Presentation to elementary school parents to help them help their children at home with research

1. Helping your child with research
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tips and resources from your school library

2. Start with an overview
Encyclopedia Britannica online
http://school.eb.co.uk
Username: istanbulics
Password: britannica
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Istanbul2010.jpg

3. Reading articles leads to KEYS
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4. Important KEYS
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From the overview
KEY - ideas
KEY - words
KEY - questions

5. Information sources
Finding things at the library
https://iics.follettdestiny.com
Our library catalogue.
You can search as a guest
Grade 2 and over have own
username and password
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6. Select the campus your child attends
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9. Find books...
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10. Find websites
Filter the website
to grade level
Teacher selected
and evaluated
Only available
when logged in.
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11. Other links...
Home page
shows other
useful
links
Passwords
on the
pamphlet
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12. Search using the KEYS
In books, websites &
Destiny
search using KEY
words
The BIG word or the
smaller words
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13. Reading & understanding
Read to find
answers to
your key
questions.
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14. Write the answers only
Close the book or
move away from the
screen
Write the answers
from memory.
Dot jot notes can help
remember
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15. Acknowledge sources
EY3/4 - grade 1: Student says where information came from: Book, website, person, field trip, movie
Grade 2 - 4: Title and author of book, website title and url; Name of person and role; field trip - place and
date, Movie title and date.
Grade 4 - 6: Title and author, date of publication of book; website title, url and date accessed; interview
person, role and date of interview; field trip - place and date, Movie title, producer and date.
Thanks to the original author * Helps others
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Builds academic integrity from the start

16. Your questions....
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17. Amanda Bond Teacher Librarian abond@iics.k12.tr
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Library Blog library.iics-k12.com
Maria Hodges Library Assistant Literacy
mhodges@iics.k12.tr
Ozlem Nguvu Library Assistant Circulation
onguvu@iics.k12.tr

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Works Cited
Yildiz, Selda, and Erol Gülsen. Istanbul - aerial overview about historical Sultanahmet and Galata
district. Digital image. Wikimedia. N.p., 6 Sept. 2009. Web. 15 Oct. 2014.
<http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Istanbul2010.jpg>.