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Information Literacy Skills in SS, ELA & Sc with the Online Reference Centre
Palliser District Teachers’ ConventionFebruary 21, 2014
Jamie Davis, ORC Coordinator
Agenda
O What is the ORC O Why students should access the ORCO Why teachers should access the ORCO ELA, SS and Sc resources for 7-9O Shakespeare in Bits – Trial Resource (time
permitting)O ORC Support SiteO ORC Listserv
What is the ORC?O A $1.7 million collection of curricular-aligned,
authoritative digital resources licensed on behalf of all Alberta:O K-12 students and their parents O School staffO Pre-service teachers O Public library staff *
O Funded by a yearly Grant-In-Aid from Alberta Education to The Alberta Library (TAL)
O Return on Investment (ROI) calculation of 3:1 for Alberta Schools
*for the purposes of supporting K-12 patrons
Why students should access the ORC
ORC Resources:O Provide authoritative, age appropriate, engaging,
curricular-aligned contentO Allow students to become familiar and comfortable
with the kinds of resources and searching practises that are required in university
O Are time savers once you are familiar with using them
O Include embedded supports for diverse learners like listen, text translation, citation tools, vetted websites research advisory and study & style guides
O Provide anytime, from anywhere access
Why teachers should access the ORC
ORC Resources Provide:O Access to ready-to-use or customizable lesson
plans, teaching materials and direct curricular correlations
O Support for foreign language studentsO Access to journals like Walrus, National Geographic,
National Geographic Kids, Men’s Health, and Maclean’s just to name a few (RSS feeds available)
O Consistent and explicit update scheduleO Ability to create permalinks that can be posted on a
website or in an email blastO TeachingBooks.net ELA Authorized list for Grade 6
Accessing the ORCLearnAlberta.ca
O In school automatic authentication
O Remote access requires a district username/passwordO The username/password appears in the top right hand
corner of the screen when on the ORC on a school computer
O Share your district username/password using low tech methods
O Email [email protected] for your district’s remote username/password
New for ELACanadian Literary CentreO Canadian Content!O Customizable listen
featureO Article permalinksO Ability to create notes
within articles and saveO Text translation to 32
languagesO Download to PDF, save in
a folder or print directly
Literary Reference CenterO Customizable listen
featureO Article permalinksO Ability to create notes
within articles and saveO Text translation to 32
languagesO Download to PDF, save in
a folder or print directlyO Access professional
publications – Subscribe to RSS feeds
TeachingBooks.netO Bring an author into your classroom any time you
needO Search for Meet-the-Author Movies or Book
Readings, Author Audio Name Pronunciation, book guides and lesson plans
O Access Alberta specific booklists: O Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers
Choice Award (YRCA)O ELA Authorized Novel and Nonfiction Reading Lists
grades 4-12O Meet-the-author book readings in FrenchO Canadian Book Award Winners/Canadian Book and
Author ResourcesO Personalized Book Lists upon request
Canada In ContextO Canadian content!O Customizable listen featureO Articles downloadable to MP3O Text translation to 13 languagesO Share or permalink capabilitiesO Featured videos, news, and stories on homepageO Jump to related articles within the articleO Advanced search allows for Boolean, and content
selection (basic, intermediate, or advanced)
World History In Context
O Ability to perform Boolean searching (advanced search)
O Ability to set content level – basic, intermediate, or advanced (advanced search)
O Customizable Listen featureO Downloadable articles to MP3O Text translation to 13 languagesO Featured videos, news and topics on homepage
(clickable navigation)O Access thousands of newspaper articles,
magazines, reference materials, videos, images and websites
Global Issues In Context
O Customizable listen feature O Text translation into 8 languagesO Download content to MP3O Research tools for students and staffO Topic pages have podcasts, videos, images, and related
portal suggestionsO World map – search for articles based on geographyO Global Issues Blog – updated frequentlyO Research tools includes search tips, guided tours for
studentsO Educator Resources include guided tours and curriculum
standards
Science In ContextO Featured news and videos on homepageO Content organized into Featured, Reference,
News, Statistics, Videos, images, etc. on topic pages
O Customizable listen feature O Download articles to MP3O Text translation into 13 languagesO Resources section includes resources for
students, teachers and librariansO “Curriculum Standards” for Alberta
Teen Health and Wellness
O Database addresses teen health and wellness issues for students in grades 6-12
O Students can share personal storiesO Students can submit questions to Dr. Jan
and receive answers backO Current in the news topics changed
frequentlyO Many interactive features in the database
that allow students to interact and contribute
Shakespeare in Bits O Fully animated study editions of some of
Shakespeare’s most popular plays including:O Julius Caesar, MacBeth, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet
and A Midsummer Night’s Dream O Full unabridged text and in-line translationsO Wide selection of integrated analyses (plot
summary, themes, imagery, etc.) and study notes for each scene are also provided
O Biographical information about William Shakespeare
O Available until March 14, 2014
ORC Support Sitewww.onlinereferencecentre.ca
O Resource training materials - podcasts, videos, archived webinars, and guides
O Information about upcoming free ORC PD opportunities
O Information about province-wide resource trials and surveys
O Online booking system for ORC sessionsO Calendar of ORC EventsO Links to Twitter and Facebook accounts
ORC ListservO Weekly email updates organized by E/J/S:
O New resources and featuresO Province-wide trialsO SurveysO Free PD opportunities
O No emails during school breaksO Membership has its benefits – joining incentiveO Email [email protected] or visit the
ORC Support Site to join today
Join Now
Contact
For more information about the ORC or to schedule a school presentation
Call 780-414-0805 ext.229OR
Email: [email protected]
Links to Check outORC Support Sitehttp://www.onlinereferencecentre.ca/
ORC ListServhttps://lists.talonline.ca/listinfo/orc
ORC Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/OnlineReferenceCentre
Additional Secondary ORC Resources
7-12 ResourcesCanadian Points of View (7-12)
O Essays written from multiple sides of current Canadian-themed issues
O Access Canadian magazines, newspapers, International newspapers, bios, radio and news transcripts, etc.
O Customizable listen feature
Canadian Reference Centre (7-12)O Customized listen feature (periodicals and
reference)O Text translation into 32 languages
(periodicals and reference
7-12 Resources
CBC News in Review (7-12)O 4 new videos added each monthO 17 broad categories with a range of 1-25
videos in each
World Book Advanced (8-12)O Text-to-speech and text translationO Timeline feature
