WELCOME! 1.Did you sign in? 2.Access the Workshop Wiki tinyurl.com/BCPSdatabases6-12 tinyurl.com/BCPSdatabases Review the Workshop Description and Agenda Digital Learning University Workshop: Databases for Digital Learning in Grades 6-12

Presented by : Kelly Ray, Resource Teacher Office of Digital Learning org “ Spicing Up ” Student Learning with Digital Content for Grades 6-12

Professional Learning Objective Teachers will become familiar with digital content for Grades 6-12 and S. T. A. T by exploring BCPS - licensed databases and their features.

What is Digital Content? Online information databases, media repositories, catalogs Fee - based subscriptions User authentication or log on required Access to content not accessible on the open / free Internet AKA “ Invisible Internet ”

What have been some barriers to having students use digital content in your classrooms? Since the Late 1990’ s : School librarians using digital content with students for research. Digital content included in BCPS Online Research Models Student research often considered “ optional ” Limited use of digital content in content curricula or in classrooms

How are CCSS and STAT changing the role of Digital Content in classrooms? NOW & in the Future : C & I offices embedding direct links to digital content in content curricula Teachers can add direct links to digital content to BCPSOne Lesson Tiles Students will have access to digital content in classrooms ( devices, WiFi ) Students doing more Research to Build and Present Knowledge across content areas

“ Traditional ” teaching and learning resources do not reflect the digital information landscape outside of school “ Today ’ s students think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors.” –- Marc Prensky, Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants DATABASES are GOOD FOR YOU and TASTY TOO ! Convincin g Teachers

Information literate, college and career ready students recognize the value of databases in the information landscape, and know how to use them. “ Can ’ t I just Google it? ” -- BCPS students DATABASES are GOOD FOR YOU and TASTY TOO ! “ Can you trust that the person putting information up at really knows what he or she is talking about? ” -- Librarians & Teachers Convincin g Students

23 Gr 6-12 Databases Databases address these district goals & initiatives: Blueprint 2.0 Goal 1 - Academics 21 st Century Teaching & Learning: –Building student competencies for information, media, & technology literacy (P21 skills) –Providing efficient digital access to developmentally appropriate, curriculum-relevant content S.T.A.T. - Learner-centered instruction in a blended learning environment –Customized lessons based on diverse student needs –Personalized learning, student choice, flipped learning –Multiple means of representation (UDL)

19 Gr 6-12 Databases Databases address these learning standards: Common Core State Standards - College & Career Readiness - Complex Text/Nonfiction - Close Analytic Reading - Writing to Source -Brief & Extended Research - Vocabulary development National/State Content Curriculum Standards, e.g. -Next Gen Science Standards -Maryland State Standards for Social Studies 21 st Century Literacy Standards - P21 & AASL Standards for the 21 st Century Learner

Key “ Ingredients ” in Databases Student - friendly interfaces / navigation Age - appropriate content published for K -12 Links to evaluated external Web content Standards - aligned / Search by standards Authoritative publishers Ad - free ! Current, frequently updated Multiple media formats : –Text, Audio, Video, Images, Interactives

Key “ Ingredients ” in Databases Reading & learning supports : –Reading Levels / Lexiles ( labeled / search by ) –Read - aloud / MP 3 audio download of text –Translation –Embedded dictionaries –Quizzes, Games, Practice / Enrichment Research supports : –Pre - formatted Bibliography Citations, Organization tools, Research Guides

Digital Content MENU ( BCPS One )

Digital Content MENU ( BCPS. org ))

* Accessible 24/7 from School or Home with unique Database Passwords Digital Content – Remote Access

DESTINY Media Reposit ories Digital Content for Grades Featuring … Database SNAPSHOTS & SUPPORT RESOURCES Tutorials, how to find Lexiles, Direct Linking instructi ons, and more !

Bon Appétit ! Spice up digital learning in YOUR classroom with BCPS databases ! For further assistance, refer to Digital Content Snapshots & Support Resources on the ODL wiki, or consult your School Library Media Specialist