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Meeting Common Core GPS with GALILEO. Georgia Council of Teachers of English 2013 Annual Conference. Find this presentation online at Help > Resources for Educators > Presentations and Materials http://about.galileo.usg.edu/docs/materials_docs/GALILEOGCTE2013.pptx. What is GALILEO?.
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Meeting Common Core GPSwith GALILEO Georgia Council of Teachers of English 2013 Annual Conference
Find this presentation online at Help > Resources for Educators > Presentations and Materials http://about.galileo.usg.edu/docs/materials_docs/GALILEOGCTE2013.pptx
What is GALILEO? • http://www.galileo.usg.edu GeorgiALIbrary LEarning Online Georgia’s Virtual Library
Who’s in GALILEO? Public and Private Schools Public Libraries Public and Private Colleges and Universities
What’s in GALILEO? Your portal to authoritative age-appropriate databases on multiple topics
What’s in a database? Databases can contain magazine articles, scholarly journal articles, newspaper articles, reviews, and…
What’s in a database? Databases can also contain primary source documents, encyclopedia entries, book chapters, images, videos, and much more
Get GALILEO Anytime, Anywhere • Seamless access on-campus via IP authentication • Log in off campus with GALILEO password
GALILEO Password Each public school system, private school, public library system, and academic institution gets a unique password Passwords change 4 times a year Teachers: Get your password from your media specialist
Supporting the Common CoreGALILEO offers: • On-level informational text • Primary sources • Multimedia • Citing • Lesson Plans from GALILEO
What’s in GALILEO for English Teachers? • Discover GALILEO search box • Browse by Subject > Literature • Literary Reference Center (literature topics) • Student Research Center (all topics; Lexiles) • NoveList (fiction recommendations with Lexiles) • Browse by Type • Resources for Educators (Lesson Plans)
Discover GALILEO Search • Discover GALILEO offers a single search of resources with magazine, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles as well as book chapters • Search from GALILEO High School or GALILEO Teen for any topic
What Databases Have Lexiles? • Middle Search Plus (articles; middle school) • MAS Ultra (articles; high school) • Student Research Center (articles, multimedia, primary sources; middle and high school) • History Reference Center (articles, multimedia; grades 5-12) • Book Collection: Nonfiction (book chapters; all grade levels) • SIRS Discoverer (articles, multimedia; middle school) • NoveList (fiction recommendations) • See Lexile Handout
GALILEO Lesson Plans • Where I’m From in GALILEO – create a local history poem • Create Your Own Story – create a digital story • Find these under GALILEO Help > Resources for Educators
Questions? For assistance, contact your media specialist or Contact Us http://www.galileo.usg.edu/contact