10 Very Good Tools for Student Researchers. January 27, 2016 One of the onerous parts in essay and academic writing is the bibliography section. Managing, organizing and citing references can sometimes be a real challenge especially if you don't keep track of what and who you cite. The last thing you want after a strenuous writing task is a messy bibliography with one reference missing a page number, the other needs publication date or, worse of all, having to go back to your sources to check for the source of that quotation you included in your conclusion. If you find yourself constantly grappling with problems such as these, the web tools below are absolutely something you might need to consider.
These are some of the best applications for organizing, managing, and publishing bibliographies, citations and references. Some of these softwares are integrated with Google Scholar. Writinghouse is an excellent free bibliography and citation maker. Citefast is an easy to use web tool for creating citations. 8- RefWorks 9- EasyBib. LibraryTopia, where librarians and media specialists talk about books, libraries, reference, apps, web tools and library essentials. YALSAblog | The official blog of the Young Adult Library Services Association. Greetings, YALSA members and interested parties! The first month of the journey of this year’s presidential theme, Striving for Equity Using YALSA’s Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff is nearly over, and soon we will be looking at equity issues through the lens of each of the ten competencies.
But before we move into August, I want to express appreciation to the many members and others who recently have taken the time to talk to me about what YALSA means to them, how YALSA could help them in their day job, and how fulfilling working with teens can be. All of this makes me full of gratitude. So before we move into the month-by-month examination of the theme, I decided to explore how in this time of inequity, outrage, and discord, gratitude can help break through the negativity and show us the path to achieving our goals.
Diana Butler Bass writes about this subject in her book Grateful (HarperOne, ISBN: 9780062659477, 2018). Information Skills Lesson Plans. Resources for School Librarians - Index Menu for This Page: General Collections of Lesson Plans | The Dewey Decimal System | Reference Books and Web Sites | Worksheets | Research Methods and Reports | Miscellaneous and Holiday Lessons General Collections of Lesson Plans Library Skills Lessons - by Katy Punch on Pinterest Scholastic's Lesson Plans & Reproducibles - Lesson plans for grades K - 12. Many of these are internet based. Check out the language arts section for research skills lessons. Lessons from the Library - Five K - 8 library lesson plans for teachers from Education World plus links to other lesson sites.
The lesson called Save the Library has students defend the library from budget cuts or closure. Yearly Curriculum for the library Library Lesson Plans - By Jennifer Francis of the Powell County Schools. Introduction to Library Use How to Care for a Library Books - This article from WikiHow includes many good points that you may want to include in your talk on book care. Book craft. Identifying Reliable Sources and Citing Them. Tips for Keeping Students Engaged. By far, my most popular blog post is my 5 Tips for Engaging Students in the First Five Minutes of a Lesson. It has been viewed over 117,000 times since I posted it. At first that surprised me – like, fell-off-my-chair surprised me – but the more I think about it, the more I get it: good teachers deeply want to engage their students – especially teenagers. And this is no simple task.
So, consider this my follow up post. You have grabbed their attention in the first five minutes… now what? Here are my five top tips for keeping them engaged until the very last minute. Let’s be honest: many of us struggle to concentrate on one thing for a full hour. 5 min | Introduction activity 10 min | Lecture-style teaching 15 min | Group/paired work task 15 min | Individual work 5 min | Wrapping up / Consolidation Give students an incentive to get to the end of the lesson.
Students will drift off if they are to remains static all lesson. Grades 9-12. Amazon School Rewards Program | Dollars for Schools. In 2010, Amazon earned $34.2 BILLION in sales. Chances are that you and many of your friends, family and neighbors use Amazon. Your school has an opportunity to piggyback off the success of Amazon through their School Rewards Associates Program.
The process is simple and quick. Just set up an account through the Amazon associates program. After setting up the account, Amazon will send you a unique link that anyone can use to access Amazon.com. Post this link to your school website. Send it to friends and family. If you want to take full advantage of the Amazon associates program, you can enhance your school website by providing links & banners to specific Amazon pages and add widgets for Amazon products. Please note that Amazon does not offer this School Rewards Program in California, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, or Rhode Island. How much does the school earn? Your school will receive up to 15% in referral fees for any purchases that are made on the Amazon site. Like this: Amazon School Rewards Program | Dollars for Schools. GRANTS - LIST OF FOUNDATIONS INTERESTED IN 'BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE" | LINCS Community. GRANTS - LIST OF FOUNDATIONS INTERESTED IN 'BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE" | LINCS Community.
Librarian Tool Box - Open Educational Resources - LibGuides at Virginia Tech. Open Textbooks (free, Faculty-editable) Open Stax College (Rice University) BC Campus Open ED Open Textbook Library MERLOT (material type=open textbook) Open Textbooks CCCOER College Open Textbooks Open SUNY Textbooks Lower-Cost (Faculty-Editable) Boundless ($) Flatworld Knowledge ($) Thuze ($) VT Libraries VT Faculty - Contact your VT College Librarian regarding purchase of a multi-user eBook version.
VT Faculty & Students - Contact the VT OER Librarian for assistance in locating OER. Slightly lower cost commercial Custom Textbooks (Note: these tend to have lower or zero re-sale value) Books for teaching Writing Extensions. 150 TExES School Librarian Exam. The TExES School Librarian Exam is a certification examination that is designed to determine whether or not an individual has the skills necessary to be a school librarian in the Texas public school system.
This exam assesses an individual’s program management, leadership, and communications skills as well as the individual’s knowledge of the information sciences, technology, and methods essential for efficient information use. This exam is required in order to become a certified school librarian within the state of Texas. The exam consists of 90 multiple-choice questions, 80 of which are scored and 10 that are not scored, that are related to the following areas: The School Library Environment and the Role of the Library in Instruction and Learning (20 questions) Program Management, Leadership, and Community Relations and Communication (24 questions) Information Science, Technology, and the Responsibilities of a Librarian (36 questions) 150 TExES School Librarian Exam Practice Questions.