1st presentation to the faculty at our October staff meeting.

1. What can the media center do
for you?
Ms. Jessica Emili
September 2009

2. Media Center goals
Promote the use of new technologies
Integrate information literacy into the
curriculum
Teach students how to effectively find info
AND evaluate it
Promote lifelong learning and literacy

3. The Media Specialist can…
Assist with research projects
Databases, searching the Web
Avoiding plagiarism, note-taking, citations
Teach you and your students Web 2.0
Wikis, blogs, social bookmarks, more
Recommend books
Book talks, bibliographies

4. 21st
century Research Skills
EFFECTIVELY finding information
Searching skills
Reputable sources
Advanced search options
Evaluating found information
Validity, timeliness, authority

5. Databases
EBSCO
Facts on File
Online Encyclopedias
World Book
Encarta

6. Web 2.0: What is it?
Allows users to respond to online
content, interact with others, create their
own content
Active participation vs. passive viewing
Online communities

7. Web 2.0: why use it?
They’re already using it
Information literacy
Fosters creativity
Fosters critical thinking

8. Wikis
Website that uses wiki software
Allows web pages to be created and
collaboratively edited
Different levels of access
Teacher-access
Student access
Example: Wikispaces
http://6thgraderesearch.wikispaces.com/

9. Blogs
Provide commentary or news on a
subject, personal online diaries
Everyone has own unique perspective
Posts combine text, images, links to
other blogs, Web pages, other media
Use with classes for: reader response,
posting discussion questions, alternative
to papers

10. Social book-marking
Alternative to browser book-marking
Example: delicious
Tags
Use this to: share bookmarked pages
with your students and co-workers, have
students use bookmarking for research

11. Questions??