Tuesday, March 12, 2019

 

Announcements and Reminders for Tuesday, March 12, 2019                           Friday, March 8 was the last day of the Third Term.  Monday -- new term, clean slate, new beginning.

Targets for Today: I can improve the way I use resources to find information.

Today’s  Agenda for Tuesday, March 12, 2019: 1. Quiet, individual reading time 2. "Fieldtrip" to the media center to learn about Utah's Online Library. Students learned about the differences between using a general web search and using databases.  General Web Search -- Google  Databases  free comes up with EVERYTHING -- tons of hits -- not sorted by what you need   Sources are not checked for helpfulness, reliability,  or accuracy.  costs (Schools, libraries, and states sometimes will pay so that they are free to you.) targeted to a specific audience (For instance, most of the databases on Utah's Online Library are targeted to students -- sometimes even sorted into elementary, middle, and high school.)  Often provide additional helps for students not available generally on the web.) Usually sources are checked for helpfulness, reliability,  and accuracy. Human beings have search through lots of material to find the most helpful, reliable, and accurate information for various grades and reading levels.  Students previewed databases available on Utah's Online Library. Students practiced using databases on Utah's Online Library. Students received bookmarks with the username and password needed to access Utah's Online Library from home. 3. The students had some time to browse or look for particular books or read in the media center.

If You Were Absent: See above.  Check out Utah's Online Library.

Vocabulary:

Help and Enrichment