Shafer Library Research Group

Ideal examples of those "mini lessons" we talked about.

Should we add this simple "how to" to our Google workshop?

Nifty way to have the research come to you, rather than you chasing the research.

Summary of remarks by five speakers, including Joyce Valenza, at 2012 annual conference

Helpful guide for using Google sites to create lib guides.

[The research] dealt with three crucial areas: literacy - the ability to understand and respond to written material; numeracy - the ability to use numerical and mathematical concepts; and problem solving - the ability to interpret and analyze information using computers.

Bard College ... Research skills over SAT scores

eBook ... very short read. Chapters 2 (Finding) and 3 (Analyzing) may be useful for our work.

Another way to go

Parkdale High School 's library is an integral component to student achievement. By providing literature and technology resources together, the library will continue to offer students and staff members the best opportunity to access information,construct knowledge and develop critical thinking skills. We encourage students to appreciate literature and to become responsible digital citizens.

Sample Wikispaces site to examine

This work on this website is ongoing (by their new librarian, who is the former Archivist at BMS)

Using GoogleDrive for student feedback. Wonder how this can be incorporated into Shafer work.

Lesson plans on media/digital literacy. Thanks to Katie Baughman for this. Lesson plans for various grade levels.