St. Elizabeth Catholic School Council and the School Library Information Centre Present: Internet Awareness and Digital Learning Supports for Parents Understanding the 21 st Century Learner Free Digital Supports for Secondary Students Weighing In: Google & Wikipedia versus Academic Sources Tips for Keeping Students Safe on the Internet Navigating the St. Elizabeth CHS Library Homepage Q & A

Prayer Lord Christ, You have no body on earth but ours, No hands but ours, No feet but ours. Ours are the eyes through which your compassion Must look out on the world. Ours are the feet by which you may still Go about doing good. Ours are the hands with which You bless people now. Bless our minds and bodies, That we may be a blessing to others. AMEN St. Teresa of Avila

Digital Natives Prefer …  Receiving information quickly from multiple sources  Multi-tasking and parallel processing  Pictures, sounds, and video before text  Hyper-linked sources  Interacting in “real time”  User-generated content  Learning that is instant, relevant, and fun

Something to consider… Recent research has revealed that students, in the span of a typical semester, will generate approximately 42 pages worth of work for all classes, whereas they will produce in excess of 500 pages in and text messages.

Text looks a little different in the 21 st century…

Young people need to develop knowledge, Catholic values, critical thinking, communication and information management skills. As kids interact with text they absorb knowledge about the world, themselves and others.

How logical is this? What is fact? What is media spin? Teamwork is the willingness to think collectively to solve problems. How do I learn best? How does knowing that help me solve this problem?

6 C’s of 21 st Century YCDSB

 Technology in Learning… “Students appear to have natural abilities to use emerging technology. But the reality is, while students easily grasp the entertainment and communication value of the devices they use, they need to be taught how these tools can be used in learning and critical thought. This is a task for the Learning Commons.” p.7 Together for Learning OSLA 2010

How do most students research information ?

WIKIPEDIA The Free Encyclopedia

ABC 1D Mr. Anybody Congratulations! You have been selected as our featured journalist for this month. You will have the opportunity to use our company time machine and interview anyone on the list below, dead or alive. You will compose a list of questions that will help you to understand how your chosen person reflects our Catholic values in their everyday life. You may choose from the following list of individuals: Jean Vanier,Dorothy Day Martin Luther King Jr.,Craig Keilburger Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela Mohatma Gandhi,Archbishop Romero *Please remember to hand in all research and state your sources.

The Ontario Curriculum The Role of the School Library to build and transform students' knowledge to support a lifetime of learning The school library program can help to build and transform students' knowledge to support a lifetime of learning in an information- and knowledge-based society… In collaboration with classroom or content- area teachers, teacher-librarians develop, teach and provide students with authentic information and research tasks that foster learning.

How does the Library Teaching Program guide Inquiry?

Topic Selection

Free Digital Supports for Secondary Students: YCDSB eLearning Contact: Michelle Bulger (905) ext

What can parents do? DialogueBe informed Be vigilant

On the net with Jesus in mind…

Final Thoughts

Thank you. Teresa Romeo Department Head of Library Services ext. 220 or 226