Database Workshop 

 

Winter Tonic Feb 2009

Posted by Gwen Ingham and Ciara Kelly

 

 In this workshop we focussed on how an elementary TL could integrate the use of databases in several

areas of the curriculum OR simply have students learn to navigate the databases through the use of

'scavenger hunts'.The databases covered were EBSCO Searchasaurus, EBSCO KidsSearch, EBSCO Novelist K-8

, Canadian Encyclopedia - Youth  Edition, Encyclopedia of BC, WorldBook Online, ELibrary - Culturegrams

and Teaching Books....all databases readily available through our Vancouver School Library Catalogue front page.

 

 

The presentation was aided by a powerpoint that is available at the bottom of this page. We also created several

 handouts that other TL's may want to use and adapt for their own use, these are also available at the bottom of

this page.We also hope to see any additional lesson aids added to this wiki. Good luck!

 

EBSCO Searchasaurus - Habitats Gr 3/4

Searchasaurus.doc 

EBSCO KidsSearch - Countries

Gr6countrystdy.doc 

 

 EBSCO KidsSearch - Extreme Environments Gr 6

EBSCOKidsSearchSurvival.doc 

 

Canadian Encyclopedia - Inuit Gr. 4

CanadianEncyInuit.doc 

 

Encyclopedia of BC - Immigration Gr. 5

EncyclopediaBCImmig.doc 

World Book Online - Provinces Gr. 3

Grade 3 Province Scavenger Hunt.rtf 

 

EBSCO - NovelList K-8

NovellistK-8.doc 

 

POWERPOINT

 

DatabasePres09.ppt 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Webcat Scavenger Hunt for Grades 4-7

 

Posted by Dora Kwok, Maquinna

 

 

This scavenger hunt doesn't go into a lot of depth with Webcat skills. I'm just using it as a basic review of the concepts and skills I introduced during the library orientations I gave in September. The hunts for Grade 4 & 5 and Grade 6 & 7 are the same. I just changed the titles in Task 3 for each set of grades. Because I don't have a full computer lab in the library, my Tech Ed teacher is kindly carrying out the hunts for me.

 

In the hunt, I included a task on library barcodes. Many students in the school have been very enthusiastic about checking their library accounts to keep track of the books they have out. It was getting tiresome to give out barcodes over and over to students who forgot/lost the barcode slips I gave out during the September orientations. Now every intermediate student will have their barcodes readily accessible, simply by logging in to their Zedex account.

 

Hope some of you can find a use for this!

 

 

 

Webcat Scavenger Hunt Gr 4&5.doc

Webcat Scavenger Hunt Gr 6&7.doc

 

 

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Database-related info and lessons

The purpose of this online resource is to direct grade 8 students to use databases for research rather than google or Wikipedia.

 

Check here for more information:  Fred's Databases.doc 

Check the Byng website for Fred's Orientations:   http://byng.vsb.bc.ca/library/orientation

 

Article quoting Wikipedia's creator:

 

** Students 'should use Wikipedia' **

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales says teachers who refuse students access to the site are "bad educators".

< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/technology/7130325.stm >