NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. FRESHMAN ORIENTATION Mrs. Christina Shepard Library Media Specialist

WELCOME TO JOHN MARSHALL COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER Fostering a lifelong love of learning. #positive learning environment

Big6 Research Model  Task definition  Information seeking strategies  Location and access  Use of information  Synthesis  Evaluation

1. Task definition: How do I use the media center to help me as a student in JMCHS to be successful?  Define the information problem  Identify information needed

2. Information seeking strategies  Determine all the possible sources    Kindle  ipad  Internet  Print (books, magazines, newspaper)  Select the best possible sources

3. Location and access  Location sources  Fiction  Reference  Non-fiction  Biographies  Periodicals (magazines, newspapers)  DVD (Teachers only)  Find information within sources  Boolean searches (online) versus table of content and index (print)

4. Use of information  Engage  (e.g., read, hear, view touch)  Extract relevant information

5. Synthesis  Organize from multiple sources  Present the information

6. Evaluation  Judge the product (effectiveness)  Judge the process (efficiency)

Policies to Remember  Internet usage policy- separate presentation available.  Circulation- 2 books for 2 weeks.  You will be charged for lost or damaged material (Use it, and return it so others can share the information and you won’t accrue any fines.)  No printing without staff permission  21 st century skills  Computer rules here are the same as the computer lab  No games, No Facebook. Use IPSOnline for /chat. Exception for jobs/college applications.  No food, or drinks  Pass Policy  You must be with a teacher, or have a pass. Students can come down during lunch, after eating lunch. Violations will result in suspension of privilege for the semester.

ANY QUESTIONS Thank you.