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S.O.S. for Information Literacy

S.O.S. for Information Literacy
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MLA Citation Style | Cornell University Library Guides for Citing Sources Have a question about citing sources or citation styles? Ask a Librarian. Citation Management Software What is citation management software? Citation management tools allow a user to organize and retrieve information, such as citations for books, articles, and Web sites, by interfacing with library databases. Which citation management programs are used at Cornell? Individuals at Cornell use a variety of programs. For help choosing a citation manager, contact us! Zotero is a free, open source, web-based tool for managing citations, organizing pdfs, and creating bibliographies.Free campus workshops on Zotero: Olin-Uris Library and Mann LibrarySelf-guided instruction in the form of tutorials, FAQ, and help are available through Zotero. EndNote is citation management software produced by ISI.

School Libraries Fight Fake News Fake news has been all over the real news lately. From Mark Zuckerburg to Pizzagate, fake news is a huge problem, and it’s not going away on its own. According to a recent study from Stanford University, approximately 80 percent of students struggled to evaluate the credibility of an online resource. This is a little disheartening, since this is a huge part of what we teach as school librarians, and it appears we’ve not been very effective. There really isn’t a magic formula or checklist that replaces the critical thinking needed to determine if information is credible. Based on the recent surge of fake news and the results of the Stanford study, we decided to overhaul our website evaluation lessons by doing the following: Changing website evaluation to resource evaluation. Fake news has always been around, but now it feels more threatening. Completed worksheet from the Stanford study Author: Mica Johnson I’m a school librarian at Farragut Middle. Like this: Like Loading...

The Best Children's Books! Web 2.0 Tools to Explore Here is list of websites that you may find useful in your classroom. You may need to request a page to be unblocked from our help desk. More will be added often! If you would like suggestions on how to incorporate these technology tools into your lessons to meet the Common Core Learning Standards, contact Brenda Aull-Klaben. 5min Life Videopedia is a place to find short video solutions for every practical question. Acapela.tv is a fun site to create text-to-speech animations. BeFunky is a website that allows you to apply a variety of fun effects to your own photos or from photo sharing sites. Camstudio is a free desktop application that allows you to record your computer screen. Dabbleboard is an online whiteboard that will help you visualize, explore and communicate ideas Delicious is a social book-marking site which allows you to access your book-marks from any computer. Edmodo is a micro-blogging service (like Twitter) for teachers and students.

MLA Formatting and Style Guide Coming Soon: A new look for our same great content! We're working hard this summer on a redesign of the Purdue OWL. Worry not! Summary: MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. Contributors: Tony Russell, Allen Brizee, Elizabeth Angeli, Russell Keck, Joshua M. The following overview should help you better understand how to cite sources using MLA eighth edition, including the list of works cited and in-text citations. Please use the example at the bottom of this page to cite the Purdue OWL in MLA. Creating a Works Cited list using the eighth edition MLA is a style of documentation based on a general methodology that may be applied to many different types of writing. Thus, the current system is based on a few guiding principles, rather than an extensive list of specific rules. Here is an overview of the process: When deciding how to cite your source, start by consulting the list of core elements. or

cMEIgHfxin7xWIuBHYeTkLIJF20Wh7RtumB9ksxHOu8D54ZxuvM6ahpQLa3G1zY8lt46uUs f5luDdjboOZMtNPtyAztnwfGuZLzBzkkJRboGuLJ w1280 Folklore Definitions: From Teacher Resources at Americanfolklore.net What is Folklore?The term folklore is generally used to refer to the traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people which have beem disseminated in an informal manner -- usually via word of mouth, although in modern times the Internet has become a pivotal source for folklore. The term folklore may also be used to define the comparative study of folk knowledge and culture. The term "folklore" was first coined by William J. What is a folktale? Are generally part of the oral tradition of a group. What is a Tall Tale? A tale tale is an extravagant, fanciful or greatly exaggerated story. Example: Pecos Bill rides a Tornado What is a Myth? Myths are traditional, typically ancient stories dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people. In the Inuit tale of the First Tears retold by S.E. Excerpt: "Once long ago, Man went hunting along the water's edge for seals. What is a Legend? What are Urban Legends?

Teach with Blendspace | Create & Find Free Multimedia Lessons Save time by using free lessons & activities created by educators worldwide! Be inspired! Combine digital content and your files to create a lesson Tes resources YouTube Links PDFs PowerPoint Word Doc Images Dropbox Google Drive Blendspace quick start resources Save time by using free lessons & activities created by educators worldwide! Combine digital content and your files to create a lesson Tes resources YouTube Links PDFs PowerPoint Word Doc Images Dropbox Google Drive Blendspace quick start resources

Hints about Print Download the plug-in tools you need to use our games and tools, or check to see if you've got the latest version. Learn more Looking for ways to engage your students in online literacy learning? Find more interactive tools that help them accomplish a variety of goals-from organizing their thoughts to learning about language. More Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Student Interactives Student Interactive Hints about Print, included in an extended research skills unit which also employs the Fact Fragment Frenzy interactive, aids students in evaluating print resources that contain the facts they need for compiling their research. Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Minilesson Research Building Blocks: Hints about Print In this lesson from a research skills unit, students examine abstracts on selected books to determine their relevance and helpfulness.

Ten Things Your Administrator Needs to Know as the School Year Begins 10. That you are a teacher who teaches not content but process. You teach children to be information literate, digitally literate, media literate, and visually literate. The skills that you teach, the dispositions that you help children to develop, the responsibilities that you foster, and the self-assessment strategies that you instill will serve children not only in school but also in life. You are, first and foremost, a teacher! 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. If your administrator already knows these things, wonderful! Author: Audrey Church, Leadership Development Committee Chair and 2017-2018 AASL Past President Like this: Like Loading... Categories: Advocacy/Leadership, Blog Topics, Community, Presidential Musings

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