Overview of researching on-line

1. LIBRARY / RESEARCH
SKILLS
ITE SP5 Peel Option
September 20, 2012

2. Pat Serafini

3. Who are you and
what do you
already know?

4. http://polleverywhere.com

5. OBJECTIVES
By the end of today’s session, you’ll be able to:
1. Find resources for your practicum:
• math manipulatives,
• textbooks,
• science kits,
• children’s books, etc.
2. Find research articles

6. oise.library.utoronto.ca

8. FINDING RESOURCES FOR YOUR PRACTICUM
Manipulatives*
Textbooks
Kits
Children’s Literature
Trillium List*
*Links for these on the OISE library home
page

9. FINDING ARTICLES

10. RESEARCH TOPIC
What strategies are there for teaching
English to immigrant or refugee
children.
STEP 1. IDENTIFY (AND UNDERLINE) KEY IDEAS
/ KEYWORDS.

11. STEP 2. BRAINSTORM SYNONYMS
Keywords Synonyms

12. STEP 3. SELECT YOUR SEARCH ENGINE
3.a) Search a specific database:
Ex: ERIC or CBCA Education
Links to these on OISE library’s home page
3. b) Search a broader discover tool such as
Summon (Article tab)
And save your references!

13. OTHER WEB RESOURCES TO TRY:
 Edugains:
 http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/index.html
 OERB:
 https://resources.elearningontario.ca/
 Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program:
 http://www.oyap.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=homepage&language=E
 People for Education:
 http://www.peopleforeducation.ca/
 Peel District School Board:
 http://www.peelschools.org/Pages/default.aspx
 Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board:
 http://www.dpcdsb.org/cec
 EQAO:
 http://www.eqao.com/

14. FINDING FREE ONLINE E-RESOURCES
http://eresources.knowledgeontario.ca/
(links to K-6 and 7-12 databases are on
the OISE Library homepage)

15. Questions? Please contact us. We’re here to help
Pat Serafini
pat.serafini@utoronto.ca
416-978-1903

16. WE’D LOVE SOME FEEDBACK
http://uoft.me/1on
(for question 1, choose “In-class workshop”