The document summarizes an online presentation given by several librarians from the Half Hollow Hills school district about online resources available for students and teachers. It describes several databases and websites that provide ebooks, encyclopedias, photos, audio clips and other media. These resources can be used to support language arts, social studies, history and other subjects. The librarians' goal is to collaborate with teachers and support the curriculum.

1. Online Resources Half Hollow Hills PTA Education Committee April 4, 2008

2. Today’s Presenters Diane Bishop, Candlewood Diane Calise, West Hollow Corinne Carriero, Instructional Technology Debbie Castiglia, Otsego Barbara Drayer, High School East Ralph DiCicco, High School West Linda Lennon, Sunquam

3. Today’s Agenda Online Book and Materials Catalog Selected Subscription Databases Tumblebooks World Book online AP Photo Archives Brain-Pop GaleNet

4. Web-based Materials Catalog Diane Calise, West Hollow

5. What is Destiny A completely web based automated system Accessible from any computer at school or at home, with Internet access

6. Searching Destiny Keyword Title Author Subject and series Advanced search

7. Destiny is image-rich Book covers pictured in search list Selecting the title, displays valuable information copies available locally (within school) description of the book book’s reading and interest level, etc

8. Features Destiny suggestions other subjects related to selected book Users can create citation list of book selections for a work-cited page Users can create a bibliography created from a booklist with a touch of one button Teachers can create an online resource list of materials for students’ use

9. TumbleBooks Linda Lennon, Sunquam

10. TumbleBooks.com Online collection of books to encourage reading www.tumblebooks.com username: hhh password: books Language Options - English, French, Spanish Picture Books, Story Books, Audio Books

11. World Book Online Debbie Castiglia, Otsego

12. Online Encyclopedia “ Meets the highest standards of editorial excellence while keeping pace with the technological developments that define the computer age” 22 volume set and more right at the click of a mouse Information, pictures, maps,and websites

13. Access http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home From school Username: hhhschool Password: hhhschool From home Username: hhhhome Password: hhhhome

14. AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive Diane Bishop, Candlewood

15. Subscription Service Associated Press Multimedia Archive: 1,000,000+ Photos 1826-today 10,000s Graphics 4500 hrs Audio Clips: 1920s-today Text: captions for photos and clips Correlations Content connected NY State Standards K - 12

16. Brain Pop Barbara Drayer, HS East

17. Brain Pop Engaging, animated content that motivates and inspires children to learn, addressing different learning styles. Friendly, dialogue and tone for children Closed caption available

18. Brain Pop BrainPOP movies cover all academic areas Science Math English Social Studies Health Technology Arts and Music

19. Gale Student Resource Center Ralph DiCicco, HS West

20. Gale’s Student Resource Center Content from premium Gale Reference materials (scholarly research) Over 11 million articles Over 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers Primary sources, creative works, and multimedia

21. Search types Basic Advanced (allows Boolean operators) Topic Trees Publication Curriculum standards

22. Cross-Searchable With six other databases in NY’s NOVEL database collection (for over 83 million articles): Custom Newspapers NY State Newspapers (including The New York Times) Health Reference Center Academic Informe (Spanish language) Gale Virtual Reference Library Business & Company ASAP

23. Thank you for the opportunity to share! This presentation available at: http://www.hhh.k12.ny.us/page.cfm?p=974999

24. Librarians’ goal To support students, teachers, and curriculum

25. Example Language Arts - Photos Writing prompts Examples: power:concept wonder:concept Authors/Books/Characters Examples: ‘shel silverstein’ ‘ernest hemingway’ Kenya ‘harry potter’

26. Example Social Studies/History – Photos / Graphics / Audio Topic examples: ‘ civil rights’ narrower: Birmingham 1963 narrower: What: church When: 1963 Where: Birmingham ‘ great depression’ ‘ women’s suffrage’

27. Audio Clip (must select Audio) Speech and ‘martin luther king junior’ 1965 and most popular song ( 8th-grade decades project) sounds and century – select Trends sounds and century and ‘civil rights’

28. Library Materials

29. Materials available Books Print Books on tape and CD Periodicals DVDs Online databases Online resources

30. Book Selection Librarian consults professional resources Flyers and emails sent to the faculty seeking their input Few responses, and usually the same people When approached personally, teachers seem surprised by how empowered they can be – especially new teachers

31. Book Ordering Books are ordered through various vendors Usually take up to 2 months to be delivered If possible, supply title, publisher, price, etc. and source Book Revue – (open purchase order) Enables more timely receipt of material

32. Departmental Curriculum Writing Include librarians in the loop! We are curriculum consultants and collaborators!! Send copy of curriculum Have teachers include list of supporting print and media materials to be purchased