Databases for Digital Learning in Grades K-5

1. Department of Digital LearningWORKSHOP Databases for Digital Learning in Grades K-5 WELCOME! Did you sign in and take handouts? Computers with blue post-its are Out of Order! Please open access the Workshop Wiki page @ http://tinyurl.com/k5databases Review the Workshop Description and Agenda

2. Department of Digital Learning Cooking Up Digital Learning with BCPS Databases for K-5 Using BCPS-licensed digital content as the key “ingredients” for creating rich “recipes” for student research, reading, and learning! Presented by: Kelly Ray, Resource TeacherBCPS Department of Digital Learning kray@bcps.org x4035

3. Professional Development Objective Teachers will be empowered to use and have students use digital content by exploring BCPS-licensed databases and their features. http://www.bloomingtononline.net/directory/category/Restaurants/11

4. Appetizer What is Digital Content? • Online databases, catalogs, repositories • Fee-based subscriptions • Require user authentication or log on • AKA “Invisible Internet” or “Deep Web” • Not accessible on the Free Internet http://www.bloomingtononline.net/directory/category/Restaurants/11

5. Food for Thought What have been some barriers to having students use digital content in your classroom? How is STAT likely to change the role of digital content in your classroom? http://www.youngyoungct.com/good_buffet_shot.JPG

6. DATABASES are GOOD FOR YOU and TASTY TOO! “Today’s students think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors.” –-Marc Prensky, Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants Joe’s Non-Netbook http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkhpmEZWuRQ

7. DATABASES are GOOD FOR YOU and TASTY TOO! “Can’t I just Google it?” -- BCPS students “Can you trust that the person putting information up at www.Iamaknowitall.com REALLY knows what he or she is talking about?”-- Librarian, Boulder Public Library Website Students promoting Databases: Mr. Database Man http://blogs.slj.com/neverendingsearch/2011/07/06/mr-database-man-a-proof-of-concept/

8. 15 K-5 Databases BCPS Databases address these goals and standards: Blueprint 2.0 Goal 1 - Academics 21st Century Teaching & Learning: • Building student competencies for information, media, & technology literacy • Providing efficient digital access to developmentally appropriate, curriculum-relevant content Common Core State Standards - College & Career Readiness - Complex Text/Nonfiction - Close Analytic Reading - Writing to Source • Brief & Extended Research - Vocabulary Content Curriculum Standards – Various subjects

9. Key “Ingredients” in Databases • Multiple media formats, interactivity • Authoritative publishers . Ad-free • Current, frequently updated content (often daily) • Student-friendly interfaces & Search/Browse features • State Standards-aligned (Content/Common Core) • Reading and learning supports: • Read-aloud/MP3 download - Translation • Reading Levels/Lexiles (labeled and searchable by) • Embedded dictionaries • Quizzes, Games, Practice/Enrichment Activities • Research supports: • Research Guides, Citations, Organization tools

10. Database MENU Accessible 24/7 from School or Home http://www.kellysgigharbor.com/Images/menuIcon.jpg

11. Grades K-5 Digital Content Featuring … SNAPSHOTS & SUPPORT RESOURCES! http://www.zazzle.com/todays_specials_menu_inserts_restaurant_supplies_flyer-244933309189979961

12. Teacher’s “Cookbook”bcpsddl.pbworks.com http://www.123rf.com/photo_16326642_open-old-recipe-book-on-checkered-tablecloth.html

13. Spice Up Digital Learning with BCPS Digital Content! Bon Appétit! For help with BCPS Databases, contact your School Library Media Specialist or the Department of Digital Learning Kelly Ray, Resource Teacherkray@bcps.org 410-887-4035 Complete the EXIT TICKET on the Workshop Wiki @ tinyurl.com/k5databases