Stretching Resource Dollars with the Online Reference Centre Jamie Davis, ORC Coordinator 2015 Rural Libraries Conference September 18, 2105

Q: What is the ORC? A: $1.7 million collection of curricular aligned authoritative digital resources licensed on behalf of all Alberta: K-12 students and their parents School staff Pre-service teachers Public library staff* A: Funded by a yearly Grant-In-Aid from Alberta Education to the Alberta Library (TAL) *for the purposes of supporting K-12 patrons

Q: Why These Resources? A: ORC Resources: Provide authoritative, age appropriate, engaging, curricular-aligned content Google and Wikipedia are the tip of the searching and information literacy iceberg allow students to become familiar and comfortable with the kind of resources and searching practises that are integral to 21st century learning Are time savers once you are familiar with them include embedded supports for diverse learners like listen, text translation, citation tools, vetted websites, copyright friendly pictures and videos Provide anytime, from anywhere with an internet connection access

Q: What’s in it for Administrators/Coordinators/Learning Commons Leaders? A: Direct curriculum correlations that support learning A: Curriculum mapping for: Elementary Science Elementary Social (under completion) Secondary Social and Science mapping in the works A: Support for diverse learners A: Access to journals like Walrus, National Geographic, School Library Journal, Men’s Health, and MacLean’s (RSS feeds can be set up) A: Consistent and explicit update schedules A: Access to vetted websites A: Ability to create permalinks that can be posted on a website, blog page or sent in an email blast

Q: How do You Access the ORC? Go the LearnAlberta.ca Select English or French Click “Online Reference Centre” in the tab along the top of the screen In school automatic authentication should occur Outside of school access requires a district username and password Share your district username and password using low tech methods - do not post on an open website Email jdavis@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca for your remote username/password

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Ideas for Using QR Codes Not sure how to create a QR code? Learn how here… QR a book trailer and tape the QR code in the top right-hand corner of the book QR the link to an article about an author(s) you are highlighting Create online book clubs and offer the choices on a bulletin board in the learning commons using QR codes Highlight some content for Remembrance Day/Read In Week/Earth Day using a QR code Provide a link to one of the ORC databases Link QR codes to content at each learning centre in the classroom

How to Make a QR Code in 4 Quick Steps http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/29449/How-to-Create-a-QR-Code-in-4-Quick-Steps.aspx

What’s new to the collection for 2015-2106? Early World of Learning National Geographic Kids Virtual Library PebbleGO Science PebbleGO Social Studies Explora

Early World of Learning New to the collection for 2015/2016 Designed for very young learners with human voice read aloud embedded throughout Stories, pictures, videos, songs and activities build literacy skills Related content to Science and Social Studies curricula Fun and interactive, works well on iPad or tablet Early World of Learning Top Right-Hand side of the screen Read: Trek’s Travels - stories about what Trek learns on his adventures. Each story includes human voice read aloud, auto play or user controlled play, related game, videos and pictures Welcome to Reading - Additional Trek Books that are levelled from A -D. Books include all additional features (game, videos, etc.) Know It- Explore Animals Homes, Animal Safari, Creepy Crawlies, Sea Animals, Me, Myself and I, People at Work, Plants, Rainforest Animals, Dinos, Vroom Vroom, and Weather. Each section include related pictures and videos Play: Put the Story in Order (ordering the story - first, second, third, and fourth events) Concentration (digital concentration game, flip the cards to find matches) Multiple Choice (Fill in the missing word in the sentence) Sorting (long vowels, short vowels, middle sounds, final sounds, etc.) Watch: Sports and Hobbies (yoga, step aerobics, juggling, etc.) People (police officers, teacher, firefighters, garbage truck) Animals (numerous animal videos to choose from) Getting Around (cars, busses, planes, etc) Machines (backhoes, snowblowers, Tractors, etc.) Big Ideas (shapes, colors, sizes, sounds, etc.) Plants (plants growing, starting a garden, etc.) Health (doctors, vaccines, senses, etc.) Earth (seasons, weather, etc.) Print and Do: Blackline Masters available to print. Include colour the number activities. Topics include: colors, numbers, letters, locations, matching, sets, shapes, sizes and time Bottom Right-hand side of the Screen Click on the Frog with the fly to access additional resources Story Corner - Variety of classic stories read aloud Nursery Rhymes - Variety of Classic nursery rhymes Songs - Classics like Baa, Baa and Eensy, Weensy Spider

How do I use this ideas: Early World of Learning Begin a library class/lesson/unit introduction/welcome to the day with a sing along and/or nursery rhyme to get the students set up for learning/reading/read aloud/book selection Have Early World of Learning running on iPads in the library, classroom or office for students to access independently Have a related activity/article or database on the Projector/SMART board for students to complete/read and discuss collaboratively Highlight a section of the Early World of Learning database that is related to classroom learning on the Smart board and/or iPads Use a permalink to various pages as learning centres Use as a listening centre

National Geographic Kids Virtual Library New to the collection for 2015/2016 Authoritative nonfiction content Award-winning maps and photos 200 National Geographic Kids Books 500 Kid-friendly downloadable images National Geographic Kids Magazines (2009-Present, 3 month embargo) Include listen feature

How do I use this ideas: National Geographic Kids Virtual Library Have National Geographic Kids running on iPads instead of print - better yet have both Have a featured article on the Smart board to explicitly teach pulling key information out, begin exploring a topic, etc. Show a video to set up learning and/or activate previous knowledge Use a permalink and QR to articles about different Canadian animals and have that abound classroom as learning centres, around the school as a “Did you know” series Use copy-right friendly images from this resource in student projects, around the school and/or classroom Easy to use and access content for classroom inquiry/project based learning

PebbleGO Science Recommended for students in K-4 Easy navigation, levelled text, visual searching all designed for beginning researchers Human voice read aloud with text highlighting, photos, videos, audio clips to enhance learning and engage learners Articles segmented into brief sections with tab navigation at the top of the screen

How do I use this ideas: PebbleGO Science This is a database that can be easily navigated by kinders and grade 1 students with very little assistance on chromebooks, tablets or iPads Always a struggle to find nonfiction content appropriate for this age range - this can supplement the print collection Use for independent inquiry projects or for science lessons Topics covered: plants, animals, humans (senses), matter, sound, forces and motion, seasons, weather, etc. Science curriculum map will be updated with this resource

PebbleGO Social Studies Recommended for students in K-4 Easy navigation, levelled text, visual searching all designed for beginning researchers Human voice read aloud with text highlighting, photos, videos, audio clips to enhance learning and engage learners Articles segmented into brief sections with tab navigation at the top of the screen

How do I use this ideas: PebbleGO Social Studies This is a database that can be easily navigated by kinders and grade 1 students with very little assistance on chromebooks, tablets or iPads Always a struggle to find nonfiction content appropriate for this age range - this can supplement the print collection Use for independent inquiry projects or for science lessons Topics covered: my world, maps, long ago and today, community, culture and awareness, citizenship, holidays, etc. Social Studies curriculum map to be completed using this resource

Explora New interface for all three EBSCO resources - Advanced Placement Source, Canadian Reference Centre and Literary Reference Centre Numerous publications with RSS feeds to save budget dollars Ability to create permalinks for webpage/blog or email blast Layout aligns better with youth searching trends

Literary Reference Centre Homepage includes full text classics, citation help, research guides, featured work, author and content, etc. Customizable listen feature available for articles available in HTML format, MP3 downloads also available SmartText searching to find similar articles along the left-hand side Create notes within article and save to a personal folder for access from anywhere Create an RSS feed for a search to continue to track new information Share/permalink any aricle using the “Permalink” feature along the right-hand side of the screen Search for professional “Publications” to stay up-to-date

Advanced Placement Source Ideal support for IB/AP/-30 student Change the language of interface at the top right hand side of the screen Text translation for 32 different languages Customizable listen feature available for articles in HTML format, MP3 downloads also available Embedded citation tools (ABNT, AMA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA, Vancouver) SmartText searching to find similar articles along the left-hand side Create notes within articles and save to personal folder for access from anywhere Create an RSS feed for a search to continue to track new information Share/permalink any article using the “permalink” features long the right=hand side of the screen Some academic journals in original French and Spanish

Canadian Reference Centre Change the language of the interface at the top right-hand side of the screen Text translation to 32 different languages Customizable listen feature available for articles in HTML format , MP3 downloads also available Embedded citation tools (ABNT, AMA, APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA, Vancouver) SmartText searching to find similar articles along the right-hand side Create notes within articles and save to a personal folder for access from anywhere Create RSS feed for a search to continue to track new information Share/permalink any articles using the “Permalink” feature along the right-hand side of the screen Search for professional “publications” including Canadian Libraries, School Library Journal, Walrus and subscribe to RSS feeds Canadian Reference Centre Homepage: Along top blue bar of the screen on the left hand side search for publications great for teachers since there is a large collection of journals included with back issues Can sign up for RSS feeds for different publications Along the top blue bar on the right hand side change the interface language Just below the search box there are a variety of options for searching Advanced search allows you to select date ranges, etc. Visual Search provides the information in relevancy boxes for a more visual search result 4) Just above the search box you can “choose the database” to allow searching in just APS as well as CRC and CPV Searching: Once a search is executed, you can see along the left hand side of the screen all of the different kinds of sources available, including peer reviewed Within the Articles: Periodical and Reference articles will have: Customizable read aloud feature – allows you to select accent, and when you click on the cog you can select rate of speed and word/sentence highlighting options Text translation available for 32 languages Right hand side provides tools like cite (many formats options), export, save, etc. Along the right hand side it provides permalinks – this is important for sharing the article on eTeacher page or teacher website With An Account: Add an article to your folder Take notes within an article and save the notes Canadian Reference Centre Student Research Centre Search by topic along the left hand side of the screen - wide array of topics including math which is unusual Limit your search right on the homepage Top searches for all CRC Student Research Centre users just below the topic listing Along the top of the search box you can change the kind of search you perform Very top right hand side of the screen change the interface language Does not have built in listen and text translation features

How do I use this ideas: EBSCO/Explora Support classroom learning: Create permalinks to related articles about an author classes are reading/studying Create permalinks to articles related to Social Studies topics “Seed’ inquiry projects with applicable articles Highlight a staff member’s favourite author each month - have students enter a comest to guess which staff member belongs to which author

Promoting and Supporting Literacy and Inquiry BookFLIX TrueFLIX TeachingBooks.net Visual Thesaurus

BookFLIX Recommended for K-3 students 118 fiction and nonfiction book pairs (236 books total) organized into themes Pairing fiction with related nonfiction increases student comprehension when reading both formats Search titles by guided reading level (fountas and pinnell), author, grade level, theme, etc. Lesson plans provided for each pair Real voice audio support embedded throughout resources to allow emergent readers to navigate the resource independently Between 1-3 follow up “puzzlers” for each pair

How do I use this ideas: BookFLIX Read Aloud Ideas Highlight a book/author from your collection and have all of the related print resources on display following the reading Turn volume on mute and have a karaoke read - divide students into two groups and each group reads different pages Have no read along on and read it yourself using the beautiful large illustration to engage the students Instruct students to look for a word or phrase during the reading and make a motion/sounds whenever it comes up Load the book on the Smart Board and students can complete the puzzlers on the SMART board following the book reading Pre-load on iPads/tablets or computers and use for a listening centre Use for home reading program

TrueFLIX Sister resource to BookFLIX designed for grades 3-6 Nonfiction content divided into 2 broad themes with 3-5 sub themes Each eBook includes an introductory video to help build background knowledge of topic and improve students comprehension Lesson plans provided for every eBook, all eBooks are guided reading level (fountas and pinnell) aligned Human voice read along feature to support emergent/struggling readers Interactive table of contents for each eBook, in addition to a glossary and index Essential inquiry questions and project ideas from every eBook

How do I use this ideas: TrueFLIX Assist resistant readers to select books with the introductory video for every eBook Find True Books in your print collection - pull them and highlight them for your readers Direct students to TrueFLIX to supplement nonfiction content for inquiry projects Run an introductory video related to their topic of study to promote nonfiction in general in your library

TeachingBooks.net A wealth of support materials to teach and promote books in your school (book trailers, author interviews and read ins, author audio name pronunciation, book guides and lesson plans) Share/permalink any page using the “Email” “Permalink” “QR Flyer” or “Share this Page” features Access Alberta specific booklists: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers Choice Award (YRCA) ELA Authorized Novel and Nonfiction Reading List for grades 4-12 Meet-the-Author book readings in English and French Canadian Book Award Winners/Canadian Book and Author Resources Create and/or request a personalized booklist

How do I use this ideas: TeachingBooks.net Using the Permalink option, feature a Canadian author each month on your Learning Commons/classroom/school webpage (link print and virtual - create a related bulletin board with a QR code to the webpage) Feature staff pick(s) each month and provide a permalink to the book’s TeachingBook.net page (s) Create: custom reading lists for different grades, top student selections page, or create a librarians/teachers pick page in TeachingBooks.net and permalink the page to your LLC webpage - mimic this in the physical space Support classroom novel studies and/or book clubs with the support materials in TeachingBooks.net Create school-wide Virtual Book Club using content from TeachingBooks.net Promote Rocky Mountain Book Award selection using the support materials in TeachingBooks.net (virtually on your webpage and in library print collection also) Promote Young Readers Choice Award selection using the support materials in TeachingBooks.net (virtually on your webpage and in library print collection also)

Visual Thesaurus 6 languages including English, French, Spanish, and German Correct word pronunciation in human voice for every word Images related to words with right click (images are google images and not vetted) Word of the day/week/month - Use this for an LLC contest (see next slide) Personalized word lists and spelling bees* Vocabgrabber* *With personal account Creating an account a new feature – will not do today but have included steps Homepage: 1) Word of the day, week or month sign up top right hand side 2) Featured word lists just below word of the day 3) General article top left hand side 4) Spelling Bee and Vocabgrabber found in the centre of the homepage Educators tab along the top grey links bar 1) Educator article changes monthly, found in top left hand side of Educators page 2) Search lesson plans (be aware there is US Content) 3) PD videos found on the lower right hand side 1. Great for introducing resource to staff members 2. Great for reminding yourself how to do something 3. Instructions for creating word lists/spelling bees included 4) Spelling Bee and Vaocabgrabber found in the centre of the Educator’s pages Search pleasant Settings along the top in grey Adjust for SMART Board Identify word relationships to target Add in other languages 2) Right click on any word to hear it pronounced or to pull up images 3) Words sorted by verbs, adjectives, etc. (along the right hand side of the screen) 1. Can turn on/off verbs, adverbs, etc. 2. Coloured circles for each of the words tells you what kind of word 3. Can focus on a specific definition (found along the right hand side) 4. Click on a word to find words related to that specific word 4) Can browse history (top left side of the screen) 5) Print/Share options along the top of the screen

How do I use this ideas: Visual Thesaurus Sign up for the word of the day Select a word appropriate to your division ( if multiple divisions, pick one for each division) Create a word map of the selected word(s) Print off the map only without definitions (in the settings slide down menu at the top of the word map) Use the photocopier to blow up the word map Create a QR code taking users to Visual Thesaurus (see using QR codes in your LLC) Create a bulletin board(s) with word map(s) and QR code as hint Users enter the contest by providing the definition, and related sentence Draw names Friday morning and announce winners - prizes can include sitting in comfortable seating for reading time, first check out of new book of their choice, candy, etc.

Sprucing Up Scientific Knowledge PowerKnowledge Earth and Space Science PowerKnowledge Life Science PowerKnowledge Physical Science Science In Context

PowerKnowledge Suite Recommended for grades 1-6 Content divided into 3 databases: Earth & Space, Life Science and Physical Science Includes a customizable read aloud feature Short, segmented articles with introductory videos to build background knowledge Embedded science experiments, projects, and educational games related to the content of the database Aligns with 95% of the grade 3-6 science curriculum and 87% of the grade 1-6 science curriculum

PowerKnowledge Earth and Space Science Science Units Supported: Grade 1 Seasonal Changes Grade 2 Exploring Liquids Grade 3 Rocks and Minerals Grade 4 Light and Shadows & Waste and Our World Grade 5 Weather Watch, Wetland Ecosystems & Social Studies Mapping Grade 6 Sky Science

PowerKnowledge Life Science Science Units Supported: Grade 1 Needs of Animals and Plants Grade 2 Small Crawling and Flying Animals Grade 3 Animal Life Cycles & Hearing and Sound Grade 4 Plant Growth and Changes & Waste and Our World Grade 5 Wetland Ecosystems Grade 6 Trees and Forests

PowerKnowledge Physical Science Science Units Supported: Grade 1 Needs of Animals and Plants Grade 2 Hot and Cold Temperature & Magnetism Grade 4 Wheels and Levers Grade 5 Electricity and Magnetism & Classroom Chemistry Grade 6 Trees and Forests

How do I use this ideas: PowerKnowledge Suite Supplement your print collection for the classroom and library There are only so many books a classroom or library can have on penguins - PowerKnowledge databases can be accessed by a limitless number of students simultaneously While pulling print content fetching units, find related content in the PowerKnowledge databases, create permalinks to articles to send those along in an email as well Use permalinks to create QR codes to various animals/topic articles and have a centres around the classroom Earth - select applicable articles and create QR flyers for around the school These resources are included in the Science curriculum mapping documents

Science In Context Featured videos, news and stories on homepage Customizable read-aloud feature, articles available to download to MP3 Text translation to 13 languages Highlight and take notes within the article, save to a folder without an account Embedded citation tools (MLA 7th Edition or APA 6th Edition) Links to “Related Subjects” to support shallow searchers Share/permalink any page using the “Bookmark” tab on the right-hand side of the search bar Advanced search allow for Boolean and content election (Advanced/Intermediate/Basic) Search specific learner outcomes in “Curriculum Standards” for the Alberta Science curriculum - embedded links to the articles included

How do I use this: Science In Context Use the “bookmark” feature to create permalinks of any of the pages in the database “Seed” inquiry projects/project-based learning projects with related articles Highlight content/science careers, etc using QR codes Access to current editions of Science News, The Science Teacher, Popular Science Access science related videos on the homepage that are changed regularly

Social Studies Culturegrams The Canadian Encyclopedia Canada In Context Global Issues In Context World History In Context

Culturegrams New interface for 2015/2016 Kids Edition - excellent support for gr. 3 & 5 S.S. Provinces Edition - supports gr. 2 & 4 5 S.S. World Edition - supports gr. 10-12 S.S. Updated every 6 months and written/reviewed by in-country consultants Features included: customizable read-aloud, photo gallery, slideshows, videos, famous people, and cultural recipes Tools included: build-your-own graphs and tables, pre-generated graphs and tables, distance calculate, and currency converter

How do I use this ideas: Culturegrams There are only so many books on Tunisia/India/Ukraine/Peru and Canada This database can greatly assist grade three and five students who are looking for content related to various countries Finding content for the grade 2, 4 social studies curriculum is challenging While this database does not provide information on the exact cities and towns studied in the grade 2 curriculum, it does provide excellent content on each of the provinces Of particular interest for grade 4 students is the timeline for Albert Provides related content for globalization and nationalism for the grades 10-12 social studies curriculum

The Canadian Encyclopedia Free website provided by the government of Canada Change from English to French at the top of the right-hand corner of every page New updated interface - much more aesthetic and functional View personal accounts from veterans, view videos, Articles include publication date, editor and edit date Excellent support for the grades 4-7 and 9-12 Social Studies curriculum

How do I use this ideas: The Canadian Encyclopedia Provide a link to a digital exhibit from the collection (found along the top of the webpage) Link to a first hand account by a Canadian veteran for Remembrance Day QR code the stories and put them around the school for the month of November If you school is named after a famous Canadian, link to information about that Canadian Link to articles relevant to the curriculum for various units of study

Canada In Context Canadian content not only for Social Studies but also for Science (i.e. Alberta Oil Sands) Featured videos, news and stories on homepage Customizable read-aloud feature, articles available to download to MP3 Text translation to 13 languages Highlight and take notes within the article, save to a folder without an account Embedded citation tools (MLA 7th Edition or APA 6th Edition) Links to “Related Subjects” to support shallow searchers Share/permalink any page using the “Bookmark” tab on the right-hand side of the search bar Advanced search allow for Boolean and content election (Advanced/Intermediate/Basic) Search specific learner outcomes in “Curriculum Standards” for the Alberta Social Studies, ELA, and Science curriculum - embedded links to the articles included 1. In the "Advanced Search" directly under the search bar, you can perform Boolean searches, select content type, limit by dates and document types. However, you can also select the level of content - basic, intermediate or advanced. This can be very helpful when you are searching for the same content for different reading abilities.   2. You can search for specific learners outcomes from the Alberta curriculum in the "Curriculum Standards" tab along the top grey links bar? Curriculum alignments are available for grades 6-12. 3. You can access short tutorials for uses these resources in the "Resources" link beside the "Curriculum Standards" along the top grey links bar. 4. There are many features within every article to support diverse learners. To access these features start with the toolbar along the right-hand side of the screen. The "Bookmark" feature provide a permalink to the article. When you share this link via email or on your website it allows visitors to open the link without authenticating. All articles can be downloaded to HTML or PDF You can share all articles using 284 services including, but not limited to Twitter, Delicious, Google, and LinkedIn. The citation tools provide MLA 7th Edition or APA citations that can be exported directly into 3rd party software like Endnote, ProCite, Reference Manager or RefWorks. However, your school does not have to subscribe to citation software to benefit from the citation tools. You can simple download the citation and copy/paste it into your works cited page. Emailing and printing options are also available for every article. The dictionary option allows you to search the dictionary. Users can hear the definition read to them since there is a read-aloud feature included in the dictionary. Lastly, all articles can be translated into 13 different languages including, but not limited to French, Arabic, Spanish, and German.  5. The other feature in every article that is often overlooked is the "Listen" feature. The listen feature is customizable, and clicking on the image of the cog allows users to select text highlighting options, word colour, sentence colour, rate of reading speed, etc. These databases also allow users to download the articles to an MP3 format by clicking on the down arrow beside the cog.

Global Issues In Context Excellent support for the Grade 10-12 Social Studies curriculum Featured videos, news and stories on homepage Customizable read-aloud feature, articles available to download to MP3 Text translation to 13 languages Highlight and take notes within the article, save to a folder without an account Embedded citation tools (MLA 7th Edition or APA 6th Edition) Links to “Related Subjects” to support shallow searchers Share/permalink any page using the “Bookmark” tab on the right-hand side of the search bar Advanced search allow for Boolean and content election (Advanced/Intermediate/Basic) Search specific learner outcomes in “Curriculum Standards” for the Alberta Social Studies and Science curriculum - embedded links to the articles included Homepage: Featured video and World News links on the right-hand side Browse topics – provides a few key topics with a few articles within each “Browse Topics” in the link bar at the top of the screen: Provides links to all of the different topics organized alphabetically Clearly identifies which topics have been recently updated or are newly added Topic Page: 1)Information organized into Features, Reference, News, Statistics, etc. 2) Quick links for the topics can be found on the top right-hand side of the screen 3) Customize listen feature with highlighting and speed options (Click on listen and click on the cog) 4) Download to MP3 in the listen box – somewhat hidden World Map: Allows you to search the world map for a variety of predetermined topics Enter your own search criteria and have results displayed on the World Map Click on the pin in the location to access the related articles Global Issues Blog: Links to lessons plans, ideas for student collaboration Most frequently blogged about countries are larger font along the right hand side like an embedded wordle Access the blog archives along the right hand side Sign up for an RSS feed to this blog Research Tools: Links to search tips, homework helpers and guides for getting started with research, etc. Educator Resources: Includes search tips, curriculum standards, lesson plan builder, research guides, etc.

World History In Context Excellent support for Grade 8 Social Studies curriculum Featured videos, news and stories on homepage Customizable read-aloud feature, articles available to download to MP3 Text translation to 13 languages Highlight and take notes within the article, save to a folder without an account Embedded citation tools (MLA 7th Edition or APA 6th Edition) Links to “Related Subjects” to support shallow searchers Share/permalink any page using the “Bookmark” tab on the right-hand side of the search bar Advanced search allow for Boolean and content election (Advanced/Intermediate/Basic) Search specific learner outcomes in “Curriculum Standards” for the Alberta Social Studies curriculum - embedded links to the articles included

How do I use this ideas: “In Context” series Use the “bookmark” feature to create permalinks of any of the pages in the database” “Seed” inquiry projects/project-based learning experiences Highlight content related to the curriculum, supplement print collections, support student interests, provide season/holiday content, provide information about other cultures/countries/customs Access to current editions of Toronto Star, Globe & Mail, MacLean’s (Canada In Context), World and I, Newsweek International, and The Historian (World History In Context) Access science related videos on the homepage that are changed regularly

Support for Phys-Ed, Health, and Foods Teen Health and Wellness

Teen Health and Wellness Straightforward discussion of all teen health and wellness topics with links to the Alberta science, foods, health and CALM curricula Customizable listen feature and text translation Sectioned articles with links to related articles for shallow searchers Embedded citations (MLA, APA, Chicago) Many interactive features that allow students to interact and contribute: Student polls on current topics Share personal stories and read stories from other teens Create and submit videos on various health and wellness topics Submit questions to Dr. jan and receive answers back Alberta/Canada specific hotlines Current In the news tops change frequently

Support for School Staff Using the ORC ORC Support Site ORC Listserv Links Contact

ORC Support Site www.onlinereferencecentre.ca Resource training materials - podcasts, videos, archived, webinars, and guides Information about upcoming free ORC PD opportunities Information about province-wide resource trials and surveys Online booking system for ORC sessions Calendar of ORC Events Links to the ORC Twitter and Facebook accounts

ORC Listserv Weekly email updates organized by E/J/S: New resources and features Province-wide trials Surveys Free PD opportunities No emails during school breaks Membership benefits for every 50th person to join Email jdavis@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca or visit the ORC Support Site to join today

http: www.facebook.com/OnlineReferenceCentre Links to Check Out ORC Support Site www.onlinereferencecentre.ca ORC Listserv http://lists.talonline.ca/listinfo/orc ORC Facebook http: www.facebook.com/OnlineReferenceCentre ORC Twitter @ORC_AB

Contact For more information or to schedule a school presentation contact Jamie Davis, ORC Co-ordinator Call 780-414-0805 Ext. 229 OR Email jdavis@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca