CPS Department of Libraries & Information Services Online Subscription Databases Area Library Learning Community April-May, 2010 _____________________________ Merril V. Stegall Area Library Coordinator Areas 4, 6, and 9

AGENDA 8:30 – 9:00Registration 9:00 – 9:15Welcome and Introductions 9:15 – 9:45General Information and Announcement 9: :15Database Overview 10:15 – 10:30BREAK 10:30 – 12:00Sharing Lessons Using CPS Subscription Databases (Librarians)

Thank you for participating in the 2010 Financial Education Initiative for Students & Their Families during Money Smart Week Chicago! 2010 Program Numbers to Remember Nearly 100,000 CPS K – 8 students received financial education 195 participating CPS Schools across Chicago Over 3,300 K – 8 classrooms Thank you for making this program so successful this year! We need your help for the future! To continue offering programs like this at no charge, we need your help. Please send in the following so others can better understand the impact this program had on your students’ (and their families’) lives. Complete the 2010 Participant on-line survey (Complete by May 9 to be entered to win a $25 Visa Gift card!) Send in completed Parent and/or Student Goal Sheets to Money Savvy Generation, 910 Sherwood Dr, Ste 17, Lake Bluff, IL 60044

Mayor Daley Book Club Spring Conference Volunteers Needed May 15 at DuSable High School Contact Lisa Perez

Announcements 2010 Conference October , 2010 Pheasant Run Resort St. Charles, IL Consider presenting at the 2010 Conference! Proposals are due: May 1st

Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) Interested in presenting at the ISLMA Conference? Illinois School Library Media Association (ILSMA) is accepting conference RFPs through May 1 The 2010 conference is scheduled for Oct at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL. Participants get $35 off registration fee For more information:

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Matching Grant Awardees Areas 4, 6, 9 Area 4Area 6Area 9 ColumbusAgassizCooper FunstonBrentanoGalileo LloydFranklinHealey Elementary MozartJennerHealy Primary NixonLaSalle Jackson, A NobelLaSalle IIKinzie NorthwestLincolnLawndale Near North Orozco Newberry Perez Ogden Pickard Pritzker Smyth TalcottSouth Loop

Library Matching Grant Program 2009 – 2010 CANCEL UNDELIVERED ORDERS Immediate All matching grant purchases should be received, receipted and funds expended. If any ordered items have not been delivered, they must be canceled from the Purchase Order, and a new Purchase Order must be created for items that are immediately available. Check the status of any unshipped items with the customer service representative for the appropriate vendor. Cancellation of Purchase Order lines must be done through both the vendor and by written request to Pamela Seanior in CPS Purchasing,

Summer Reading Programming Department of Libraries is creating the Summer Reading List to be posted to the wiki and website Chicago Public Library theme this year is “Reading is Art-RAGEOUS” and their partner is the Art Institute of Chicago

Summer PD for School Librarians Online Resources for 21st Century Learners07/14/108:30-3:00 What's New in Urban Literature07/21/1012:00-3:00 Digital Storytelling to Enhance Literacy Instruction07/06/109:00-3:00 Powerful Google Tools to Maximize Research and Instruction07/13/109:00-12:00 Using Wikis for Communication & Research07/20/109:00-12:00 Digital Book Trailers for Reading Motivation and Literacy07/27/109:00-12:00 Online Resources for 21st Century Learners07/14/108:30-3:00 What's New in Urban Literature07/21/1012:00-3:00

Elementary Battle of the Books Grades 4/6 Final Round Winners First Place: Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School Tie for second place between: Paul Cuffee Math-Science Technology Academy AND Andrew Jackson Elementary Language Academy Third Place: Lyman A Budlong Elementary School Grades 7/8 Final Round Winners First Place: Andrew Jackson Elementary Language Academy Second Place: LaSalle Elementary Language Academy Third Place: Hannah G Solomon Elementary School

CPS University CPS University CPS University in the yellow box Main Menu on the top of the page Enterprise Learning Learning Reports Evidence of Completion Activity ID (click on hour glass) Select Class (ID # goes into search box) Generate Report Print CPDU document

CIM Create lesson plans using AASL standards and benchmarks and Illinois Learning Standards Search for sample lesson plans View AASL benchmarks by grade level

Danielson Librarian Rubric-- UPDATE CPS, Office of Excellence in Teaching and an independent agency, Consortium for Educational Change, are the coordinating the implementation process in CPS Rubric, observations, artifacts has been drafted Will be ready for school year

Waiver Updates Illinois State Board of Education Chicago Certification Satellite Office is closed.  questions to ISBE at Library Waiver Process  Waiver granted for one year to the school  Short Term Authorization to individual for two years  Available from your Area Library Coordinator

DLIS Online Databases Use your unit number Introduce to staff in small segments Usage Records

What is a subscription online database? A collection of information from various authoritative sources— such as, magazines, newspapers, and reference books, which is accessed through the Internet by subscribing organizations.

Advantages of online databases Information is current, authoritative, & relevant Accessible from home & school Searches hundreds of sources simultaneously Hits are often available in full-text

Logging In At School CPS Departments Select L from alphabetical list Libraries Databases → Scroll down to select databases At Home Students Get help with homework Resources Library databases

CPS Department of Libraries & Information Services Online Subscription Databases McClellan In-service January 23, 2009 _____________________________ Merril V. Stegall Area Library Coordinator Areas 4, 6, and 9

Gale Family of Databases Student Resource Center Gold Student Resource Center Junior Kids InfoBits Student Resource Center Health Module Professional Collection Gale Virtual Reference Library LitFinder ~PowerSearch allows you to searches all databases at one time (Kids Infobits excluded)

Logging In

Results Highlighted Tabs Grade Levels  Green  Yellow  Red Types of Documents Related Subjects Print, or mark document Translate language

Worksheets Available

LitFINDER Full-text of 126,500 poems, 5,000 short stories, 2,800 essays, 1,800 speeches, and 1,000 plays.

Gale Virtual Reference Library CPS resources in the Gale Virtual Reference Library include Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students; Countries and their Cultures; Encyclopedia of World Biography; Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy; Modern American Literature and more!

Britannica Online Encyclopedia

ABC CLIO AMERICAN HISTORY Award winning survey of America history from1350 to the present AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Online support for researching the history and workings of the U.S. government at any level

THE HOME PAGE Advanced Search (Reference Library) Explore a Topic (Classroom) Analyze (Dilemmas) Feature Stories Simple Search Research Lists Switch databases

Maps 101 Map Collection 4,000+ maps Current events Reference Atlas K-3 maps Classroom Resources Learn & Play (quizzes, games, and puzzles) Interactive Maps

Lesson Plan

Teen Health and Wellness

Teen Health

Using CPS Online Databases Database Information Sheet  Available from the DLIS and your school librarian  May freely copy and distribute to your students and teachers  Check the DLIS website for changes & updates

Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries & Information Services CPS Professional Library & Offices Merril V. Stegall Area Library Coordinator Medill Professional Development & Training Ctr. Room W. 14 th Place Chicago, Illinois /