Elementary Week of 11/30/15

Third Grade

Information Literacy

• Engages in the information literacy process: accesses, evaluates, and communicates information and ideas
• Uses a variety of skills and strategies to comprehend nonfiction and informational text

Task: Determining Topic

Fourth Grade

4th Grade:

Digital Citizenship

• Describe consequences when people do not protect personal information when using social networking tools
• Use technology responsibly to explore and pursue personal interests
• Show others how to use new technologies, and use technology in ways that assist, rather than prevent, others from learning

Email: Gmail at school

EasyTech: Keyboarding

EasyTech: Technology Lessons

Read: Patterns of Events

Fifth Grade

5th Grade:

Digital Citizenship

Understand and practice appropriate, legal, and safe uses of technology for lifelong learning

• Credits author and publication for direct quotations

EasyBib: What is Plagiarism?

Task: Cite your source!  

Sign-in to EasyBib with your University Schools email (it is a gmail account!)

Miles Ancient India Research

Library Standards:

Information Literacy

Engage in the information literacy process: access, evaluate, and use information and ideas.

• Identify keywords and synonyms for topic searches
• Create effective searches of print material by identifying appropriate keywords

Research Process

Plan strategies to utilize digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

Use a variety of skills and strategies to comprehend nonfiction and informational text.

Utilize digital tools and resources to investigate real-world issues, answer questions, or solve problems

Reminder about plagiarism

Easy Bib add on for Google Docs

Research Process BIG 6

Evaluating a website

What is the URL domain (.edu, .org, .gov, etc.)?

Who is the author? credible?

What is the purpose of the website?

What sites link to this page that builds credibility?
Is the information on the site current?

Helpful tips for writing your paper

Middle School Library Catalog Lesson

Love of Reading

Read for a variety of purposes and across content areas.

• Identify genres of interest
• Make connections with others to share love of reading

Today we will take a look at our library catalog system Destiny Quest. We will log in to My Quest where you can

• see the books you have checked out
• put books on hold
• keep track of the books you have read and want to read
• rate and review books
• recommend books to friends

Fifth Grade 11/18-11/20

Technology: Explores tools to help with personal learning styles. 

Let's learn how to code! Hour of Code is December 7-13, 2016.

Code.org 

Pedersen's Ecosystem Action Plan Project

Library Standards:

Information Literacy

Engage in the information literacy process: access, evaluate, and use information and ideas.

• Identify keywords and synonyms for topic searches
• Create effective searches of print material by identifying appropriate keywords

Research Process

Plan strategies to utilize digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

Use a variety of skills and strategies to comprehend nonfiction and informational text.

Utilize digital tools and resources to investigate real-world issues, answer questions, or solve problems

Reminder about plagiarism

Easy Bib add on for Google Docs

Research Process BIG 6

Evaluating a web site

What is the URL domain (.edu, .org, .gov, etc.)?

Who is the author? credible?

What is the purpose of the website?

What sites link to this page that builds credibility?
Is the information on the site current?

Helpful tips for writing your paper

Third Grade Week of 11/16

Dictionary | Thesaurus  |  Atlas  |  Encyclopedia

Information Literacy

• Determines the usefulness of a source
• Accesses table of contents and index

Reference Books

Middle School Scholastic Book Fair Is Here

Even though the book fair in our library is over, you can still shop online through November 25th and books are shipped for free to the middle school library for pick up.

Elementary Classes Week of 11/11/15

Kindergarten

Love of Reading

• Selects a picture book and/or an online resources to share with family

• Identifies the purpose of a library and role of the teacher librarian.  
• Evaluates grade appropriate quality children’s literature

1st Grade

Love of Reading

• Chooses books according to interest and reading level
• Finds fictions and nonfiction books within the library
• Evaluates grade appropriate quality children’s literature

2nd Grade

Technology

• Recognizes when an application or device is not working properly
• Relaunches application as a troubleshooting measure
• Differentiates between hardware, software, and web-based applications
• Uses proper fingering of homerow keys
• Recognizes applications specific to a Mac or PC or Chromebook within University Schools

Task: EasyTech

Love of Reading

• Chooses books according to interest and reading level
• Shares reasons for selecting a particular book (within library and eBooks)

• Shares online author and book sites
• Evaluates grade appropriate quality children’s literature

3rd Grade

Technology

• Recognizes menu bars for basic applications (word processing, browser windows)
• Uses word processing skills to manipulate and change text
• Keys home row accurately and confidently

Task: EasyTech

Love of Reading

• Makes connections between reading and personal interests
• Shares information about an author and/or book using various formats
• Evaluates grade appropriate quality children’s literature

Task: Little Mermaid/Once on This Island

4th Grade

Love of Reading

• Makes connections between reading and personal interests
• Shares information about an author and/or book using various formats
• Demonstrates respect for library space and materials

• Evaluates grade appropriate quality children’s literature

Task: Study Adventure, Discovery, Love, Quest, Rescue, Revenge, Rivalry, Sacrifice

5th Grade:

Digital Citizenship

• Recognize digital resources that are copyright free
• Use technology responsibly to explore and pursue personal interests
• Show others how to use new technologies, and use technology in ways that assist, rather than prevent, others from learning

Using Google to find copyright free images

Elementary Classes Week of 11/2/15

K & First Grade

Love of Reading

• Selects a picture book and/or an online resources to share with family

• Identifies the purpose of a library and role of the teacher librarian.  
• Evaluates grade appropriate quality children’s literature

Second Grade

Digital Citizenship:uses technology to explore personal interest

Technology :uses proper fingering of homerow keys

Information Literacy:locates publisher and copyright date

Love of Reading:chooses books according to interest

Third Grade: 

Digital Citizenship: Uses appropriate posture while working at a computer to avoid injury. Shows others how to use new technologies, and use technology in ways that assist, rather than prevent, others from learning

Task: EasyTech

Digital Citizenship: Uses technology to explore and pursue personal interests

Task: Destiny Quest and Library Scavenger Hunt

Fourth Grade: 

Digital Citizenship: 

• Use technology responsibly to explore and pursue personal interests
• Show others how to use new technologies, and use technology in ways that assist, rather than prevent, others from learning

Task: Destiny Quest and Library Scavenger Hunt

Fifth Grade: 

Information Literacy

• Demonstrates the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently, drawing on information from multiple print or digital sources.
• Identifies ways to find trusted information
• Recognizes multiple formats exist for citing sources (EasyBib)

Task: Databases and Easybib