A Refresher Course Using the Library

Let’s explore … On your Firefly page, either … or … then … CLICK CLICK

You will arrive at this page. What do you see? Reflect on the many different resources we have on offer.

More than just a house for books … Use Destiny, our library catalogue, to help you search for all the resources we have. This is much quicker than browsing the shelves Can you remember what these symbols mean? There are posters around to help you. If you can’t find what you need then ask for help! SFF SSF SNF SDV

Home Learning – we can help Non-fiction Research We are unusual in that we have a wonderful Non Fiction section. IT IS NOT USED enough. When completing research DO NOT forget the books. Remind your teachers to order boxes of books to be sent to your classroom on topics you are studying. Remember everything you learned in Primary. Use the Super Six. Think about your specific learning focus to help work out what is the Treasure and what is the Trash … ‘Search Smart’. If you have tried and are struggling, then ask a librarian to help.

Super Six

This is a great educational resource. WebPath Express is an online search engine that is specifically tailored to educational researching. However, you need to know how to use it to make best use of its features. Take a look at the Screen Cast to find out more. The advantages of it over Google are: It is safe to use as the sites have been vetted. As its database is smaller it will take you less time to find what you need for your learning, saving you time. It has an excellent filter system that can cut out the sites you do not need to worry about and find those you want. You can search for age appropriate websites. Each website has a proper ‘blurb’ with it, so that you can decide whether it is relevant before opening and reading it. You can use the ‘Ctrl+F’ key combination to quickly locate keywords in the blurbs, making location of suitable websites very fast. It opens a new tab every time you click on a search link – therefore, never losing your original search page. Spend a few minutes exploring now.

Watch the Screen Cast to find out more. Universal Search is a tool you may not know about. The Universal Search tool enables you to search the entire Destiny database with a single word and click, saving you time as well as finding whether we have what you what you need. Watch the Screen Cast to find out more. Spend a few minutes exploring this now.

You can access it here. World Book Online This database has really been improved lately. The area you will find most useful is here: You can access it here. Remote ID: bpswbhome Remote PW: wbhome12 Consider the benefits of using an education database that the school subscribes to for completing home learning activities.