Ancenstry Library
1. I typed in my married name, and found interesting results. It provided my nickname correctly in parantheses. However, my birthdate and birthyear were incorrect. (It showed me being born 40 years earlier than I was!) It provided me with both college addresses and phone numbers (1 on campus, 1 off campus), and the address and phone number I moved away from 9 years ago. It hasn't caught up with me yet!
Just for fun, I typed in my nickname and married name. It provided me with my maiden name and the motel address we stayed at for a month 18 years ago while we waited for our new house. It provided me with one of my college addresses and also the house address we moved into.
2. I searched for my sweet Grandpa, not knowing his middle name, and found him. Neat! It correctly listed his parents, as well as where they were born. It was neat to see how old his brothers and sisters would have been at the time of each census. His address and phone number were listed correctly. It was sobering to pull up his Social Security Death Index. His death was listed correctly as well. Man, I miss my Grandpa! Grandma's birthday was listed correctly, but no phone number. I suppose because it was listed under Grandpa's name.
3. I never realized till I took this class how fascinated I am by old pictures. I could lose myself in them. There were 929 pictures and they seemed to range from about 1876-1968. Amazing to see how they used horses... When I saw a miner reading in his shack, I felt truly spoiled reading in my air conditioned house! "Oregon or Bust", the back of a vehicle with bicycle-width tires , boasted! It seems like "Bust!" to me! I love this tool.
4. Heritage Quest
I didn't have very good results with this tool. I typed in Volga, SD; Prairie Chautauqua at Madison, SD, etc. I did like the bars on the left side that showed the degree of relevancy.
5. Sanborn Maps
I searched Volga, SD and found 6 maps. They ranged from 1893-1925. The last year had 2 maps. I'm assuming that this is because Volga had grown enough to warrant 2 maps. The 1904 map was fascinating! Main Street was full of little businesses: a hotel, jewelry store, harness store, even an Opera House. It would be awesome to step back in time and see Volga as the busy, thriving community it was. Fifth Street, where I live, was, of course, not there since our house wasn't built till the early 1950s. The school didn't show up until the 1925 map. I found the Volga Hospital, which was later converted to an apartment house. I zoomed in on it in my mind. (This was easy to do since I used to help vacuum it after school when it was owned by my parents. Neat stuff!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Lesson 8: Learning Express Library
1-2. I subbed in K-8 for the school I'm at for 7 years before coming to our K-12 library. The blessing in that is that I have a pretty good idea of what projects different teachers/grade levels do. I love my supportive role in the library, so discovering different tools that I can share with my teachers is a bonus! Our intermediate elementary teachers do Daily Oral Math, so the Math Skills Improvement section looks like it could prove quite useful. If teachers opted to use these in a large group setting, working through them on the Promethean board would come in handy. Students could also work through these independently or in small groups. I could also see our 4th, 5th, and 6th grade teachers enlisting the help of our computer teacher. Is there a way for teachers to view the results of individual students? Obviously not for the purpose of grades, but to see how individual students do...
3. I liked the section on "Choosing the Right Format for You". Three formats were showcased: Chronological, Functional, and Combination/Targeted. Nine yes/no questions were posed, such as "Are you a recent graduate with little or no real-world work experience"? Once all the questions were answered, it told you how to crunch that information so you could choose the right format for you. I also liked the "Putting It All Together" section. Once you entered information that dealt with your heading, job objective, educational background, skill set, and work experiences, it gave you the option to download it in the three formats.
4. One e-book that popped out at me was Basic Skills for Homeschooling under the Parent's Guides. I jumped feet first into a chapter on fractions and decimals. After introducing each skill, there was a small activity or application to do under "Resources Around You". Several parents whose homeschooled children check out books at our library will enjoy this e-book.
3. I liked the section on "Choosing the Right Format for You". Three formats were showcased: Chronological, Functional, and Combination/Targeted. Nine yes/no questions were posed, such as "Are you a recent graduate with little or no real-world work experience"? Once all the questions were answered, it told you how to crunch that information so you could choose the right format for you. I also liked the "Putting It All Together" section. Once you entered information that dealt with your heading, job objective, educational background, skill set, and work experiences, it gave you the option to download it in the three formats.
4. One e-book that popped out at me was Basic Skills for Homeschooling under the Parent's Guides. I jumped feet first into a chapter on fractions and decimals. After introducing each skill, there was a small activity or application to do under "Resources Around You". Several parents whose homeschooled children check out books at our library will enjoy this e-book.
Week 7: Archive Grid and CAMIO
1. I typed in "Sitting Bull autograph card" and this is what I found:
"Sitting Bull, also known as Tatanka Iyotake or Tatanka Iyotanka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotan, was a Native American shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux. He fought against the Crow Indians and was wounded in battle on several occasions. Sitting Bull greatly opposed the encroachment of the white men. He led Sioux and Cheyenne warriors against U.S. soldiers of the 7th Cavalry at the battle of Little Bighorn. After the battle, in which many were killed, Sitting Bull led his tribe into Canada, where they lived until surrendering to U.S. forces. After his capture he toured with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. Sitting Bull was killed while resisting arrest for his unwillingness to abandon the traditions of the ritual Ghost Dance, which had been outlawed."
I did a search on Helen Keller and came up with 860 matches. There were photograph collections, letters and papers written by Helen Keller, letters written by Annie Sullivan about Helen Keller, printed Braille cards, Helen Keller's autograph, etc. Materials were largely found at University of California, University of Virginia, and Harvard University.
CAMIO
1. I had no idea that Paul Revere was a silversmith. Amazing! The items showcased for him on CAMIO spanned about 40 years, 1760-1800. From teaspoons to teapots, sugar bowls to sugar urns.. I'd be happy with any of his creations!
2. Sioux: Information provided with each image included a title, museum, date, format (medium), type (paintings, sculptures, costume and jewelry, books, drawing and watercolor, photographs, prints, etc). One could click on the type, such as sculpture, and link to other works of that type.
3. Favorite artist: I chose Claude Monet. Wow! I will need to share this tool with both our elementary and MS/HS art teachers. I'm confident that they will find CAMIO useful. I can also see our elementary computer teacher collaborating with our art teacher using this tool... giving students different artist names and having them look through them for favorite works of art.
4-5. Oops! I selected four of Monet's works by checking the box to the left of the image number, and then tried to add them to favorites. That didn't work. It only added the last image. Once I figured out to click on one box at a time and add it to favorites, I was home free. Wow! Our art teachers will do cartwheels when I show them the bells and whistles for this tool! I love how quickly one can make a slideshow, and how easily one can compare two works of art. Piggybacking on the idea in number 3, students could make a slideshow of their favorite works of art and present it to the class. This is one of my favorite new tools so far!!!! I can't wait to share it with our art teachers!
"Sitting Bull, also known as Tatanka Iyotake or Tatanka Iyotanka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotan, was a Native American shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux. He fought against the Crow Indians and was wounded in battle on several occasions. Sitting Bull greatly opposed the encroachment of the white men. He led Sioux and Cheyenne warriors against U.S. soldiers of the 7th Cavalry at the battle of Little Bighorn. After the battle, in which many were killed, Sitting Bull led his tribe into Canada, where they lived until surrendering to U.S. forces. After his capture he toured with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. Sitting Bull was killed while resisting arrest for his unwillingness to abandon the traditions of the ritual Ghost Dance, which had been outlawed."
I did a search on Helen Keller and came up with 860 matches. There were photograph collections, letters and papers written by Helen Keller, letters written by Annie Sullivan about Helen Keller, printed Braille cards, Helen Keller's autograph, etc. Materials were largely found at University of California, University of Virginia, and Harvard University.
CAMIO
1. I had no idea that Paul Revere was a silversmith. Amazing! The items showcased for him on CAMIO spanned about 40 years, 1760-1800. From teaspoons to teapots, sugar bowls to sugar urns.. I'd be happy with any of his creations!
2. Sioux: Information provided with each image included a title, museum, date, format (medium), type (paintings, sculptures, costume and jewelry, books, drawing and watercolor, photographs, prints, etc). One could click on the type, such as sculpture, and link to other works of that type.
3. Favorite artist: I chose Claude Monet. Wow! I will need to share this tool with both our elementary and MS/HS art teachers. I'm confident that they will find CAMIO useful. I can also see our elementary computer teacher collaborating with our art teacher using this tool... giving students different artist names and having them look through them for favorite works of art.
4-5. Oops! I selected four of Monet's works by checking the box to the left of the image number, and then tried to add them to favorites. That didn't work. It only added the last image. Once I figured out to click on one box at a time and add it to favorites, I was home free. Wow! Our art teachers will do cartwheels when I show them the bells and whistles for this tool! I love how quickly one can make a slideshow, and how easily one can compare two works of art. Piggybacking on the idea in number 3, students could make a slideshow of their favorite works of art and present it to the class. This is one of my favorite new tools so far!!!! I can't wait to share it with our art teachers!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Week 6: OAIster
For my "South Dakota" search, I found the photographs especially fascinating and disturbing: one taken back in 1908 of a log shanty with a flag, woman and 7 boys; one taken in 1931 of a school of the prairie; one of a horse and sled; one taken in 1891 of American soldiers gathering up dead Sioux Indians after Wounded Knee Massacre in South Dakota, etc. My fourth grade son started looking over my shoulder and found the old photographs quite interesting.
I clicked into "Observations on Bats at Badlands National Park, South Dakota" and was disheartened when all I could find was an abstract. When I clicked into another publication, I noticed a box off to the right that said "Download". I then went back to the publication on bats and found a similar option.
I'm not sure how my students/teachers could use this particular tool, but I did find it interesting.
I clicked into "Observations on Bats at Badlands National Park, South Dakota" and was disheartened when all I could find was an abstract. When I clicked into another publication, I noticed a box off to the right that said "Download". I then went back to the publication on bats and found a similar option.
I'm not sure how my students/teachers could use this particular tool, but I did find it interesting.
Week 6: WorldCat
At first, I searched for Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. 9 records were found, 5 which matched my title. I added the number of libraries worldwide for those 5 libraries and came up with 2,956 owning libraries. I switched to Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher so things would be more straight forward (not multiple records). 1,817 libraries worldwide owned that book. Brookings Public Library was listed at the top, I'm assuming because it is the library closest to me. It was found in their Young Adult collection under Asher, the author's last name. Its call number was YA ASH. Aberdeen - Alexander Mitchell Public Library owned 3 copies and a CD, making it the top library.
The call number/class descriptors were as follows:
LC: PZ7.A8155 (Not sure what this means)
Dewey: Fiction and 813.6 (Literature and rhetoric).
When I clicked on the author's name, it came up with the same book translated into German, Czech, Spanish, and Polish. The only other book that he seems to have written is Going Pro With Logic Pro 9, a book on interactive media.
Subject descriptors were suicide, high schools, schools, and interpersonal relations. When I clicked on each one, it gave me a nice list of other books dealing with those subjects.
The call number/class descriptors were as follows:
LC: PZ7.A8155 (Not sure what this means)
Dewey: Fiction and 813.6 (Literature and rhetoric).
When I clicked on the author's name, it came up with the same book translated into German, Czech, Spanish, and Polish. The only other book that he seems to have written is Going Pro With Logic Pro 9, a book on interactive media.
Subject descriptors were suicide, high schools, schools, and interpersonal relations. When I clicked on each one, it gave me a nice list of other books dealing with those subjects.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Week 5: NetLibrary
1. I searched "Oppositional Defiant Disorder", and read Educating Oppositional and Defiant Children. The table of contents on the left side was very helpful. It was nice to see at a glance what was covered.
I did not realize that ODD used to be referred to as explosive personality disorder. Quite fitting, though. This book provided lots of examples and was easy to read. It stated that children who experience neglect, rejection, harsh discipline and/or lack of nurturing can develop pent-up anger. Some use aggression to get even or to get what they want. I was glad for some reminders when dealing with these students. Here were a few that struck home...
* When a child loses control of his emotions, educators may too.
* Teachers must always value the child no matter what the behavior.
* Children must feel emotionally and physically safe in the teacher's presence.
* Hope is a key. Educators must have hope.
2. Here are a few appropriate titles I'd recommend for Constitution Day:
A Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments
by John Vile
Publication: Westport, Conn. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001
The Constitution of the United States of America
Publication: Champaign, Illinois; Project Gutenberg
The Teacher's Calendar: School Year 2003-2004: The Day-by-day Directory to Holidays, Birthdays, Historic Events, and Special Days, Weeks and Months
by Holly McGuire and Kathryn A. Keil
Publication: Chicago, Ill. McGraw-Hill Professional 2003
This book gave a brief background of Constitution Day. It included a National Archives website to go to for activities and lesson plans for Constitution Day. However, the website was no longer available.
3. I entered Oklahoma as the publisher, something I wouldn't have thought of on my own. Eighty-three e-books came up. A lot of them came from the Oklahoma Western Biographies set, which seems like a credible source: Father Peter John DeSmet, A.P. Giannini and the Bank of America, Red Cloud: Warrior Statesman of Lakota Sioux, to mention a few.
Others titles that came up were: A Tour on the Prairie, Oklahoma Place Names, Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales
I did not realize that ODD used to be referred to as explosive personality disorder. Quite fitting, though. This book provided lots of examples and was easy to read. It stated that children who experience neglect, rejection, harsh discipline and/or lack of nurturing can develop pent-up anger. Some use aggression to get even or to get what they want. I was glad for some reminders when dealing with these students. Here were a few that struck home...
* When a child loses control of his emotions, educators may too.
* Teachers must always value the child no matter what the behavior.
* Children must feel emotionally and physically safe in the teacher's presence.
* Hope is a key. Educators must have hope.
2. Here are a few appropriate titles I'd recommend for Constitution Day:
A Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments
by John Vile
Publication: Westport, Conn. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001
The Constitution of the United States of America
Publication: Champaign, Illinois; Project Gutenberg
The Teacher's Calendar: School Year 2003-2004: The Day-by-day Directory to Holidays, Birthdays, Historic Events, and Special Days, Weeks and Months
by Holly McGuire and Kathryn A. Keil
Publication: Chicago, Ill. McGraw-Hill Professional 2003
This book gave a brief background of Constitution Day. It included a National Archives website to go to for activities and lesson plans for Constitution Day. However, the website was no longer available.
3. I entered Oklahoma as the publisher, something I wouldn't have thought of on my own. Eighty-three e-books came up. A lot of them came from the Oklahoma Western Biographies set, which seems like a credible source: Father Peter John DeSmet, A.P. Giannini and the Bank of America, Red Cloud: Warrior Statesman of Lakota Sioux, to mention a few.
Others titles that came up were: A Tour on the Prairie, Oklahoma Place Names, Oklahoma Treasures and Treasure Tales
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