1. Best Practices Session Agenda December 20, 2007 M. F. Berninger Review of attendees Business update – Mark Beatty Working with students – Martha Berninger Users Group update – Joy Schwarz Local knowledgebase update - Martha

2. Working with Students Check their library’s policy page Use/recommend their library resources See what the student’s school library or media center offers Try BadgerLink – educational sites Recommend portals designed for students Try multi-subject, multi-grade level portals designed for educators Dig into subject specific sites DPI Curriculum Resource Center

3. Recommend Their own Library’s Resources

4. Check School Library/media Center Tools

5. BadgerLink Education Links

6. Multi-subject Elementary and Middle School Portals Internet Public Library Kidspace - http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ - links to resources on topics including general reference, our world (history, religion, geography), computer & internet, health & nutrition, reading, math & science, art & music and sports & recreationhttp://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ Librarian’s Internet Index - http://lii.org/ - links for middle and high school students. Subjects include: arts and humanities, computers, health, law, people, recreation, science, business, government, home and housing, media, ready reference, regions of the worlds, and society and social science http://lii.org/ Kidsclick - http://www.kidsclick.org/ - a project of the Ramapo Catskill Library System - maintained by the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State Universityhttp://www.kidsclick.org/ Ask Dr. Universe - http://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/Contents.html - created and maintained by University Relations at Washington State Universityhttp://www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/Contents.html 4Kids.org coolspots - http://4kids.org/coolspots/ - links to activities and resources on multiple subjects for elementary school studentshttp://4kids.org/coolspots/ Ology - http://ology.amnh.org/ - natural sciences for ages 7 to 12http://ology.amnh.org/ Learning Planet - http://www.learningplanet.com/ - learning activities and tools to empower homeschool parents and classroom teachershttp://www.learningplanet.com/

11. 4Kids.org: Links to a Variety of Subjects

12. Ology: American Museum of Natural History

13. Cloning Sheep from Ology: Genetics

14. Learning Planet

15. Learning Planet: Math section

16. High School and College Portals Virtual Learning Resource Center - http://www.virtuallrc.com/http://www.virtuallrc.com/ –Indexes thousands of the best academic information websites, selected by teachers and library professionals worldwide. Subjects sections include: General reference, Psychology/philosophy, Religion, Social science, Language, Science/Math, Technology, Arts, Literature, Geography/history, and Biography Math2.org - http://math2.org/http://math2.org/ –Basic data on a variety of mathematical topics including: General Mathematics, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Discrete/linear mathematics, Statistics, Calculus, and Advanced mathematics S.O.S. Mathematics - http://www.sosmath.com/index.htmlhttp://www.sosmath.com/index.html –More advanced information on: Algebra, Complex variables, Matrix algebra, Tables, Calculus, Differential equations, Trigonometry

17. Virtual Learning Resource Center

18. Math2.org

19. S.O.S. Mathematics

20. Single-subject, Multi-grade Level Portals Kids.gov – http://www.gove/ - links to 1,200+ web pages from educational organizations and government agencies for grades k-8.http://www.gove/ Bill Nye - http://www.billnye.com/ features “home demos” or experiments on planetary, physical and life scienceshttp://www.billnye.com/ Exploratorium - http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/handson.html Hands on page features experiments. Hosted by the San Fransicso Museum of Science, Art and Human Perceptionhttp://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/handson.html Agricultural science fair projects - hosted by the USDA - http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/fair/ideasframe.htm Ask Dr. Math - http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ - Students can submit questions by filling out a Web form. Answers are sent back by e-mail. Search archive using the Dr. Math searcher - archive organized by grade level and topic.http://mathforum.org/dr.math/Web form.the Dr. Math searcher Space.com - http://www.space.com/ - news, virtual space tours and images from space projectshttp://www.space.com/

21. Kids.gov

22. Science Projects from Bill Nye

23. Exploratorium: Activities Page

24. Agricultural Science Projects from USDA

25. Drexel’s Ask Dr. Math

26. Space.com: News, Virtual Tours and Images

27. Portals for Educators Blue Web’N - online library of 2137Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format. Browse by broad subject area (Content Areas) or specific sub-categories (Subject Area).formatContent AreasSubject Area The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education - http://www.k12science.org/askanexpert.html - Curriculum resources for K-12 and college. http://www.k12science.org/askanexpert.html –K-12 page includes links to “Ask an Expert” site list, links to projects (collaborative, real-time data, engineering, and projects using primary sources and archived collections). –For educators working in distance learning, see links to Real World Learning Objects – internet based activities for higher learning on science, mathematics, teacher’s education and language arts

28. Blue Web’N: Multi-grade, Multi-subject Educational Portal

29. Blue Web’N: Archive Search

30. Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education

31. Sample Project Page from CIESE

32. Department of Public Instruction Curriculum Resource Center Comprehensive 32 page guide to resources for teachers, librarians, parents and students Includes: –General Resources –Arts and Humanities –English/Language Arts –Language Learning and English Language Learner Resoruces –Information and Technology Literacy –Mathematics –Science –Social Studies/History

33. Local Knowledgebase Not gone or forgotten Scheduling refresher on submitting questions in early 2008 best practices session Topical guidelines available on the wiki We CAN make it happen

34. In Conclusion Thanks for your participation Burning issues we should plan to discuss in January and February? Happy holidays!