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A Wonderful Visual on The Responsible Use of e-mail for Students. 10 Great Tools for Academic Research You Should Know about. 1- Zotero Zotero is the only research tool that automatically senses content, allowing you to add it to your personal library with a single click.

10 Great Tools for Academic Research You Should Know about

Whether you're searching for a preprint on arXiv.org, a journal article from JSTOR, a news story from the New York Times, or a book from your university library catalog, Zotero has you covered with support for thousands of sites. 10 Excellent Digital Citizenship Tips for Your Students and Kids. Now that you have understood the basics of Digital Citizenship and have read the digital footprint guide, you night be in need of a handy graphic to share with your students to wrap it up all.

10 Excellent Digital Citizenship Tips for Your Students and Kids

Well, I have one for you. The graphic below features some wonderful tips and pieces of advice on how to develop good manners online. Look at it as a code of online ethics to recommend not only to your students but to your kids as well. You can also print it and hang it on your classroom wall to constantly remind students of what is expected from them while using the world wide web. Enjoy source: www.knowthenet.org.uk. Awesome Graphic on the 27 Things Teacher Librarians Do. A Must Have List of Resources on Digital Citizenship for Teachers. Today, I am sharing with you Edutopia's resources on Digital Citizenship.

A Must Have List of Resources on Digital Citizenship for Teachers

These articles are really a treasure trove of insightful knowledge on everything you and your students need to know about digital citizenship. Check them out below and make sure you book mark them for future return visits : Cyber bullying 1- "She Used to Be Pretty": Schoolyard Harassment Goes OnlineThe wounds cyberbullies cause can run deep.2- Techno Prisoners: Musings on the New Bullying ParadigmIn the age of cyberbullying, a Stone Age tormentee looks back.3- Social-Networking Sites Draw Teens InIn the largely unsupervised digital world, youths set the rules.4- Cinema vs. Cyberbullies: Using Filmmaking to Fight Online HarassmentFilmmaker Debbie Heimowitz employs the power of movies to promote online empowerment and awareness.5-Google+: The Dark Side of the CircleGoogle's social network is built on the idea of social stratification.

The Importance of Netiquette. The Daring Librarian's Photostream. 10 Must Have Resources to Teach about Copyright and Fair Use. 1- Copyright Advisory Network This web site is a way for librarians to learn about copyright and seek feedback and advice from fellow librarians and copyright specialists 2- Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers This chart was designed to inform teachers of what they may do under the law.

10 Must Have Resources to Teach about Copyright and Fair Use

Copyrightfriendly - home. The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education. Click here to view or download a PDF of this report.

The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

Coordinated by: The Media Education Lab,Temple UniversityThe Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property,American University Washington College of LawThe Center for Media & Social Impact,American University. Google Sites for Teachers 2012. 20 Google Search Shortcuts to Hone Your Google-Fu. Free Online Grammar Check, Spelling, and More. What makes it simple, difficult or impossible? Citelighter - The fully automated bibliography, research, citation, and internet highlighting tool.

Power Searching with Google – Inside Search – Google. Initiatives, Principal Project. The goal of the Principal Project, funded by ILILE, was to collect and disseminate resources to help administrators to better understand the role of the certified library media specialist and the importance of a strong library media program.

Initiatives, Principal Project

Administrative support is vital to developing and maintaining a quality school library program. These resources offer ideas and suggestions for working closely with your school administrator to ensure that your program has a positive impact on teaching and learning. Research for this project was coordinated by Ann E. Tepe. Librarian Interview Questions. NoodleTools : MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian Bibliography Composer, Online Notecards.

Lesson Plans – Search Education – Google. Share with school leaders: Douglas Reeves video. Librarian.net. Quintura - visual search engine. Quintura - visual search engine Quintura - visual search engine for hotels ⚫ London hotels ⚫ Manchester hotels ⚫ Liverpool hotels ⚫ Bournemouth hotels.

Quintura - visual search engine

Yippy – Welcome to the Cloud. Criteria for Web Site Evaluation. WYSIWYG: Web Site Reliability WebQuest. Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools. Basic search help - Web Search Help. Learn a few tips and tricks to help you easily find information on Google.

Basic search help - Web Search Help

Tip 1: Start with the basics No matter what you're looking for, start with a simple search like where's the closest airport?. You can always add a few descriptive words if necessary. If you're looking for a place or product in a specific location, add the location. For example, bakery seattle. Tip 2: Search using your voice Tired of typing? . Welcome to the Web. Thank you for visiting 'Welcome to the Web'.

Welcome to the Web

By working your way through this web site and taking part in the exciting challenges and activities, you will learn all about the Internet. Good luck! Choose a section to begin. If you have never used Welcome to the Web before, it's important to start at 'The Beginning'! This website is part of Teaching Ideas - Please send feedback to mark@teachingideas.co.uk. An overview of Google Docs - Google Docs Help. What are Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides?

An overview of Google Docs - Google Docs Help

Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides are productivity apps that let you create different kinds of online documents, work on them in real time with other people, and store them in your Google Drive online — all for free. You can access the documents, spreadsheets, and presentations you create from any computer, anywhere in the world. (There's even some work you can do without an Internet connection!) This guide will give you a quick overview of the many things that you can do with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Google Docs Google Docs is an online word processor that lets you create and format text documents and collaborate with other people in real time.

To learn more about Google Docs, check out the Google Docs getting started guide. An overview of Google Docs - Google Docs Help. Operators and more search help - Web Search Help. You can use symbols or words in your search to make your search results more precise. Google Search usually ignores punctuation that isn’t part of a search operator.

Don’t put spaces between the symbol or word and your search term. A search for site:nytimes.com will work, but site: nytimes.com won’t. Search - Search for Readable Results. How to Choose a Search Tool. Welcome to The Monmouth County Library. Resources for School Librarians. Database - What Is A Library Database? - Enoch Pratt Free Library.

What is a library database? Library databases contain information from published works.Examples: Magazine and newspaper articles,encyclopedias and other reference books.Library databases are searchable.By Keywords, Subject, Author, Magazine Title, Date, etc.Library databases provide citation information.Author, if availableTitle of ArticlePublication (Title of Magazine, Newspaper, or Reference Book)PublisherDate of PublicationLibrary databases often contain full-text articles.You can print or email an entire article.There are different kinds of library databasesFor specific topics. Examples: Biography Resource Center , New Book of Popular ScienceFor general topics Examples: ProQuest, World Book OnlineLibrary databases are paid for by taxpayer dollars. EBSCO - EBSCOhost Online Research Databases: K-12 Schools.

YALSA's Book Awards & Booklists. *YALSA has launched the new Teen Book Finder Database, which is a one-stop shop for finding selected lists and award winners. Users can search this free resource by award, list name, year, author, genre and more, as well as print customizable lists. This new resource will replace the individual award and list web pages currently on YALSA’s site that are not searchable and that are organized only by year. YARN. YALSA's Best of the Best. *YALSA has launched the new Teen Book Finder Database, which is a one-stop shop for finding selected lists and award winners. Users can search this free resource by award, list name, year, author, genre and more, as well as print customizable lists. This new resource will replace the individual award and list web pages currently on YALSA’s site that are not searchable and that are organized only by year. Find the best books and media for youth each year through YALSA's Best of the Best!

We'll also offer downloadable spine labels, customizable bookmarks, and more tools for librarians to use to promote the very best in teen books to teens in their communities. To see a full listing of recommended reading, visit www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists and be sure to check out our free Teen Book Finder app and database. Additional Resources Find more collection development resources on our wiki.