#oelmachat Archive
#oelmachat is the biweekly chat of the Ohio Educational Library Media Association. Starting September 6, 2016, we chat every other Tuesday at 7pm EST about topics of relevance to K-12 teacher librarians.
Thursday August 25, 2016
Good evening and welcome to the edition of !
Q1: Tell us your name, school, and grade level you work with.
A1: Brandi Young, INFOhio Integration Librarian, K12 statewide. Former HS ELA teacher, and ES and MS library media specialist.
Jessica Klinker, Franklin Heights HS, Columbus, Ohio
Join us now! on to hear great things from about what new https://t.co/FnPgHRc9gz
Gearing up to talk all things at 7pm on the . "See" you all there!
Welcome ! Glad to have you on tonight.
Our Ss just started this week, so I'm eager to hear about new tools to share with them and my Ts!
Q2: How do you introduce ISearch to your students?
A2: I've seen ELA teachers use ISearch as a pre-writing tool to get Ss thinking about their research topic.
A2 I like to show how it's connected to our library's OPAC and searches all databases at once
A2 I also like to point out the research starters that often appear on popular topics
Yes, ! ISearch is a great tool to search INFOhio databases alongside your schools digital and physical content.
A2: When using ISearch, directly add articles into Google Classroom. Find the tool bar on the right hand side of the article.
A2: I think the Classroom feature is so handy!
I was just using some of the toolkits on iSearch yesterday and found some fun LP ideas such as BINGO and scavenger hunt!
The research starters are great and at the top of our advanced resources tabs.
Yes, w/ so many schools using , having tools seemlessly integrated w/ Classroom is huge https://t.co/5LvBS6BRsk
A2: I think the Classroom feature is so handy!
Love the new ISearch activities! There are also several new ISearch activities coming soon!
Q3: Which INFOhio resource is the most used at your school?
Can't wait to see them! https://t.co/uiC18kKJqw
Love the new ISearch activities! There are also several new ISearch activities coming soon!
A3: Many ES use BookFlix, but I am curious to know what MS and HS uses the most.
A3 Probably EBSCO tools; used to be multidatabase, but now Explora and Points of View probably top list
A3 I point out to Ss that EBSCO tools are available at public library and will also be at their colleges
A3: , what do your Ss like most about POV and EBSCO?
A3 Our Ts love the Points of View database for writing, esp the overviews that concisely show point/counterpoint
A3: I assume your ELA Ts use POV, have any SS Ts used it?
A3: EBSCO also has a Send to Cloud feature with each article that's new.
Yes tools and tools are great for teaching Ss to be college ready and lifelong learners! https://t.co/xucOCWXBXG
A3 I point out to Ss that EBSCO tools are available at public library and will also be at their colleges
Q4: How do you teach staff about INFOhio resources?
Many depts use it b/c our school is entering 3rd year of building-wide focus on argumenative writing
Excellent school wide focus! Great to hear POV is being used cross-curricular! Would be a great webinar!
A4 As often and any way I can! Short screencasts, Tech Tuesday lunches, getting on admin's early release rotation, etc.
A4: Do you ever use the INFOhio screencasts?
Explain Tech Tuesday lunches and what you do.
I haven't but I have finally been taking time to explore toolkit and hoping to use more of the amazing tools!
A4: Check out the Stay Connected page to join our newsletter, listserve, & social media accounts: https://t.co/2IiyxmmNnK
Last year, tech coach & I started; we would offer 30 min trainings on tech tools 4 Ts during lunch https://t.co/SqKwxHFhOB
Explain Tech Tuesday lunches and what you do.
Great idea! Quick and to the point, which is what every teacher needs.
A4: Find all kinds of goodies under the IButton next to INFOhio resources (Getting Started Guides, presentations, tutorials, etc)
A4: Help Ts prep their Ss for the AIR assessments, using the Tech Skills for Online Testing PearlTree: https://t.co/RE0Vr83OaL
A4: How do you get admin support of using INFOhio?
So glad they have seen the value of
A4: Remind staff they can get free contact hours with INFOhio webinars and the new Success in Six: https://t.co/iK97bEzfw4
Pretty much anyone who spends even 10 min on the site sees the value!
Q5: What are some projects/assignments that your teachers/students use INFOhio with?
Yes, I am on district's LPDC and I am always pointing these out as easy FREE ops for CEUs https://t.co/AWnyHPFv8z
A4: Remind staff they can get free contact hours with INFOhio webinars and the new Success in Six: https://t.co/iK97bEzfw4
is always looking for new instructional ways to use our resources (activities, lesson plans, etc). Please share!
A5 So many! Genealogy research, mammal research, argumentative writing, inquiry units, career research
- Would love to have you share some of these units with
projects are a great way to hook Ss into research they will love! Librarians play huge role https://t.co/ndhJbuYqlu
Sorry I am late to the Chat--will catch up on what I missed asap-thanks for the information!
Welcome! So excited you have joined us!
Q6: Do you have any INFOhio questions for me?
No worries will share the archive at the end, so u can get recap on great tools https://t.co/ywMuKzFinO
Sorry I am late to the Chat--will catch up on what I missed asap-thanks for the information!
A6: Watch our Back to School webinar recording to learn all the new things happening with INFOhio: https://t.co/KgrSIDtj8G
Awesome! That's why I love these events!
And get a FREE one hour contact certificate!
If there are no questions for me about INFOhio, then I want to thank and for attending tonight.
