using the orc at home k-8

Using the ORC at Home

K-8Fort McMurray Public Schools

November 8, 2013Jamie Davis, ORC Coordinator

AgendaO IntroductionsO Wikipedia and GoogleO ORC accessO Overview of new ORC resources K-8 O ORC Support SiteO ORC ListservO Independent/Group brainstorming

Welcome!Please share your:

• Name• Your position• Your familiarity with the ORC

Why go beyond Wikipedia?

TED Talk by Eli Pariser

Beware online "filter bubbles“

http://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html

Accessing the ORCLearnAlberta.ca

O In school automatic authenticationO Remote access requires a district

username/passwordO Username: la19O Password: 1193

O Share your district username/password using low tech methods

O Email jdavis@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca for your district’s remote username/password

TrueFLIXO Newly created sister resource to BookFLIX

designed for grades 3-5O Nonfiction content divided into 2 broad

themes with 3-5 subthemesO Each ebook includes an introductory video

to help build background knowledge of topic

O Human voice read along featureO Interactive table of contents for each ebookO Essential inquiry questions and project

ideas for every ebook

PowerKnowledge Suite O Content divided into 3 databases: Earth

Space, Life Science and Physical ScienceO Includes a customizable read aloud featureO Short, segmented articles with introductory

videos to build background knowledgeO Embedded science experiments and

educational games O Aligns with 95% of the grade 3-6 science

curriculum and 87% of grade 1-6 science curriculum

PowerKnowledge: Earth Space

O Curriculum areas covered:O Grade 1 Seasonal Changes O Grade 2 Exploring LiquidsO Grade 3 Rocks and MineralsO Grade 4 Light and Shadows, and

Waste and Our WorldO Grade 5 Weather Watch, and Wetland

EcosystemsO Grade 6 Sky ScienceO Social Studies mapping skills

PowerKnowledge: Life Science

O Curriculum areas covered:O Grade 1 Needs of Animals and PlantsO Grade 2 Small Flying and Crawling

AnimalsO Grade 3 Animal Life Cycles and

Hearing and SoundO Grade 4 Plant Growth and Changes,

Wetland Ecosystems and Waste and Our World

O Grade 6 Trees and Forests

PowerKnowledge:Physical Science

O Curriculum areas covered:O Grade 1 Needs of Animals and PlantsO Grade 2 Hot and Cold Temperatures

and MagnetismO Grade 4 Wheels and LeversO Grade 5 Electricity and Magnetism

and Classroom ChemistryO Grade 6 Trees and Forests

Muzzy OnlineO Learning languages through the context of a

storyO Hundreds of words and phrases embedded

in storiesO Six movies in each language level with

subtitles that can be turned on/offO 101 thematic video lessons with embedded

language learning games divided into level I & II

O All new 3D animationO All new recording studio

Canada In ContextO Canadian content!O Customizable read aloud featureO Articles downloadable to MP3O Text translation to 13 languagesO Featured videos, news, and stories

on homepageO Jump to related articles within the

article

World History In Context

O Customizable read aloud featureO Downloadable articles to MP3O Text translation to 13 languagesO Featured videos, news and stories on

homepageO Jump to related articles within an articleO Access thousands of newspaper

articles, magazines, reference materials, videos, images and websites

Teen Health and Wellness

O Database addresses teen health and wellness issues for students in grades 6-12

O Students can share personal storiesO Students can submit questions to Dr. Jan

and receive answers backO Current in the news topics changed

frequentlyO Many interactive features in the database

that allow students to interact and contribute

ORC Support Site

www.onlinereferencecentre.caO Resource training materials - podcasts,

videos, archived webinars, and guidesO Information about upcoming free ORC PD

opportunitiesO Information about province-wide resource

trials and surveysO Online booking system for ORC sessionsO Calendar of ORC EventsO Links to ORC Twitter and Facebook accounts

ORC ListservO Weekly email updates organized by E/J/S:

O New resources and featuresO Province-wide trialsO SurveysO Free PD opportunities

O No emails during school breaksO Membership has its benefits – joining

incentiveO Email jdavis@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca or

visit the ORC Support Site to join today

Contact

For more information or to schedule a school presentation please contact

Jamie Davis, ORC Coordinator

Call 780-414-0805 ext.229OR

Email: jdavis@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca

Links to Check outORC Support Sitehttp://www.onlinereferencecentre.ca/

ORC ListServhttps://lists.talonline.ca/listinfo/orc

ORC Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/OnlineReferenceCentre