The 23 Thing thing (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16)

Due to the fact I have been doing MANY lessons with MANY classes on research techniques (billed as a way to help all of you get an A), I have covered with several Social Studies and some English classes this past week the following items:

• The Research Calculator and how to set it up
• Remind students how to access their spps email accounts
• Plagiarism and how to cite sources properly using the library website
• The various differences between a search engine search and a database search
• How to do a smart Google search and how to access the databases, strengths of each database (passing out bookmarks with passwords when not at a spps site)
• Help students acquire a public library card (explaing the MELSA system of checkouts and how to use mnlink)
• Show students all parts of the Library website (produced with Urban Planet)
• Refresh how to use the Destiny Library system (card catalog) and where items are located
• This encompasses Things 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,10,12,13,16
• At the last staff meeting, all staff were given a red notebook of pages (with permission to copy) of items to help us be on the same page doing research. The positive comments from teachers was overwhelming!
• WHEW! I LOVE MY JOB! The look of happiness when students see what an asset these tools are for them makes my job very rewarding.