students all kinds of art. Different media, time periods, artists, etc. Wow!!
1. I checked out Paul Revere. I knew he was a Silversmith. I have visited Williamsburg, VA several times. I didn't realize how intricate his pieces were - amazing!
2. Sioux - 63 pieces shown. Included clothing, drawings, dolls, pipe bowl, etc. Beautiful! Many held by The Detroit Institute of Arts & Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
3. Check out your favorite artist. Well, first off - I couldn't decide who my favorite artist was. I like so many! (My mom is an artist so I have visited many art museums). Anyway, I went through and looked at many. I would have to say my favorite is: Henri Matisse. I searched for Matisse and CAMIO came up with 208 works. Very clear, beautiful paintings!
4. I am going to show this resource to my other collegues - especially the social studies teachers! Very awesome tool!
5. I saved several Henri Matisse paintings and will use them in Sept. to use with the Jazz unit I'm doing in our After School program. I will see what feelings these paintings invoke.
Again, I am so happy to know there is this great Art resource! Thanks!
1. I checked out Paul Revere. I knew he was a Silversmith. I have visited Williamsburg, VA several times. I didn't realize how intricate his pieces were - amazing!
2. Sioux - 63 pieces shown. Included clothing, drawings, dolls, pipe bowl, etc. Beautiful! Many held by The Detroit Institute of Arts & Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
3. Check out your favorite artist. Well, first off - I couldn't decide who my favorite artist was. I like so many! (My mom is an artist so I have visited many art museums). Anyway, I went through and looked at many. I would have to say my favorite is: Henri Matisse. I searched for Matisse and CAMIO came up with 208 works. Very clear, beautiful paintings!
4. I am going to show this resource to my other collegues - especially the social studies teachers! Very awesome tool!
5. I saved several Henri Matisse paintings and will use them in Sept. to use with the Jazz unit I'm doing in our After School program. I will see what feelings these paintings invoke.
Again, I am so happy to know there is this great Art resource! Thanks!
#7 ArchiveGrid
#7 - ArchiveGrid - MANY achival items to select from. Almost overwhelming. I looked up "Sitting Bull autograph card". ArchiveGrid said an autograph by Sitting Bull was on archieve at Cornell University. Gave the call number and said to contact an archievist. This autograph has been digitized for Vanishing Worlds Enduring People exhibit.
I looked up Ben Franklin. I started looking up some of the items. Ben Franklin search came up with 1,585 items. So obviously I need to work with ArchiveGrid more to really figure it out. At this point I think this would be more valuable to myself and other historians. High schoolers would find this complicated.
I looked up Ben Franklin. I started looking up some of the items. Ben Franklin search came up with 1,585 items. So obviously I need to work with ArchiveGrid more to really figure it out. At this point I think this would be more valuable to myself and other historians. High schoolers would find this complicated.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
#6 WorldCat - continued
**Please note that I did the WorldCat separately. (It was placed in the wrong order because it was put as 8:30 a.m.) Anyway...
I checked out the Databases in WorldCat - WOW!! they are impressive!!
I checked out the Databases in WorldCat - WOW!! they are impressive!!
- OCLC - journal articles about: business, humanities, medicine, popular culture, science, social sciences, and technology
- ClasePeriodica - Latin American index of documents published. Clase specializes in social sciences & humanities. Periodica specializes in science and technology
- Ebooks - catalog of online electronic books available online. I looked up Shakespeare - I checked out Midsummer's Night Dream. I had 30 minutes to read the full text online. (really easy to see!). I could have saved to a file too. Very neat!
- Electronic Collections Online - scholarly journals online
- ERIC - Published & Unpublished sources on Education
- GPO - government doc's
- Medline - all areas of medicine including dentistry & nursing
- OAIster - digital resources: books, audio files, images, movies
- PapersFirst - Papers presented at conferences
- Proceedings - Conference proceedings
- WorldAlmanac - Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia & 4 almanacs
- WorldCat Dissertations - dissertations & thesis
I checked out OAIster. I went to the South Dakota section and found numerous topics I was interested in. I checked out the article Vegetative Characteristics of Swift Fox Denning and Foraging Sites in Southwestern South Dakota by Daniel W. Uresk, Kieth E. Severson and Jody Javersak. Very interesting article. I then checked out an early etching of Fort Pierre with a Native American settlement.
NetLibrary
NetLibrary - 8/28/10 - 1. I looked up Husky dog on the NetLibrary. Using the full text I got 43 results. Some of them fit - others not so well. For instance - I got results for husky voice, and husky summons. There was a interesting book called Adventure Guide to the Sierra Nevada. This book contained items about husky dogs, mushing, Husky express. The results also listed White Fang and Dog Law. I then tried the search to keyword and got no search results. I changed the keyword to dogs and got 5 results. They included: Cheyenne Dog Soldiers..., Lost Dog, Dark-brown dog, Rolf in the Woods..., Dog Law. I think I will have to use it more to fully understand the capabilities. I signed up for an account.
2. Constitution Day results - a NetLibrary book - The Constitution of the United States of America listed the articles individually. An ebook Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Political Culture talks about Constitution Day.
3. I looked up Nebraska as the publisher for more info. There were 56 results. The first one I looked at was The Changing Image of the City: Planning for Downtown Omaha 1945-1973. My husband is from Omaha so I was interested in book. Many other books were about Native Americans in the area. I know that Univ. of Nebraska does publish many books about Native Americans. One of the books was called: From Fort Laramie to Wounded Knee: In the West That Was, and Wakiyan: Lakota Religion in the Twentieth Century.
2. Constitution Day results - a NetLibrary book - The Constitution of the United States of America listed the articles individually. An ebook Representing Popular Sovereignty: The Constitution in American Political Culture talks about Constitution Day.
3. I looked up Nebraska as the publisher for more info. There were 56 results. The first one I looked at was The Changing Image of the City: Planning for Downtown Omaha 1945-1973. My husband is from Omaha so I was interested in book. Many other books were about Native Americans in the area. I know that Univ. of Nebraska does publish many books about Native Americans. One of the books was called: From Fort Laramie to Wounded Knee: In the West That Was, and Wakiyan: Lakota Religion in the Twentieth Century.
WorldCat Detailed Record
WorldCat - Detailed Record - I looked up the book M is for Mount Rushmore: a South Dakota alphabet. I learned the following: written by William Anderson (an author that writes about Laura Ingalls Wilder family) and illustrated by Cheryl Harness. It was printed in 2005 in English. It is for a juvenile audience. It is 24x29 cm. Published by Sleeping Bear Press - Chelsea, Michigan. I checked out the availability and saw that 342 Libraries worldwide had this particular book. 16 South Dakota libraries were listed. I finally got Northern State University to come up (others were not working properly). It stated that William Anderson wrote 8 other books. They were about Laura Ingalls Wilder country. I checked out the subject area for similar results. WorldCat came up with: South Dakota: an illustrated geography by Edward Patrick Hogan, South Dakota by Kathleen Thompson, and South Dakota consultant Olive S. Berg.
"An A-Z pictorial for children all about South Dakota including famous people, geography, history, and state symbols. Topics are introduced with poems accompanied by expository text to provide detailed information." written by the publisher.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Lesson 4
Lesson 4- Gale Virtual Reference Library - Aug. 22, 2010
1. I clicked on Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History. I looked up the Holocaust. I have several books on the Holocaust in our K-12 library. It is a topic that I know I will focus on with the 6th-12th graders in their research.
2. For the "Basic Search" I looked up A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The Source was: Literature and its Times Supplement 1: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them. Written by Danielle Price. The following information was included: The Literary Work, Synopsis, Events in History at the Time the Story Takes place, and the Novel in Focus. I was especially interested in the section - Events in History at the Time the Story takes place. Events included: The Hungry '40's (1840's), The New Poor Law, Poor Children: "ragged schools" and child labor, Report on Child Labor - 1843. At the bottom other articles were linked to the index items. Very useful! This will be great for our book groups!
1. I clicked on Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History. I looked up the Holocaust. I have several books on the Holocaust in our K-12 library. It is a topic that I know I will focus on with the 6th-12th graders in their research.
2. For the "Basic Search" I looked up A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The Source was: Literature and its Times Supplement 1: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them. Written by Danielle Price. The following information was included: The Literary Work, Synopsis, Events in History at the Time the Story Takes place, and the Novel in Focus. I was especially interested in the section - Events in History at the Time the Story takes place. Events included: The Hungry '40's (1840's), The New Poor Law, Poor Children: "ragged schools" and child labor, Report on Child Labor - 1843. At the bottom other articles were linked to the index items. Very useful! This will be great for our book groups!
Proquest - Lesson 3
Proquest - Lesson 3 - Aug. 22, 2010 - I went on to Proquest for the SD Library Challenge tonight.
1. Basic Search/Report findings: My first search was Type 1 Diabetes. This search resulted in 16,769 articles. Obviously too many articles! Next I changed my search to Type 1 Diabetes among teens. I had 3 results! (Wow - what a difference!). Next I tried Teens with Type 1 Diabetes. This time I received info on 20 documents. So I need to remember to tell the students to try different searches if at first they don't succeed. I read an interesting article from Diabetes Forecast - Karen Murner, Henry Rodriguez, Diabetes Forecast, Alexandria: April 2009, Vol. 62, Issue 4; p. 16 (1 page).
2. Publications A-Z - I wanted to see what Reading magazines/articles were available. I clicked on The Reading Teacher. This magazine has issues from Jan 1988 (Vol 41, Issue 4) to Current. Full text coverage, however it is delayed 1 year. (which is a little disappointing - but I'm sure the magazine wants the reader to subscribe.) I think it will be a valuable tool!
1. Basic Search/Report findings: My first search was Type 1 Diabetes. This search resulted in 16,769 articles. Obviously too many articles! Next I changed my search to Type 1 Diabetes among teens. I had 3 results! (Wow - what a difference!). Next I tried Teens with Type 1 Diabetes. This time I received info on 20 documents. So I need to remember to tell the students to try different searches if at first they don't succeed. I read an interesting article from Diabetes Forecast - Karen Murner, Henry Rodriguez, Diabetes Forecast, Alexandria: April 2009, Vol. 62, Issue 4; p. 16 (1 page).
2. Publications A-Z - I wanted to see what Reading magazines/articles were available. I clicked on The Reading Teacher. This magazine has issues from Jan 1988 (Vol 41, Issue 4) to Current. Full text coverage, however it is delayed 1 year. (which is a little disappointing - but I'm sure the magazine wants the reader to subscribe.) I think it will be a valuable tool!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Lesson 2 - SIRS Researcher & Discoverer
8/9/10 - Cool Date! Lesson 2 (I know I'm way behind - busy summer!)
SIRS Discover
1. I looked up Koalas. (Gotta love them!) Koalas had 30 - All Articles; 4 newspapers; 18 magazines; 0 reference; 37 pictures. I found out from reading that Koalas are at greater risk than I thought because of loss of habitat and polluted food.
2. Database Features: I looked up Guatemala (my husband went on a mission trip there last January). Under each country you will find: Facts, population, geography & weather, economy. Some interesting facts included the literary rate of 69%, per capita income of $5,400. A very poor country with much need.
2. Maps of the World- included are: United States, Canada, Nations, Regions, U.S. Historical, World Historical, and Outline. I looked up the Canadian Provinces - Atlantic Provinces. I was interested in finding out more about Prince Edward Island. Could you to figure out mileage, main cities, seas, etc.
2. Other Database Feature: Activities Section - Wow! Lots of great activities! I thought I could use art projects, read-aloud plays/stories, food projects, etc. with our after school kids! Thanks!
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SIRS Issues Researcher
1. I selected the issue of Animal Rights. The information included: matching subjects, newspaper, magazines, viewpoints, reference, and graphics/media. The Topic overview included the terms to know: animal liberation, factory farms, PETA, whaling, zoo. The Topic Overview also included: Introduction to topic, perspectives, summary, Further Research: pro/con issues, events, key figures, organizations, primary sources, and citation
2. Curriculum Pathfinders: I looked at the math subject area (no not my favorite - but it caught my eye!) I looked up Isaac Newton. I became interested in the section of math called - "EinsteinLight". It was from the University of New South Wales - Sydney, Australia. Trying to explain Newton's & Einstein's theories. Wow! I could just read on and on! What a way to have life long learning!!
8/9/10
SIRS Discover
1. I looked up Koalas. (Gotta love them!) Koalas had 30 - All Articles; 4 newspapers; 18 magazines; 0 reference; 37 pictures. I found out from reading that Koalas are at greater risk than I thought because of loss of habitat and polluted food.
2. Database Features: I looked up Guatemala (my husband went on a mission trip there last January). Under each country you will find: Facts, population, geography & weather, economy. Some interesting facts included the literary rate of 69%, per capita income of $5,400. A very poor country with much need.
2. Maps of the World- included are: United States, Canada, Nations, Regions, U.S. Historical, World Historical, and Outline. I looked up the Canadian Provinces - Atlantic Provinces. I was interested in finding out more about Prince Edward Island. Could you to figure out mileage, main cities, seas, etc.
2. Other Database Feature: Activities Section - Wow! Lots of great activities! I thought I could use art projects, read-aloud plays/stories, food projects, etc. with our after school kids! Thanks!
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SIRS Issues Researcher
1. I selected the issue of Animal Rights. The information included: matching subjects, newspaper, magazines, viewpoints, reference, and graphics/media. The Topic overview included the terms to know: animal liberation, factory farms, PETA, whaling, zoo. The Topic Overview also included: Introduction to topic, perspectives, summary, Further Research: pro/con issues, events, key figures, organizations, primary sources, and citation
2. Curriculum Pathfinders: I looked at the math subject area (no not my favorite - but it caught my eye!) I looked up Isaac Newton. I became interested in the section of math called - "EinsteinLight". It was from the University of New South Wales - Sydney, Australia. Trying to explain Newton's & Einstein's theories. Wow! I could just read on and on! What a way to have life long learning!!
8/9/10
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
World Book
6/30/10 - I used the World Book Kids section and researched our beloved Bison. This is primarily for K-4 - basic quick facts, pics. Next I checked out the World Book Student section and checked out the Bison again. This page had a lot more info on Bison including: encyclopedia articles, dictionary, tables, pictures, back in time articles, and special reports. Primarily for 5th grade on up. (Questions #1/2 on World Book Discovery Exercise)
#3 - I looked up Guatemala in the World Book Advanced. My husband traveled there for a mission trip in Jan. 2009. World Book Advanced had encyclopedia articles, presidential papers, maps, tables, historical maps, pictures, back in time, special reports, web sites and research guides. Very useful. Grades 5 and up thru adult
#4 - World Book Discover - I looked up Secretary of State - Hillary Rodham Clinton. A low reader or ESL patron could have the article read a loud to him/her. Also gave definitions to some words. Grades 5 and up thru adult.
I definetely need to utilize World Book much more. So much to Learn!!
#3 - I looked up Guatemala in the World Book Advanced. My husband traveled there for a mission trip in Jan. 2009. World Book Advanced had encyclopedia articles, presidential papers, maps, tables, historical maps, pictures, back in time, special reports, web sites and research guides. Very useful. Grades 5 and up thru adult
#4 - World Book Discover - I looked up Secretary of State - Hillary Rodham Clinton. A low reader or ESL patron could have the article read a loud to him/her. Also gave definitions to some words. Grades 5 and up thru adult.
I definetely need to utilize World Book much more. So much to Learn!!
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