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Informationen zum Autor Barbara R. Hamm has taught in both public and parochial schools for more than twenty-six years. She has been a classroom teacher, a computer specialist, and a library media specialist. Her professional credentials include a life certificate in elementary education and certifications as a learning resources director, library media specialist, and instructional designer. Klappentext "Media Center Discovery is a handy guide for you to use with your elementary and middle school students. They will learn to use the media center and develop the skills needed to access and use print, nonprint, and electronic library materials. The book contains an array of fun-filled and informative activities that support language arts and social studies courses in grades 5-8. Your students will learn by doing the books activities, which are designed to foster critical thinking skills, literacy skills, and research ethics. The lessons presented in this easy-to-use book can be used in any sequence, and each activity is followed with an assessment or evaluation. For quick access and easy use the book is organized into eleven sections. Zusammenfassung Connects media center resources - both print and electronic - with various activities for use with language arts and social studies courses in elementary and middle schools. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. ALA Standards. Lesson Summary. TRANSPARENCIES. 0.1 Getting the Most Out of Your Library. 0.2 Library Media Center Organizational Systems. 0.3 Sample Reference Materials. 0.4 Questions. About the Author. UNIT ONE: Getting to Know Your Library Media Center. LESSON 1-A: Mapping the Library Media Center. TRANSPARENCIES. 1.1 Library Media Center Floor Plan. 1.2 Dewey Decimal Classification List. ACTIVITIES. 1.1 Library Map Labels. 1.2 Create an Outline Map. 1.3 Location, Location, Location. WORKSHEETS. 1.1 Scavenger Hunt. 1.2 Location, Location. 1.3 Fiction/Nonfiction Order. 1.4 Titles to Locate. 1.5 Where Can I Find It? GAMES. 1.1 Plant a Flag. 1.2 Team Plant a Flag. 1.3 Plant a Flag-Individuals. 1.4 Trivia Research. LESSON 1-B: Using the Print and Electronic Card Catalogs. TRANSPARENCIES. 1.3 Card Catalog Glossary. 1.4 Electronic Catalog Search. 1.5 How to Use the Online Catalog. ACTIVITIES. 1.4 Creating Catalog Cards. 1.5 Call Slip to Material Retrieval. 1.6 Look It Up. WORKSHEETS. 1.6 Identify the Parts of a Card. 1.7 Identify the Information on a Card. 1.8 Catalog to Spine Label. 1.9 Practice Electronic Search. 1.10 Research Skills. 1.11 Which Is Best? 1.12 Match Author, Subject, and Title. GAME. 1.5 Pass the Torch (Tic-Tac-Toe). UNIT TWO: Using Reference Resources. LESSON 2-A: Learning and Using the Parts of a Reference Book. TRANSPARENCIES. 2.1 Sample Book Pages. 2.2 Parts of a Book. WORKSHEETS. 2.1 Book Parts I. 2.2 Book Parts II. GAMES. 2.1 The Parts Game. 2.2 Stump the Student. LESSON 2-B: How to Use a Table of Contents. TRANSPARENCY. 2.3 Table of Contents. ACTIVITIES. 2.1 Using the Table of Contents and Index I. 2.2 Using the Table of Contents and Index II. WORKSHEETS. 2.3 Table of Contents and Index I. 2.4 Table of Contents and Index II. 2.5 Table of Contents and Index III. 2.6 Chapters. LESSON 2-C: How to Use an Index. TRANSPARENCY. 2.4 Using Indexes. ACTIVITY. 2.3 Using Indexes. WORKSHEET. 2.7 Index. LESSON 2-D: How to Use a Glossary. TRANSPARENCY. 2.5 Glossary. ...
