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The Connecticut Digital Library

The Connecticut Digital Library. A Tool for Differentiated Learning Presented by Jerilyn Van Leer CEMA Conference November 9, 2001. What is iCONN?.

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  1. The Connecticut Digital Library A Tool for Differentiated Learning Presented by Jerilyn Van Leer CEMA Conference November 9, 2001

  2. What is iCONN? iCONN, the Connecticut Digital Library is a collaborative project of the Connecticut State Library and the Department of Higher Education which provides free access to a collection of information databases and other electronic resources to support teaching and learning.

  3. How will students and staff access iCONN? • Schools registered with the Connecticut State Library access the databases directly through the iCONN web site at www.iconn.org. • Students and staff may also access the same web site at home by entering the barcode number from their public library card.

  4. Which schools are eligible to register for iCONN? • All public and private schools are eligible to register for iCONN free of charge.

  5. Which databases are available in iCONN? • General Reference Center Gold • InfoTrac Kids Edition • InfoTrac Junior Edition • InfoTrac Student Edition • Expanded Academic ASAP • InfoTrac One File • Informe • Professional Collection • Business & Company Resource Center • Health & Wellness Resource Center • What Do I Read Next? • reQuest

  6. Databases added during the summer of 2001. • The Hartford CourantProvided by NewsBankFull-text from 1992 to the present • Wilson Biographies Plus IllustratedProvided by H. W. Wilson CompanyOver 100,000 profiles and 28,000 imagesIncludes Current Biography Illustrated, Junior Authors & Illustrators and World Authors

  7. New GaleGroup databases • The New York TimesFull text with 12-month rolling archive • EXPLORING Novels • EXPLORING Short Stories • EXPLORING Poetry • EXPLORING Shakespeare

  8. More from GaleGroup • DISCovering Authors • DISCovering Biography • DISCovering Science • DISCovering US History • DISCovering World History • DISCovering Multicultural America

  9. GaleGroup continued • U.X.L. Biographies • U.X.L. Jr. Discovering Authors • U.X.L. Jr.. Worldmark Encyclopedia of Canadian Provinces • U.X.L. Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations • U.X.L Jr.. Worldmark Encyclopedia of States • U.X.L. Jr.. Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures • U.X.L. Multicultural • U.X.L. Science

  10. GaleGroup continued • Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations • Worldmark Encyclopedia of States • Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures

  11. How will students and staff benefit from using iCONN? • iCONN provides a range of quality on-line information resources including reference, periodicals (popular & academic), newspapers and library catalogs. • iCONN provides information on a variety of subjects and levels to support the content areas.

  12. How do I encourage teachers to use iCONN? • Practice using the databases to become familiar with the content and search strategies. • Analyze local curriculum maps or the state frameworks and trace maps to identify links between curriculum and the content of the databases: www.state.ct.us/sde/dtl/curriculum/index.html. • Publish information about iCONN in school newsletters and post on the school web site. • Develop workshops for teachers that focus on their content area. • Emphasize the opportunity to differentiate learning.

  13. DISCovering Collection • Content Area: Science • Task: Students research one of the planets and create a brochure noting its special features to convince NASA to include their planet on an interplanetary tour. • LRIT Standard 2: Information Systems • LRIT Standard 3: Information Strategies • LRIT Standard 5: Application • NETS: Technology Research Tools • NETS: Technology Productivity Tools • NETS: Technology Communication Tools www.iconn.org

  14. Expanded Academic • Content Area: Social Studies • Task: Students working in pairs will select a controversial issue and research the pros and cons of their topic in preparation for a classroom debate. • LRIT Standard 1: Defining Information Needs • LRIT Standard 2: Information Systems • LRIT Standard 3: Information Strategies • NETS: Basic Operations and Concepts • NETS: Technology Problem-solving Tools • NETS: Technology Research Tools www.iconn.org

  15. Health & Wellness Resource Center • Content Area: Health • Task:Students will research communicable diseases to create a database which includes the following fields: causes, symptoms, risk factors and prevention. • LRIT Standard 3: Information Strategies • LRIT Standard 4: Information Processing • LRIT Standard 5: Application • NETS: Technology Research Tools • NETS:Technology Productivity Tools www.iconn.org

  16. What Do I Read Next? • Content Area: Language Arts & Social Studies • Task: Students studying the U.S. Civil War will select a historical novel from this time period to read and prepare a book review noting the historical accuracy of the novel. • LRIT Standard 3: Information Strategies • NETS: Technology Research Tools www.iconn.org

  17. Professional Collection • Task: A site-based committee in your high school is investigating the pros and cons of block schedules. www.iconn.org

  18. reQuest • Content Area: Mathematics & Language Art • Task: Students will research the background of a mathematician and write a persuasive essay to convince the editor of Who’s Who to include their person in the next edition. • LRIT Standard 3: Information Strategies • LRIT Standard 4: Information Processing • NETS: Technology Research Tools www.iconn.org

  19. How do I locate the lists of periodicals in the databases? • Visit the Gale Group home page: www.galegroup.com and select Title Lists (for on-line databases). • Also select the Find Yourself in the Library icon and Free Resources for other information of interest to library media centers.

  20. How do students cite GaleGroup resources? • Visit www.galegroup.com and select Customer Service. • On the next screen select User Documentation and scroll down to Citing Electronic Publications.

  21. Who do I contact for help? • Bill SullivanTelephone: (860) 344-2475Email: wsullivan@cslib.org • Gail HurleyTelephone: (860) 344-2652Email: ghurley@cslib.org • Jane EmersonTelephone: (860) 344-2521Email: jemerson@cslib.org • Toll Free: 1-888-256-1222

  22. Questions?

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