| Title: |
Women's History Month using the
Alabama Virtual Library |
| Overview/Annotation: |
A student finds information about a famous woman using
the Alabama Virtual Library after PowerPoint lessons on the
Gale Virtual Reference Library, the Britannica Online
Encyclopedia and the Biography Reference Bank. After gathering
the information, the student then creates a newsletter with
the information, pictures and clipart collected. |
| Content Standard(s): |
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| Local/National Standards: |
12.) Integrate word processing skills across
the curriculum.
TC(6-8) 10. Apply productivity/multimedia tools and
peripherals to support personal productivity, group
collaboration, communication, and learning throughout the
curriculum.
TC(6-8) 16. Apply content-specific tools, software, and
simulations to support learning and research.
IL(K-12) 1. The student who is information literate
accesses information efficiently and effectively.
IL(K-12) 2. The student who is information literate
evaluates information critically and competently.
IL(K-12) 3. The student who is information literate uses
information accurately and creatively.
IL(K-12) 6. The student who is an independent learner is
information literate and strives for excellence in information
seeking and knowledge generation.
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| Primary Learning
Objective(s): |
1. Students will be able to make a newsletter
with pictures, written articles, and bulleted lists.
2. Students will be able to use the Alabama Virtual Library
to find information relevant to their subject.
3. Students will be able to find certain factual criteria
and pictorial required for the assignment. |
| Additional Learning
Objective(s): |
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| Approximate Duration of the
Lesson: |
31 to 60 Minutes
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| Materials and Equipment: |
Handout with kinds of information to be researched
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| Technology Resources
Needed: |
Computers for students with printer located in lab
situation, laptop computer with projector and screen for
teacher |
| Background/Preparation: |
Teach Alabama Virtual Library with PowerPoint
presentation before the Gale, Britannica and Biography
Reference Bank presentations. Give out AVL passwords before
presentation. |
| Procedures/Activities: |
3.)After making 3" x 5" index cards of famous women from
a bibliography of library books located in the school and/or
local public library, students will draw the name of a famous
woman from the deck of cards. Students will then use library
books and three sources from the Alabama Virtual Library to
find their information. ( Biographies of Notable Women
[http://library.moodyjrhigh.com/new_page_28i.htm])
5.)What information do the students need to find for
their newsletters? A. Lifetime Information (Childhood and
Adult information (Birth and Death Dates) B. Education
Information C. Important Events in their Lives (Why are they
famous?) D. Find a picture of their invention, a poem if they
are a poet, or some story that makes their life interesting.
E. Find at least one picture of your person. (A handout will
be given with specific instructions on this.) ( Biographies of Notable Women
[http://library.moodyjrhigh.com/new_page_28i.htm])
6.)How to use the Gale Online Virtual Library. Students
will learn that Gale has citation information for both MLA and
APA for their research papers. A discussion of what citation
information is takes place at this time and why it is
important in research papers. Plagarism is also discussed at
this time. ( Alabama Virtual Library
[http://library.moodyjrhigh.com/new_page_28m.htm])
7.)How to use the Biography Reference Bank. Students are
shown that this is great for looking up information on people
and has the most current information about famous people.
Special consideration is shown to the dates articles are
written. Gale has a section where "More images..." are listed.
This is where discussion occurs on where it is important to
expand the image to its largest size before saving it to their
file. Images can be downsized easier than enlargened. ( Alabama Virtual Library Lessons Continue
[http://library.moodyjrhigh.com/new_page_28n.htm])
8.)How to use the Britannica Online Academic
Encyclopedia. Both ways of looking up something up in
Britannica are examined - the browse method using the A-Z
method for students with spelling problems and the Advanced
method for students that know how to spell their famous
women's names correctly. An examination of how Britannica is
divided into sections is shown so that students do not have to
read the entire article to get their information is
shown. ( Alabama Virtual Library Lessons Continue
[http://library.moodyjrhigh.com/new_page_28n.htm])
9.)The Alabama Virtual Library website itself is visited.
Other specific sites are shown that might be good for later
research projects or that might be of interest to their
parents. It is mentioned that parents can get their AVL cards
at any public library and that their cards are good for at
least five years. ( Alabama Virtual Library
[http://www.avl.lib.al.us/])
10.)10. After looking at the actual AVL website, it's
time to start the newsletter.
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| Attachments:**Some files will
display in a new window. Others will prompt you to
download. |
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| Assessment Strategies: |
Interaction and discussion during presentation will be
rewarded with participation points. Rubric: a copy of this
rubic can be viewed at http://library.moodyjrhigh.com/
new_page_28h.htm and then go to the bottom of the page and
click under the section that states For Teachers Only the
heading that says "Class Participation". |
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Each area below is a direct link to general
teaching strategies/classroom accommodations for students with
identified learning and/or behavior problems such as: reading
or math performance below grade level; test or classroom
assignments/quizzes at a failing level; failure to complete
assignments independently; difficulty with short-term memory,
abstract concepts, staying on task, or following directions;
poor peer interaction or temper tantrums, and other learning
or behavior problems.
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Environment |
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Materials |
| Attention |
Using Groups and Peers |
| Assisting the Reluctant Starter |
Dealing with Inappropriate Behavior |
Be sure to check the student's IEP for
specific accommodations.
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