The Cornerstone , South Dakota's State Library Newsletter, has so much to offer. I will share this information with the rest of the staff at my school. I was especially interested on the article about School Library Month. I have celebrated National Library Week with my library students each year for the past 21 years. We have done a wide variety of things which include the staff too. Students look forward to NLW! So many great ideas and templates available. There are so many interesting articles in the March newsletter that it would take quite a while to read them.
During this challenge, I was delighted to learn that there was so much available for the public and students to use for information and learning. I especially liked Mango for my own purposes. I hope to work more with it as time permits.
I plan to continue to share this information with students in class as well as staff and parents. I plan to have a print out on the SDSL electronic resources available for parents and the community to pick up at our Scholastic Book Fair this week.
I want to thank all those that made these lesson possible. You did a great job and have enabled us to learn, use and share the electronic resources. I want to thank the other participants that shared interesting posts. I look forward to participating next year in the Advanced level. It makes me feel good to know I am learning and increasing my ability to teach my students during library classes.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Lesson 9 Sanborn Maps
I have really enjoyed the SD Electronic Resource Challenge. I have learned so much and have shared what I learned with students and staff, but I must admit that Sanborn Maps was a disappointment and I am thankful it was not the first resource we learned about it. My town of Lemmon is not on the list and I don't know enough about any of the other towns listed to know if any building is still standing. I do understand the purpose of the maps. It is not a resource I would use. Was nice to be made aware of it.
Lesson 9 Heritage Quest
Since I am at home and cannot access AncestryLibrary, I will do the Heritage Quest portion first. I searched the Gilbertson name in Minnesota censuses and found no one related to me. Only three names came up and none from Spring Grove where I have had many Gilbertson family members living since the early 1890s. It was, however, great to view the papers in handwriting of the Gilbertson's it did come up with from 1870s.
I experimented with each portion of Heritage Quest but never could find any of my relatives or my husband's. I did find The Learning Center which would be very helpful in instructing how to use the site and find information, but I could not open any of the topics. "Getting Started With Family History Research" looked like just the topic for me and I could choose from beginner, advanced and intermediate. I could not get it to open. It was blue and underlined like you should be able to open it and all the other ones available would not open either. Maybe another time.
I experimented with each portion of Heritage Quest but never could find any of my relatives or my husband's. I did find The Learning Center which would be very helpful in instructing how to use the site and find information, but I could not open any of the topics. "Getting Started With Family History Research" looked like just the topic for me and I could choose from beginner, advanced and intermediate. I could not get it to open. It was blue and underlined like you should be able to open it and all the other ones available would not open either. Maybe another time.
Lesson 8 CAMIO
1. After searching Sioux, I came upon a picture of the Scalp Shirt. Wow! I was taken back a bit to think it was "white man" scalps but read on and found it comforting to know that scalps weren't from white people but rather donated by family to represent a war exploit. The article includes an explanation, what museum it is located at and was medium was used to create this work of art.
You may also refine your by medium used, by creator, date and subject. Unable to experience first hand these works of art, anyone can experience art of all kinds on CAMIO. The pictures are very clear. You can see the intricate detail with high resolution imaging.
2. Living in a rural community we can experience art with CAMIO that otherwise we might never see. I shared this site with our Art teacher and it will be a useful tool in giving students ideas for projects using all types of mediums. This site is also available in other languages. I
I went to photos and searched South Dakota and came up with old photos including on girls playing on a sliding board. Pictures can also be downloaded.
3. Having grown up in Austin, MN where a home built by Frank Lloyd Wright, I was interested in researching Mr. Wright. I was able to view a selection of his work in a slideshow. It allows me to arrange the pictures in the order I wish for a presentation. I didn't see where you could add the description but it was indeed impressive. I showed my students CAMIO and works of art that might interest them.
You may also refine your by medium used, by creator, date and subject. Unable to experience first hand these works of art, anyone can experience art of all kinds on CAMIO. The pictures are very clear. You can see the intricate detail with high resolution imaging.
2. Living in a rural community we can experience art with CAMIO that otherwise we might never see. I shared this site with our Art teacher and it will be a useful tool in giving students ideas for projects using all types of mediums. This site is also available in other languages. I
I went to photos and searched South Dakota and came up with old photos including on girls playing on a sliding board. Pictures can also be downloaded.
3. Having grown up in Austin, MN where a home built by Frank Lloyd Wright, I was interested in researching Mr. Wright. I was able to view a selection of his work in a slideshow. It allows me to arrange the pictures in the order I wish for a presentation. I didn't see where you could add the description but it was indeed impressive. I showed my students CAMIO and works of art that might interest them.
Monday, March 10, 2014
Lesson 8 OALster
Following the directions given and going to access, I came up with Report of Attorney General of the State of South Dakota 2009-2012. This site seems confusing to me and appears to be something I would probably never use. What it produced was a lengthy and uninteresting report from the Attorney General. I may have merely chosen a boring piece of material.
As I read the post by Lucky Mom, I find that she found information titled "Retirement Planning Information" for South Dakota. She found it interesting and plans to keep the site handy for future reference. I hope to look into that information as well. Lucky Mom found the source helpful and I found it boring just because of the information I chose.
As I read the post by Lucky Mom, I find that she found information titled "Retirement Planning Information" for South Dakota. She found it interesting and plans to keep the site handy for future reference. I hope to look into that information as well. Lucky Mom found the source helpful and I found it boring just because of the information I chose.
Lesson 8 WorldCat
It was interesting to learn as I was reading the introduction to WorldCat that librarians use this to find call numbers for books they are adding to their collections. Our high school librarian does all the purchasing and processing of books and I have wondered how she knew what call number to put on a book.
1. The ways you can search are much like our school online library catalog. We are learning about the blue whale in kindergarten reading so I chose to search blue whale by keyword. I was delighted to see the great list of books both fiction and nonfiction with the keyword blue whale. First book to come up is one that I wish we had in our elementary library titled "Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale". I wish we were able to download this book and I were able to show it with a LCD. This allows a person to find books on certain topics, see the summary and make a decision if it is a book to be ordered for your school. There were 3011 items available on this topic with 519 of them being sound for example.
I looked at books with sound and at the RiverShare Library I came upon "Sock Drawer: Singalong". Really, could you find anything cuter. Will definitely look into this one!!
2. I chose title phrase, used the limiter books and chose juvenile. I searched for clouds as that is another topic that my kindergarten students are interested in. The program came up with 119 books with 110 of them being in English. . 1136 libraries worldwide have the number one book, "The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry". The Brookings Public Library is the top library on the list.
3. On clicking on the above book, "The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry" I find that the call number is 808. I find that Bill Martin has a total of 24 accomplishments including 12 books. I also found that there are braille books available on the topic of clouds. Amazing what different types of information are available!
1. The ways you can search are much like our school online library catalog. We are learning about the blue whale in kindergarten reading so I chose to search blue whale by keyword. I was delighted to see the great list of books both fiction and nonfiction with the keyword blue whale. First book to come up is one that I wish we had in our elementary library titled "Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale". I wish we were able to download this book and I were able to show it with a LCD. This allows a person to find books on certain topics, see the summary and make a decision if it is a book to be ordered for your school. There were 3011 items available on this topic with 519 of them being sound for example.
I looked at books with sound and at the RiverShare Library I came upon "Sock Drawer: Singalong". Really, could you find anything cuter. Will definitely look into this one!!
2. I chose title phrase, used the limiter books and chose juvenile. I searched for clouds as that is another topic that my kindergarten students are interested in. The program came up with 119 books with 110 of them being in English. . 1136 libraries worldwide have the number one book, "The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry". The Brookings Public Library is the top library on the list.
3. On clicking on the above book, "The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry" I find that the call number is 808. I find that Bill Martin has a total of 24 accomplishments including 12 books. I also found that there are braille books available on the topic of clouds. Amazing what different types of information are available!
Lesson 7 Ebooks on EbscoHost
Using a Boolean/Phrase search and searching bio-polar disorder treatment, the program revealed four books on the subject. Clicking on most relevant pages from this eBook showed me exactly where to find the treatment of bio-polar in these four books without having to look through the table of contents. It actually seems much easier than using a book you might checkout from the library and you can get information from books you may not be able to find in your local library.
I created an account so that I could download a book. I must have done something wrong as it stated I had checked out the book successfully but was not able to open the download. It actually would be easier in this case to just view what I want to learn more about. The tools including print on down to bookmark would be very helpful. The way to cite the book does the work for a person when doing a paper on a particular topic.
Clicking on eBooks at the top of the page allows you to chose a particular topic and then up comes the covers of those books in the subject category. I chose Religion and the first book to top the list was a book that I feel I would find very interesting titled, "Sarah Laughed: Modern Lessons from the Wisdom & Stories of Biblical Women".
In searching for Constitution Day, using the Boolean/phrase search, I found 32 books. After scanning the list, the book I found most intriguing is "A Dictionary of American History". From there I could click on most relevant pages concerning Constitution Day and get right to the information I would be looking for. Depending on which method of searching you choose you can locate a measurable amount of information on the topic of Constitution Day and you never have to leave your computer.
In using the advanced search with select a field being PB Publisher and typing in Nebraska, the site brought me to 88 books. The one that caught my attention was "The Conquest: The Story of the Negro Pioneer". I enjoy reading about the past and this book would be one I put on my wishlist to read. There were many others that got my attention as well. I just wish I had more time to read.
Truly amazing what hidden surprises the South Dakota State Library electronic resources hold. I will be sharing this lesson with my fifth and sixth graders.
I created an account so that I could download a book. I must have done something wrong as it stated I had checked out the book successfully but was not able to open the download. It actually would be easier in this case to just view what I want to learn more about. The tools including print on down to bookmark would be very helpful. The way to cite the book does the work for a person when doing a paper on a particular topic.
Clicking on eBooks at the top of the page allows you to chose a particular topic and then up comes the covers of those books in the subject category. I chose Religion and the first book to top the list was a book that I feel I would find very interesting titled, "Sarah Laughed: Modern Lessons from the Wisdom & Stories of Biblical Women".
In searching for Constitution Day, using the Boolean/phrase search, I found 32 books. After scanning the list, the book I found most intriguing is "A Dictionary of American History". From there I could click on most relevant pages concerning Constitution Day and get right to the information I would be looking for. Depending on which method of searching you choose you can locate a measurable amount of information on the topic of Constitution Day and you never have to leave your computer.
In using the advanced search with select a field being PB Publisher and typing in Nebraska, the site brought me to 88 books. The one that caught my attention was "The Conquest: The Story of the Negro Pioneer". I enjoy reading about the past and this book would be one I put on my wishlist to read. There were many others that got my attention as well. I just wish I had more time to read.
Truly amazing what hidden surprises the South Dakota State Library electronic resources hold. I will be sharing this lesson with my fifth and sixth graders.
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